% Instructions for writing Tests and Exams % Ian! D. Allen -- -- [www.idallen.com] % Winter 2019 - January to April 2019 - Updated 2018-10-10 14:52 EDT - [Course Home Page] - [Course Outline] - [All Weeks] - [Plain Text] Read This, All The Words ======================== - **For full marks, memorize and follow these instructions carefully.** - **I do not answer questions about how to do the tests during the test.** Test Dates ========== - Test dates are posted on the [Course Home Page]. - Put them in your agenda, your phone, and on your calendar. Equipment for Tests and Exams ============================= Tests and exams are closed-book, no aids, just like your job interview. Turn off and put away your phones and other devices during the test. You will be given scrap paper to write on, and you may also write or draw on the question sheet itself. Tests and exams include multiple-choice questions on large [blue Scantron mark-sense "bubble" sheets]: - If you have never filled out one of these Scantron mark-sense "bubble" sheets before, ask your instructor to show you how to do it *before* the test. Read All The Words on both sides of the Scantron form. - Bring at least two dark, *soft* (HB) pencils to fill out the sheet. The Scantron "bubble sheet" mark-sense forms must be filled out in soft **pencil** only, e.g. pencil type `HB`. Only dark, *soft* pencil works on the mark-sense forms. Do not use pens or hard (light) pencils. - Bring a good **eraser** to all your tests. Poor erasing will result in a wrong answer. Use a good eraser and erase fully. Definition of a Scantron field ============================== A **field** on a Scantron mark-sense (bubble) sheet means both the round bubbles and the hand-written text above the bubbles (where provided). When you are asked to fill in a **field**, you must use a soft pencil to fill in both the round bubbles for the field and also the text across the top of the field so that a human can read it. Do both. Enter Three Things on the Scantron Mark-Sense Form ================================================== Fill in **only** these **three** (3) things on the **Front Side** of your Scantron mark-sense form (blue bubble sheet): ![[Scantron Mark Sense Form - Front Side][blue Scantron mark-sense "bubble" sheets]][1] 1. Enter your exact **ACSIS** Full Name with last name **first** into the round bubbles of the `LAST NAME` and `FIRST NAME` fields. Write your name in letters above the filled-in bubbles in the spaces provided so that your instructor can read it. 2. Enter your Student Number, filling in both the bubbles and writing the digits above the numbers in the spaces provided so that your instructor can read it. 3. Fill in only **one** answer bubble for each question. **Do *not* fill in any other fields on the bubble sheet.** The above **three** items are all you need to enter on the **Front Side** of your Scantron mark-sense form. Nothing more. You do not need your sex or age or anything else. The scanner **cannot read your handwriting**; you must fill in the round bubbles for all three things, above, in pencil so that the scanner reads each. The scanner must be able to read the filled-in round bubbles of all three items above. Fill in the round bubbles for all three things using a pencil only, no pen. Write your Name and your Student Number above the bubbles, in the square spaces provided, so that a human (your instructor) can read it. A human **does not want to read the bubbles**; you must write the characters above the bubbles so that a human can read the field. Your Personal Test Version Code ------------------------------- Everyone in the room gets a different version of the test. Your personal **Test Version** code is a six-letter value clearly labelled as **Test Version** on the front page of your own personal Question Sheet. Below is an example of what a **Test Version** code looks like. Enter the **Test Version** code from your **own** question sheet onto the **Back Side** of your Scantron form, using Answer bubbles `191` through `196`: ![[Your personal Test Version Code goes in 191 through 196]][2] As instructed on the test, enter the six letters of your personal **Test Version** code from your Question Sheet as six answers in Answers `191` through `196` on the **Back Side** of your Scantron form, in the lower-right-most answer column. Your Question Sheet shows you a picture of what the back side of your Scantron form should look like. Do not fill in the fake bubbles on the Question Sheet; fill in the real bubbles on the back of the Scantron sheet: ![[Test Version in 191 through 196 on Back Side of Scantron mark-sense form]][3] Enter the **Test Version** code from your **own** personal question sheet as six answers 191 through 196 onto the **Back Side** of your Scantron form. Do not fill in the fake version bubbles on the Question Sheet; fill in the real bubbles on the back of the Scantron sheet. Use Your Exact ACSIS College Name --------------------------------- For full marks, the spelling of your name on the bubble sheet must match the spelling used by the College **ACSIS** system **exactly** with no errors. Spell your first name and your last name *exactly* the way the College **ACSIS** system has recorded it. Check **ACSIS** before the test to be sure of the spelling, and use the Name Game below to confirm it. Algonquin College does not have a third field for a "middle" name. If you have registered more than two words for your name, the extra names are grouped either into the First Name field or into the Last Name field and that is where you must type them on the Scantron mark-sense form. **Do not abbreviate your name or omit any names.** Write in **all** the names with which you are registered in **ACSIS** at the College. Use as much of your names as can fit on the mark-sense form: 1. Remove all the blanks and hyphens from both names, and 2. Truncate the names to fit the field length as necessary The two parts of your name must fit in the spaces on the mark-sense form. You have `10` characters for your first name(s) and `13` characters for your last name(s). Each part of your name must be written in its corresponding field; you cannot steal spaces from your last name field to use for your first name, or vice-versa. **For example:** If your first name in **ACSIS** is `ROBERT-CARLOS YURI` and your last name in **ACSIS** is `TREMBLAY JARIWALA KIYOKAWA` you must enter `ROBERTCARL` as your first name (limit `10` characters) and `TREMBLAYJARIW` (limit `13` characters) as your last name. Do not use the abbreviation `BOB`. Do not mix up any parts of the first and last names; keep them separate and truncate them to fit as needed. Remove all spaces and hyphens from each part of your name. > Note: Apparently the name written on your Student Card may not match the > name recorded in the College **ACSIS** system. Use the name from **ACSIS**, > not the name on your student card. Use the Name Game below to confirm the > spelling. The Scantron bubble sheet requires your College **last** name(s) (family name) to be written on the left, followed on the right by your College **first** name(s) (given name). Use the first and last names with which you are registered in **ACSIS** at the College, not whatever names you normally use. In addition to filling in the bubbles, also write your names in the spaces provided above the bubbles so that a human (your instructor) can read the names. ### The Algonquin Registered Name Game Confirm the spelling of your name before a test using one of these web pages: - Off-campus: [Algonquin Registered Name Game]. - On-campus: [Algonquin Registered Name Game][4]. If you do not spell your name on the Scantron sheet exactly as you are registered with **ACSIS** at Algonquin College, you will not get all your marks. Use the above links to verify your name before you write your test. One Answer per Question ----------------------- You may only select **one** answer per question. Pick the best one. Erase *completely* any mistakes you make on the mark-sense form. You are responsible for bringing your own excellent eraser. What to enter on your personal Question Sheet ============================================= Everyone gets a printed Question Sheet with a different computer-randomized version of the test. Your Question Sheet is different from every other one in the room. Follow all the directions on the Question Sheet: **Read All The Words** ![[Your personal Test Version Code goes in 191 through 196]][2] `PRINT` your **Full Name** on your Question Sheet before you hand it in. On your Question Sheet, your name must be written with your First Name first (on the left) and your Family Name last, just the way you normally would. (On the Scantron mark-sense bubble form, the name is written the other way around, with Last Name on the left.) Do not omit your last name on the Question Sheet. Write your full first and last name. You may write or draw on your Question Sheet. For midterm tests, it will be returned to you in a future lab period. Enter your Lab Section Number on Midterm Tests ---------------------------------------------- For midterm tests, write your three-digit **Lab Section Number** (*not* your lecture section number 010 or 020) in the space provided on your Question Sheet. You will get your midterm test Question Sheets returned to you, if your instructor can read your name and Lab Section Number on the Question Sheet. You need your Question Sheet to do the follow-on assignment after the midterm test. You must get your Question Sheet back to do the assignment. Enter the **Lab Section Number** of the lab section you *attend*, even if it is different from your *assigned* lab section number. Your instructor will bring your Question Sheet to the lab section you indicate. If what you write on your Question sheet isn't a valid lab section number, you will have to make an office appointment to get your Question Sheet back; this will delay your ability to start the follow-on assignment. What to hand in when the test/exam ends ======================================= At the end of the test, you must hand in **everything** you were given. You must hand in your Question Sheet, your mark-sense form, and any scrap paper you were given. **Hand in everything you were given, including all scrap paper.** How you get your Midterm Test marks =================================== For midterm tests, you will receive an email with your score and right/wrong answers within a day or two of the test, if you have filled in all the information correctly. Your marks will be delayed (and a penalty assigned) if I have to contact you to correct the information you put on your test. Please add my email addresses `idallen@idallen.ca` and `alleni@algonquincollege.com` to your email white-lists, as specified in the [Course Introduction]. Check your junk mail in case Algonquin misdirects this email. You will need your own personal Question Sheet to make sense of the answer email. In your lab period after the test, get your own question sheet from your instructor and compare it with the email you receive. Do not lose your midterm Question Sheets. Assignments and quizzes may refer to it. -- | Ian! D. Allen, BA, MMath - idallen@idallen.ca - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Home Page: http://idallen.com/ Contact Improv: http://contactimprov.ca/ | College professor (Free/Libre GNU+Linux) at: http://teaching.idallen.com/ | Defend digital freedom: http://eff.org/ and have fun: http://fools.ca/ [Plain Text] - plain text version of this page in [Pandoc Markdown] format [www.idallen.com]: http://www.idallen.com/ [Course Home Page]: .. [Course Outline]: course_outline.pdf [All Weeks]: indexcgi.cgi [Plain Text]: 000_test_instructions.txt [blue Scantron mark-sense "bubble" sheets]: scantron_blue_bubble_sheet.jpg [1]: scantron_blue_bubble_sheet.jpg "Scantron Mark Sense Form - Front Side" [Your personal Test Version Code goes in 191 through 196]: data/test_version_code.png [2]: data/test_version_code.png "Your personal Test Version Code goes in 191 through 196" [Test Version in 191 through 196 on Back Side of Scantron mark-sense form]: scantron_blue_bubble_sheet_rear.jpg [3]: scantron_blue_bubble_sheet_rear.jpg "Test Version in 191 through 196 on Back Side of Scantron mark-sense form" [Algonquin Registered Name Game]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/~idallen/namegame.cgi [4]: http://cst8207-alg.idallen.ca/~idallen/namegame.cgi [Course Introduction]: 050_course_introduction.html [Pandoc Markdown]: http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/