Create Your Quiz
Use a word processing program, such as Microsoft Word, to create your quiz. In order for the questions to upload properly, the numbers must be manually created. In Microsoft Word, deselect auto-format. Click Tools, AutoCorrect Options, AutoFormat as you Type. Under Apply as you type, click off the box next to Automatic Numbered Lists.  

Additionally, follow these brief tips to format your questions and answers for multiple choice and true/false questions so that Respondus can recognize them.

TIPS:
Each question must begin with a question number, followed by either a period or a parenthesis.
Example: 1.
Example: 1).

The question wording must follow the question number. (Note: at least one space should be between the question number and the question wording.)
Example: 1) Who determined the exact speed of light?
Example: 1. Who determined the exact speed of light?

Each answer choice must begin with a letter (A-Z, lowercase or uppercase) followed by a period or a parenthesis.
Example:
1) Who determined the exact speed of light?
a. Albert Einstein
b. Albert Michelson
c. Thomas Edison
d. Guglielmo Marconi

Indicate correct answers by placing an asterisk (*) directly in front of the answer  (do not put a space between the asterisk and the answer category).
Example:
1) Who determined the exact speed of light?
a. Albert Einstein
*b. Albert Michelson
c. Thomas Edison
d. Guglielmo Marconi

2. The speed of light is exactly 299,792,458 m/s.
*a. True
b. False

You can also add the answers to the questions at the end of the document (you cannot have any text after the list of answers or the answers will be ignored). Add the text Answers: followed by a list of questions numbers and answers.
Example:

Answers:
1. a
2. d

Save Your Quiz
When you are finished, save your quiz in either plain text (.txt) or rich text format (.rtf). If you are using underlining or bold features, then save in rich text format.
Note: If you have a set of quizzes or questions from a publisher that are done in Word, 
merely open the test bank in Word and do a "Save As" rich text format. Then go to Step 3, "Import" into Respondus.

On the Import Questions page under #1 "Select the file to Import" box, go to "Type of file." Based on how you  have saved the file you created in Step 2, click on the down arrow and select either a Text file in "Standard Format" or Rich Text in "Standard Format."

On the Import Question page under #1, go to "File name." Browse for your file on your computer and double click on it. The file name will appear in the "File name" box. Note: You do not need fill out the "Image Folder" box.

Choose Where to Add New Question
On the Import Question page under #2, click on "Create a new document, named..." Type in a name for your quiz. Then under "Type of file to create," click on "Exam."

Preview for Problems
On the Import Question page under #3 "Use the Preview button to check for problems," click on Preview. Respondus will list the abbreviated question title and the question itself in the "Preview result" box that appears under #4. Under that list of results, Respondus lists in another box any problems or inconsistencies with the question or answer.

(a) If you see no warnings or notes in that box, go to #4and click on Finish and proceed to Step 10.

(b) If you see a warning or note in the box under the "Preview results" box, that indicates a potential problem. For example, in the Image 7 screenshot, Respondus notes that no answer was given for question 48. When no answer is given, by default, Respondus automatically gives "a" as the correct answer. If this is not the correct answer, you can then edit the question by clicking on the blue hyperlinked area next to the question number. The Property Box will then open.

Property Box
In the Property Box, you can modify, delete, or move questions. To modify or edit a question or answer, select Modify.

Modify/Edit Question
From this page, you have a number of options. You can change the (1) "Title," (2) "Question wording," and (3) "Answers" as you would in Microsoft Word by deleting, inserting, or copying/pasting in text.  Next to #3, you have an option to randomize your answer selections. To  change an answer under #4 "Select Correct Answer," drop down to the letter of the correct answer.  In #5, you can assign a "Point Value" to a question, but you can also do this later in WebCT under quiz settings. Once you have made any changes, go to #6 on this page, and select "Save Changes."

Preview and Publish
Click on the Preview and Publish tab. On the left side of the screen, click on "Preview." From there, click on "Preview the File."

Preview each Item
Determine if each question and answer are exactly as you want them to appear. If not, click on Modify Item. The Editing page will open, as explained in Step 9 above. (Follow the instructions in Step 9 to modify.)  If you do not want to modify any items, then click on "Close."

Publish to WebCT
Once you have previewed, you are now ready to publish to WebCT. From the "Preview and Publish" page, select "Publish to WebCT" on the left side of the page.

Publish to WebCT - Inserting Information
At this point, you need to fill out parts of the form to allow Respondus to bring your quiz into your particular WebCT course. Listing the server is the first step in that process. If you are working from a CCRI computer,  you can drop down to see the CCRI server listed.

Publish to WebCT - Inserting Information - Add WebCT Server
Under #1 Server, see if the CCRI server is listed. If not, you will need to add it.  Drop down to "Add new server" and fill in the box with "webct,ccri.edu" and call the server "ccri." Your next step is #2 is to add the "Course." You will be taken back to the same "WebCT Server Information" page to fill our personalized information. Here you will type in your WebCT User Name and Password (which are also your Pipeline user name and password). Under "Course List Retrieval," be sure that "Automatic retrieval" is selected. Then click on "OK."

Publish to WebCT - Selecting Your Course
You will be brought back to the "Publish to WebCT" page to select the course where you want your quiz to be located. When Step 14 is completed, Respondus will now recognize and list all of your WebCT courses.
In #2 "Course," drop down to the course where you would like your quiz to be located.

Publish to WebCT - Question Category
On the Publish to WebCT page, under #3 "Category to Assign to Questions," type in the name of your quiz. Under #4, check off the "Add questions to the question database" box. Click on "Create new exam" and then type in the name of the exam. Then click on "Publish." Respondus will now begin to publish your quiz into your selected WebCT course. When completed, you will see "Completed Successfully."

WebCT
At this point, you can go to the WebCT course associated with the quiz and activate the quiz. WebCT Quiz documentation is available on the Information Technology page, but is accessible only on campus.