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Open the Word file of the quiz. Example: Chapter 01.doc.
Save As a different file name. Example: chap01.doc
Delete everything except the questions and lettered answers such as the title of the quiz and any essay questions or short answer questions.
Go through the quiz inserting an asterisk (*) before the correct answer of each question. Refer to the original Word file (Chapter 01.doc in the example) for answers, if needed.
Repeat step 4 until you have finished marking all the correct answers and deleting the answer information following each question. Save the file.
Open Respondus. Respondus cuts down on the
amount of manual formatting necessary.
NOTE: If you do not want to use Respondus, it
is necessary to save the Word file as a .txt document, and then go through
the file removing extra spaces between the numbered answers and the text of
those answers before importing the questions into WebCT.
With the Start tab active at the top of the Respondus window, click the Import Questions button.
Select Microsoft Word as the type of file.
Click Browse to find the file.
Create a new document. Example: ch01.
Click the Preview button. Any errors or problems will be reported.
Click Finish. The quiz file is displayed in Respondus. You can edit or modify any of the questions as needed or desired.
Make sure the quiz is open in Respondus.
Click the Preview & Publish tab at the top of the window.
Click the large Publish Wizard button.
If you have not set up a server in Respondus, under step 2, choose add a server. I call mine campus for regular WebCT courses and prison for the correctional courses. Follow instructions carefully for setting up the server.
On the Publish dialog box, click the list arrow to select the course where you'll put the quiz.
Type a category for the questions (Example: chap01). This will be the category or question set that will hold the questions.
Type a name in the Create a new quiz blank (Example: chap01). Leave all 3 checkboxes under the blank checked.
Click Next and watch the progress messages as Respondus publishes the quiz and category to the course you selected.
Click the Finish button.
Look at the quiz and the category in your course.