JMU - Testscoring

Systems and Operations

Testscoring Help Page

Scansheets (how to obtain, important info on using)

Faculty Test Grading Form (form to have tests graded and instructions)

How to get a test graded (where to go, what to do)

Faculty Secure Web Access for test results (how to access on-line results)

Description of Testscoring Reports and Statistics

FAQ

Test Scoring Hours

Test Scoring Phone Number - (540)568-7024

When fall/spring classes are in session
Monday - Thursday, 8am - 8pm
Friday, 8am - 5pm

When summer classes are in session
Monday - Thursday, 8am - 6pm
Friday, 8am - 5pm

When classes are not in session
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Scansheets (how to obtain, important info on using)

The instructor gives a multiple choice test using a JMU scansheet. The instructor will fill out an answer key on the same scansheet that was used by the students.

Faculty obtain the Scansheets from their own departments.
IMPORTANT: Use ONLY a #2 pencil on Scansheets. Ink or colored pencils will NOT be read.
There are 4 scansheets to choose from: F-165, F-166, or F-8063, or F-2637.
Each package contains 500 sheets
You can only use one kind of sheet for a given test; all of the sheets for one test, including the key, must be the same sheet number
Keep Scansheets in good condition. Do not fold, bend, or hole punch the sheets or allow them to become warped.

Instructions for Students:

Use a number 2 lead pencil only.
Write your name and test number on the line labeled "Name." On the lines below your name, write the course, section number, and the date.
Write your identification number, and mark the corresponding boxes in the area at the top of the form. Although there is room for 10 digits, use only the top 9. Check to make sure that you have not filled in two boxes in one column.
Erase mistakes completely.
To lessen erasures, mark your answers first on the test paper and then put them on the Scansheet.
Do not make any stray marks on the test form. Do not bend, fold, or hole-punch the sheet.

Scansheet Description:

Form #	Number of questions	Size	Responses per question
F-165	100	4.25" x 11"	5
F-166	300	8.5" x 11"	5
F-8063	200	8.5" x 11"	5
F-2637	100	8.5" x 11"	10

Faculty Test Grading Form Instructions

The instructor must also fill out the JMU Testscoring form below. Click here to download this form.

JMU E-MAIL USERID- This is your EID used to log into email, ecampus, secureweb, etc
INSTRUCTOR NAME- The name that will appear on the test report
FILE NAME-(can be any combination of letters/numbers) It is suggested you use the semester code, dept & course, section and test number. (E.g. FA05HI3240501)

FA05=semester code.
HI324=Dept. & Course.
05=Section.
01=Test #

TEST NAME-This will appear at the top of the test report. Students may have multiple tests mailed to them, so you may want to include the course name and test number here. (e.g. History 225 Test 1)
# OF QUESTIONS SCORED-number of questions to be graded
COPY FILES TO TESTSCORING SECURE WEB AREA: YES / NO This allows the Electronic ID listed at the top of the form to access and download test files. The instructor must first request access to JMU's secureweb. This is done by logging into https://secureweb.jmu.edu/computing/TestScoring/index.html
PRINT STATISTICS: YES / NO Test scoring will print the statistics to be picked up at Frye. A basic set of statistics can be printed from the internet using JMU's secureweb.
PRINT INDIVIDUAL STUDENT SHEETS: YES / NO Test scoring will print one sheet per student, however this can be a large amount of paper and will take longer for your test to be processed. Student scores can be emailed to each student by the professor if the professor has access to secureweb.
In the right columnQUESTION BLOCKS- allows you to score different sections or blocks of the test differently. One section can have questions worth 2 points each while another section can have questions worth 3, 4, 5 etc. points each.

BEGIN- first question number in a block
END- last question number in a block
VALUE . how many points the questions in this block are worth
PENALTY . if a penalty is given for guessing at answers (note: you can get negative final scores using this)
AND? . if more than one answer is correct

BEGIN	END	VALUE	PENALTY	AND?
___1__	_10_	___5__	_______	_____
___11_	_20_	______	_______	_____
___21_	_30_	___4__	___1___	_____
___31_	_31_	___5__	_______	_AND_
___32_	_50_	___5__	_______	_AND_

Questions 1 to 10 have a value of 5 points for each correct answer
Questions 11 to 20 have no value so they are worth the default of one point for each correct answer.
Questions 21 to 30 have a value of 4 points for each correct answer, 0 points if no answer is given, and a 1 point deduction for an incorrect answer.
Question 31 is worth 5 points all answers marked on key must be marked on student scansheet to be correct
Questions 32 to 50 have a value of 5 points and all answers marked on key must be marked on student scansheet to be correct

The test will be brought to the lower level of the Frye building to be scanned. For hours of operation call 568-7024. Once the test is scanned, the instructor can pick up the student scansheets, individual student sheet printouts, and instructor statistics from Frye. If the instructor has access to secureweb and requested for the files to be copied, then the instructor can view the test results on secureweb and e-mail students their individual reports. Please try to pick up your scansheets and results of the test within 2 weeks. Testscoring does NOT keep scansheets and result on a long-term basis.

Please note, the statistics and student test results will now be available on the Internet through JMU's secureweb (if requested on the Testscoring Form), therefore an email will not be sent advising an instructor that their test has been graded. An instructor will know that their test has been graded by checking secureweb rather than by checking their email. Please refer below on how to use online testscoring application.

To log into secureweb, go to https://secureweb.jmu.edu/computing/TestScoring/index.html

To access instructions for using the secureweb, go to http://www.jmu.edu/computing/systems/testscoring.shtml

How to get a test graded (where to go, what to do)

Take your tests the lower level of Frye, room 102.
You can bring your completed Computer Testscoring Form or you can fill one out when you arrive at the Testscoring center.
You will need to have your Key filled out on a scansheet that is the same form number as the student scansheets.
All scansheets for one test need to be on the same scansheet type (i.e. F-165, F-166)
Tests are graded on a first come, first served basis.
You can wait for the test, or pick them up at a later time.
Tests will be placed in a numbered folder and then logged into the test log book.
Please pick up your tests within 2 weeks.
If you have questions, please call Testscoring at 568-7024

JMU Online Test Scoring Application

The Remark Software for scoring tests generates six (6) html formatted files for each test. The name for each of the six files will begin with the test name designated on the JMU COMPUTER TESTSCORING FORM, for example, FA05Ps1600301 (Note: FA designates the Fall semester; 05 designates the year 2005; Ps designates Psychology; 160 designates the course number; 03 designates the course section; and 01 designates test number one.

For each of the six files, the Remark Software will append the term, section, and a number to the faculty designated test name. As a result, the complete name for file number one for the above test will appear as follows: FA05Ps1600301--section1.html. File number six for the above test will appear as FA05Ps1600301--section6.html.

The six files provide comprehensive information for each test. Briefly, the content of each file is as follows:

(Test file name).section1.html Summary Test Statistics
(Test file name).section2.html Summary Report: Student Name, eID, JMU ID, Grade, Score, Percentage
(Test file name).section3.html Frequency Distribution
(Test file name).section4.html Item Statistics
(Test file name).section5.html Item Analysis
(Test file name).section6.html Individual Report: Student Name, eID, JMU ID, Score, Percentages, and Item Responses

Note: The Individual Report will include the correct response beside each incorrect response.

Note: Only section two [(Test file name).section2.html] and section six [(Test file name).section6.html] can be emailed to students.

Note: A CSV File that can be imported into Excel for uploading to Blackboard will be included. This file includes the student name, id number, student responses, raw and percent scores.

Accessing the Web-based System

For documentation on the development and features of the online test scoring system, use the following URL: http://www.jmu.edu/computing/systems/testscoring.shtml

Faculty access the web-based test scoring system by entering their JMU "eID" and "password" at the following URL (See Option 4 below): https://secureweb.jmu.edu/computing/TestScoring/index.html

The online test scoring application has four options. The options are presented in the order of projected frequency of use.

List of files: The first option in the menu lists the files that are available in a faculty member's web access area. Each file is "hyperlinked". To view the contents of a file, "left" click on the file name. To save a file to a PC, "right" click on the content and select either "save file as" or "save link as". The file can then be opened using MS Word to edit or can be viewed in a browser. By default, when a file is saved to a PC, it is given the same name that the faculty member designated on the JMU COMPUTER TESTSCORING FORM. To email grade reports to students, highlight and copy the file name (either "section2.html" or "section6.html") and use the appropriate option on the main menu.
Email scores to students: This is option two on the menu. This function sends a Summary Report to each student: Name, eID, JMU ID, Grade, Score, Percent Score. To use this option, list your files. Highlight and copy a filename ending in --section2.html. Return to the main menu, select the second option, and paste it in the field specified for .file name.. You must also enter your eID and a subject line before selecting Submit.
Email scores and test responses with corrected responses This is option three in the main menu. This function sends an Individual Report to each student: Name, eID, JMU ID, Score, Percentage, and Item Responses. Note, for incorrect item responses, the correct response is shown in the format x--> y, where x is a student.s response and y is the correct response. To use this option, list your files. Highlight and copy a filename ending in --section6.html. Return to the main menu, select the third option, and paste it in the field specified for "file name". You must also enter your eID and a subject line before selecting Submit.
In order to use the JMU online test scoring system, each faculty member must establish an access area on "secureweb", the server where the application and test files reside. Create an access area at the following URL: https://secureweb.jmu.edu/computing/TestScoring/index.html
After choosing option number four (4), enter your eID and select Submit. You will receive an email informing you that your web access area has been created. If instructed to do so on the JMU COMPUTER TESTSCORING FORM, the Testscoring staff will upload the results files for each test to the respective faculty member's web access area.

FAQ

Are the Scansheets the same as last semester?

Yes. The scansheets are the same. They have been used for the past several years at JMU. Each scansheet will have a form number printed on it (i.e. F-165). Scansheets are also known as scantrons, scanforms, bubble mark forms, optical mark forms, but we are calling them scansheets to differentiate them from other forms.

Where is Testscoring located?

Testscoring is located in the lower level of Frye, room 102.

How do I contact Testscoring?

Our phone number is 568-7024.

What are the hours of operation for Testscoring?

When fall/spring classes are in session, the hours are Monday - Thursday 8am-8pm, Friday 8am-5pm. When summer classes are in session, the hours are Monday - Thursday 8am-6pm, Friday 8am-5pm.When classes are not in session, the hours are Monday - Friday 8am-5pm. We are closed Saturday and Sunday.

What is the URL for the online Testscoring application for Secureweb (to access online test files)?

https://secureweb.jmu.edu/computing/TestScoring/index.html

How do I obtain scansheets?

Faculty obtain scansheets from their own departments (usually the departmental secretary). Testscoring does NOT give scansheets directly to faculty. Departments obtain scansheets by filling out an Agency Transaction Voucher, bring the ATV to testscoring in the Frye building, and the scansheets are then exchanged for the ATV.