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The Self-Paced Impromptu can be used as a supplement to worksheets and other instructional materials you have in hardcopy. You can create an answer key in Response, distribute hard copies to the students, and have them respond for a quick grade using Self-Paced mode.

Creating an Answer Key

When you create an answer key, please have a hard copy of the course material with you, preferably one that has the correct answers indicated. You should make this answer key before you present it to your students.

1. Begin by going into the Manage My Data section of the Response Software. 2. Click on the Answer Key button in the left window pane. 3. Click New Answer Key in the menu options.

The New Answer Key Wizard will appear. 4. Enter the Answer Key Name. (See the next

page for sample questions and answers to use) 5. Change the Number of Tests to 2. This

feature is available for creating multiple versions of an answer key.

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• Test #: Each Test Key is numbered or lettered to students may specify which version of the test they are taking.

• Question Type: Select a Question Type from the drop down list (Answer Series, Multiple Choice, Numeric, Short Answer, Survey, True/False)

• Points: Indicate the number of points each question is worth.

• Choice Type: For multiple choice, answer series and survey question types the choices may be lettered or numbered. You may define up to 5 lettered answer choices, while you can define up to 10 numbered answer choices.

• Chances: Indicate how many times students can change their answers to the question within the allotted time. Answers transmitted after all the chances have been taken will be ignored.

• Specify the Correct Answer.

8. Click on the Save button. The question will be listed in the pane below the question profile pane. The question number displayed in the profile pane's title bar is

automatically incremented so you can go to the next question after clicking save. 9. When you have entered all the questions that will be included in this test key, click on

the Next button to begin setting up the next test key.

10. When you have finished setting up all of your test keys, they will be displayed in the Confirm pane. Click on the Finish button when you have reviewed your test keys.

Editing a Question in the Test Key:

1. Highlight the answer key in the Manage My Data section of Response. 2. Double-click on the question you want to edit. The

Edit Test window appears.

3. Select the test number which you wish to edit and

click OK.

4. Select the question which you wish to edit. It is redisplayed in the Question profile pane.

5. Make your changes to the question profile and click on the Save button to save the edits to the question. The question profile pane is still in Edit Mode.

6. Click on the Add button to change from Edit Mode to Add Mode, so you can add additional questions to the test key.

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Sample Citizenship Test Questions

*Correct answers are marked. TEST VERSION A

1. How many stripes are there on the U.S. flag? A. 10

B. 13 * C. 50

2. Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court today? 1. George W. Bush

2. Alberto Gonzales 3. Thomas Jefferson 4. John G. Roberts Jr. *

3. In what year was the Constitution written? A. 1776

B. 1787 * C. 1876 D. 1812

4. Which of these is guaranteed by the First Amendment? A. Freedom of the press *

B. Right to bear arms C. Right to happiness

5. How many Supreme Court justices are there? Numeric-Answer = 9 *

6. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution called “The Preamble”. True

False *

7. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? A. July 4, 1776 *

B. July 4, 1787 C. July 4, 1812

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1. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? A. July 4, 1776 *

B. July 4, 1787 C. July 4, 1812

2. How many Supreme Court justices are there? Numeric-Answer = 9

3. Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court today? 1. George W. Bush

2. Alberto Gonzales 3. Thomas Jefferson 4. John G. Roberts Jr. *

4. In what year was the Constitution written? A. 1776

B. 1787 * C. 1876 D. 1812

5. How many stripes are there on the U.S. flag? A. 10

B. 13 * C. 50

6. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution called “The Preamble”. True

False *

7. Which of these is guaranteed by the First Amendment? A. Freedom of the press *

B. Right to bear arms C. Right to happiness

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Starting a Self-Paced Session

1. Select Collect Responses from main screen. 2. The Collect Responses-New

Session dialog box will appear. Enter a name for the session.

3. Select your class that you created earlier.

4. Select the Subject or Section, if appropriate.

5. Select Self-Paced as the Type of Session you are going to run.

6. Select the answer key created in the previous section. 7. Select Impromptu as the Lesson Type.

8. Click on the OK button to accept the settings.

9. Now you will see the Impromptu Options window. Most of these fields can be ignored when running a Self-Paced mode with an Answer Key. The only recommended option for this mode is the Timer. Indicate the amount of time students will need to complete their test/quiz.

10. The Session Toolbar will appear giving you the information needed to join the class.

11. Once you see the frequency available on the yellow RF Status Bar, students may turn on their clickers and join the session.

12. After they have joined the session, they may need to specify a test number, if delivering multiple tests simultaneously.

13. Use the down arrow on the clicker to advance to the next question and the up arrow to go to a previous question. Be sure to press enter on the clicker to save the answer before going to the next question.

14. After all students have submitted their answers, click theend button on the session toolbar to end the session.

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