Cynthia, I have had success providing a 24-hour window in which to take the test (e.g., Thursday midnight to Friday midnight). I have found 50-seconds per MC item is about right -- enough time for everyone to complete the test but not so much that they can simply look up all the answers. --Dave
O'Dell, Cynthia D wrote: > My campus was flooded during Hurricane Ike's trip through the Midwest and we > have not held classes in two weeks. > As a result I am revising my Intro Psych syllabus and thought one way to find > 3 extra days in the schedule would be to move > the exams to online. I can do this using ONCOURSE (our SAKAI based course > management system). My question to those who > have used online testing is as follows: when do you have the students take > the exam? If we held class Monday and Wednesday > and so were ready for an exam, would you schedule the online exam for Friday > or give them the entire weekend? Any other tips > online test users have would be greatly appreciated as well. > > Thanks > > Cynthia > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > -- -- ___________________________________________________________________ David E. Campbell, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Department of Psychology Phone: 707-826-3721 Office: 444 BSS Humboldt State University FAX: 707-826-4993 Arcata, CA 95521-8299 www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm <http://www.humboldt.edu/%7Ecampbell/psyc.htm> --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
