Introduction to Question Mark Perception

1. Introduction to QuestionMark Perception Fang Lou The Learning and teaching Institute

2. Content • What is QuestionMark Perception • Why and how to use QMP • How to get access and to log in • How to write questions • How to create a test • How to schedule and deliver a test • How to analyse the results • How to get help

3. What is Questionmark Perception? • Questionmark Perception (QMP) is a software that allows you to ‘author’ different types of questions and group them into tests which are then delivered online • Tests can be scheduled for delivery during a fixed time period • Students are given a login name and password to access the test • Students are given an URL to access the test

4. UH Assessment for Learning Principles • Engages students with the assessment criteria • Supports personalised learning • Ensures feedback leads to improvement • Focuses on student development • Stimulates dialogue • Considers student and staff effort

5. Assessment Resource Comparator Staff time on different types of assessment Three stages: • Lecturer preparatory stage • Student preparatory stage • The assessing and feedback stage Assessment types: • Summative essay • Exam • Objective testing (QMP, OMR, EVS) • Group work • OSCE (Objective Structure Clinical Exams)

6. Objective Testing

7. Objective Testing

8. Resource comparator: Essay vs. Objective Testing b) Cross over point a) up to 600 students

9. Resource comparator: objective testing vs. group work b) Cross over point a) up to 600 students

10. How to get started? • Email helpdesk@herts.ac.uk to set up an account • your username, eg. bioqfl • your UH email address • your school • roles you may have with QMP (author, scheduler, reporter, etc.) • When you have your login name and password sent by IH, you can get started…

11. Steps in using QMP

12. Access and Login URL link to log in: http://www.qmpadmin.herts.ac.uk/em5/Main.aspx?module=LOGIN&customerid=ComnTest1 Or: http://tinyurl.com/b8m9amy

13. Homepage

14. Browser Based Authoring – Question manager

15. Click on ‘Question Manager’ • This is where all the questions are stored • Find your folder; you can create sub-folders • Organise and name your sub-folders so that you can find your questions easily • This will help when you are compiling tests/assessments later

16. Topics and sub topics Tick a topic, one can create a new subtopic Click a topic, one can create a new question

17. Writing questions In ‘Question Manager’ click on the folder where you want your question to be stored. When open, select the option ‘New Question’ from the ‘Question Options’ box

18. Type of questions – choose & create

19. Example: Yes/No

20. Adding feedback for each choice

21. Text Match

22. Essay – title & graph

23. Essay – size defined

24. Browser Based Authoring – Question manager

25. Resource manager Upload file to topics

26. Compiling the assessment/test • Return to ‘Brower Based Authoring’ page and select ‘Assessment Manager’ • Select appropriate School/Dept. from list

27. Compiling the assessment/test cont. Select ‘New Assessment’

28. Type in the assessment/test name

29. Select required settings Do not select ‘require monitoring’!

30. Select Assessment questions (add or remove as wanted)

31. Finish selecting required settings

32. How to add participant groups? • Email helpdesk to create groups • List downloadable from StudyNet module site • Create separate groups for special need students (with Study Agreement) • Schedule for different groups

33. How to schedule a test?

34. How to schedule a test? • System administration - Homepage • Groups (not schedules)

35. How to schedule a test? Select your group

36. How to schedule a test? Options Assessments

37. How to schedule a test?

38. How to notify students? • Email students the web address of the log in • Use StudyNet module site

39. How to deliver a test? • On campus: book a computer room • Off campus: let students sort out the computer

40. Level of monitoring in using QMP

41. How to analyse the results?

42. Enterprise Reporter

44. Who to contact if help is needed? • With the initial welcome email, please read the email carefully and go to the QMP website for support and help • Helpdesk

45. Commonly Reported Problems • No timer: Timer may not have been set / Timer only works in some browsers • Logging out during test: Wi-Fi connection failure, submission button pressed, out of time • Student unable to login: server overload • Results not saved : answers not set, accidental log out, out of time • No login details: not on participant list, no account created • Students won’t know if results have been saved (it doesn’t say)

47. More questions • What is the difference between browser based authoring system and downloadable authoring manager system – resource bank with pictures? • More choices; stored in the same folder • Require licence to get authoring manager • Application support, not user support – welcome email with information to get help and user support from QMP website

48. More questions • Students with study agreement (extra time) • On campus and off campus • Single or multiple attempts? • Booking system – how to find out the good slots?

49. Thank you F.Lou@herts.ac.uk LTI Knowledge Exchange Site