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E-Learning Solutions (Content & Assessment Authoring)

RapidExam™ v3.0 Deluxe Features and Benefits (At a Glance ...)

• Introduction Screens - The developer may enhance the exam with Introduction Screens (presented before the questions), which are ideal for presenting pre-exam information (such as introductory text, background information, exam guidelines and rules, and multimedia exhibits). The developer has full control over the layout and look of each introduction screen.

• Ending Screens - The developer may enhance the exam with Ending Screens (presented after the questions), which are ideal for displaying post-exam summaries, feedback, and follow-up information. The developer has full control over the layout and look of each ending screen. RapidExam also includes several features for enhancing the functionality of Ending Screens :

  • Conditional Display of Ending Screens - For each Ending Screen created, the developer may specify that the screen will only be displayed to the end user when and if the end user meets a certain condition at runtime, such as passing the exam, failing the exam, or achieving a certain score within the exam. This enables the developer to provide different types of ending content/feedback that is context-specific and directly relates to the user's level of achievement within the exam. For example, if the end user fails the exam or achieves a low score in the exam, the screens displayed to the end user could provide links to courses or subject matter that needs to be reviewed, or suggest reference materials that should be accessed to obtain further information on the relevant topics. Conversely, if the end user passes the exam or achieves a high score within the exam, the screens displayed to the end user could provide exam achievement certificates or other positive feedback.
     
  • Print Capability for Ending Screens - For each Ending Screen created, the developer can control whether the end user will be able to print the frame at runtime. On any Ending Screen, the developer may add a Hyperlink button and enable its "Print Frame" property. When a user clicks the button at runtime, the Ending Screen will be printed to paper. Implementing printing capability on an Ending Screen is useful for enabling users to print the information displayed on the screen (whether it be useful feedback information or an exam certificate that is displayed).
    
    
  RapidExam also provides developers with the capability of customizing the page margins for a printed Ending Screen. The developer may specify the width (in inches) of the left, right, top, and bottom margins of the printed Ending Screen.
  
  
  • E-mailing Capability for Ending Screens - For each Ending Screen created, the developer can control whether the end user will be able to e-mail the screen to a chosen recipient at runtime. On any Ending Screen, the developer may add a Hyperlink button and enable its "E-mail" property. When a user clicks the button at runtime, the user's e-mail software will be automatically launched, and a new message will be automatically created with the Ending Screen included as a JPEG attachment. This capability is useful for enabling users to e-mail exam certificates (which may be conditionally displayed upon passing or failing the exam or achieving a certain score within the exam) to themselves or other users. In addition, a user could e-mail other types of useful feedback information that may be present on a particular Ending Screen.
    
• Question and Certificate Templates - RapidExam provides a series of built-in question and certificate template frames. The question templates can be imported to the Questions section of an exam for quick development of question content, and the certificate templates can be imported to the Ending Screens section of an exam to provide end users with exam achievement certificates at the end of the exam. The certificates can be used in conjunction with the conditional display of Ending Screens so that the end user is only presented with a certificate at the end of the exam if the end user has met a certain condition, such as passing the exam. In addition, different certificates could be displayed based on the score or range of scores received within the exam.

  Templates can be created, edited and customized using RapidExam's Template Editor. In addition to the built-in question and certificate templates provided with RapidExam, developers may create and customize their own templates (including customized question templates, certificate templates, and other types of templates).

  Developers can also save any frame from any RapidExam file as a template and then use it across many different files. Developers can create as many template files as they want (each containing a set of template frames) and then share them across multiple developers and multiple files. Templates allow for quick development of exam frames and also allow for consistency across multiple RapidExam files that are created.  

• 12 Question Styles - The developer may add an unlimited number of questions to the exam. Each question is placed on a separate screen. The developer has full flexibility to define the overall look and functionality of each question screen by performing a variety of editing tasks, including customizing a background color or image for each screen, specifying the height and width of each screen, linking each screen to an audio file or recorded sound clip (which will play automatically when the question is displayed at runtime), and much more. There are 12 available question styles:
  
  • True or False - A question in which a statement is identified as being either true or false.
  • Multiple Choice - A question in which a single correct answer must be selected from a list of possible answers.
  • Check List - A question in which several correct answers must be selected from a list of possible answers.
  • Hot Spot - A question containing active regions that are clicked by the end user (e.g., click the picture of the white cat).

    A hot spot object may also be configured to serve as the Done Button object for the question (by setting the hot spot object's "Act as Done Button" property to "Yes"). In such a case, when the hot spot is clicked, it duplicates the functionality of the Done Button by validating/scoring the question. This capability is useful if the developer does not wish to have a visible Done Button present on the screen, but instead would like the user to be able to select and score/validate a hot spot just by clicking the hot spot itself.

  • Drag and Drop - A question containing selected regions that are dragged from one location and dropped onto another (e.g., drag the text labels featuring names of computer parts onto the correct areas of the computer diagram).
  • Match List - A question in which items in one column are matched with those in another column. Items are matched by drawing a line from one item to another (e.g., match each word with its corresponding picture).
  • Fill-in-the-Blanks - A question containing one or more validation text fields where the end user types the answer(s), which are compared against pre-defined validation strings and/or numerical values specified by the developer.

    The Fill-in-the-Blanks object supports String-based Validation (in which the end user can enter any text string), Integer-based Validation (in which the end user can enter only integer or non-decimal numeric values without any alphabetical or non-integer characters), and Decimal-based Validation (in which the end user can enter only decimal-based numeric values without any alphabetical or non-integer characters).

    For String-based Validation, the Fill-in-the-Blanks object also supports a variety of wildcard characters, which may be used to substitute for one or more text characters within a validation string. This capability enables developers to create sophisticated validation strings and patterns with tremendous flexibility and power.

  • Short Answer Field - A question containing one or more validation text fields where the end user types the answer(s), which are compared against pre-defined keywords (and associated words/synonyms) specified by the developer. This is ideal for creating essay questions that are scored based on keyword analysis of multi-sentence response.
  • Combo Box List - A question in which the end user provides an answer by selecting one or more listed items from a Windows-style combo box.
  • Edit Combo Box List - A question in which the end user provides an answer through a Windows-style combo box, either by selecting a single listed item from the combo box drop-down list or by typing an answer in the text field portion of the combo box. This question style is similar to the Combo Box question style, but it gives the end user the extra capability of typing the answer in the text field if it is not present in the drop-down list.
  • List Box List - A question in which the end user provides an answer by selecting one or more listed items from a Windows-style list box.
  • Matrix - A question in which the end user provides an answer by making selections from multiple rows/groups containing either radio buttons or check boxes. In each row, the user needs to select either a single answer (if radio buttons are present) or multiple answers (if check boxes are present). The Matrix question style essentially enables the developer to combine the Multiple Choice and Check List question styles.

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