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USER'S GUIDE

Netquiz 1.5Internet/Intranet

Pedagogical DesignCCDMD

Software DesignDiane Joly

Centre collégial de développement de matériel didactique

Netquiz is a software application produced by the Centre collégial de développement de matérieldidactique (CCDMD) with financial support from the ministère de l’Éducation du Québec.

Pedagogical DesignRégis Fournier, CCDMDRéjean Jobin, CCDMD

Software Design Diane Joly, Ars Multimedia

Original ConceptJacky Filion

Graphics and LayoutChristine Blais

Linguistic RevisionHélène Larue

Software ValidationSylvain Gagnon, CCDMD

Project SupervisorRéjean Jobin, CCDMD

No part of this software or the accompanying documentation can be reproduced without written consentfrom the CCDMD

Netquiz USER'S GUIDE, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED© 1999 Centre collégial de développement de matériel didactiqueISBN 2-89470-057-1Legal Deposit: Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1999

National Library of Canada, 1999

Reproduction Rights

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Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41.1 Basic System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41.2 CD-ROM Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41.3 Running the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

2 Quiz Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62.1 Questionnaire File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62.2 Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82.3 Icon Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142.4 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162.5 Placing the Questionnaire On-line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

AppendixHaendel's Messiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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IntroductionThis User's Guide was designed for a person wishing to build exercises orformative tests on the Internet.

Netquizbuilds exercises or tests using software that runs on a stand-alonecomputer. It produces a file or directory which must be uploaded onto anInternet server. (It is also possible to run a quiz on an intranet, or locally on astand-alone computer; however, an Internet browser must always be used.)

1.1 Basic System Requirements

To Create a QuizThis software application can be used with a Power Maintosh or an IBMcomputer or compatible that has 32 MB of RAM. The computer must beequipped with a CD-ROM drive and a color monitor which can acceptthousands of colors and a resolution of 800 x 600. QuickTime 4.0 must beinstalled.

To Run the QuizTo access a quiz, you must use a computer that can run an Internet browser. Therecommended browsers are Netscape 4.6, Explorer 4.5 (Macintosh) and Explorer5.0 (PC).

The quiz user must have already installed the appropriate plug-ins to run themultimedia elements in the browser (Netscape or Explorer). QuickTime 4.0 isrecommend.

1.2 CD-ROM ContentsThe CD-ROM comes with Macintosh and Windows software versions as well asan example of a quiz. You will also find the ACROBAT READERTM softwareapplication on the CD-ROM, ready to be installed on your hard disk; thissoftware enables you to read or print the User's Guide for the Netquizsoftwareapplication.

You can run Netquizdirectly from the CD-ROM or copy it onto your hard disk.To install it on your hard disk, just copy the Netquiz folder or directory onto thisdisk.

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1.3 Running the SoftwareNetquiz permits the construction of exercises or formative tests on the Internetwithout programming or prior knowledge of HTML language. The softwareapplication offers several functions. Indeed, it is possible to use five differenttypes of questions: Matching, Multiple-choice, Fill-in-the-blank, List Orderingand True or False. You can also insert images, audio files and video sequences.A quiz can contain up to 100 questions.

To understand the logic underlying Netquiz, you just need to remember thatNetquizis an authoring tool for the Internet. It generates all the quiz componentsin a folder or directory that you then upload to a server.

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Quiz ConstructionTo understand how the software works, here is an example of how you would goabout creating a test on Haendel's Messiahusing Netquiz. This test comes withthe software application on the CD-ROM.

N.B.: If you install Netquizon a hard disk, make sure that you keep theconfiguration of the directory intact.

2.1 Questionnaire FileOnce Netquizis open, a dialog box asks you to choose between Open anexisting test and Create a new test.

If you choose to create a new test, a dialog box will permit you to save the fileunder a new name. The default name is: untitled.

N.B. Do not choose the name of a file which already exists because this file willbe erased.

If you choose to open an existing test, a dialog box will allow you to choose thefile to be opened. An existing file has the .txt extension, (newquiz.txt in ourexample).

N.B. Although you are able to open the .txt files with most text editors, you arestrongly advised against editing questionnaires generated by Netquizto avoidinvalidating them.

It is possible that your Internet server imposes certain restrictions; for example,that it doesn't accept capital letters or accents in file and directory names. Inother words, you must make sure that you give a valid name to your project.

The reason why you must create a new project right from the start is becauseyou must create a subdirectory for the images, audio files and videos that will bepart of your questionnaire.

Once you have finished choosing the file, the .txt file (newquiz.txt in ourexample) for the questionnaire and the directory for the HTML pages and theircontents will be displayed side by side.

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Let's look at the Newquiz directory. It contains the HTML pages for thequestionnaire as well as the two subdirectories: Misc. and Media.

The Misc. subdirectory contains the images that are intrinsic to thequestionnaire; it is generated from the ImagesNQ directory.

Initially empty, the Media subdirectory will contain the images, audio files andvideos that you choose to include in your questionnaire.

The abc.html file is the title page for the questionnaire.

Click this file twice when you want to open the quiz.

All these files, automatically created by the software application, together makeup the quiz. At the start, there will only be a single question contained in thequest01.htm file. Files entitled quest02.htm, quest03.htm, etc. will be addedaccording to the number of questions that you compose.

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2.2 Menu BarThe Netquizmenu bar contains five menus that will be described in the pagesthat follow:

File MenuThe File menu provides access to the usual commands for opening, writing andprinting questionnaires.

If the directory containing the .html files already exists when you choose SaveAs, a dialog box will ask you if you want to make an update.

Save in HTML Format allows you to create and to update the HTML pages inyour project's directory.

Print will produce a document in text format only, indicating the question type,the actual text in the question, the answers and any feedback.

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Preferencespermits you to choose one of the two navigation bars associatedwith the questionnaire.

Quit allows you to exit Netquiz.

Edit MenuThe Edit menu gives access to the usual commands for editing text.

Presentation MenuThe Presentationmenu opens a form which permits you to identify theauthor(s) of the questionnaire.

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If you click Homepagein the Presentationmenu, the following form will bedisplayed on the screen.

The information given in this form will appear on the abc.htm page whichconstitutes the title page for starting your quiz.

Question Menu

The Questionmenu provides access to different dialog boxes for choosing theformat of the question under construction, for moving from one place to anotherin the questionnaire and for copying, pasting and deleting integrally a question.

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When you click Question Format in the Questionmenu, the dialog box shownbelow will appear on the screen. The options for this box vary according to thetype of question. The box shown here corresponds to a Multiple-choice type ofquestion.

Multiple-choice, List ordering and Matching questions, can be constructedwith the following choices: ABC, ABCD or ABCDE. The default constructionwill of fer ABCD choices.

Any type of question can be accompanied by feedback; in other words, anexplanation or comments will be provided when an answer is checked.Feedbackis automatically checked off by default. If you decide to remove thisoption, the feedback fields will be invisible.

You can choose whether or not to provide the answer to a question, whatever thetype. The Answer option is selected by default. If you decide to remove thisoption, the following message will appear when the user asks for the Answer:"Answer not available. Try again."

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For List ordering and Matching type questions, the order of presentation forthe answer choices can be established automatically, randomly, or as determinedby you. The Random mode is automatically chosen by default.

If you choose the Determined mode, you must check the A, B, C, etc. boxesaccording to the desired order of presentation.

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Insertion of images, audio files and videosYou can include different media (images, audio files and videos) in yourquestionnaire. They will be automatically inserted before the question on theHTML page. When you put a checkmark in a box, a dialog box will appear toenable the selection of a file. The chosen file is immediately copied into theMedia subdirectory and its name is displayed in the corresponding field.

Insertion of an imageYou can insert an image having one of the following formats: .gif or .jpg

Insertion of an audio fileYou can insert one of the following sound formats:

AIFF (.aiff)

WAV (.wav)

MP3 (.mp3)

Insertion of videoYou can insert the following video format:

QuickTime (.mov)

The quiz user must have already installed the appropriate plug-ins to run themultimedia elements in the browser (Netscape or Explorer). QuickTime 4.0 isrecommend.

Removal of images, audio files or videos

To remove a multimedia component (image, etc.), simply click thecorresponding checkmark.

N.B. This action does not delete the copied file from the Media subdirectory.

You can access any question on your questionnaire rapidly by using theGo Tocommand in the Format menu.

You can insert a question before the question under construction by using theInsert command in the Questionmenu.

You can duplicate or delete a question by using the Duplicate, Duplicate andInsert At and Deletecommands in the Questionmenu.

N.B. These commands cannot be undone.


Help MenuThe Help menu gives access to the Netquizhelp and credits (About ...).

2.3 Icon Bar

Choice of Question TypeThe very first field of the icon bar indicates the type of question. The questiontype by default is Multiple-choice.

By clicking this field, you can change the type of question. You can choosebetween five types of questions: Matching, Multiple-choice, Fill-in-the-blank ,List Ordering and True or False

Formatting the QuestionnaireYou can select text in the question field and make it appear in bold or italics.Please note that underlining is absent from the icon bar because it is used forhyperlinks.

Netquizcan be seen as an HTML text editor. Thus, when you apply an attributeto text, you will see tagsappear: in this case, <B> and <\B> for bold.

Some characters such as < and > are interpreted as tags of the HTML language,and others, like “ , are interpreted by Javascript. In Netquiz, the “ areautomatically replaced by " . If you need the characters < and >, replacethem by the corresponding Iso-Latin codes (iso-8859-1): < for < and >for >.

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You must use the following:

for exponents and indices

for quotation marks

to add an nonbreaking space (for example, between a number and unit of measurement, i.e. 25 km)

to erase the content of the question

pour entendre un son (to hear a sound)

pour voir une image (to see an image)

pour visionner une animation (to view an animation)

NavigationThe four yellow icons are used for navigating: the first returns to the beginningof the questionnaire, in other words, question 1; the second brings you to the lastquestion (question 10 in our example); the third returns to the previous question.The fourth icon allows you to go to the next question if it has already beencreated. If you are at the last question and you click this icon, a new questionwill be added. The maximum number of questions allowed is 100.


2.4 Examples

Multiple-choice

Don't forget to indicate the correct answer by clicking the corresponding radiobutton.

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True or False

The choices here are predefined.

For each type of question, you can provide feedback only for the correct answeror vice versa.

When an answer is checked, one of the following messages appears: Correctanswer! or Incorrect answer. The message will be followed by feedback so don'twrite r edundant text.

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Fill-in-the-blank

You can compose a question in the form of a riddle, such as the following:

You can also compose a Fill-in-the-blank type of question by inserting a blank:

The pifa is a _____________.

In this case, the error fields can contain predictable but erroneous answers forwhich you can give feedback.

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List Ordering

Place the items in the list in the proper order. By default, the items will appear ina random order of appearance on the HTML page. If you prefer to determine theorder of appearance yourself, use the Order option in the Question Formatdialog box in the Questionmenu.

For list ordering questions, feedback will only be displayed for an incorrectanswer.

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Matching

Place the items in the proper order. By default, the items will appear in a randomorder of appearance on the HTML page. If you prefer to determine the order ofappearance yourself, use the Order option in the Question Formatdialog boxin the Questionmenu.

In matching questions, feedback will only be displayed for an incorr ect answer.

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2.5 Placing the Questionnaire On-lineSave your completed questionnaire in HTML. Select Save in HTML in the Filemenu. This command also saves your source file.txt.

To place the questionnaire on line, you just have to place your project folder onan Internet server, create a link (URL) to the start page abc.htm, and that’s it!

Reminder: If you removed a link to a media file, the file still remains in themedia folder of the current project. Be sure to remove all obsolete files beforeany transfer to a server.

Also, if you deleted a certain number of questions from an existingquestionnaire, some HTML pages in the folder of the current project may beobsolete. It is recommended to delete those pages.

Example: You had 15 questions in the original version, and there are 12 left inthe final version. Pages quest13.htm, quest14.htm and quest15.htm are thenuseless. Netquiz never deletes automatically any file.

HTML pages saved with Netquiz have been designed to be used withQuickTime 4, Netscape 4.6 and Explorer 5.0.

In the Appendix, you will find an example of the screen pages for the quiz onHaendel's Messiah.

N.B. In order to run the quiz using Netscape or Explorer, you must make surethat the appropriate plug-ins have been installed in order to access themultimedia elements (audio and video).

AppendixHaendel's Messiah

Appendix Haendel's Messiah - Netquiz 23

Here is the example of a quiz called "Haendel's Messiah" that wascreated with Netquiz. You can access it on the CCDMD Website at thefollowing URL: http://www.ccdmd.qc.ca/netquiz.html or directly on the CD-ROM containing Netquiz.













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