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Edusoft makes it easy to take any existing test and create an answer sheet. All you need are the following items:

1. The list of standards covered on the assessment.2. The answer key for the test3. The test and layout information from the test

(i.e., number/types of questions, point values, sections of the test, etc.,.)

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Grade 8 Math Quiz Grade 8 Math Quiz

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• Step# 1 – Click “Align Existing Test” from locker options.

• Step#2 - Choose the folder where you would like to place your test then click “Continue”

The Sample test for

alignment is a Math Quiz

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• Step# 3 – Type in your test name and a brief description of the test. (i.e., Number Sense, benchmarks, Final Exam, etc.,.)

• Step#4 – Select the “Standards Group” then click “Continue”

Your Exam Name will appear on the Student

Answer Sheet

The Description will notappear on the Student

Answer Sheet. It can only be seen by viewing “Test

Details”

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• Step# 5 – Select standards category and grade level then click “Continue”.

The Sample test for

alignment is an 8th Grade Math Quiz

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• Step# 6 – Select standards covered on the test from the listed standard groups by placing a check in the box.

The “Continue”button appears at the top and bottom of the

page

Check the box next to

the standard

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• Step# 7 – Review the standards that you selected then click “Continue”

If you missed one of your standards, you may add it by selectingthis option. You may also choose this option if you need to

change a standard that you’ve already selected.

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• Step# 8 – Go back and look at the layout of the test. Beginning with question #1 count all the questions that are the same question type. In our sample test you can see that questions 1 and 2 are multiple choice and the next question’s format changes. Question #3 is a gridded response question.

In Edusoft consecutive questions of the same type are grouped together by section. As you can see by looking at the layout for the sample test you will have 4 sections to align in Edusoft. As the questiontype changes you will create a new section of the test.

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Grade 8 Math Quiz Grade 8 Math QuizSAMPLE

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• Step # 9Use the answer key to complete the alignment of the test

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• Step #10 - Select your “Question type”, indicate the # of questions and their point value, then click “Continue”

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Section names can be changed anytime by

clicking in the box and typing what you want.

First two questions of the sample test are multiple choice

Each question is worth one point

• Step #11 – Click on the down arrow key and assign the benchmark for each question.

• Step #12 – In the sample test the answer choices are not the same for questions 1 and 2. Click on “Set up Question/Answer Labels” to change the answer choices

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Select your standard for each question from the standards that were added in Step# 6

Click here to change the answer choices for your test

You can add more standards by selecting this option

• Step# 13 – Click “CAPS” to make all odd-numbered choices capital letters

• Step#14 – Click “FGHJK” for all even numbered questions, then place the cursor in choice 4 to change the “J”to an “I”. click “Finish”.

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This option is also available for

you to change the number

scheme of the questions

• Step# 15 – Use the answer key from your test to select the correct answers for the questions.

• Step# 16 – Select “Start Next Section”

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Edusoft uses these answers to score the assessment

• Step# 17 – Question #3 in the sample test is a griddedresponse question. Edusoft supports this question as a short answer question type. Click “Short Answer” for the question type, indicate the number of questions and the point value. click “Continue”.

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Short answer questions can be used for Gridded

Response, Fill-in-the-blank, and Matching

Question Types.

The section name was changed to Gridded

Response by typing it in the box.

• Step #18 – Click on the down arrow key and assign the benchmark for the question.

• Step# 19 – Select “Start Next Section”

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You have the option to save each section as you create it

• Step #20 - Select your “Question type”, indicate the # of questions and their point value, then click “Continue”

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• Step# 21 – Click “CAPS” to make all odd-numbered choices capital letters

• Step# 22 – Click “FGHJK” for all even numbered questions, then place the cursor in choice 4 to change the “J”to an “I”. click “Finish”.

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• Step# 23 – Use the answer key from the your test to select the standard and the correct answers for the question.

• Step# 24 – Select “Save” or “Start Next Section”

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• Step #25 - Question #5 in the sample test is an FCAT short response question. Edusoft supports this

question as a long answer question type on a 2 point scale. Click “Long Answer” for the question type, indicate the number of questions and the point value. click “Continue”.

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You can use the Long Answer Question Type on a point scale to support FCAT

Long/Short Response questions. Just remember to type in the correct points per

question.

The section name was changed to Think Solve

Explain by typing it in the box.

Check this box if you want to show zeros on the answer

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• Step #26 – Click on the down arrow key and assign the benchmark for the question.

• Step# 27 – Select “Save & Finish”

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• Step# 28 – Review the question details of the test you aligned for accuracy then select “Back”.

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You can always go

back and edit the test to correct any

errors or omissions

• Step #29 – Print your answer sheets by selecting the “Print Answer Sheets” option.

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You also have the option to upload a copy of your test to

be stored in Edusoft with your answer sheet.