Help Parts
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Part 1: The Three List Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1
Part 2: Question Sources and Quality . . . . . . . . . .   7
Part 3: Windows File Management Setup  . . . . . . . . .  14
Part 4: Score Tests and Assign Grades  . . . . . . . . .  15
Part 5: License and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Part 6: Order and License Form . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17

(See README.TXT and DESCRIPT.TXT for additional information.)


Part 1:  The Three List Boxes                         Page 1
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Double click any file to load, preview, and edit the file.  (See
Windows File Management Setup to do this easily, Page 14.)

Box 1:  Test Questions and Directory Paths (Page 2)
------------------------------------------
The question editor saves unformatted question files only to the
TESTS directory listed in this box.  This protects your permanent
test banks from being accidentally altered.   

New      Create new questions in a new question file.
Old      Add and edit questions in a listed question file.
Refresh  Reprint the list after adding or removing files 
         with File Manager or Windows Explorer (Page 14).
Replace  List files from a different directory.

Box 2:  Source Files Ready to Format
------------------------------------
This box holds the names of files you have selected for creating
(formatting) a test.

--->     Selects a file name from the Test Question box.
<---     Removes a file name from the Source Files box.
Clear    Clears all file names from the Source Files box.
Select   Selects and edits individual questions from one or  
         more question files (Page 3).
Format   Formats and edits a question or a file into one or 
         more test forms with different question and answer  
         option sequences (Page 4).

Box 3:  Formatted Tests and Analysis Indexes
--------------------------------------------
When you select and format a file above, the resulting test is
listed in the top window of this box.  The item analysis index is
listed in the bottom window.

Formatted tests are stored in the PRINTOUT directory.  Print them
out using a text editor or word processor with Courier or other 
fixed-pitch font.

The data needed to manually combine item analyses from multiple 
forms of a test is stored in the IAINDEX directory.  (This is the
usual situation when tests are written by faculty and the answer 
forms are scored by a school data service center.)  The data 
needed to combine multiple forms of a test into one item analysis
by the computer program, True Score, is saved by the Keep button.

Keep    Saves the source, formatted test, and analysis index 
        files needed to make one item analysis from multiple 
        forms of a test.  
Delete  Deletes the formatted and item analysis index files 
        and clears the box for a new formatted test.


Create a New File                                     Page 2
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A file heading accepts five entries.  The file heading can be 
edited each time the file is selected.

Date       The date is supplied but can be edited.

File Name  The traditional 8.3 file name: 8 character name,
           the (.), and 3 character extension.
           
Title      A short descriptive title.

Author     The person entering the data.

Comment    A long descriptive title, credits, sources, and 
           comments of all kinds.

Enter a Question
----------------
The question editor prompts input for a seven part paragraph.
Instructions are listed for each prompt.

1. Stem       The Question stem is required.
2. Reserved   Situation or question heading.*
3. R1         Right answer.  One is required.
4. R2         Right answer.
5. W1         Wrong answer.
6. W2         Wrong answer.
7. W3         Wrong answer.
8. W4         Wrong answer.

The novelty of this arrangement is that a question can start in 
one form and then be modified to short answer, t/f, fill-in-the-
blank, or multiple-choice.

Questions can be entered in any order and in any degree of 
completeness, just as they occur.  They can be edited later.

The Unformatted Question Files in Box 1
---------------------------------------
All edited files overwrite only the older version shown in this
TESTS folder.  When you are finished editing, drag finished files 
to a permanent folder using File Manager or Windows Explorer.

To start working on these unformatted question files, drag needed
files to the TESTS folder, or just leave a copy here.  Or Replace 
will list the files in a different directory.  The files can be 
edited or selected for the formatting box.  The edited files 
will be saved only to the TESTS folder, not to the different
directory.  This protects permanent files stored elsewhere.

*Use the Notes/Title window to jot down notes as you work or to
add a Situation, question heading, to print one space before the
related question.  


Select Individual Questions                           Page 3
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SELECT:  Select a file in box 1.  Click Select and respond to 
screen prompts.

POOL1.FIL:  All selected questions go to Pool1.Fil unless you 
rename the file, such as, Pool2.fil.  A new name prevents 
overwriting an older file with the same name listed in box 1.  All
new pooled files are also listed in box 2, Source Files Ready to 
Format.

EDIT:  You can edit at any time when selecting manually.  This is 
often when the "new" idea hits.

COMMANDS:
Pass      Scroll through the file.
Select    Mark to pool the question.
Reject    Prevent the question from showing again.
Create    Write a new question or leave a note on
              the note pad.
Edit      Make a permanent change in the question.
Find      Search for questions.
End       Release the source question file.

QUESTION TALLY:  The Selected Question Tally provides a count and 
the number of questions pooled from each test question file.  You 
can continue selecting from other test question files until a 
maximum of 200 questions have been selected.

POOLED FILE:  Normally the pooled file will be used as the source 
file to format multiple-form tests.  All forms will have the same 
questions but will have different answer option sequences.

ADD TO POOLED FILE:  Questions can be added to an existing pooled 
file.  Select the file, set for automatic selection, and select 
all.  Then proceed to add questions from other test question 
files.

MULTIPLE VERSIONS OR ALTERNATE FORMS:  Place all the unformatted
question files to be formatted in box 2.  Only use automatic
formatting.  After the first version of the test is done, a new
window appears.  Each click on YES produces a new form of the test.

Format a Test                                         Page 4
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FORMAT:  Select a file in box 2.  Click Format and respond to 
screen prompts.  Then select another file to extend the test.

QUESTION SELECTION:  Set automatic selection to speed formatting 
of pooled files.  This selection must be used to create multiple
versions of a test.  The question file order can be retained or 
randomized.  The answer option order is always randomized.  File 
order must be used when a file consists of a Situation, or 
paragraph, as part of the first question to retain the question 
order.  

TEST1.FIL:  All formatted text goes to Test1.Fil unless you rename
the file, such as, Test2.fil.  A new name prevents overwriting an 
older file with the same name listed in box 3, the PRINTOUT 
subdirectory.

TEST HEADING:  A sample Test Heading is provided.  Edit, use or 
skip it.  The changes are saved.

EDIT:  You can edit at any time when selecting manually.  The 
question appears both in test bank form and formatted for a paper 
test.  Each form can be edited.  Edits to the test bank form are 
saved to box 1.  Edits to the formatted item are for that test 
only.

FORMATTING:  Click Select to select a question for formatting.  
Click Select again to select the formatted question.  The 
remaining commands are the same as when selecting individual 
questions into a pooled file (Page 3).

TEST TEXT FILE:  The finished test text file (heading, questions, 
and answer key) is printed with the available word processors.  
These can add space for graphics, margins and pagination.  The 
fixed font, Courier, 10 characters per inch and size 12 will show
the text in proper alignment with a 70 character line.  You can 
print the test yourself or copy it to a disk to be printed by 
support personnel (the original way before personal computers).

ONE AND TWO COLUMNS:  The sample test question file, DTEST1.UQF, 
has been formatted into a one column test (Page 5) and a two 
column test (Page 6).  The two column test has short, easier to 
read lines.  Multiple-choice, true/false, all or none, citation 
and fill-in-the-blank or short answer questions are displayed.

MULTIPLE VERSIONS OR ALTERNATE FORMS:  Place all the unformatted
question files to be formatted in box 2.  Only use automatic
formatting.  After the first version of the test is done, a new
window appears.  Each click on YES produces a new form of the test.



Sample One Column Formatted Test                      Page 5
--------------------------------


YOUR OWN STATE UNIVERSITY   COLLEGE OF HEALTH & SERVICE
                   DEPARTMENT OF DRIVING

              DD-115 Introduction to Driving

                          EXAM I

   DIRECTIONS: Choose the ONE BEST ANSWER and shade the 
               corresponding circle on your computer sheet.

  1. Red signs:
     
     a. regulation                      d. construction
     b. stop                            e. guide
     c. warning

  2. Stop signs are yellow:
     
     a. true                            b. false

  3. A sign with the shape of an octagon:
     
     a. warning                         d. all of the above
     b. yield                           e. none of the above
     c. regulatory

  4. A sign with the shape of an upside down triangle:  
     (Page 1, Group3)
     
     a. slow vehicle                    d. yield
     b. warning                         e. stop
     c. regulatory

  5. A traffic light should be showing a (   ) color when a      
     car is moving in an intersection.
     



                      TEST1.FIL  05-19-1998  19:23:24

ANSWER KEY:     TEST1.FIL  05-19-1998  19:23:24

1   B
2   B
3   E
4   D
5   green  ::  yellow



Sample Two Column Formatted Test                      Page 6
--------------------------------


YOUR OWN STATE UNIVERSITY   COLLEGE OF HEALTH & SERVICE
                   DEPARTMENT OF DRIVING

              DD-115 Introduction to Driving

                          EXAM I

   DIRECTIONS: Choose the ONE BEST ANSWER and shade the 
               corresponding circle on your computer sheet.

  1. Red signs:                    a. guide
                                   b. warning
                                   c. construction
                                   d. stop
                                   e. regulation

  2. Stop signs are yellow:        a. true
                                   b. false

  3. A sign with the shape of      a. regulatory
     an octagon:                   b. yield
                                   c. warning
                                   d. all of the above
                                   e. none of the above

  4. A sign with the shape of      a. slow vehicle
     an upside down triangle:      b. warning
     (Page 1, Group 3)             c. yield
                                   d. regulatory
                                   e. stop

  5. A traffic light should be     
     showing a (   ) color when    
     a car is moving in an         
     intersection.                 


                      TEST2.FIL  05-19-1998  19:04:07

ANSWER KEY:     TEST2.FIL  05-19-1998  19:04:07

1   D
2   B
3   E
4   C
5   green  ::  yellow


Part 2: Question Sources and Quality                  Page 7
====================================
BEST SOURCE:  With a bit of practice the best source of questions 
is directly from current class events and assignments.  Student 
response to current fresh material results in higher quality 
question performance (Page 8).*

EASIEST SOURCE:  The easiest source is to convert old tests.  This
task can be assigned to a secretary.  It is best to edit these 
questions for your situation in the process.  An alternate right 
(or wrong) answer may come to mind (Page 10, 11, and 12).

ONE COMPUTER CLASSROOM:  Teachers with at least one computer in 
the classroom, can turn writing into a class exercise.  Enter a 
question stem and let the students supply labels or acceptable 
answers.  Then ask what is NOT like the acceptable answer(s) for 
wrong answers.  What is close, but outside acceptable limits?  
What do they find confusing that is (or is not) acceptable?  BIG 
TYPE makes the screen readable from 10 to 12 feet away (Page 9).

Proof a New Question File
-------------------------
Load the file into True Test Writer and click Select.  Press Pass 
to verify that the question parts are in their proper places.  If 
any error messages, use your word processor to make corrections.  
Save.  Reload the file.

The questions can now be manipulated, printed, presented and 
scored by computer.  Each test has a different answer key even 
with the same questions.

True Test Writer Practice Tests
-------------------------------
The following question files are copied into the TESTS 
folder when the program installs.  

DTEST1  .UQF     The five types of questions.
ESAMOD1 .IQF     Entomology, introduction, ESA Module 1.
MODRIV1 .IQF     Missouri driver's license, roads and signs.
SCIMAT4 .IQF     Scientific Literacy, the atom.
SFAA4   .IQF     Science Literacy, the physical setting.

*Question Quality
-----------------
True Score marks questions bad, good, better, or best.  It  marks 
the questions that should be discussed again with the class.  True
Score also indicates student quality by scoring for knowledge and 
judgment as well as scoring for a rank (traditional use of 
multiple-choice).


Convert Lecture Notes to Test Questions               Page 8
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The secret of quickly entering questions is to write what you know
(a description) first.  Then the label for that description.  With
the exception of the diagnostic question (D.), you do not need to 
think up wrong answers.   Easy sources for wrong answers are the 
right answers from related questions and the reading assignment 
key-term list.

A. Short Answer:

   Enter a statement in two parts:

   <Q1>  The primary care giver in the hospital is:
   <R1>  the nurse

B. Fill-in-the-Blank:

   Enter a statement with a part missing:

   <Q1>  The (___) in the hospital is the nurse.
   <R1>  primary care giver

C. All of the Above: (None of the Above) (Or Both)

   Enter a statement and list all the related information:

   <Q1>  Surgery is performed in many settings:
   <R1>  All of the above
   <W1>  hospital operating rooms
   <W2>  free-standing surgical centers
   <W3>  physician's offices

D. Diagnostic or Like/Not Like:

   Enter a statement or question and then related right and 
   wrong information that is closely related or easily 
   confused with the right answers.

   <Q1>  The central character in the book, Moby Dick, is a:  
   <R1>  blue whale
   <R2>  mammal
   <W1>  fish
   <W2>  dolphin
   <W3>  porpoise
   <W4>  fin whale

E. True/False:

   <Q1>  The U.S. Senate holds 100 senators, two from each state.
   <R1>  True
   <W1>  False


Class and Group Writing of Test Questions             Page 9
-----------------------------------------
A teacher or a student can direct the activity.  A teacher 
can develop a record of a lesson.  A student group can report 
their understanding of an assignment or lecture.

A. Class Writing:

  1. Present a lesson or make an assignment that is completed 
     prior to writing.

  2. Start a discussion.  Enter a question stem for the 
     class to respond to or have the class supply the stem.

  3. Develop the question (See Convert Lecture Notes to Test
     Questions, page 8).

     a. Short answer.
     b. Fill-in-the-blank.
     c. All of the above (and none of the above).
     d. Diagnostic or like/not like.
     e. True/False

  4. If more than two right or four wrong answers develop,
     Click New Question and continue.  Bring the question 
     stem forward for the new question.  A "none of the 
     above" question can easily follow an "all of the above" 
     question.

B. Group Writing:

  1. Get all of your notes, books and people together.

  2. Follow the instructions above in developing questions.

  3. The value of a group is that a group can operate at all 
     levels of thinking even though each member may only be 
     trying to record at the concrete level (what you see is 
     what you get).

     The group can supply all kinds of "right" answers (that 
     are not acceptable, wrong) that you, as a teacher, 
     could never think up.  These are the misconceptions 
     students must work through to truly learn (relate and  
     understand).  It is the group's responsibility to list 
     these correctly: R1, R2 or W1, W2, W3, W4.  This is a 
     powerful learning environment.

     It can generate a very high quality report for you to 
     examine and comment.  You can see what questions were  
     asked and the right and wrong answers proposed as the 
     group made sense of the assignment.


Convert Individual Questions with True Test Writer   Page 10
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A.  Obtain a test (and answer key).

B.  Create name(s) for the new test file(s).
  
    1.  All questions can be left in ONE file if no 
        descriptive situations followed by a set of 
        questions are found.

    2.  Each situation must be in its OWN file.  The 
        situation and the first question can be combined.

C.  Run True Test Writer.

D.  If you have permission to copy the test, edit each 
    question as you enter it.

E.  If you do not have permission to copy the test, you
    can still use it as a guide:

    1.  Classify what the question is about.
    2.  Write a question that includes your understanding
        of the topic.  A second example.

F.  Print out a sample copy.  It is often easier to note
    edits on paper than to see the need for them on the
    computer screen.

G.   "All of the above" and "none of the above" are answer 
    options that print properly (at the end) even when the
    other options are randomized.  

H.  To prevent answer options from being randomized, enter 
    the correct answer letter (as **C, for example) in 
    position R1.  Then list all (2-5) answer options in the
    following positions (R2, W1, W2, W3, W4), consecutively.
    In this example, **C would mark the option in W2 (the
    third option) as the right answer.


Convert Individual Questions with a Word Processor   Page 11
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Turn on the Show Nonprinting Characters feature of your word 
processor.  This will show tab characters, spaces and carriage 
returns.

File and Test Headings:

1. Enter the new question file heading lines as the first 
   three lines of the page:

   Line 1. Short title.   (Less than 40 characters.)
   Line 2. Author, Date.
   Line 3. Comment.       (Almost any length.)

2. Remove the old test heading.  Part of this 
   information may be placed in the comment line above.

Question Structure:

Arrange the parts of each question on eight lines.  

1. Stem    Question stem
2. blank   (Reserved)
3. R1      Right answer
4. R2      Right answer or blank
5. W1      Wrong answer or blank
6. W2      Wrong answer or blank
7. W3      Wrong answer or blank
8. W3      Wrong answer or blank

Remove all question numbers and answer option numbers or letters.
They will be regenerated when formatting.

File Structure:

Save the test in parts on the basis of how you plan to use the 
questions for new tests.  If the questions will not be randomized,
save the file as one part.  If there are groups, internal titles, 
or descriptive situations followed by a set of questions, save 
each set to a separate file.

Question and Internal Titles [QTitle]:

Enter [QTitle] at the start of question line 2 (reserved).  
Everything following is printed one line above the question.  This
information appears in the bottom Edit window of True Test Writer.  
(See MODRIV1.IQF for an example using [QTitle].)


Convert Questions in Batches with a Word Processor   Page 12
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(Submitted by Dr. Jack B. Hart, 3 November 1997)

1. Load the test file into a word processor.

2. Insert an X one space in front of each right answer.

3. Make single columns of double-columned answers by    
   pressing the Enter key before the answers in the right 
   column.  There is no need to keep the original order.

4. Use Replace to remove the answer letters: ( A. ) (space, 
   A, ., space).  Repeat for B, C, D, and E.

5. Use Replace to remove or replace all Tab characters.

6. Move the (X) right answer to one line below the stem.

Now all that should be left of the original file will be the 
question parts in order and the old test heading.

7. Arrange the parts of the first question on eight lines:

   1. Stem         Question stem
   2. Reserved     Enter [Qtitle] followed by any Situation
   3. R1           Right answer (Remove the X.)
   4. R2           blank
   5. W1           Wrong answer
   6. W2           Wrong or blank
   7. W3           Wrong or blank
   8. W4           Wrong or blank

   Repeat with all the other questions.

8. Replace the test heading with the three line question    
   file heading:

   1. Short title   
   2. Author, Date
   3. Comment

9. Load the file into True Test Writer and click the Select  
   button.  Press Pass to verify that the parts of each 
   question are in their proper place.

If a question does not take up exactly eight lines, you will need 
to return to your word processor to add or remove a line.

The finished file should contain eight lines per question plus the
three file heading lines.


File and Directory Structure                         Page 13
----------------------------

UNFORMATTED FILE LINES          TEST PRODUCTION STEPS
 HEADING and QUESTION    -----------------------------------
----------------------   STEP       TASK            FILE
H1. Short Title         ------------------------------------
H2. Author, Date          1.  Create             Unformatted
H3. Comment               
Q1. Stem                  2.  Select             Pool1.Fil
Q2. Reserved              
Q3. R1                    3.  Format             Test1.Fil  
Q4. R2                                           
Q5. W1                    4.  Word Processor*    Add Margins
Q6. W2                                           Paginate
Q7. W3                                           Print ***
Q8. W4                                             
----------------------   -----------------------------------


   FIXED QUESTION                  FILE LOCATIONS
  (NON-RANDOMIZING)      -----------------------------------
----------------------      PROGRAM           DIRECTORY
1. Stem                                     IN        OUT 
2. Reserved              -----------------------------------
3. R1   **A   (answer)   True Test         TESTS    TESTS
4. R2   Line 1  (A)      Writer  TRUETW             PRINTOUT
5. W1   Line 2  (B)                                 IAINDEX
6. W2   Line 3  (C)                                 KEEP 
7. W3   Line 4  (D) 
8. W4   Line 5  (E)      True Answer       SCANNER  ANSWERS
 ----------------------  Check   TRUEAC
**A  The right answer, 
(**B, **C, etc.)         True Score        ANSWERS  RESULTS
                                 TRUESC    IAINDEX

                         True Study        TESTS    TESTS
                         Skills  TRUESS             PRINTOUT
                                                    SCORES
                         -----------------------------------

                   *TRUETW SPECIAL COMMANDS
------------------------------------------------------------
 COMMAND           WHERE                       WHY
------------------------------------------------------------
[QTitle]     At start of Question    Everything following is
             Line 2 (Reserved).      printed one line above 
             See MODRIV1.IQF         the question.          
             as an example.
------------------------------------------------------------
*** Courier, 10/inch, size 12, with all margins 1 inch or 
    less will keep text in proper alignment.

12 January 2000


Part 3: Windows File Management Setup                Page 14
=====================================

Windows 95
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Open Windows Explorer twice.  Arrange the two windows to not 
overlap.  You can now easily drag a file from one to the other.
Click the Minimize Button to save on the Task Bar.

Windows 3.1
-----------
A. If the File Manager icon is showing below this   
   window, give it a click to open, or go to B.

   1. If it contains only one directory window, click the 
      Maximize Button to get some space, then click the 
      Window menu and New Window.

   2. Click TILE so both directory windows are in view. 

   3. Click the Minimize Button to reduce the File 
      Manager again to an icon and save it on the Task List. 

   Now files can be copied or moved before, during and after    
   running TRUE SCORE.

B. If the File Manager icon is not showing below this 
   window, it must be found.  Press Ctrl + Esc key to 
   present the Task List.  If the File Manager is here, 
   double-click it and proceed as at A or go to C.

C. If the File Manager is not on the Task List, double click 
   the Program Manager.  If the File Manager is here, click 
   it and proceed as at A.  If it is not, look for the MAIN 
   application group or icon.  Click to open it.  The File 
   Manager is normally here.

Windows 95 and Windows 3.1
--------------------------
Click the Help menu on the Explorer or the File Manager title bar 
for instructions to copy or move files.  The main idea is to 
select (click) a file and then drag it (hold the mouse button 
down) to the new subdirectory.  If done with the Control key down,
it Copies.  If done with the control key up, it moves the file.

TRUE TEST WRITER picks up files from the TESTS folder or 
subdirectory.  It puts all new files it creates or edits back into
the TESTS folder or subdirectory.  This protects your test banks. 
TRUE TEST WRITER also saves formatted tests to PRINTOUT and item 
analysis indexes to IAINDEX.  Use the Window Explorer or the File
Manager to load, unload, view, and edit files in these folders. 
Click File and then Associate to relate word processors to a 
selected file with a non-standard file name extension.


Part 4: Score Tests and Assign Grades                Page 15
=====================================

Traditional testing has developed in two opposite directions with 
the invention of the personal computer.

Traditional:
------------
The student must write or mark an answer even if it means random 
guessing.  The raw score distribution ranks the students.  The 
rank is assigned a grade by a variety of methods.  All score 
distributions can result in the same grade distribution.  The 
probability that a student actually knew the answer or understood
a correctly answered question is related to the raw score rank.

This method of scoring and grading is acceptable based on long use
rather than on the quality of instruction and learning.  It is an 
easy way to rank and grade students.


CAT:
----
Computer Assisted Testing presents a bank of items ranked by 
difficulty.  A student must answer each item presented.  If the 
answer is correct, a more difficult item is presented.  If the 
answer is incorrect a less difficult item is presented.  The 
result is a rank obtained from the minimum number of items.  
Random guessing is reduced by adjusting the difficulty of items to
the skill of the student.

This method assumes that each student is a representative sample 
of the standardizing pool.  It is expensive to produce but 
requires a short test period to rank students.


Knowledge and Judgment:
-----------------------
Students select questions they can answer with confidence to 
report what they know or can reason.  This yields two scores: (1)
The number of questions that were answered (knowledge) and (2) the
number of times the answer was acceptable (judgment).  The student
is responsible for reporting (is free to report) what is 
meaningful, real, or authentic.  You can actually know what the 
student knows.

This method assumes it is the student who can best determine the 
value of each question to report what he/she knows.  It indicates
both quantity (rank) and quality (judgment). 


True Score and True Competency Test score both by knowledge alone
and by knowledge and judgment.


Part 5: License and Warranty                         Page 16
============================

Licenses
--------

A free license is given to students and individual teachers.
Email freettw@nine-patch.com to register.  For all other usage, 
email ttw@nine-patch.com for permission, a license or current 
pricing.

Two types of license are available, single-use and site.

Single-Use:  For one computer or one person at one time.

Site:        For a group of computers or of persons, as a
             classroom, building, department or of persons
             who can be grouped and labeled by their related
             activities or organization.

The advantages of group licenses are their lower cost over single-
use licenses and the reduction in management costs of keeping
track of who has the single-use license to avoid copyright
violations.

Satisfaction is guaranteed.  If not satisfied, the license fee 
will be returned (less any agent or processing fees) upon receipt,
within 100 days of purchase, of the master disk that was 
ordered by the licensee directly from Nine-Patch Software.

You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile,
disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the program 
without written permission.  

Warranty
--------
Users of True Test Writer must accept this disclaimer of warranty:

True Test Writer is supplied as is.  Nine-Patch Software 
disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for 
any purpose.  Nine-Patch Software assumes no liability for 
damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of
True Test Writer.

In all cases, satisfaction is guaranteed or your money back as 
stated in Licenses above.


Part 6: Order and License Form                       Page 17
==============================

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0800             ORDER and LICENSE FORM 5.0             0002
------------------------------------------------------------

A free license is given to students and individual teachers.
Email freettw@nine-patch.com to register.  For all other usage,
email ttw@nine-patch.com for permission or go to
www.nine-patch.com for current pricing.

Name:              _________________________________________

Street:            _________________________________________

City, State & ZIP: _________________________________________

License Name:      _________________________________________
                     (Please print, 35 characters maximum)

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                     TRUE TEST WRITER                 Page i
                       Version 5.0

Main Features
=============

A. Question Structure.
   1. Each question stored in a seven part paragraph.
   2. Only question stem and one right answer required.
   3. Each question can transform between short answer,
      true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and multiple choice.

B. Question Sources.

   1. Current class activities and assignments.
   2. Classroom critical thinking and reading exercises.
   3. Student groups reporting what they know or can do
      with confidence by writing diagnostic questions.
   4. Big type makes one computer usable in a class.

C. Editing.

   1. At time of entry.
   2. When selecting questions for a test.
   3. When formatting questions into a test.
      a. Edit the source file and save.
      b. Edit the formatted question only.

D. Test structure.

   1. Answer keys are always different.
   2. Creates multiple versions.
   3. Creates item analysis index files.
      a. For production of one item analysis from multiple 
         versions (requires True Score for one analysis).*
      b. Helps to manually combine individual item analyses 
         scored by a central scoring service.
   4. Formats traditional single column and double column 
      (question on the left and answers on the right for 
      short, easy to read lines.)

* True Score scores for knowledge and judgment (quantity and 
quality) as well as for a rank (the traditional use of multiple-
choice questions).  It also marks question quality, bad, good, 
better, best and indicates why a question needs to be discussed 
again with the class.





              Copyright 2000 Richard A. Hart


                     TRUE TEST WRITER                Page ii

Table of Contents
=================

Main Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   i

Table of Contents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ii

Part 1: The Three List Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

   Box 1:  Test Questions and Directory Paths  . . . . .   1
   Box 2:  Source Files Ready to Format  . . . . . . . .   1
   Box 3:  Formatted Tests and Analysis Indexes  . . . .   1
   Create a New File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   Enter a Question  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   The Unformatted Question Files in Box 1 . . . . . . .   2
   Select Individual Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   Format a Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   Sample One Column Formatted Test  . . . . . . . . . .   5
   Sample Two Column Formatted Test  . . . . . . . . . .   6

Part 2: Question Sources and Quality . . . . . . . . . .   7

   Proof a New Question File . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   True Test Writer Practice Question Files  . . . . . .   7
   Convert Lecture Notes to Test Questions . . . . . . .   8
   Class and Group Writing of Test Questions . . . . . .   9
   Convert Individual Questions with True Test Writer  .  10
   Convert Individual Questions with a Word Processor  .  11
   Convert Questions in Batches with a Word Processor  .  12
   File and Directory Structure  . . . . . . . . . . . .  13

Part 3: Windows File Management Setup  . . . . . . . . .  14

Part 4: Score Tests and Assign Grades  . . . . . . . . .  15

   Traditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   CAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   Knowledge and Judgment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15

Part 5: License and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16

Part 6: Order and License Form . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17





                        TRUE TEST WRITER
                              with
                TEST PREPARATION FOR TRUE SCORE
               (Score for Knowledge and Judgment)




















                          Version 5.0
                 COPYRIGHT 2000 RICHARD A.HART




















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