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Updating Exams & QC Review

Updating exams This article provides instructions, along with relevant links to guides, on how to properly update exams and test them to ensure changes were accurately implemented Edit items, exam settings, and forms - Edit items as needed following the guides below. - [Editing individual items](https://prolydian.ladesk.com/497783-Editing-individual-items) - [Editing items in bulk](https://prolydian.ladesk.com/834938-Editing-items-in-bulk) - When finished editing items be sure to [publish a...

Downloading an item analysis package

Downloading an item analysis package Administrative users are able to download a .zip package of raw item level data to provide to a pschometrician for analysis. This export package includes: - A key file with item names, correct response, response option count, and domain (if applicable) - A response frequencies spreadsheet with the count of responses for each option for each question - Raw response strings in two formats - Dichotomously transformed data The package can be downloaded by foll...

Building an exam form from scratch - Importing items & building an exam form from the item bank

Building an exam form from scratch - Importing items & building an exam form from the item bank This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating an exam from scratch. If you're building an exam form from an existing item bank, simply follow the steps after the item bank and item creation. - Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Items - Click “Create New” to make a new item bank. Fill out the required fields and add any additional (optional...

Building an exam form from the item bank

Building an exam form from the item bank You can easily create an exam form directly from an item bank using this action whether or not you have made the exam already. You must publish all items you want to include before performing the below steps. Follow the directions on[Publishing Item Changes](https://prolydian.ladesk.com/946754-Publishing-Item-Changes) for more information. - Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Items. Select the correct item ...

Creating a new exam form using the Exam Design tab

Creating a new form using the Exam Design tab A new form can be created in multiple ways, from the Exam's Design tab or from within an item bank. See the [Building an Exam Form](https://prolydian.ladesk.com/733655-Building-an-Exam-Form) article for how to create a form from an item bank. Follow the steps below to create a new form from the Exam. - Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Exams - Click on the exam - Click on the Design tab - Click the "...

Adding items to a form

Adding items to a form - Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Items - Click on the item bank in the listing of “Linked Item Banks” in the bottom right corner. - Search for an item by Tag, name, or domain Note: If the item you search for does not appear after linking the item bank, it is most likely that the item has not been published for usage. To publish items: https://prolydian.ladesk.com/946754-Publishing-Item-Changes - Check the box next to t...

Upgrading items on a form

Upgrading items on a form If you have an existing exam and have published new versions of your items within your item bank, you can quickly upgrade the items on your exam form from the Exam Design tab. The steps below show you how to complete this upgrade process: - Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Exams - Click on the corresponding exam record on the Exam listing - Click the "Design" tab - Click the upgrade items button at the top of the form...

Replacing Items on an existing form

Replacing items on an existing form - Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Exams - Click the exam you wish to change and click on the “Design” tab towards the top of the screen. - Click on the part, then section of the test that contains the item you wish to change. - To remove an existing item, click the x in the top right of the item. The form will refresh after removing an item. - Click on the item bank in the listing of “Linked Item Banks” in...

Repositioning items on a form

Repositioning items on a form - Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Exams - Click on the Exam - Click on the Design tab - Click on the part, then section of the test that contains the item you wish to change. - Click on the Move button next to the item you wish to move - Select the appropriate option - Top will move the item to the top of the form - Bottom will move the item to the bottom of the form - Up will move the item up one - Down will mo...

Removing an exam form

Removing an exam form Exam forms can be removed from the "Design" tab of the exam record. To remove a form: - Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Exams - Click on the "Design" tab - Select the form you wish to remove from the "Working on form" dropdown - Click the trashcan icon at the top of the form - Confirm removal - Refresh the page

Creating an exam version

Creating an exam version - Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Exams. - Search for the Exam, select the Exam. - Click on the “Versions” tab. Click the “Create New” button. - Add a name for the version and click the "Save" button. --------------------------------------------------------------- For instructions on adding your new exam version to an exam event (cycle): [Amending exam event version](https://prolydian.ladesk.com/005588-Amending-exa...

Exporting an exam version

Exporting an exam version An exam version is an exact copy of your exam form and settings. To export a current or historical exam version follow the steps below. - Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Exams > Click on your exam - Go to the Versions tab - Click the action menu (three dots) to the left of the desired version and choose one of the following: - Export to QTI - Export to Excel - Download Items - choose a .doc or .pdf file and what i...