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Using Respondus
To Upload an Existing Quiz
Respondus operates in basically the
same way as it did in WebCT4.
Download the Respondus
program:
• GSU has a campus license for Respondus.
• You must download the file from our
WebCT server.
• To download, go to the WebCT login page,
and click on Faculty Resources.
• All information for downloading Respondus
is available there.
• You will need to contact Gary Fisk for the
password.
Preparing to upload a quiz
Let’s say you have an
existing quiz:
Before you upload the quiz to Respondus, you
will have to format the file.
Here’s an example of how to format a
multiple choice exam:
You may have an quiz that looks
something like this:
You will have to re-format the quiz
for Respondus:
Remove the answer spaces.
Be sure there is one space between the
question number and the question.
Mark the Answers:
Insert an asterisk before the letter of each correct answer.
Once you’ve formatted:
Save your file so that it’s ready to
upload to Respondus.
Be sure to save it as a .txt. file!
Saving as .txt file:
Click File/Save As.
Select Plain Text in the
“Save as Type” window.
Click “Save”
Reminder:
You must close the .txt file before
attempting to load the quiz to
Respondus.
Now upload to
Respondus
Launch Respondus
Select WebCT 6 personality.
Click on the Open or Create tab
Click on “Import Questions”
You will see this screen:
File type is specified by default:
Browse to locate saved .txt. file:
Navigate to your saved .txt file and
click “Open.”
1. The file name appears in the
File Name window:
2. Create a document name:
3. Click “Preview”:
Respondus will load file:
If all goes well, you will get “No warnings”
in the message window.
If there is a file error:
• Respondus will warn you which questions
are problematic:
If you get a warning:
• Go back to the quiz and try to figure out
what is wrong.
• When you have re-formatted, save the
file, and try to reload the quiz to
Respondus.
• Remember, you must close your .txt file
before Respondus will load it.
What if you have other
types of questions in your
quiz?
Remember:
• Each type of question has its own format.
• The formatting must be exact for each type of
question in order to load the quiz successfully.
For other quiz-question
formats:
Refer to the format document
under Faculty Resources for
specific instructions on
uploading the following kinds
of questions:
• Paragraph.
• Short Answer.
• Matching.
Questions?
Feel free to contact us for any
problems or questions regarding
Respondus!
Barbara: ext. 4940
Jan:
ext. 3073