You can use Schoolhouse Test to create tests and quizzes for your students. Using this program can be very useful especially when designing your midterm exams, as you can easily edit the Testing Committee exams without worrying about formatting issues. You can also use it to quickly randomize questions/answers and automatically generate answer keys. In the sections below, you can find out how to use this program.

• How to install Schoolhouse Test
• How to use Schoolhouse Test
• Working with ELC Midterm Exams

If you need further help, you may refer to Schoolhouse's Learning Center and Help Page.

How to install Schoolhouse Test

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To install Schoolhouse, simply open the installation file provided by the ELC Testing Committee. The file is called SchoolhouseTestPro41126Setup.exe - a link can be found in the folder below:
SchoolHouse Test

When installing the software, please note:

• If you are installing the program on a CCQ computer, you will need to contact IT as the installation requires administrative rights and they may need to install additional software on your computer. Contact IT Support and they will come to your office to assist you.
• Make sure you are using the installation file on the L Drive. If you download and install the file from the Schoolhouse website, you will have a trial version and some features will be locked.

How to use Schoolhouse Test

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You can find training videos created by Schoolhouse on their Learning Center site. Note that the software that we use is Schoolhouse Test 4.
https://www.schoolhousetech.com/learning/

Relevant embedded videos and tutorials can be found below:

• How to create a test (quick overview):
  
  
  
• Question numbering, marks, and samples:
  
  
  
• Multiple choice questions:
  
  
  
• Fill-in-the-blank questions:
  *note: I've found that, in the Answer Key, Schoolhouse 4 annoyingly generates blank underlines with lengths that correspond to the missing word's length -- so a short word will have a short underline for students to fill in, while a long word will have a long underline for the students to fill in. Students may use the line lengths to guess the missing word, which is not very desirable. Because of this issue, I prefer to use "short answer" questions instead of "fill-in-the-blank". See the section Working With ELC Midterm Exams below for instructions on using Short Answer questions.
  
  
  
• Matching questions:
  
  
  
• Adding pictures:
  
  
  
• Randomizing sections:
  
  
  
• Randomizing multiple choice questions:
  
  
  
• The Question Bank (combining several small tests into 1, and splitting a big test into several small tests):
  

Working with ELC Midterm Exams

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• Use Short Answer Questions instead of Fill-in-the-blank questions
• As explained above, Fill-in-the-blank questions can be problematic in Schoolhouse as it generates lines which correspond to the missing word length in the answer key. For this reason, the Testing Committee uses Short Answer questions for vocabulary and other gap-fill questions instead. To create a Short Answer question, see the instructions below:
1. In Design View, under Item Selection, select Short Answer
2. In Question, write your question using the underline key for the blank space (ie, CCQ is a college in _).
3. In Answer, write the answer to the question (ie, Qatar)
4. By default, Schoolhouse will generate a line under each question. To remove this line, go to Document View > Document Options > Question Items > Short Answer and deselect the box for Short Answer Lines
   
   
   
• Change exam information (ie, the term and shift) on the title page of the exam AND the answer sheet
1. Click on Document View
2. At the top, select Title Group
3. Under Title > Text, change the Year and Term as needed
4. Under Instructions > Text, change the shift to AM or PM as needed
5. Click OK
6. Click on Answer Sheet View
7. At the top, select Title Group
8. Under Title > Text, change the Year and Term as needed
9. Under Instructions > Text, change the shift to AM or PM as needed
10. Click OK
     
    
    
• Change the test version (A or B) on the headers of the exam AND answer sheet
1. Click on Document View
2. At the top, select Header
3. Under Fields > Top Right, change the version (A or B) as needed
4. Click OK
5. Click on Answer Sheet View
6. At the top, select Header
7. Under Fields > Top Right, change the version (A or B) as needed
8. Click OK
    
   
   
• Change exam information (ie, the term and shift) on the footers of the exam AND answer sheet
1. Click on Document View
2. At the top, select Footer
3. Under Fields > Bottom Left, change the Year, Term, Shift, and Version as needed
4. Click OK
5. Click on Answer Sheet View
6. At the top, select Footer
7. Under Fields > Bottom Left, change the Year, Term, Shift, and Version as needed
8. Click OK
    
   
   
• Save the exam as a PDF
1. Click on Document View
2. At the top, select Print
3. Under Number of documents, choose 1
4. Under Number of keys, choose 0
5. Under Printer, select Microsoft Print to PDF
6. Select Print
7. A new window will pop up. Choose the folder that you want your test to be saved in and under File Name, give your test a name
8. Click Save
   
   
   
• Save the Answer Sheet and Answer Key as a PDF
1. Click on Answer Sheet View
2. At the top, select Print
3. Under Number of documents, choose 1
4. Under Number of keys, choose 1
5. Under Printer, select Microsoft Print to PDF
6. Select Print
7. The first window that pops up is for the Answer Sheet. Choose the folder that you want your Answer Sheet to be saved in and under File Name, give your Sheet a name
8. Click Save
9. The next window that pops up is for the Answer Key. Choose the folder that you want your Answer Key to be saved in and under File Name, give your Sheet a name
10. Click Save
    
    
    
• Print the exam
1. Click on Document View
2. At the top, select Print
3. Under Number of documents, choose 1
4. Under Number of keys, choose 0
5. Under Printer, select your printer
6. Select Print
   
   
   
• Print the Answer Sheet and Answer Key
1. Click on Answer Sheet View
2. At the top, select Print
3. Under Number of documents, choose 1
4. Under Number of keys, choose 1
5. Under Printer, select your printer
6. Select Print