Importing test questions from ExamView Software

Importing test questions from ExamView Software

by Kevin Brinkman -
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Here is what I am trying to do with my website.

  1.  I want to be able to make a test with Exam View by picking the questions I want for the particular content that I am covering at the time.
  1. I want to then be able to import it into my Moodle website so that the students can log in under their ID #, take the test, and have it sent back to me graded.
  1. I think that this is going to require that I save the exam that I have made in Exam View as some kind of blackboard file extension so that the test will be interactive and allow the students to answer the questions on the website.

Thank you for any assistance that might be available!

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Re: Importing test questions from ExamView Software

by Rick Koontz -

This works for me on Moodle 1.9.10

Generate your quiz in examview test builder. Choose File > Export > Blackboard 6.0-7.0 and follow the instructions.  Make sure that you remember the name and location of the zip file. Find the zip file and right-click on it.  Choose extract all. When you are done extracting, you will have a file that looks similar to:  res00000.dat  This is what you will be importing. Go into moodle and start a quiz.  You will have to at least name the quiz.  Then choose save and display. On the next screen, click the edit tab and then choose import. Select the Blackboard format (NOT Blackboard V6+) Make sure your category is correct, and unclick the ‘Get Category from file’ box In the ‘Import from file upload…’ section, browse to your res00000.dat file and upload it. You should see a list of questions.  Roll to the bottom and click Continue. The questions should now be in the question bank.
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Re: Importing test questions from ExamView Software

by Kevin Brinkman -

That worked Beautifully!!! smile  Now, I am going to play around with it a while to make sure that I can do it on my own.  Thank you very much for the quick reply.  I was really having trouble finding someone that could explain this to me. 

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Re: Importing test questions from ExamView Software

by Rob Johnson -

There is a plugin for 1.9 that will allow you to import Examview Blackboard .zip export with images.

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Re: Importing test questions from ExamView Software

by Kevin Brinkman -

wide eyesI am really green when it comes to changing things within a program.  I am having trouble understanding what to do with your instructions for install:

Create a new line in your lang/en/quiz.php at the bottom as follows (change 'en' to fit your language) -
$string['examview_blackboard'] = 'Examview (Blackboard 6.x)';

Copy contents of the zip file into your /question/format/ directory inside of moodle. You should see existing folders such as "aiken", "blackboard", etc.

Lastly, make sure your execute/ownership permissions are set correctly on the files you copy into your Moodle directory. You will know this plugin is working if you see a new option for Examview (Blackboard 6.x) appear in your list of import options. If it doesn't show up, you have a permissions problem.

From there, just try to import a test.. use the ZIP files exported by Examview for this. They can come from either individual tests or entire question banks.

Do you have a set of instructions that may come from "Moodle for Dummieswide eyes"

Thank you for your time.

Kevin Brinkman

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Re: Importing test questions from ExamView Software

by anie nebs -

Please I need help with uploading examview quiz into moodle.

I unzipped or extracted the examview file that I exported into blackboard and I got the following .DAT files

00001_categories.dat

00001_itemcategories.dat

00001_questions.dat

00001_settings.dat

imsmanifest.xml

.bb-package-info

nar001-1.jpg  to nar0004-1.jpg

 

I did not see a file similar to res00000.dat.

Please help.

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Re: Importing test questions from ExamView Software

by Rob Johnson -

If you install the plugin, you upload the the entire .zip file.

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by anie nebs -

what is the link for the plug in or where can I download the lug in

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Re: Importing test questions from ExamView Software

by Rob Johnson -

Please see the link above in my initial reply to Kevin. smile

Rob

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by Rob Johnson -

Are you running a server, or is you Moodle hosted?  Either way, the contents of the plugin .zip file needs to be put in the correct place.  If you look at all of the Moodle files and folders, you will see a "question" folder.  Inside of it is a folder titled "format."  The format folder is where the plugin needs to go.

The premissions refers to making the files writable by the web server.  You can check to see if the permissions are OK by clicking into a course, and click the "questions" link in the admin block.  You will see an "Import" tab.  If (examview_blackboard) is listed in the format choices, you should be in good shape.

The language file addition is for athestics.  Adding the line to the language string will change (examview_blackboard) to Examview Blackoard 6.x.  The plugin works without editing the lang file.

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by anie nebs -

The server is hosted. I am i out of luck

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by Rob Johnson -

No.  I only asked to know how you would be uploading/editing the files.

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by anie nebs -

where is this file lang/en/quiz.php?

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by Rob Johnson -

Look in /lang/en_utf8/.

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by anie nebs -

Look in /lang/en_utf8/.

 

Please I do not know where to look for the above file. Please clarify with direction where to locate or how to locate the above file

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by Rob Johnson -

There is a folder called "lang" where all of the other Moodle files and folders are located.  In that folder, you will see another folder called "en_utf8."  This is where English language files are stored.  You will find the quiz.php file there.

Your host likely has Cpanel or something similar that you can use to browse the files and folders of  your Moodle installation.  There will be an editing tool with the file browser.

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