If you select the option to have the results printed out in RTF you can edit the document like any document. That way if you want All of the Above to appear as the last option you just have to cut and paste. This also works if you have numbers that would be best judged in sequence. BTW it helps if you know what answer key you are using. ;-)
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If you use the IF-AT Testmaker (http://testmaker.if-at.com/login.aspx) and change the wording from "All of the above" to "All of the other answers are correct" then the location of that answer makes little difference.
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Hi Laura,
I've experienced a similar problems when I wanted to make the final choice "all of the above". Perhaps you could order some custom forms from Epstein. I noticed this on their web page:
Custom IF-AT Forms: EEE can build forms around an existing set of questions and can also print forms with your school or company name & logo [view sample]. Pricing for customized orders is determined at the time of sale. Please contact us to discuss ordering customized forms and licensing arrangements.
Hope this helps.
Christine
On 2011/05/12 5:42, Laura Chihara wrote:
I noticed something unusual in a couple of the
IRAT answer cards made by Epstein Learning and am
interested in this group's reaction to this:
1. In one card, the distribution of correct answers is
A-5, B-8, C-14, D-9, E-14
2. In another card, a consecutive string of answers is:
A E A C A D A D A D A E A C
In particular, card 2 strikes me as problematic: I think
students tend to fret when they start seeing patterns. Plus,
it's hard to write questions where A is the correct choice
every other time. For example, I often ask questions
followed by, say, three statements (I, II, III)
and then have students choose A. I; B. II; C. I and III;
D. I and II; E. all the above.
In the case of card 1, where E is often "None of the Above,"
I would have to start putting this option in another
location, which strikes me as rather contrived.
I emailed Epstein Learning about this and they said the answers
are generated randomly. As a statistician, I have no reason to
doubt this statement. But a random sequence of the 5 letters doesn't
necessarily mean it's an optimal sequence of answers for a multiple
choice test.
--Laura
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