Using Sakai with Exam View

Sakai Question Support

The export feature maps ExamView question types to the closest corresponding Sakai question format. A summary of the question type mapping is shown in the table below.

A summary of ExamView question information supported when exporting to a Sakai server is shown below.

Exporting a Test/Question Bank for Sakai

Question banks or tests can be exported to a Sakai-formatted file for import into the LMS.

1. Create or open a test/question bank in ExamView Test Generator.
2. Click File from the menu bar, mouse over Export, and select Sakai.
3. Select the save location, enter a file name and click Save. The question content is saved as a ZIP file.
   1. Take note of where the file is being saved as you will need to locate it later when uploading to the Sakai Worksite.
   2. For the PC version, the file is not saved until the Export to Sakai wizard is completed.
4. Enter a name. You may also enter a description.
   1. The Name is the name displayed in Sakai’s Tests and Quizzes. Choose a name that will be helpful to you in working with the questions. For example, you could use Chapter 1. The name can be a maximum of 255 characters.
   2. The Description is optional and allows you to provide additional information about the test or bank.
5. Select the formatting and feedback options.
   1. HTML - Maintains as much formatting as possible. Supports fonts, tables, images, etc.
   2. HTML without any fonts - Maintains all formatting except font and size settings. The font used to display each question will depend on the settings specified by Sakai and/or your browser.
   3. HTML without default fonts - This is a combination of the first two options. With this option, ExamView does not set the initial font unless you set a new font other than the default font.
   4. Text only - Removes all formatting. Fonts, tables, images, etc. are not supported. Any content that appears inside of a table is not included. Use this option only if you have very simple questions with little or no formatting requirements.
   5. Select the appropriate Feedback option if your questions include rationales or feedback. Otherwise, select None.
6. Enter a directory (or folder) for the test/question bank images.

Make sure that the folder name is unique for this question pool. The Directory Name is used to store images that are required by questions in the test or question bank. The name you supply should be unique for the test or question bank you are exporting. If you use the same name for multiple tests or question banks, images may be overwritten when the file is imported into Sakai. In this case, the questions in the existing question pool or quiz will show the wrong images. If you are exporting the same test or question bank multiple times, you can save space on your Sakai server by using the same Directory Name for images each time you export. If none of the questions in your test/question bank contain images, the directory name you provide will be ignored. However, you must still supply a name.

1. Click OK to export the test/question bank.

Next Steps

As part of the export process, ExamView compresses all of the files into one ZIP file. This makes it easier to import the questions into your e-learning platform. The next step is to upload these questions into Sakai.
 

Uploading a Test/Question Bank into Sakai

To upload questions into Sakai follow the steps below.

How to upload tests/banks into Sakai

1. Log in to your Sakai account. The Home page appears.
2. Select the desired course name from the Courses dropdown. The Course page appears.
3. Click Tests & Quizzes from the menu on the left. The Assessments page appears.
4. Under Create an Assessment, click Import under Import from File.
5. Click Browse and navigate to where you saved the ExamView test export and click Open.
6. Choose to Export from Respondus and click Import. The import will process and the test or bank will now appear in Working Copies under Assessments.

Creating a Quiz in Sakai

For tests exported to Sakai format, the test or quiz will already be imported as an assessment and will not require additional creation steps.

Follow the normal procedures for creating a test or quiz from the banks exported to Sakai format from ExamView.