Instruction Manual

TurningKey User Guide 11
Using Answer Keys
2 Enter the appropriate information in the fields provided:
3 Click Continue.
The TurningKey editor opens. A question list is generated with the number of questions selected in step 2.
4 If there are multiple versions of the Answer Key, select the version number from the drop-down menu.
5 If necessary, select the desired question type from the drop-down menu next to the question number.
Available Question Types:
• Multiple Choice
• Multiple Response
• Fill in the Blank - Multiple correct answers must be separated by a semi-colon. Correct answers have
a limit of 16 characters.
Field Name Description
Number of Versions The number of test versions to be created for the answer key. A valid
entry is a whole number between 1 and 20.
Number of Questions The number of questions to be included in the Answer Key. A valid entry
is a whole number between 1 and 100 for the XR or 1 and 200 for the
NXT.
Correct The default point value for a correct answer. A valid entry is a number
between -10,000 and 10,000.
Incorrect The default point value for an incorrect answer. A valid entry is a number
between -10,000 and 10,000.
Question Type Select the default question type for the Answer Key.
Number of Choices Select the default number of answer choices for the Answer Key.
Test Name The name of the test (24 character limit). The name of the test is
displayed on the ResponseCard NXT during the log in process.
Description Provide a description of the answer key. This field is optional.
Note
If “Essay” is selected as the default question type,
the limit is 50 essay questions.
Essay questions are not graded by TurningKey.