Study Tips

Problems Taking an Online Test?

If you are taking a test:
	Enter your name, student ID, and email address in the spaces provided.
	Preview the entire test before you begin answering any of the questions.
	Carefully read each question.
	For multiple choice questions, select the response that best completes the statement or answers the questions.
	For essay or short answer questions, state the main idea in the first sentence. Then, provide detail to support your response.
	If you must skip a question, jot down the question number so that you can quickly return to it later.
	Review the entire test and check your answer to each question.
	When you finish, click the GRADE & SUBMIT button. Your results will be graded and sent to your instructor. Your results will also be displayed if your instructor set up the test accordingly.

	NOTE: Click the BACK button shown here to return to the test.

If you are taking a study guide:
	Enter your name in the space provided.
	Preview the study guide (practice test) before you begin answering any of the questions.
	Carefully read each question.
	For multiple choice questions, select the response that best completes the statement or answers the questions.
	For essay or short answer questions, state the main idea in the first sentence. Then, provide detail to support your response.
	If you must skip a question, jot down the question number so that you can quickly return to it later.
	Review the entire test and check your answer to each question.
	When you finish, click the CHECK YOUR WORK button. You will immediately see whether each item was correct or incorrect. You may also retake the practice test.

	NOTE: Click the BACK button shown below to return to the test/study guide.

If you are having problems taking a test:

If the check boxes do not show up or do not align with the questions:

If the computer you are using to take the test is running Windows 95/98/ME, you may experience this type of problem with larger tests.

This is a limitation imposed by Windows 95/98/ME. These operating having trouble with web pages that have too many "controls" (e.g., each drop-down list that contains a T/F answer is one control). This problem should not occur with Windows NT/2000/XP or Macintosh.

Before taking the test, make sure you close all other programs except the web browser.

If that does not solve the problem, Dr. Woolard may be able to reduce the number of questions on a single test by splitting the test in two or or you could use a computer that uses Windows NT/2000/XP to take the test.

I cannot log on to the Test Center using Netscape 6. The OK button after name and password seems to be "dead".

	Unfortunately, ExamView Test Center does not support Netscape 6. After extensive testing, it seems that Netscape 6 has several unresolved problems with HTML and especially Javascript. They have explored several work arounds, but nothing seemed to take care of the problem.
	Recommendation: Use Explorer or Netscape 4.x or Netscape 7 (The new version 7 release seems to have fixed some of the bugs.
	P.S. If you explore some of the forums that cover Netscape, you will see that you are not alone in your experiences.

NOTE: Click the BACK button shown below to return to the test/study guide.