Test Scanning Services
Hours and Location
Location:
5123 Holmes Street, Newcomb Hall, Room 302F (across from the CAFE Conference Room)
Hours:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday-Friday
Please message umkcopticalscanning@umkc.edu to arrange an appointment.
For additional questions, please contact umkcopticalscanning@umkc.edu or 816.235.5362.
Download exam scan request forms (PDF)
Optical Scanning Services
Scanning services are provided for UMKC faculty and staff for scoring of multiple-choice "bubble-sheet" tests. Bubble-sheets for UMKC course examinations can be purchased from the Scanning Office in packages of 500.
Scanning Service Announcements
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Scan Sheets Details and Information
Ordering Scan Sheets
To order orange or green scan sheets, please use the Scan Sheet Order Form. Complete instructions are provided on the form itself. Orange and green sheets cannot be mixed. Learn more about the differences between the sheet types.
Orange Sheets
- UMKC general purpose answer sheets
- Maximum capacity for 200 questions
- Up to five answer choices per question
- Students may suppress their identification number and score from appearing on a publicly viewed report by filling in the field provided on the answer sheet.
Green Sheets
- NCS general purpose answer sheets
- Maximum capacity for 120 questions
- Up to 10 answer choices per question
- Students may suppress their identification number and score from appearing on a publicly viewed report by darkening in the bubble in the 10th position (column J) of the identification number.
Answer Key
Name: Code as AK MASTER KEY AK, with the bubbles corresponding to the appropriate letters and spaces filled in.
Identification number: Use the value ‘999999999' on both the orange and green answer sheets and fill in the corresponding bubbles.
Test answers: Each question must have the correct response bubble filled in, except in the case of skipped questions.
Skipped questions: If the instructor wishes to skip a particular question, she or he must leave the response bubbles for that particular question blank on the answer key.
Scoring: Exam questions may be given any point values, including decimals of up to 3 places. Unless specified, questions are scored at 1 point each. You may specify different point values for different questions. For example: questions 1-25 may be worth 2 points each and questions 25-30 worth 3 points each.
Special Scoring Instructions
Additional scoring options:
- Multiple responses to a question can be accepted for full or partial credit.
- Questions can be skipped (not scored).
- Multiple responses for a question can be required for full credit (please contact the scanning office for details before giving the exam).
Please provide details in the Special Instructions section on your exam scan request form.
Name: The student name does not need to be filled in. If names are not used, unique ID numbers must be used for each student.
Identification number: Exam sheets can be scored without ID numbers. The identification number must be unique for each answer sheet. In accordance to the Buckley Amendment of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, this value must not identify the specific student with any reasonable certainty. Information Services recommends a numbering system that is known only by the instructor and each individual student. Each column of the Identification Number section should be given a value. No two score sheets within a given test group can use the same identification number.
Test answers: Unless otherwise specified in scoring instructions, only one answer per question may be selected. If more than one bubble is filled in, the question will be scored as incorrect.
Standard Reports
Grade list: This report is provided in a spreadsheet and in a PDF. It lists student ID numbers and names, with percentage scores and raw scores.
Student score histogram report: This report displays a histogram indicating the frequency distribution of scores.
Student response report: This report contains a table with a row for each student, indicating their response to each question.
Item analysis report: This report displays the frequencies and percentages of students who selected each response to each question. The Item Analysis report is useful for determining the performance on each question.
Test statistics report: This report provides the number of graded questions, the number of possible points, minimum and maximum scores for the test, mean score, standard deviation, and Kuder-Richardson statistics.
Student error report: A separate page is generated for each student, detailing their selections for each question, the points awarded for each question, and the total percentage and raw scores. This report is useful for printing and handing out to students or viewing a record containing only one student’s performance on the test.
Additional Reports
The exam scoring software can be configured to provide many different types of reports. If you need exam information not provided in the standard reports, or reports in a different format, etc., please inquire at the Scanning Office.
Report Output
Reports are available in printed and/or electronic format. Electronic files will be sent to your UMKC email address.
If you have any questions pertaining to the test scanning/scoring process, please contact the Scanning Office at 235-5362 or via email.