COMPLETE HELP - 6. Academic Quizzes

6. Academic Quizzes

6A. How Do You Pick a TypeAbility Academic Quiz? TypeAbility comes loaded with lots of different types of quizzes on 4 different Academic subjects. And each Academic Subject is divided into several different Topics. And each Topic has a number of lessons devoted to it. So here's how you would start up an Academic Quiz.

• Press F6 twice quickly to open the Pick an Academic Subject dialog. This dialog contains a list of 4 Academic subjects: Language, Geography, Biology, Science, and Math.
• Arrow to the Subject you desire. The list is a tree view,  so press the RIGHT ARROW, and you will display the different Topics in the Subject that you have selected. Down Arrow to the desired Topic, and press ENTER on it. The Pick a Quiz dialog will open.
• When the Pick a Quiz dialog opens, you will be in the Choose Your Quiz list box. This box contains a list of all the quizzes devoted to the Topic that you selected. So Arrow to the quiz you desire, press ENTER, and the quiz will begin.
• After the quiz is finished, TypeAbility will report your accuracy and speed. To go to the next quiz in the subject you've picked, just press F2 twice quickly. Or, to repeat the quiz, press F2 3 times quickly. 

6B. How Do the Practice Quizzes Run? An Academic Quiz can be run as a practice test, where you are given several tries to answer correctly,  including progressively more and more hints until you get the answer right. A quiz can also be run as a full-fledged Academic Test where you get only one try per question, with no hints, and are graded at the end. By default, a quiz is run as a practice test. Here's how a practice quiz works:

• When the Quiz begins, an explanation is given about what the quiz is about. Then when each question is asked, a small hint is also provided.
• After the student types their answer, they must press ENTER. If the answer was correct, the next question is posed.
• If the answer was not correct, the question is restated along with a longer hint. If the student does not get the answer correct after 4 attempts, TypeAbility provides the answer, which the student must type before TypeAbility goes to the next question in the quiz.
• Note that while the student is typing the answer, TypeAbility does not correct the student. TypeAbility only corrects the student after they press ENTER.
• After the quiz is done, the student is provided there score. If they wish to repeat the practice quiz, press F2 three times quickly. Or, if they wish to go to the next quiz, while running it as a practice test, press F2, twice quickly.

6C. How Do I Run a Real Academic Test? After picking a Topic from the Pick an Academic Subject dialog, the Pick a Quiz dialog opens. By default, you will be in the Choose Your Quiz list box.  However, the Pick a Quiz dialog also contains 2 radio buttons that determine whether you will be running the Quiz as a practice test, or as a Real Test. To get to those radio buttons, just TAB once. So, after opening the Pick a Quiz dialog, here’s how to run a real test.

• In the Pick a Quiz dialog, by default, you will be in the Choose Your Quiz List box. So TAB once and you will hear that you are on a radio button named,  Practice Your Quiz radio button. This is the default choice. So if you are going to be practicing your quiz, you don't even have to TAB to these radio buttons.
• On the other hand, if you wish to really run the test without help, then after TABBING to the radio buttons, Down Arrow to the second radio button named, Take the Quiz. 
• Finally, TAB back to the Choose Your Quiz list box, select a quiz from the list, and press ENTER. The quiz will begin. 
• You will be given one chance for each question, and no hints will be provided. At the end of the quiz, you will be given your score.
• If you wish to repeat the real quiz, press F2 three times quickly. Or, if you wish to go to the next quiz, while running it as a real test, press F2, twice quickly.

6D. How Thorough are the Academic Tests? The Math quizzes are extremely thorough in teaching elementary mathematics. In fact, they are superior to the best lessons of almost the math tutor programs out there. And the Geography Lessons on Country Capitals cover every country in the world. However, the quizzes on other Academic Subjects and Topics are not as comprehensive by any stretch of the imagination. They are very educational and vastly entertaining, but they cover only a small part of the subject.

6E. Can a Teacher Create There Own Academic Tests? Not in this version of TypeAbility4. This capability, however, will be available in an upcoming free TypeAbility upgrade.