LXR Software Support

Revision History 6.0


V6.0.11

• Opening databases. LXRTEST 6.0.11 will no longer allow databases updated with newer versions of LXRTEST to be opened.
  
  
• Web Test. Corrected a problem that would occur on some client machines that had slower communications with a web server. Timed tests using the warning feature of LXRTEST would notice that the warning dialog would re-appear after the initial warning dialog was dismissed.
  
  
• Online Window. Feedback data was not displaying for questions that had been converted from MCS format to another format. This would only happen for questions where the "For each choice" option had been set while in MCS format, prior to conversion to another question type.
  
  
• Question Window. The initial record of a new question bank that was created while another question bank was open might carry forward some of the question stats from the original bank.
  
  
• Question Importing. The ET field was being incorrectly initialized.
  
  
• Web Test. Results were not being emailed to users who logged onto tests using their email address. This was due to another recent coding change.
  
  
• Web Test. Added additional demographic data to track date and time test was completed in addition to last date and time test was logged onto.
  
  
• Test Window - Picking from items that contained linked instructions might select more items than requested.
  
  
• Question Window. Duplicating a question was not duplicating the objects count field. This would cause the selection window to not select duplicated questions when selecting by object count.
  
  
• Test Window. Moving linked items to a test while in Category view mode could cause a program crash.
  
  
• Global Changes. Non-MC/TF type questions were not computing the cumulative difficulty (p value).
  
  
• Scores Window. Non-MC/TF type question statistic updating would not always detect unanswered items and the cumulative item difficulty (p value) was not being computed.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report. Non-MC/TF type questions were not always detecting unanswered items when computing the average test scores.
  
  
• Online Window. The drop test box showing the available tests numbers when re-associating scores did not contain a scroll bar and was not intuitive to use when a larger number of test numbers were in the list. Added a scroll bar.
  
  
• Online Window. Changed the order of a couple of procedures to make sure that SQL Server databases are handled correctly if some of the foreign key triggers are missing.
  
  
• Scores Window. Changed the order of a couple of procedures to make sure that SQL Server databases are handled correctly if some of the foreign key triggers are missing.
  
  
• Scores Window. Creating a new scores database and manually adding scores would sometimes cause an error because the demographic titles did not exist.
  
  
• Web Tests. Proctored exams were not emailing results to email addresses from the student database. It would only email to email addresses entered in the Report Tab of the Online window.
  
  
• Individual Scores Report. Reports that include a lot of student comments were not paginating correctly.
  
  
• Exporting. Templated exports were not always setting the correct delimiter on the delimiters page.
  
  
• Web Tests. The score result returned to an LMS was sometimes rounded incorrectly.
  
  
• Update Question Statistics. The distracter percentages were not being computed during the update. This would usually only show up during the Bank Listing report because the percentages were computed at other times as well.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report. It is now possible to print student comments from a scores database when there is no test associated with it.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report. The pagination was not correct when a specific combination of item parts was selected.
  
  
• Question Linking. LXRTEST would sometimes not create a hard link to Question objectives containing dashes.
  
  
• Bank Listing Report. Added capability to display distracter percentages.
  
  
• Printed Tests. Multiple response answers were not being displayed when the point values for those items were less than 1.
  
  
• Question Window. Changing question format to Matching from other formats would sometimes crash.
  
  
• Question Window. Question banks converted to SQL Server would generate a duplicate key error for changed statistics records. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Question Import. Improved the import error message.
  
  
• Web test graphics. LXRTEST will interface with the Microsoft JPEG export filter when exporting question graphics for web tests. If the Microsoft filter is not available, the default export filter provided with LXRTEST will be used instead.
  
  
• Question Window. Answer labels are now properly updated when changing an existing question type to MCM format.
  
  
• Question Window. Changing question format from T/F to MCS would sometimes crash the program.
  
  
• Global Changes. Category data is no longer being deleted for Instructions during global changes.
  
  
• Question Window. The ELT column was not correctly interpreting NULL values as zero.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report. The "p" values would sometimes show a truncated decimal value, instead of rounding up as desired.
  
  
• Question Window. The "p" column in the statistics area would sometimes show a truncated decimal value, instead of rounding up as desired.
  
  
• OMR Scanning. Limit length of data read in any Code field to no more than 4 chars. Some forms are configured to allow multiple marks and over 4 marks in a Code field could overflow the allocated space.
  
  
• Test Description Report. The first question in an objective group would not contribute the correct number of points to the computed total when the question was worth something other than 1 point.
  
  
• Individual Mastery Report. Reports summarized by objective that spanned more than 2 pages would sometimes not paginate at the correct location.
  
  
• Question Window. Version answers were sometimes not being kept in the correct range of values when the number of choices for a question was decreased.
  
  
• Individual Feedback Report. When printing items with no content or feedback the question numbers near the footer of the page and near the top of the next page would not print.
  
  
• Test Window. Attempts to pick more items than are selected now will report an error and change the Pick number to the maximum available. LXRTEST will no longer automatically add all available items to the test.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report. If the last item on a test was omitted by a student, it was not being included in the omitted count on the item statistics report.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report. MCM type questions were not always correctly reporting the correct overall Avg. As the report currently stands, all questions should display the same overall Avg value, regardless of the question type.
  
  
• Update Question Statistics. An additional option has been added to allow updating of selected students. If no students are selected, the program behaves as it always has.
  
  
• Item Statistics report. Changed the report to not display questions when comments were selected and none of the statistics part fields were also selected. If any statistics part fields are selected the report behaves as it always has.
  
  
• Individual Scores report. When summarized by Section break, the section break titles were not being retrieved from the grading table and the titles would simply show as Section Break - 01, etc.
  
  
• Web Test. The Individual Scores report would only display the first section break title when viewed by Section break, and the test contained non-numbered section breaks.
  
  
• All Score reports. Any score reports that print objective titles will now print either the objective or the short objective description from an associated grading table (if one exists), but not both.
  
  
• Test Description Report. When the Summarize By Item banks option was set, any instructions on the test were incorrectly being counted as 1 point each in the Points column.
  
  
• Test Window. Tests opened with a Read only password were allowing the user to change the lock status and set break information. This now requires a Write password, when passwords are enabled.
  
  
• Individual Scores Report. The report will now display the title description information, if available, instead of the objective or section ID.
  
  
• Test Window. Tests opened with a Read only password were allowing changes to the order of the test items.
  
  
• Question Window. Navigation to a prior object is now supported when navigating a selected set of questions.
  
  
• Test Window. Pick 1 item in the View By Category mode was not working correctly.
  
  
• Test Window. The left test panel would collapse expanded categories when data in a question was updated. The categories now remain expanded.
  
  
• Stats Window. The e (equator) column was not updating the window display so it was impossible to tell if it was checked or not after returning to the question.
  
  
• Stats Window. The cumulative RPB value in the stats area was not being computed using the same formula during when using the Update Question Stats procedure. It was using a straight average. The correct method is to use a weighted average (based on the number of admins per test).
  
  

V6.0.10

• Scores Demographics Report. The demographic titles were not always matching up with the proper demographic data.
  
  
• Individual Scores Report. Reports with the Items part turned off, the Summary part turned on and a Summary by Category option selected were not being sorted correctly.
  
  
• Scores Window. Manually changing a student ID would lose all demographic data associated with that scores record.
  
  
• Test Window. The insertion location on the test window was moving to the bottom of the window after removing section breaks.
  
  
• Test Window. Posting a test that contained multiple copies of the same instruction would generate an error for the duplicate instructions.
  
  
• Test Window. The Pick option would sometimes pick hard linked instructions after they had already been included on the test as part of a linked group. This would occur when picking from a selection.
  
  
• Test Window. The Pick option was not choosing any items when the "Question View" was not set to "Item" and the selected items did not include a parent item.
  
  
• Test Window. The Pick option was choosing too many questions, from a selected group of items when those items contained links.
  
  
• Question Import. The points field was being initialized to 1 for existing questions whenever the point value was not a supplied field.
  
  
• OMR Forms. Added ability to load the scoring Type field from an OMR form.
  
  
• Test Window. The selected item in the left panel was not always going to the expected location after moving an item to the right panel. The selected item in the left list will now move to the next available item in the list.
  
  
• Test Window. When viewing by objectives or categories, LXRTEST no longer automatically expands item views when selecting questions.
  
  
• Test Window. The program would not return when choosing items from a category that had a following category containing no selected items.
  
  
• Grading Table. “Read only” warnings for the Grading Table are now only displayed one time, when the database is opened.
  
  
• Web Tests. Modified one of the messages used on the cover page to use the TestType session variable.
  
  
• Web Tests. Add a SafeToEdit.asp include file to the webtest.asp file created for each web test. This new file can be used by instructors to create custom changes without having to re-edit the file each time the test is rebuilt.
  
  
• Global Changes. Added "Review Date" to the list of available parts that support search and replace.
  
  
• Report Variables. Added a new %ScoresStudents% substitution variable to allow the printing of the number of students in report headers.
  
  
• Report Groups. The SQL statements for sorting on more than 1 category field were not being generated correctly. An incorrect SQL statement was being generated when no selection criterion was provided but a sort criterion was.
  
  
• Grading Table. Loading of category fields into a grading table was ignoring values that had the same ending value as a previously loaded value (e.g. OVINE vs BOVINE)
  
  
• Student LAN. Grade Instantly code was missing a line of code that would clear the student answers edit boxes when moving to the next question, only happened when using the hand icon to move to next question.
  
  
• Import Questions (Merge). The merge header control was being cleared when using an import template, causing the import to fail when executing the template.
  
  
• Import Questions. Corrected the template radio buttons. Occasionally two radio buttons would be selected at one time.
  
  
• Individual Scores Report. Adjusted the print column width for the objective title and points columns so they didn't overwrite each other when extra wide objectives were being printed.
  
  

V6.0.9:

• OMR. Added support for NCS OpScan 4U.
  
  
• Online Window. The controls on the Access tab were not being set correctly when the lock button was in the closed position.
  
  
• Online Window. The lock button will now prevent the test from being rebuilt unless the lock is open.
  
  
• Question Window. LXRTEST does not permit multiple consecutive embedded spaces in an objective. It also does not support trailing spaces in objective names. A single leading space is permitted. These rules are now more strictly enforced.
  
  
• Test Statistics Report. The high student score is no longer occasionally being dropped from the report.
  
  
• Web Tests. The web test application has been modified to allow easier end-user customization of the text and graphics in the web pages. This modification also lends itself towards simple multi-lingual support.
  
  
• Item Stats report. The overall AVG column value in the Item Stats report now matches the overall AVG column value displayed in the Question Stats Window.
  
  
• Stats Window. The ELT values for individual tests are now being properly accumulated into the test row.
  
  
• Stats Window. The overall AVG field for all questions is now the average score of all students who took the test, not just of those who answered the question correctly.
  
  
• Stats Window. The difficulty value for zero point value questions is now being updated correctly.
  
  
• Web Tests. Only the first two answers of multiple-response questions with more than 2 correct answers were being processed properly when moving from one question to the next.
  
  
• Global Changes. Renamed the Clear Statistics global change option to Statistics and provided additional sub-options to support global re-computation (and sorting by date) of all question statistics and deletion of statistics based on a single test name and date.
  
  
• Question Window Stats. Added a re-compute button to the stats window that will allow a user to re-compute statistics based on the current administration counts. The test records are also sorted by test date.
  
  
• Question Window Stats. Made all statistics window fields are now editable. Editing of the row can be controlled via the Preferences item in the File menu.
  
  
• Web Tests. The Individual Scores and Individual Mastery reports will now each generate a single email report rather than individual reports per objective, section or category grouping.
  
  
• Web Tests. Internal code was limiting the maximum number of student administrations for a test to 32768. This limit has been removed.
  
  
• Web Tests. Disabled the image toolbar that appears in IE 6 when doing a mouse over of an image in a web test.
  
  
• Question Window Stats. T/F question Admin counts did not reflect student responses of A or B, yet these answers were being treated as T or F elsewhere. A and B answers are now treated as T or F in the Admin counts.
  
  
• Scores Window. If a student answer was edited and then you moved to another student that change was not being graded.
  
  
• Scores Window. Fixed a problem with overwriting all student responses under the following conditions: modify a student response then “Score (grade)”. This problem was inadvertently introduced in 6.0.8.1.
  
  
• Web Tests. Right mouse clicks have been disabled within the testing window.
  
  
• Question Window. Matching and True/False question answers are now being properly validated during data entry.
  
  
• Import/Export. Set the file name view so that, for long file names, the end of the filename is visible (rather than the path name).
  
  
• Web Tests. Some questions containing graphics would not display correctly on Macs running IE. This appears to be an IE bug. However, by making a small adjustment to the HTML we were able to work around the problem.
  
  
• Question Text Import. The specified question search algorithm is now stricter in the use of the specified Record Delimiter. This means that consecutive questions must now be separated by the specified delimiter.
  
  
• Student LAN. The size of the instruction area, on linked questions, has been adjusted to require less scrolling for large instructions.
  
  
• Question Selection. Searching for text containing embedded single quotes no longer generates a SQL syntax error.
  
  
• Question Selection. The Text table, used to select on text within a question, will occasionally get out of sync with the formatted version of the same table. Global Changes… Reformat Questions can now be used to get these tables back in sync and correct problems when selecting questions based on text within the stem or choices.
  
  
• Question Selection. Corrected an issue where editing category fields with shorter values would leave hidden data within the field. Selection based on these fields could pick up on the hidden data. LXRTEST now clears category fields before writing them to the database. Exporting existing questions to a new database will correct any potential existing selection problems.
  
  
• Question Selection. Using the category window popup context menu to "Select All" categories based on selections will now work properly.
  
  
• Question Selection. Selecting on admins for questions that had admin data from multiple tests would select the same question more than once, causing the total number of questions selected to be more than the total number of questions in the bank. Selections of admins will now only look at the cumulative stats data for a question.
  
  
• Header/Footer Window. Added a %Pages% variable that can be added to report headers/footers to indicate the total number of pages in a report.
  
  
• Projects Window. Increased the maximum projects from 50 to 100.
  
  
• Printed Tests. Corrected an issued where printing a test containing last page headers/footers that were smaller in height than the odd/even page headers/footers could occasionally cause the last question on the page to be over printed by the footer.
  
  
• Projects List. Deleted projects can now be re-used immediately when the project list has reached its maximum size.
  
  
• Scores Window. Manually changed point values for responses are now saved before printing.
  
  
• Scores Window. Improved the speed of importing scores in merge format when the merge file contained a large number of trailing null responses.
  
  
• Scores Window. “Lookup Student Info…” now works on selected students.
  
  
• Main Window Status Bar. Tool tips are now displayed for the project area of the status bar.
  
  
• Online Window. SQL Server connections that contained SQL Server instance names and/or port references are now handled correctly.
  
  
• OMR Forms. When reading in true/false answers they are now translated to the actual label stored in the question. Historically they were always changed T and F.
  
  
• Grading Window. Text longer than 20 characters in an area is no longer permitted.
  
  
• Online Window. The default grading option is now “NONE”.
  
  
• Item Stats Report. Made some changes to prevent divide by zero errors that could happen when part of a report group.
  
  
• Online Window. Test re-associations now work properly.
  
  
• Test reports. Test containing questions from multiple question banks will now display a warning message if the banks use different category titles.
  
  
• Online Window. Web tests using exit handling will now correctly recognize the exit link exam.
  
  
• LXRTEST Status Bar. The current project name and type will display on the LXRTEST status bar.
  
  
• Web tests. Web tests now provide a separate window to enter long essay answers.
  
  
• Scoring Window, LAN test and Web Tests. Short answer responses are now graded properly when the question answer contains leading or trailing white space characters.
  
  
• Question Window. Edit changes to categories are now automatically saved when moving from one question to another using a keyboard shortcut.
  
  
• Test Window. When using the toolbar save icon, it will now force a write under all circumstances.
  
  

V6.0.8:

• Printed Tests. The question ID information no longer prints at the top of the next page when it has already been printed at the bottom of the current page.
  
  
• Scores Gradebook Export. The “Items Correct” column now shows the correct value when the original scores data came from an OMR.
  
  
• Scores Window. Responses entered for the first student of a new scores database are now graded when the student name field is not first accessed.
  
  
• Web Test Reports. When the email option is enabled for web test reports, all reports are now automatically emailed as soon as the student indicates the test is finished. Previously, the reports were only emailed when the student previewed the results in the browser.
  
  
• Online Window. Web tests links to images now contain all forward slashes. Previously the link contained both forward and back slashes.
  
  
• Test Window. Tests which, at one time referenced multiple question banks but no longer do, no longer lose test items during the save process.
  
  
• Individual Scores Report. Multiple column reports are now paginated correctly when different length first page/other page headers/footers are used.
  
  
• Test Window. The duplicate key dialog will no longer appear on tests that use multiple question banks with page breaks.
  
  
• Scores Window. Up to 500 tests can now be stored in a single scores file.
  
  
• Online Window. Header/Footer/Cover file will now re-associate automatically like the other files, if moved to another location.
  
  
• Questions Window. Multiple choice answers typed into the answer window are now being validated with respect to the scramble range.
  
  
• Question Import. Merge import will now correctly handle merge records where not all of the fields are included. Note: this will only work for missing fields at the end of a record.
  
  
• Scores Window. Student comments are no longer lost when student responses are changed in the Scores Window.
  
  
• Scores Window. Multiple response multiple choice questions will now display a [?] in the error code field of the scores window if an answer exceeds the maximum attempts allowed.
  
  
• Scores Window. Revised OMR forms 4521, 16504, and 88483 to add date information into unused Code fields for MM, DD, and YY values.
  
  
• Questions Window. Average Statistic field will now allow decimal data entry.
  
  
• Mastery Group Report. The last column of report will now display the correct percent of those students who mastered the summary area.
  
  
• Student Window. Delete selected students will now correctly update the student record count.
  
  
• Student Import. Merge import would only add new records; it will now merge into existing records.
  
  
• Question Text Import. Fixed a problem with importing last letter in prior choice as the start of the next choice.
  
  
• Web Test. Accented or other special characters in the email subject line no longer cause incorrect text to display.
  
  
• Spelling. Eliminated the situation where the Duplicate Key dialog would sometimes appear when activating the Spelling dialog.
  
  
• Specifications. Increased the buffer size used for parsing field names.
  
  
• Web Test. The Grade button was not being enabled when the answers were typed in. It would only enable if the radio buttons were clicked.
  
  
• Scoring. Added new form configuration F-16811-PTS to distribution.
  
  
• Web Test. The Web Server Extensions will now correctly identify the location of images when a web test is built on one server and moved to a different server.
  
  
• Mastery Comparison Report. Corrected pagination problems when the report was wider than a single page.
  
  
• Test Window. Removed items from a test, after re-associating a test with a different question bank, were causing errors when saving the updated test.
  
  
• Scores.
  
  
When using the Score (Grade) menu option, if the score file was empty it would not know to go read the file again if there was only 1 student.


• Item Statistics. The overall column is now being displayed for MCM items, the average is a weighted value. Also, Update Question Statistics will update the average with the same value that is calculated and displayed on the report instead of using the average for the entire test.
  
  
• Item Statistics. Changed difficulty index calculation for items worth zero points to use the "is correct" information we now capture.
  
  
• Scores. Store "is correct" information in the Scores database for each item, in addition to the point value information already stored.
  
  
• LAN. Multi-response multiple choice questions with 1 maximum response was allowing 2 answers to be typed in.
  
  
• Printed Tests. Question frames of zero height were being printed (as a single line) when question sections were printed on the next page.
  
  
• Individual Feedback Report. Corrected pagination issue involving matching questions at the end of a page.
  
  
• Test Window. Improved speed of saving test, when test contained questions from multiple banks.
  
  
• Question Window. Question edit changes made just prior to navigation with a keyboard shortcut were not always being saved.
  
  
• Update Question Statistics. Elapsed time was not being calculated correctly.
  
  
• AICC Compliance. Implemented functionality necessary for compliance with AICC guidelines (AGR-010) concerning launching web tests.
  
  
• Test Specification. Save test items in spec line order when writing to a test file. Test Specification Report will now display test items in spec line order.
  
  
• Response Window. Changes made directly to the enlarged response window for an essay question were not always remembered.
  
  
• Grading Table. When loading from several files it will only create one objective area.
  
  
• Individual Scores Report. When reporting by area, unassigned areas will display as "not defined", similar to other reports.
  
  
• Web Tests. Improved the method of allowing students to go from one test to another when using the test linking feature.
  
  
• Report Groups. Category selection parameters are now recognized properly when the Categories have custom titles defined.
  
  
• Report Groups. The "Too few parameters" error will no longer appear for reports containing selections from multiple category fields.
  
  
• Print Questions. The framing around a question will now print correctly when the ID question part is also printed.
  
  
• Web Tests. Added support for Internet Explorer 5.2 on a Mac running OS X. User comments are also supported when using this browser.
  
  
• Update Item Statistics. The cumulative point-biserial is now calculated as an average of all reported tests instead of reporting the point-biserial from the most recent test.
  
  
• Import Scores. The last student’s responses would not import if the file did not contain a trailing record delimiter. Also, if the last line just contained a space it would loop back to the beginning of the merge file.
  
  
• Import Questions. During import the feedback, notes and response form areas now assume the default tab settings as defined in the Preferences menu item.
  
  
• Export Test: The question window “Selected” radio button is now ignored when exporting tests.
  
  
• Online Window/Web Tests. Added a "Proctored Exam" checkbox to the Access page. If an instructor checks this box the test will require an instructor ID and password before allowing a student to begin a web test.
  
  
• Global Changes. The font of replaced text was being set to Arial. The font of replaced text will now adapt to that of the surrounding text.
  
  
• Scores Window. Missing responses error code “[ ]” was not being set correctly for OMR results after bulk read code was introduced.
  
  
• Student LAN. Changed item number combo box to a drop list to prevent students from entering data in this field.
  
  
• Student LAN. When there are no bookmarks or unanswered questions the hand button will take you to cover page.
  
  
• Test Specifications. The available items list is now scrambled, making building tests from specifications more random.
  
  

V6.0.7.2:

• Web Test. Accented or other special characters in the email subject line no longer cause incorrect text to display.
  
  
• Spelling. Eliminated the situation where the Duplicate Key dialog would sometimes appear when activating the Spelling dialog.
  
  
• Specifications. Increased the buffer size used for parsing field names.
  
  
• Web Test. The Grade button was not being enabled when the answers were typed in. It would only enable if the radio buttons were clicked.
  
  
• Scoring. Added new form configuration F-16811-PTS to distribution.
  
  
• Web Test. The Web Server Extensions will now correctly identify the location of images when a web test is built on one server and moved to a different server.
  
  
• Mastery Comparison Report. Corrected pagination problems when the report was wider than a single page.
  
  
• Test Window. Removed items from a test, after reassociating a test with a different question bank, were causing errors when saving the updated test.
  
  
• Scores. When using the Score (Grade) menu option, if the score file was empty it would not know to go read the file again if there was only 1 student.
  
  
• Item Statistics. The overall column is now being displayed for MCM items, the average is a weighted value. Also, Update Question Statistics will update the average with the same value that is calculated and displayed on the report instead of using the average for the entire test.
  
  
• Item Statistics. Changed difficulty index calculation for items worth zero points to use the "is correct" information we now capture.
  
  
• Scores. Store "is correct" information in the Scores database for each item, in addition to the point value information already stored.
  
  
• LAN. Multi-response multiple choice questions with 1 maximum response was allowing 2 answers to be typed in.
  
  
• Printed Tests. Question frames of zero height were being printed (as a single line) when question sections were printed on the next page.
  
  
• Individual Feedback Report. Corrected pagination issue involving matching questions at the end of a page.
  
  
• Test Window. Improved speed of saving test, when test contained questions from multiple banks.
  
  
• Question Window. Question edit changes made just prior to navigation with a keyboard shortcut were not always being saved.
  
  
• Update Question Statistics. Elapsed time was not being calculated correctly.
  
  
• AICC Compliance. Implemented functionality necessary for compliance with AICC guidelines (AGR-010) concerning launching web tests.
  
  
• Test Specification. Save test items in spec line order when writing to a test file. Test Specification Report will now display test items in spec line order.
  
  
• Response Window. Changes made directly to the enlarged response window for an essay question were not always remembered.
  
  
• Grading Table. When loading from several files it will only create one objective area.
  
  
• Individual Scores Report. When reporting by area, unassigned areas will display as "not defined", similar to other reports.
  
  
• Web Tests. Improved the method of allowing students to go from one test to another when using the test linking feature.
  
  
• Report Groups. Category selection parameters are now recognized properly when the Categories have custom titles defined.
  
  
• Report Groups. The "Too few parameters" error will no longer appear for reports containing selections from multiple category fields.
  
  

V6.0.7.1:

• Print Questions. The framing around a question will now print correctly when the ID question part is also printed.
  
  
• Web Tests. Added support for Internet Explorer 5.2 on a Mac running OS X. User comments are also supported when using this browser.
  
  
• Update Item Statistics. The cumulative point-biserial is now calculated as an average of all reported tests instead of reporting the point-biserial from the most recent test.
  
  
• Import Scores. The last student’s responses would not import if the file did not contain a trailing record delimiter. Also, if the last line just contained a space it would loop back to the beginning of the merge file.
  
  
• Import Questions. During import the feedback, notes and response form areas now assume the default tab settings as defined in the Preferences menu item.
  
  
• Export Test: The question window “Selected” radio button is now ignored when exporting tests.
  
  
• Online Window/Web Tests. Added a "Proctored Exam" checkbox to the Access page. If an instructor checks this box the test will require an instructor ID and password before allowing a student to begin a web test.
  
  
• Global Changes. The font of replaced text was being set to Arial. The font of replaced text will now adapt to that of the surrounding text.
  
  
• Scores Window. Missing responses error code “[ ]” was not being set correctly for OMR results after bulk read code was introduced.
  
  
• Student LAN. Changed item number combo box to a drop list to prevent students from entering data in this field.
  
  
• Student LAN. When there are no bookmarks or unanswered questions the hand button will take you to cover page.
  
  
• Test Specifications. The available items list is now scrambled, making building tests from specifications more random.
  
  

V6.0.7.0:

• Online Window. Picture URL’s in web tests are now built using all forward slashes. This corrects problems using Mac browsers with tests hosted on older servers.
  
  
• Student LAN. Corrected bookmarking functionality in Online tests.
  
  
• Online Window. Copyright notices stored in the question bank will now automatically display at the bottom of each test question in a web test.
  
  
• Form Setup. The Test ID radio button was not being initialized from the preferences.
  
  
• Question Window. Changing the question type will now first prompt the user if existing question data might be deleted.
  
  
• Web Tests. Standardized the prompts on the cover page to coincide with the prompts on the LAN exams. Web tests were prompting for ID when no ID/Password was required. It now prompts for Name in this situation.
  
  
• Test Databases. Labels are no longer stored in the test.
  
  
• Scores Window. Grading now uses labels from each bank rather than the test.
  
  
• Reports. All affected reports now retrieve labels directly from a question bank or the LXROnline database.
  
  
• Import Merge (Bank). Corrected a problem with importing Seq numbers > 999 when importing objective and assigning the Seq number. Also corrected problem with starting with Seq number 1 when import file contained several objectives and no Seq number.
  
  
• Test Specifications. No longer allow rows to be added or deleted if the file is open as read only.
  
  
• Student Window. No longer allow rows to be inserted if the database is open as read only.
  
  
• Question Window. The Resequence.. Insert.. menu item now works as expected. Inserted questions also now take the same format as the following question.
  
  
• Student LAN. Corrected some problems with multiple character labels.
  
  
• Online Window. Synchronized the database checkboxes with the database name edit boxes so that when removing a database association the checkbox is also cleared.
  
  
• Online Window. Corrected a situation where the program might crash when removing a Grading Table association and the Grading Table checkbox was still checked
  
  
• Merge Import. Imported text will now assume the default fonts as defined in the Question Setup.
  
  
• Student LAN. Large items did not always display properly when also displaying solution. Solution would scroll off bottom of screen. Work-around was to link item to a blank instruction.
  
  
• Individual Feedback Report. ‘No Widow’ questions could cause report formatting problems on multiple column reports.
  
  
• Individual Feedback Report. Questions with column breaks set to 'Column break after this item' were not being correctly positioned on multiple column reports.
  
  
• Individual Feedback Report. User responses were not always being marked for students who were printed following students who received 100%. Selecting only students with less than 100% or sorting the scores so 100% values were last would bypass the problem.
  
  
• Web Tests. The sequence number field in the Scores record for a new student wasn't taking the Test Number into consideration. This would cause Scores databases containing multiple sets of test records to have sequential Sequence numbering across tests, rather than within each test individually.
  
  
• Student Window. Made the student count field wider to handle 5 digits.
  
  
• Export Students. Added the ability to export just the selected students in merge and native formats.
  
  
• Web Tests. Some question substitution variables were not being correctly resolved in web tests. This has been corrected.
  
  
• SQL Databases. Sometimes LXRTEST would needlessly report a database was already opened. This could happen with an upsized question bank when creating a new Specifications database. Also happened when opening an upsized Online database referencing an upsized Grading Table.
  
  
• Spelling. When spell checking only selected questions, the spell checker was reading through all questions in the bank, even though it was only spell checking the selected questions. Now only the selected questions are read, improving the speed when checking only selected questions.
  
  
• Update Question Statistics. If the number of student responses was less than the total items the omit count was being incorrectly incremented.
  
  
• Global Changes. The E.T. field was not being cleared.
  
  
• Question Export. RTF exports had incorrect label formatting and were causing unexpected output. HTML exports of Matching questions also had incorrect label formatting and were causing misalignment of graphics.
  
  
• Student LAN. When multiple tests were linked together, if you finished one of the linked tests it would exit from the entire group.
  
  
• Student LAN. The default launch location was not always being remembered.
  
  
• Student LAN. Elapsed time was not being recorded when going from one linked test to another.
  
  
• Student LAN. Corrected a problem with calculating elapsed time when a test is re-entered.
  
  
• Import Questions and Global Change Questions. The randomization of answers in multiple versions was not taking the scramble range into account during the scrambling. This was causing some invalid version answers after importing or global changes of scramble info.
  
  
• Web Tests. Letter grades were not being assigned within the scores database during web testing.
  
  
• Scores Window. Recent changes were causing the Error field in the Scores Window to always display a [] when a student was clicked on. In addition, the color coding of the responses was not being set until the data was actually clicked on by the user.
  
  
• Scores Window. The scores window sort order was inadvertently changed to sort by Student ID. It has been changed back to sort by load order.
  
  
• Preferences. Changes to the’ No Widow’ setting in the preferences was not being remembered.
  
  
• Question insert. Was not working properly and has been corrected.
  
  
• Test Specification Overlap Report. Pagination wasn't always working correctly when there was more than a page worth of overlapping items.
  
  
• Test Window. Reassociating a question bank didn't always take affect when the question bank had the same name but was in a different location.
  
  
• Student Window. Recent changes were causing the first empty student record to not appear in newly created databases.
  
  
• Printing Question Stats. If there were no administrations, a value of -1 was being printed for the percentage. This now prints as 0.
  
  
• Scores Window. Recent changes were causing scores from all tests to appear in each window. Scores could be duplicated among different tests in the same scores database.
  
  
• Printing Questions. If the Question ID was being printed it would sometimes overprint the Notes field at the top of a page. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Scoring - Minor changes to allow a dual-sided form to be read as two single-sided forms.
  
  
• Test Specifications. Recent changes were causing the last spec row to not be saved. Each time the file was opened and saved the last spec would get deleted.
  
  
• Student LAN. MCS questions were not displaying the chosen item when the items had multiple character labels.
  
  
• Student LAN. Multiple character labels were not being accepted if the first label did not contain a "1" in the label.
  
  
• Online Window. When creating an online file it will now correctly determine the test number prior to writing the online data.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report. When printing the question id, it will no longer incorrectly display an instruction ID when its the first item on a test.
  
  
• Export questions (native format). Fixed a problem with trying to link items when both items were not part of the selected items to export.
  
  
• Web Tests. Disabled single character response for questions with numeric labels and more than 10 responses.
  
  
• Question Window. Enabled Paste Special when attempting to paste in data from the clipboard that contains table information. Table information can not be pasted in directly, but the data can be pasted in as a picture or as raw text.
  
  
• Test Window. Tests now correctly handle items which are both inclusively and exclusively linked at the same time.
  
  
• Print Questions/Tests. Questions were always printing alphabetic label info in the answer substitution variable even when numeric labels were set.
  
  
• Global changes. The end of table markers in both the stem and the alternatives tables were not being changed during global font/size/style changes.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report. Fixed problem with wrong section number displaying if there were sections in the middle of the test which did not contain any items.
  
  
• Data access. Loading data from a remote SQL Server was very slow. Implemented bulk reading to improve loading of Scores database from a remote SQL Server.
  
  
• Student LAN. Numeric Labels - clicking on double digit choice labels will now correctly store the chosen answer. If question is multiple responses then the comma delimiter will need to be manually entered by student. Grade instantly will instead display a grade button similarly to the way short answer works.
  
  
• WebTest. Multiple choice answers were not being handled correctly when the answer contained multiple characters (i.e. numeric labels > 9).
  
  
• Program speed. Made a few changes to improve speed when accessing a database located on a remote server. Some operations have improved by a factor of 5 times.
  
  
• WebTest Individual Scores report. Added additional support for conditional display of letter grade and/or scale scores.
  
  
• Scores Windows. Display error message when attempting to add more than 99 tests to the score file.
  
  
• Question Import Merge Format. Matching questions were not getting the total points set correctly.
  
  
• Individual Score Report. Modified report settings for summary area, letter grade and scale score radio buttons are now check boxes.
  
  
• Question Merge Import. Correct answers were being lost when the questions already existed and the answer data was not one of the import fields.
  
  
• Test Printing. Moved the vertical column separator to the left when preceding underlines is checked.
  
  
• Student LAN. When opening a file with the internal read password, the file should not allow rows to be deleted.
  
  
• Test Printing. Modified test printing to force the question number to not print by itself at the bottom of the page when the question contents are not printed as part of the test.
  
  
• Test Specifications Window. When opening a file with the internal read password, the file should not be remembering any changes.
  
  
• Read Answer Key. When specifying the bank to create by just typing over the suggested name it would generate an error if this file did not exist. The work around is to use the browse button.
  
  
• Student LAN. Bookmarks can now be set on unlinked instructions.
  
  
• Project Dialog. Setting a full path on both the Common directory and the database directories could cause a program crash.
  
  
• WebTest. Non-linked instructions were printing with numbers on the feedback report.
  
  
• Item Stats Report. Pagination was not being computed correctly and when printing one page of a multiple page report the footer was being overrun.
  
  
• Student LAN. If first item on test is an unlinked instruction then the first actual question is color coded black instead of green.
  
  
• Online Window. Enable instructor id and password entry if test is associated with a score file.
  
  
• Student LAN. Accept instructor override if test is a scored test.
  
  

V6.0.6.3:

• Basic maintenance release
  
  

V6.0.6.2:

• Student Window. Changes made in 6.0.6.1 were causing the first empty student record to not appear in newly created databases.
  
  
• Printing Question Stats. If there were no administrations, a value of -1 was being printed for the percentage. This now prints as 0.
  
  
• Scores Window. Changes made in 6.0.6.1 were causing scores from all tests to appear in each window. Scores could be duplicated among different tests in the same scores database.
  
  
• Printing Questions. If the Question ID was being printed it would sometimes overprint the Notes field at the top of a page. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Scoring - Minor changes to allow a dual-sided form to be read as two single-sided forms.
  
  
• Test Specifications. Changes made in 6.0.6.1 were causing the last spec row to not be saved. Each time the file was opened and saved the last spec would get deleted.
  
  
• LAN. MCS question where not displaying the chosen item when the items had multiple character labels.
  
  
• LAN. Multiple character labels were not being accepted if the first label did not contain a "1" in the label.
  
  
• Online Window. When creating an online file it will now correctly determine the test number prior to writing the online data.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report. When printing the question id, it will no longer incorrectly display an instruction ID when its the first item on a test.
  
  
• Export questions (native format). Fixed a problem with trying to link items when both items were not part of the selected items to export.
  
  
• Web Tests. Disabled single character response for questions with numeric labels and more than 10 responses.
  
  
• Question Window. Enabled Paste Special when attempting to paste in data from the clipboard that contains table information. Table information can not be pasted in directly, but the data can be pasted in as a picture or as raw text.
  
  

V6.0.6.1:

• Test Window. Tests now correctly handle items which are both inclusively and exclusively linked at the same time.
  
  
• Print Questions/Tests. Questions were always printing alphabetic label info in the answer substitution variable even when numeric labels were set.
  
  
• Global changes. The end of table markers in both the stem and the alternatives tables were not being changed during global font/size/style changes.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report. Fixed problem with wrong section number displaying if there where sections in the middle of the test which did not contain any items.
  
  
• Data access. Loading data from a remote SQL Server was very slow. Implemented bulk reading to improve loading of Scores database from a remote SQL Server.
  
  
• Student LAN. Numeric Labels - clicking on double digit choice labels will now correctly store the chosen answer. If question is multiple response then the comma delimiter will need to be manually entered by student. Grade instantly will instead display a grade button similarly to the way short answer works.
  
  
• WebTest. Multiple choice answers were not being handled correctly when the answer contained multiple characters (i.e. numeric labels > 9).
  
  
• Program speed. Made a few changes to improve speed when accessing a database located on a remote server. Some operations have improved by a factor of 5 times.
  
  
• WebTest Individual Scores report. Added additional support for conditional display of letter grade and/or scale scores.
  
  
• Scores Windows. Display error message when attempting to add more than 99 tests to the score file.
  
  
• Question Import Merge Format. Matching questions were not getting the total points set correctly.
  
  
• Individual Score Report. Modified report settings for summary area, letter grade and scale score radio buttons are now check boxes.
  
  
• Question Merge Import. Correct answers were being lost when the questions already existed and the answer data was not one of the import fields.
  
  
• Test Printing. Moved the vertical column separator to the left when preceding underlines is checked.
  
  
• Student LAN. When opening a file with the internal read password, the file should not allow rows to be deleted.
  
  
• Test Printing. Modified test printing to force the question number to not print by itself at the bottom of the page when the question contents are not printed as part of the test.
  
  
• Test Specifications Window. When opening a file with the internal read password, the file should not be remembering any changes.
  
  
• Read Answer Key. When specifying the bank to create by just typing over the suggested name it would generate an error if this file did not exist. The work around is to use the browse button.
  
  
• Student LAN. Bookmarks can now be set on unlinked instructions.
  
  
• Project Dialog. Setting a full path on both the Common directory and the database directories could cause a program crash.
  
  
• WebTest. Non-linked instructions were printing with numbers on the feedback report.
  
  
• Item Stats Report. Pagination was not being computed correctly and when printing one page of a multiple page report the footer was being overrun.
  
  
• Student LAN. If first item on test is an unlinked instruction then the first actual question is color coded black instead of green.
  
  
• Online Window. Enable instructor id and password entry if test is associated with a score file.
  
  
• Student LAN. Accept instructor override if test is a scored test.
  
  

V6.0.6.0:

• Corrected a problem where Instructions were not affected by Global Changes' Search & Replace.
  
  
• Redesigned the handling of the Keyword (Category) table so that selections could be done using the equal and not equal operators when questions had no Category values recorded. Existing questions will need to be exported or imported into another bank to create a full set of records for selection.
  
  
• Corrected a problem in the Bank Report where the test time was being printed instead of the test date, when printing the Statistics.
  
  
• Corrected a problem with the Score Test option where an error message would appear if a student had no recorded responses.
  
  
• Corrected a problem where the Scores Window toolbar delete button was not resetting the selected student count correctly.
  
  
• Corrected a problem with the print options for test forms; now only allows user to select and print test forms that actually exist.
  
  

V6.0.5.3:

• Corrected Web test version of Individual Feedback Report to display same output as the paper version, including linked Instructions.
  
  
• Can now enter (and select) to print test forms numbered greater than 9.
  
  
• Enhanced LAN test so that selected choice is framed when the question is graded.
  
  
• Enhanced LAN & Web test so that MCM questions with a max response count of 1 are now handled similar to MCS items.
  
  
• All question links now export correctly when bank items are exported.
  
  
• Corrected a couple of problems in the Stats Area of a Bank Report: The Avg column was showing a "p" as the column header, changed this to "Avg". The Total responses count was always displaying a value of zero. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Corrected an occasional bug in the Test where changing the question type (in the bank) of a test question did not always display in the Test Window, unless the question was moved off and the put back on a test.
  
  
• Corrected a printing bug where multi-page Matching questions were not printing. Also, the stem of single-page Matching questions were not printing on the same page as the choices.
  
  
• Corrected a scoring bug where FF: Open Ended items with an assigned point value were being assigned 0 points each time the item was scored.
  
  
• Enhanced Web test so that the Grade button functions similar to its function on LAN test.
  
  
• Corrected a bug in test and Online test where Instructions were occasionally counting as an item on a LAN test.
  
  
• Merge import files formatted with Return/Linefeed field delimiters now import.
  
  
• Improved the printing of individual questions that span multiple pages.
  
  
• Native Students export works.
  
  
• Corrected a printing bug where multi-page questions were not printing correctly when the stem and choices were each less than 1 page in length, but together they exceeded 1 page in length.
  
  
• Corrected a bug in LAN test where the Font/Size/Style parameters were not being set correctly; they would usually revert to default values of Arial/12/Plain.
  
  
• Corrected a less common bug where rebuilding a web test which contain graphics might result in undesired results, such as errors and no question text.
  
  
• Scrambling items across section breaks (of a LAN test) now will preserve question link integrity.
  
  
• Tests involving multiple banks with different label schemes will now switch to the new labels when questions from a new bank are printed.
  
  
• Corrected the Answer Key Report so that the column header will print the answer key version number when printing only a single test version.
  
  
• Corrected as bug in the RTF question export where text would sometimes come out in Symbol font even though Symbol font was not used.
  
  
• Search and Replace (Global Changes) will no longer allow non-numeric values for user values; also reports the correct number of items changed.
  
  
• Enhanced 6.0 converter, now including the date and on which test the items were last used, if they were posted to the 5.1 file.
  
  
• Enhanced Question Window's Dates Area so that dates and path names display more effectively.
  
  
• Test name, test header 1, and test header 2 lengths of text set to a limit of 50 characters.
  
  
• Enhanced the Question Window's Statistics Area so that all stats will be displayed without a need for scrolling.
  
  

V6.0.5.2:

• Enhanced LXR*TEST 6.0's web update mechanism by replacing WebUpdate technology with Installshield's DigitialWizard technology.
  
  
• Corrected incorrect display of Matching questions on a LAN test.
  
  
• Enhanced LAN test display of long questions by creating a scroll bar on the right side of the question area.
  
  
• Lengths of name/ID and password on a LAN test are now limited to appropriate lengths.
  
  
• Question Merge import will now correctly assign point values to MCM questions.
  
  
• Corrected minor bug in the LAN testing module where student comments were not displayed in the open comments dialog if you moved to unlinked Instruction on the test.
  
  
• Enhanced the Test Specifications by significantly reduced specification database open times.
  
  
• Test Specification database's list of objectives now rebuilt every time test forms are generated. This captures any changes that may have happened to questions between test form builds.
  
  
• Corrected a bug in the 6.0 converter where if a 5.1 test had been built from multiple banks, but now uses fewer banks, the converter may not have been able to reopen the bank to complete conversion.
  
  
• Corrected a bug in the 6.0 converter where if a 5.1 test contained the same Instruction multiple times, the converter would incorrectly only place it on the 6.0 test once (and would report it as an error and show the instruction as a duplicated item).
  
  
• Corrected a bug with Search and Replace (Global Changes) where point value changes on Matching and MCM questions were not properly reflected on test point calculations.
  
  

V6.0.5.1:

• Cumulative question statistics now will always be calculated when stats are updated.
  
  
• Corrected a bug in the Score Summary Report where the % column was printing bad values when question items were worth zero points.
  
  
• Gradebook scores export now includes captured demographic data.
  
  
• Test version answers now automatically adjust when new choices added to a MCS question.
  
  
• Gradebook scores export now properly exports student mastery information for selected students.
  
  
• Corrected a bug in bank conversion where the last ruler in a question was not being carried forward to the 6.0 bank if the last paragraph did not end in a carriage return - this resulted in some unintended formatting results.
  
  
• Some reader configuration files for Scantron readers have been updated.
  
  
• Corrected a bug with the Individual Scores Report where footer text was overlapped when printing the report in multiple columns.
  
  
• Corrected a bug with the Online test window where re-associating from a SQL Server formatted scores files would always fail.
  
  
• Corrected a bug with the Online test window where the process of reassociating scores files was not correctly displaying available test forms to associate.
  
  
• Printed tests will now paginate correctly when the last question on a page has the No Widow feature enabled.
  
  
• Enhanced the Item Statistics Report by adding the ability to print question ID (objective/sequence).
  
  
• Scores Merge import process now includes the TESTID merge field.
  
  
• Corrected a bug with the LAN test where questions with graphics larger than the screen size were not always being resized correctly; sometimes the question would overlap the bottom of the LAN testing window.
  
  
• Corrected a display issue for web tests taken in Internet Explorer 6.0 browsers, where the question choices were always center-justified.
  
  
• Change to how spelling rules are stored: The temporary Ignore list of words is now stored in each individual user’s Windows profile area rather than in the program folder. This list is cleared out each time LXR*TEST starts up.
  
  

V6.0.5:

• Added a Report Groups menu item to the File Menu. This will allow instructors to print one or more reports using a pre-defined set of sorting and selection parameters.
  
  
• Corrected bug with Report Groups - printing with multi-line selection statements could cause an "Invalid field name or field index" error to appear. (6.0.4.2 only)
  
  
• Corrected bug with Report Groups - would crash during printing if Selection was removed from a Scores report. (6.0.4.2 only)
  
  
• Questions longer than 1 page in length now always printing correctly.
  
  
• Matching questions now print correctly in multi-column layouts.
  
  
• Enhanced speed of exporting selected questions in Native format.
  
  
• Export of system password-protected files will now only prompt once for the passwords.
  
  
• Corrected a minor bug with the Sample Test: the Sample Test was missing a key field definition in one of its tables. Caused Update error during test export.
  
  
• Sample Scores database needed re-grading.
  
  
• Test Heading 2 substitution variable now properly displays its contents.
  
  
• Enhanced form definition for OMR form F-1712l; changed number of digits read for the ID from 9 digits to 10 digits.
  
  
• Minor modification to OMR form 19641's skunk marks.
  
  
• Modified pre-slugging code to read preslug data from form configuration files, instead of being hard-coded within the program.
  
  
• Modified LXR20020 and LXR26133 form files to add pre-slug commands. Also, additional forms can now be configured for preslugging. Alignment page printout includes the printer's DPI at bottom; minor changes in page display format.
  
  
• Added some conditional server side code to web testing module to eliminate potential test expiration problems.
  
  
• Added average rpb display at top of Test Window.
  
  
• Test Description Report now also displays rpb.
  
  
• Changed Web Online report tab to default to printing reports to "screen," for newly-created web exams.
  
  
• Improved speed of opening Link Window.
  
  

V6.0.4.2:

• Added a Report Groups menu item to the File Menu. This will allow instructors to print one or more reports using a pre-defined set of sorting and selection parameters.
  
  
• Question Window: reduced screen refresh frequency during question entry.
  
  
• Added missing ODBC button to Online Window re-association dialogs.
  
  
• Regional short date formats using month abbreviations are now supported.
  
  
• Score importing will now update existing fields if the student ID already exists.
  
  
• Scores Window: Test ID drop menu now displays the test name next to the test number.
  
  
• Added new forms: NCS 16486 and Scantron F-4391-R. Minor modification to F-166.
  
  
• Import/Export templates were no longer working after the 6.0.4.1 release. The problem has been corrected but 6.0.4.1 templates must be recreated.
  
  
• Changed default graphic filter from BMP to JPG (for new installs only).
  
  
• LAN Feedback report: was not printing feedback for matching questions when they contained multiple feedback entries.
  
  
• Web tests: Matching questions were printing the drop down combobox during printing of the Feedback report. These should have been replaced with images to prevent user manipulation. This would occur when the test was built with the "None" Grading option.
  
  
• Web tests: The correct answer substitution variable for matching questions was displaying all answers for each question. Now it displays only the individual answer for each item.
  
  
• Printed tests and feedback reports: Short answer question answers are now displayed in the same capitalization as entered by the instructor and/or student. Previously, if the Match Case checkbox was not set the answers were always displayed in upper case.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report: if an item was worth 0 points and the student received 0 points it assumed student got item correct, not that it was omitted. Also, counts are displayed for all choices even if count for that choice is 0.
  
  
• LAN Feedback report: was not correctly substituting the link substitution variable values.
  
  
• Question Window objective drop down list will always save the current question contents. It assumes the user will be moving to a different question. The user must type into the objective area to change the question ID or enter an ID for a new question.
  
  
• Changed maximum report margin setting from 2" to 6".
  
  
• Test Window point values were not always being updated when the point value was changed in the Question Window.
  
  
• Individual Scores Report: fixed problem with page break when not printing classifications or areas.
  
  
• When opening a test, if unable to open a SQL Server question database, and the user changed the database and/or server, LXR*TEST was not remembering this change.
  
  
• Printing the Individual Scores report with multiple summary fields, and one of the summary fields was section breaks, would print the other summary sections without summary headers.
  
  
• Trailing tabs in Score file Merge headers are now ignored.
  
  
• Program would occasionally crash after repeated question selections.
  
  
• Question selection on a date using equal or not equal did not work because the date fields are actually date and time.
  
  
• Question selection using a SQL Server question bank was not working when using the Equal operator.
  
  
• Test window: changing the number of items on a matching question while it is on a test will now re-number the test correctly.
  
  
• Group Detail Report: added code fields as separate print options.
  
  
• Scores: If using a 2-sided answer key on a Scantron reader that has only 1 head, when reading side 2 of answer key it would reject it.
  
  
• Students report: page breaks dropped the first student on the next page.
  
  
• Scores: export merge format, fixed a problem with pcent recalculating and rounding.
  
  
• Test Window: Added 2 new fields Header1 & Header2. These can be used as substitution variables on tests.
  
  
• Web tests were not displaying labels with requested style changes. Only Font and Size information were being applied.
  
  
• LAN tests: Made password check "case sensitive".
  
  
• LAN tests: Test items now display on a white background and the question view are NOT framed.
  
  
• LAN tests: Solution will automatically display without having to press a solution button, works similar to WEB.
  
  
• Test Window: when displaying spec lines, also include a third tree level that shows the link item.
  
  
• Test Window: view by item currently displays all types of links including exclusive links.
  
  
• Test Specification Window: Allow user to specify 0 items.
  
  
• Test Window: highlight left items and allow minimal reclassification.
  
  
• LAN tests: Corrected issue with labels disappearing during scrolling of long questions.
  
  
• Question Window: MCM fractional point values were not being shown as correct nor incorrect.
  
  
• Tests were not recognizing changes in the number of right side matching alternatives.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report - suppress printing the section break number unless there are multiple sections.
  
  
• Item Statistics Report - if a score file is not associated with a test then assign dummy questions types based on the first students answer so we can display admin counts.
  
  
• Students Window: added student count and selected count.
  
  
• Students Window: start and end date will now sort as dates instead of ASCII text.
  
  
• Links: Double-clicking on an item in left tree or right list will display that item in the Question Window.
  
  
• Links: Added a status bar to display progress when setting links.
  
  
• Bypassed the splash screen when launching the program by double-clicking on a database. If the database had a system password the splash screen was causing the password prompt to disappear.
  
  
• Printing of question ID on a test could overprint the first line of a multi-print column question. If the stem was not printed then the question number was sometimes printed on a line by itself.
  
  
• Printing of tests and questions was not correctly taking into account the size of large graphics that exceeded the size of the question text, causing overlapping of the graphic with the next question.
  
  
• Individual Scores Report - fixed page breaks for alternate students, it wasn't always calculating the page size correctly.
  
  
• Mastery Group Report - fixed a problem with displaying mastery symbol for every area.
  
  

V6.0.4.1:

• System Level passwords will correctly create encrypted key files.
  
  
• Reports more robust - properly handle multiple print columns.
  
  
• Test Statistics Report's graph will properly print the last data value.
  
  
• For the Individual Scores Report, if deselected, item details will not print.
  
  
• Corrected a problem with displaying a mastery symbol for every mastery area.
  
  
• FF: SA item types will grade on screen properly when Match Case option is set.
  
  
• All header reports will now print consistently.
  
  
• Corrected problem with student database's substitution variables not substituting in Student Listing report.
  
  
• Merge importing is more robust and selective in nature.
  
  
• All fields for Search & Replace option correctly operate.
  
  
• Improved Students Merge Import speed by about 800%.
  
  
• Improved Scores Merge Import speed by about 800%.
  
  
• Corrected pagination problem with Student Listing Report.
  
  

V6.0.4:

• Sites providing online testing should update the Student and Web Server Extensions components when the LXR*TEST components are updated to 6.0.4
  
  
• The Response Booklet report now highlights all MCM answers with positive point values, when the Mark Answers option is selected.
  
  
• The Individual Mastery report will now print the correct mastery information when the grading table is set up with multiple mastery areas.
  
  
• The last line of the last alternative on a printed test will now print when that line is near the page footer.
  
  
• Question objectives will now always be imported in upper case.
  
  

V6.0.3.2:

• The Feedback, Notes and Response Form Areas will immediately update according to font changes made in Question Setup.
  
  
• Group Summary report now displays “Title” information from grading table in the report’s heading area.
  
  
• If you have a SQL formatted LXR*TEST bank open, then you can open a SQL formatted LXR*TEST test file without a problem.
  
  
• Selecting multiple paragraphs in question stem will now display the ruler for the first of those paragraphs. This will allow the user to set common indents for a group of paragraphs. (Previously, the ruler would only display controls that were common between multiple paragraphs.)
  
  
• Display of graphics in bank should refresh much better when changes to question made.
  
  
• Drag-n-drop works properly in the Feedback, Notes, and Response Form Areas.
  
  
• Import limit of 200 characters on answers for FF:SHO or FF:OPN items has been removed.
  
  
• If email address (e.g., parent’s email address) is entered in the “CC: E-mail” field in the Students database, then selecting the BCC: box in the Report tab of the Online Window will have copies of students’ reports automatically be copied to the designated (CC) email addresses.
  
  
• Corrected a bug with the time warning message on a LAN exam.
  
  
• Added the “ODBC DSN” button to the browse button within the “Re-associate” command; this will allow for re-associating SQL format LXR*TEST databases.
  
  
• Added option to print “This Question ONLY” in the Bank report.
  
  
• Web tests with space characters in the name will properly exit when taken in Netscape browsers.
  
  
• Feedback Area will properly refresh display when changing the item type from MCS to another type.
  
  
• Imported questions (with answers) in merge format will only be categorized as FF:SHO when no explicit question type is defined.
  
  
• MCM items now properly graded – feature inadvertently broken with 6.0.3.1 release due to a change in the Gradebook export.
  
  
• Correct scrambling of choices on reentrant web exams.
  
  
• Free format: short answer questions will properly grade on a web test taken via IE 5.0 (Mac version).
  
  
• Web test generated Individual Scores report now supports displaying Scale Score and pass/fail descriptions.
  
  
• Summary letter grade and pass/fail descriptions will always print on Individual Scores report, when these options chosen.
  
  
• Existing web test name can be selected to use when creating a new web test.
  
  
• Create/Open dialogs now display database type in dialog header.
  
  

V6.0.3.1:

• Fixed a 5.1 to 6.0 conversion issue which involved graphics placed in question choice boxes.
  
  
• Enhanced handling of reading in external answer keys: program will look for last choice letter used; program will only create multiple choice items.
  
  
• Gradebook export will include the positive point-valued choices as "correct answer(s)."
  
  
• Fixed column breaks from causing page breaks.
  
  
• Added vertical line to separate display of questions in multiple print columns on page (similar to 5.1 feature).
  
  
• Default headers database will only print on reports when user enables the use of a factory header file.
  
  
• Corrected a few report printing-related glitches.
  
  
• Added "Paste Special" feature.
  
  
• Program can successfully update question statistics for survey-type items (i.e., items with no correct answers).
  
  
• Question import, via Merge file, now works when using a template.
  
  
• Added support for embedding HTML code in questions, for object support on web tests. (See also Linking Video Files to Web Test Questions.)
  
  
• Changes to question now automatically saved after object is moved or deleted.
  
  
• Projects Window will support LXRWeb subdirectories for a web exam. (See also Multiple Web Share Locations.)
  
  
• RTF export of questions will properly display the question labels when choices are displayed in multiple columns.
  
  
• Imported text questions will now inherit the font characteristics as defined in Question Setup.
  
  
• Linked items will now print together on the Individual Feedback report.
  
  
• Additional characters prohibited from being used in objective, such as question mark and quotation marks.
  
  
• Question mark character '?' removed from objective, keyword, or linkkey during 5.1 to 6.0 file conversion.
  
  
• Question links recreated for Samples Questions file.
  
  
• Question labels now reposition after insertion/deletion of graphics or objects.
  
  
• Header/footer/cover page cloning mechanism fixed.
  
  
• Column heading for the Group Summary report now displays properly, when printing the students by "rows".
  
  
• Questions will now print properly, when including item statistic values, without any text overlap on any pages.
  
  
• Global Changes:Search and Replace will now correctly search and replace the correct answer for MCS and T/F items.
  
  

V6.0.3:

• Global Changes:Reformat option will write all “0” values for Admins and User Values to the database tables. Once this is accomplished, you may select questions on the basis of “0” values for these two field types.
  
  
• LXR*TEST File Converter will now skip questions that have checksum errors. Any bad questions will be counted as errors and noted in the log file.
  
  
• Integrated TX 8.0 into LXR*TEST (replaces TX 7.0). This corrects two Object problems previously reported. MathType equations no longer shrink after editing in LXR*TEST. Excel objects now print correctly.
  
  
• Corrected an issue where the Individual Scores Report was not reporting the correct test version for students.
  
  
• Added support for Mark Difference control on all Scanning Systems readers.
  
  

Note: This control allows the user to set the difference between marks that are read and those that are ignored. Initially the difference value will be zero until the user chooses a specific value. A value of 0 indicates only the darkest mark(s) in a response set, for a question, are accepted. Any increase in the difference value will allow additional marks with values lighter than the darkest mark to be accepted.

• Scanning Systems readers also have been optimized to read forms approximately 10% faster than before.
  
  
• Added ability to select all items in the Questions Panel for easy movement to the test (CTRL + A keyboard shortcut).
  
  
• Enhanced Student LAN Client software so that it will remember the location of the last opened online test file and default to that location upon the next browse.
  
  
• Corrected an isolated issue where conversion of 5.x files that had T/F items would lead to these items being incorrectly graded in 6.0.
  
  
• Corrected an issue involving external answer key scanning; now the program will assign zero points to all omitted items on an external answer key.
  
  
• Corrected an issue where setting a section or page break before an item disabled that item’s “No Widow” status.
  
  
• Improved the Help screen for a LAN-based test.
  
  
• Corrected issue where changing the number of choices would remove the display of the correct answer checkmark on the screen.
  
  
• Corrected issue where Test Statistics Report would not properly display the test reliability and standard error of measurement variables when a test item had zero points.
  
  
• Web Tests may are now supported using Netscape 6.0 browsers.
  
  
• Students now receive a warning message when they attempt to exit a LAN-based test without first answering all questions.
  
  
• The Selection Window now has the ability to select questions on the basis of the number of “admins”. Note: to enable this feature in existing question banks, use the Global Changes, Reformat Questions option to reformat all questions.
  
  
• The Students Window now has the ability to select values in these fields: type field through notes field.
  
  
• The Scores Window now has the ability to select values in these fields: type, version, raw, pcent, grade, and [?].
  
  
• The objective edit box of the Reclassify option in Global Changes now supports selecting the objective from a drop down list.
  
  
• Users are now required to enter different passwords for database read and write passwords.
  
  
• Added requirement in building web test that referenced scores, grading, and student databases reside in the web share location, otherwise the web test will not build.
  
  
• Corrected a problem with properly printing header information on page 4 of the test when no last page header was defined or the last page header was larger than other headers.
  
  
• Enhanced the display options of the Individual Scores Report, in particular, added ability to print in multi-columns (in certain report configurations).
  
  
• Added a feature to allow easy duplication of headers and footers among multiple reports.
  
  
• Added option to print [?] score data on the Group Detail Report.
  
  
• Adjusted Test Specifications Window’s Maximum Item Duplication control to no longer round a partial item count.
  
  
• The Select window now correctly handles selections using the “In addition to those already selected” option.
  
  
• Added ability to TAB from Question ID fields to Stem Area of question.
  
  
• Improved Student LAN Client’s use of screen space for larger questions.
  
  
• The Individual Feedback Report now allows the user to suppress correct answer and user responses.
  
  
• Added PgUp/PgDn to advance to next/previous question in the bank.
  
  
• Changed default Database and Report selection values in Headers Window to Test database and Test report.
  
  
• Added tool tip descriptions to Database and Report selection boxes in Headers Window.
  
  
• Changed %TestID% variable in Factory Group Detail Report header to be %TestName%
  
  
• Corrected issue where the program would not import merge data when the last line of the file was blank.
  
  
• Corrected loss of newly entered data in scores window immediately after sorting column data.
  
  
• Corrected issue with Scores database, in SQL Server format, not finding Test database
  
  
• Corrected possible printing truncation or overlap on certain short answer type questions when the answer parts were also being printed.
  
  

V6.0.2.2:

• Adjusted column spacing on Individual Scores report to eliminate possible overlapping of text during printing, due to long objective names.
  
  
• Corrected an addressing error that would intermittently appear during printing, most commonly on Windows 98 machines.
  
  
• Corrected a program abort issue caused by conflict between certain printer drivers (e.g., HP Deskjet 970) and questions types, such as numeric response questions.
  
  
• Updated supported OMR forms; renamed some form names to better match the name printed on forms; added some more forms to distribution.
  
  
• Enhanced program’s ability to quickly open an existing test, save a test, and switch between item and category test views.
  
  
• Corrected an issue where item test difficulty was not being saved after an update of question statistics.
  
  

V6.0.2.1:

• Corrected issue where an error would occur when saving a test that contained a multiple choice item with a scramble range having an end value from K thru Z.
  
  
• Important: This change requires students taking online tests have version 6.0.2.1 of the Student program.
  
  
• Databases on write-protected media (such as CD) are automatically opened in read-only mode.
  
  
• Keystroke <Shift>+<Tab> has been implemented to move the cursor to the prior alternative in a multiple-choice question. will still move the cursor to the next alternative.
  
  
• Reminder: use <Ctrl>+<T> to insert tabs into the text of a question.
  
  
• Corrected OMR issue where multiple-section forms would, under some circumstances, have marks recorded when none existed on the original form.
  
  
• Corrected OMR issue where reading an Answer Key on a single section form would read empty areas of the form instead of stopping after the last bubbled response on the answer key.
  
  
• Corrected issue on Web tests where test names with non-alphanumeric characters would cause the exit page to not load properly.
  
  
• Corrected issue where Merge import of questions could erase category values, question stats and user values.
  
  
• Corrected issue where the Student program would not prompt for a password when the common password option was toggled.
  
  
• Added the option to print student names vertically on the left side of the page in both the Group Summary scoring report and the Mastery Group report.
  
  

V6.0.2:

• Changed the “About LXR” label from “Serial” to “Key”.
  
  

V6.0.1.8:

• Corrected issue where questions containing objects might crash during printing.
  
  
• Corrected issue where numeric response questions would not accept a decimal in the answer field.
  
  
• A status dialog has been added to the student import feature.
  
  

V6.0.1.7:

• Corrected issue where questions containing multiple fonts might cause a program crash during printing.
  
  
• Increased the window size of the help dialog on LAN tests.
  
  
• Exporting scores in Gradebook format now has an option to export in 4.1 or 6.0 format. The 4.1 format is backwards compatible with some, older Gradebook programs. This option is controlled via a Preferences option.
  
  

V6.0.1.6:

• New options were added to the Item Statistics report to allow the printing of student comments and optionally the student ID.
  
  
• Corrected issue with single line footers not printing under some fonts/font sizes.
  
  
• Tables in a clipboard were causing an error message to display, preventing access to the edit menu. Each new error only displays one time now.
  
  
• Corrected issue where Import would crash if the destination file was browsed to and then the filename was manually edited to a new file name.
  
  
• Corrected issue with CaltSet:::Update errors being reported when closing the Test window after canceling moving exclusively linked items to a test.
  
  

V6.0.1.5:

• Corrected issue with hidden characters option turning off when moving between questions.
  
  
• All program options now allow a maximum of 999 questions per a single objective.
  
  
• Improved speed when scrolling between questions. Improvement will be most noticeable on older, slower machines.
  
  
• Importing questions in merge format will now properly handle duplicate objective/sequence.
  
  
• Removed “Save this Test” prompt. Tests are now automatically saved.
  
  
• Corrected a couple of problems relating to printing tests containing questions from multiple question banks. Symptoms were “Out of Memory” error or printing of blank pages.
  
  

V6.0.1.4:

• Corrected issue with merge and gradebook exports involving omitted items.
  
  
• Corrected issue with conversion of 5.1 tests with large header information.
  
  

V6.0.1.3:

• Enhanced the automatic web update mechanism.
  
  
• Corrected issue with switching between multiple-choice: single response item type to multiple-choice: multi-response item type.
  
  
• Correct minor footer printing issue, involving small fonts.
  
  

Note: If the LXR*TEST program is open during the update process, the machine will need to be restarted for the update to complete.

V6.0.1.2:

• Enhanced functionality of Category Area in Questions Window.
  
  
• Enabled entry of selection value criteria for certain question selections done by objective or category.
  
  
• Enabled printing option of “Area titles" for bank and test reports.
  
  
• Enabled smart-typing feature for the Find Question option.
  
  
• Enabled independent printing of stem and choices.
  
  
• Enhanced label positions for question choices.
  
  
• Corrected NCS Sentry 3000 reader “AutoFeeder” operation.
  
  
• Corrected minor issue involving Search/Replace option in Global Changes.
  
  
• Corrected Question Setup’s feature “Question Spacing Between Stem and Choices”
  
  
• Corrected minor export (OMR) merge file issue.
  
  
• Corrected minor conversion tab-stop issue.
  
  
• Corrected minor web-test student feedback issue.
  
  
• Corrected minor report printing issue involving choice labels.
  
  

Note: If you use floating images/objects in multiple-choice questions and want to adjust the spacing between the stem and choices of these questions, you will have to manually create the spacing by inserting blank lines at the end of the stems of these questions. LXR•TEST will not attempt to add spacing (via the “Question Spacing Between Stem and Choices” Question Setup feature) if the question contains floating images/objects.

V6.0.1.1:

• Enabled name printing when preslugging only side 1 of the OMR form.
  
  

V6.0.1:

• Added French and Spanish dictionaries; upgraded the spelling engine to V5.14.
  
  
• Updated registry handling to accommodate non-English systems.
  
  
• Changed default “From” address on web test reporting to "Your_Results@Your_School.edu".
  
  
• Updated Test Specification database interaction with concurrently open bank.
  
  
• Updated question scrambling feature for online tests.
  
  
• Updated web testing’s interactions with SQL Server databases.
  
  
• Minor issues for printed reports have been corrected.
  
  
• Minor inconsistencies on RTF export have been corrected.
  
  

Note: French and Spanish dictionaries will be installed in a folder called "Offline Dictionaries", located within the "Spelling" folder of the program's auxiliary file directories. In order to use these dictionaries, you will need to copy their .CLX and .TLX files into the "Spelling" folder. Then these dictionaries will become available for use in the program.