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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hi Kevork,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I just wanted the software to be used in the field and
offering free copies seemed like a good way to do so. I am not in a position to
develop and trial software as I was with EdVic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I encountered a similar difficulty with our ex_Ed Minister in
that they cannot be seen to support a commercial product. Catch-22</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I withdraw the offer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanking you,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Regards... Derek Fiddler.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>CX Selftest Systems</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kevork@edulists.com.au href="mailto:kevork@edulists.com.au">Kevork
Krozian</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=elearning@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:elearning@edulists.com.au">elearning@edulists.com.au</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=dfiddler@selftesting.us
href="mailto:dfiddler@selftesting.us">dfiddler@selftesting.us</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 04, 2010 6:58 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [elearning] Multiple Choice
Wiki & Knowledge Based Testing</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Dear
Derek,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> Edulists
is not an advertising mailing list generally speaking. That means, there is
a products list that you can advertise on without any requirement to
secure permission or a response to a query can include a product description
that may fit the need of the thread within context.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Please
refrain from blatant advertising with or without special deals otherwise the
email will be removed from the subscriber list.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
hope you understand this is an online community for teachers to share
resources, questions, answers and solutions. However, your post looks like a
blatant attempt at advertising.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">If
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understand the reason for this policy and netiquette guideline as can be found
on the home page of edulists <A
href="http://www.edulists.com.au">www.edulists.com.au</A> and is a condition
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Krozian<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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0419 356 034<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
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elearning-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:elearning-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Derek Fiddler<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, 3 July 2010 3:20
PM<BR><B>To:</B> elearning list<BR><B>Subject:</B> [elearning] Multiple Choice
Wiki & Knowledge Based Testing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dear eLearning
Members,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I have developed a
multiple choice selftest system with test and question statistics that
also acts as a subject wiki. Students can add new questions with answers and
explanations to the tests. This collaborative approach enables the
tests to grow in size and usefulness as teaching and learning
aids.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Students can acquire new
information or refresh their memories everytime they selftest and they can
also see how they are going compared to others. The software does this by
giving an explanation after each answer is submitted whether the answer
is correct or incorrect. It gives scores at the end of selftesting along with
a test average for those questions. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The system will
also proctor examinations and prints examination results in summary results
lists or in a detailed format suitable for individual
Students.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">One of the features of the
system, apart from the test and question statistics, is "knowledge
based testing" where a "Don't Know" option is provided on each question
which is worth half a point. This measure removes most guesses and improves
the usefulness of the tests as an indicator of what Students have actually
learnt.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The test statistics will
change as Students acquire more knowledge from their course materials and also
from the tests themselves as the course progresses. You will be able
to see the progress of your Class in the test's statistics and also
measure an individual Student's progress using
examinations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Examinations are
created by adding in new questions or selecting existing questions from
tests. By selecting questions of high or low percentage correct one can
create examinations of varying levels of difficulty. To be useful for
examination purposes a question should be answered correctly between 20% and
80% of the time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The software runs on Windows
PCs and LANs but can be modified to access tests from the internet and
email the results if desired. (Please enquire).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The software is available for
download from <A
href="http://www.selftesting.us/">http://www.selftesting.us</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The trial version has a
banner at the start of the programs and displays the Licensee as "Trial
Version", apart from these, there are no differences between a trial
version and one with a licence.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The software is suitable for
any subject that has identifiable facts, at least in theory. The software has
not been used in the field as yet.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I am hoping that there
may be Members of this list who would like to trial the software
with a view to writing a few paras about how it works in practice,
in return for a licence? (value $250 for a
School/Business/Institute)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">If so, please send an
email to <A
href="mailto:dfiddler@selftesting.us">dfiddler@selftesting.us</A> outlining
your proposed use for the software along with a promise to provide
further information once you have had experience with the system and I will
send you a licence file for your specified "Licensee: Your
School/Business/Institute" and a licence number.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(Note: Only 50 licences will
be made available under these terms)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I am hoping that this
software will be of interest and of use to Teachers and Students of most
subjects. The tests/wikis created using it will hopefully benefit not
only current Students but also those that follow.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">If you would like
to discuss the system further then I would be very pleased to do
so. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanking
you,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Regards... Derek
Fiddler.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">e: <A
href="mailto:dfiddler@selftesting.us">dfiddler@selftesting.us</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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