QuizMaker Pro Version 2011r3 (Dec, 2011)
- Fixed: Appending quizzes now works correctly
- Fixed: Removed false warnings of Pref File corruption
- Fixed: Made improvements to the Macintosh installers
QuizMaker Pro Version 2011r2 (Sept, 2011)
- New: Changed the location of some files to conform to Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) and Windows 7 guidelines.
- New: Now using the Apple PackageMaker Installer
- New: Changed background for the notification screen
- New: Added a Menu Item in the Scores Screen for exporting scores to a TSV file.
- Fixed: A pre-selected test is now correctly saved in Preferences
- Fixed: A bug which would occasionally cause the Preferences file to become corrupted.
- Fixed: Minor bug which prevented changing the question type once a category was set.
QuizMaker Pro Version 2011r1 (May, 2011)
- New: Added an "Open Recent" menu item to the create quiz screen.
- New: Re-added the ability to import questions from a text file.
- New: The test creator can now include graphics to be shown only when reviewing the quiz after taking.
- New: Select a student and choose "Full Report" from the admin menu to see all of the scores for that student on all tests taken.
- New: Quizzes may now be enabled on a class-by-class basis.
- New: Feature to view a comparison of the performance of all classes on a given test.
- New: Moved the "duplicate question" menu item to the Edit Menu.
- New: Ability to change the size of the font for the printout only to allow for fewer pages.
- New: Test creator can now include as many categories in a category set as needed.
- New: The score data is now scrambled to prevent reading with a text editor.
- New: Now includes a free "Take Only" registration after the 30-day demo has expired.
- New: Added a Hide/Show button for the password field in the Preferences Screen
- Fixed: Behavior of the close button on Mac platform.
- Fixed: Disabled the menu shortcut for Next Question when no next exists.
- Fixed: Misplacement of a warning text on the Parameters Screen
- Fixed: It is no longer necessary to delete a question when navigating forward and backward if partial data has been entered.
- Fixed: Improved stability by handling several user-reported errors.
QuizMaker Pro Version 2010r4 (December, 2010)
- Fixed: Occasional crash after exporting a test to a text file.
- Fixed: Crash when deleting the last question of a test.
- Fixed: Situation where a specific file would fail to overwrite itself
QuizMaker Pro Version 2010r3 (October, 2010)
- Fixed: Setting random number to give/print less than total now respected
- Fixed: Occasional exception when using categories
- Fixed: Program no longer crashes when last question times out and user does not review
- Fixed: Categories are now correctly reported in Results when not all categories are given
- Fixed: Error when setting too few random questions with a match no longer occurs
- Fixed: Appending a quiz to another (broken by 2010r2) now works correctly again.
- Fixed: Upgrading would cause the registration type to be incorrectly set.
- Added: Current count now shows when cycling through survey questions in See Scores
- Fixed: A Survey question now requires at least 2 possible responses
- Fixed: Printing of survey results now working on Windows (never broken on Mac)
- Added: Close button for the Starting Screen (Name Screen)
- Fixed: Occasional error when adding a new Class name
- Fixed: Error when deleting several questions in a row.
- Added a floating window to show full text of long Match Q's or A's
- Fixed: Match groups with long question or answers now print correctly
- Added feature to duplicate the current question when creating tests
QuizMaker Pro Version 2010r2 (July, 2010)
- Added ability to give questions by category when testing
- Added superscript and subscript to the Special Characters palette when creating a quiz.
- Changed requirement to complete a question before moving backwards to view previous questions.
- Added ability to copy results to the clipboard for pasting into other email, etc.
- Added option to add multiple media to a Match set.
- The left hand column of a Match Set is now numbered by default when creating the set.
- Changed some message boxes to maintain a more consistent appearance.
- Added an error catching screen and the option to report errors to Class One Software.
- Added the ability to choose which data is included when exporting class grade details.
- Dropping a QMPro 2010 created file on the dock now launches the program (Mac only)
- Added ability to include special characters when writing Match questions.
- Added user options screen when network location not found
- Re-Added ability to convert v. 6.x quizzes which was dropped in v. 2010r1
- Fixed a bug which occurred when a sound was the first item in media attachments.
- Fixed: QMPro 2010 now correctly prints all pictures attached to a question.
- Fixed error that might allow a Match set to be shown as worth 0 points.
- Fixed error where "Require Exact Case" did not hold setting for some Short Answer questions
QuizMaker Pro Version 2010r1 (March, 2010)
- Added feature to show multiple media attachments (picts, movies, sounds) with each question
- Attachments now always show in a separate screen which will use a 2nd monitor if available
- Added ability to record a voice or sound within the program and add that sound as an attachment
- Added entire quiz "Find and Replace" functionality
- Added ability to assign categories to questions. Results will indicate performance by category
- Added "Change Case" option when creating tests
- Added Prefs option to include all takes in the Class Analysis when multiple takes exist
- Improved appearance of data printout
- User warned when editing a test if that test has previous scores which will be compromised
- Added functionality to purge the scores file of out-of-date scores
- Content screens are now resizable
- Question points field now displays correctly after being set
- Selected class now shows as default when user adds own name
- Fixed: User now notified when duplicating a name within a class
- Fixed bug with grading Short Answer type with multiple correct answers
- Fixed crash when installing from a restricted account
- Program now warns if spelling dictionary is not installed and provides guidance
- (Mac Only) Added dictionary lookup to the "Create" and "Grade Essay" screens.
- Fixed additional minor bugs
Fixes: QuizMaker Pro Version 2009r3 (September 21, 2009)
- Fixed the Help Screen to work correctly on Mac OS 10.5 and 10.6
- Fixed an issue with networking where remote locations would occasionally not be found
- Added option to open the help topic in the user's default browser.
- Removed warning about more than 2 instances of the program running.
- Fixed 2 instances where the program might throw an exception.
Fixes: QuizMaker Pro Version 2009r2.2 (July 6, 2009)
- Verified compatible with Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) - Sept 3, 2009
- Deleting a student name in the Class Screen now works correctly
- Deleting a class now works correctly
- Converting a quiz from a previous version no longer sets the Random parameter to a spurious value.
- When the test creator is warned about the location of a file, the attach button now correctly displays.
- Though a time limit setting is flagged as unrealistic, the creator is now given the opportunity to override and allow that setting.
- Opening a v. 6.2 Match quiz for converting now correctly clears the previous Match data.
- Changing only the text of a Match question or answer now makes the quiz dirty and allows saving.
Fixes: QuizMaker Pro Version 2009r2.1 (May 19, 2009)
- Playing a movie while testing now works correctly
- Dropping a movie onto the "drop box" now works correctly for most movie formats
- When canceling a 'take' and returning to the start screen, quiz name is now correctly removed.
- Sound now stops playing when user moves to the next question.
- If left expanded when leaving a question, the attached picture now correctly repositions itself.
- When setting an alternate location for the "Pictures_Mov..." folder, the change is correctly reflected in the field.
- Corrected a few errors in the Help documentation.
New Features/Fixes: QuizMaker Pro 2009 Version r2 (May 5, 2009)
- Added 'Spell Checking' to the Windows version of QuizMaker Pro 2009.
- Macintosh 'Spell Checking' now checks the entire question and all answers at once.
- Question and answer fields now correctly display non-ASCII characters.
- Added a palette to display and allow entry of characters above the ASCII range. (i. e. 128-255)
- Each grade printout now includes a 'Take ID' which can be used to verify the printout.
- Added option of creating 1 level of subfolders within the default folder.
- Improved the look of the message dialog on both platforms
- Improved the look and functionality of the A-E buttons in Multiple Choice questions.
- Improved saving of all important files.
- Fixed bug where the Random Total in test parameters might be set too high.
- Fixed bug which caused the 'Points per Question' arrows to be incorrectly enabled/disabled
- Updated the 'Help' files
New Features: QuizMaker Pro 2009 Version r1 (April 14, 2009)
- Up to 10 different types of questions can now be included within a single quiz file.
- Un-graded survey questions can now be included within the quiz.
- Question types now include Multiple Choice with multiple correct answers and Short Answer with multiple responses required.
- Essay questions may be included and graded by the test admin.
- The new Practice Mode allows test takers to immediately see the correct answer(s)
- Test creators can append a test onto another test.
- Test questions can be added to the end of the quiz or inserted between to existing questions.
- Test scores can be exported to TSV format for importing into spreadsheet programs.
- Exported scores now include the data taken.
- A computer voice can be set to read questions and answers.
- Data files are no longer stored in the application directory.
- Test creators may assign a pont value for every question. thus weighting certain questions.
- Quizzes can be uploaded by the test admin. to an internet server via FTP.
- Quizzes can be downloaded by any user from the server and are immediately available for testing.
- Test creators can set the quiz parameters to have test results forwarded by email.
- Administrators can print out multiple versions of a quiz with corresponding answer sheets for each version.
- Printing of tests now includes text styling
- Printing of tests better follows page margins set by the user.
- Mac users can spell check during test creation.