Using Remark OMR to Grade Multiple Answer Key Exam

Using Remark to grade exams begins by correctly printing the blank answer sheets your students will use. Many errors occur within Remark when the blank answer sheets are not printed correctly, so please follow the steps below carefully.

1. Use this link to open a copy of the 75 Question Blank Answer Sheet..
2. Save the 75 Question Blank Answer Sheet to your computer using the save or download option in your browser.
3. Open the downloaded file in Adobe Acrobat.
   • If the file does not open in Adobe Acrobat, contact LeBow Tech for assistance.
4. From the Acrobat File menu, select Print.
5. Set the number of copies needed being sure to add enough to complete as your answer keys.
6. Under Page Sizing & Handling, make sure the Fit option is selected.
7. Select the Print button.
8. Proceed to the copier of your choice and release the print job.

Using the printed, blank answer sheets, fill in the correct bubble at the corresponding numbered row for each question on your exam using a new blank sheet for each version of the exam.

TIPS:

• Fill in the Last Name field with the word ANSWER. This will allow you to easily identify your answer key.
• Fill in the FI field with the letter corresponding to the version of the test it matches.
• The other fields (MI, University ID, Subject & Course Number, Section #, or Test Version) do not need to be filled out for the answer key.
• Any writing implement will work, not just No. 2 pencils. However, the darker the color of the bubble, the better.

IMPORTANT You MUST print the test version on your exam so the students can fill in the correct Test Version bubble on their answer sheets. This is the field Remark will use when grading the exams to match each student sheet with the correct answer key version.

The answer sheet fields captured by Remark are:

• Last Name
• First Initial (FI)
• Middle Initial (MI)
• University ID
• Subject & Course Number
• Section #
• Test Version
• Answers 1 - 75

Scan the student answer sheets

1. Flip through the packet of answer sheets to ensure they are all aligned in the same direction. Rotate/flip any pages that are misaligned.
2. At a G Hall copier, load the answer sheet packet into the top feed of the copier, left edge first (short edge).
3. Scan your DragonCard to sign in.
4. Select Scan.
5. Select Scan tests for Remark.
6. Select Start.
7. When all of the answer sheets have been fed through, select Finish to email the scanned packet to yourself.

Scan the answer keys

1. Load the first answer key into the top feed of the copier, left edge first (short edge).
2. Select Scan.
3. Select Scan tests for Remark.
4. Select Start.
5. When all of the answer sheets have been fed through, select Finish to email the scanned packet to yourself.
6. Repeat the above actions for each additional answer key.

Once you receive the email with your attached answer packet and keys as PDFs, save them to your computer by:

1. Select the email in Outlook with the corresponding PDF attached.
2. Using the down arrow next to the attachment, select Save As.
3. From the Save Attachment dialogue box, browse to the location of your choosing.
4. Select the Save button.
5. Repeat the above actions for each PDF scanned in Step 4.

1. Sign in to the LeBow vLab.
2. Select Remark Office OMR Data Center to launch the software.
3. Continue once Remark has opened in the Horizon client.

First Time Using Remark

1. Select Open from the navigation pane on the left.
2. Select Profiles (E:) from the location pane on the left side of the Open Form Template window.
3. Navigate into the Remark Templates folder.
4. Select the LCB Standard 75 Question Answer Sheet template.
5. Select the Open button.

Previously Used Remark

1. Select the LCB Standard 75 Question Answer Sheet template listed under Recent in the navigation pane on the left.

NOTE: The instructions below apply to Remark OMR as launched in the Horizon client.

Now that the template is loaded, it’s time to read the student answer sheets with the answer key on top into Remark. The exams do not need to be sorted by test version. Remark will sort the answer sheets based on the Test Version response on each sheet.

1. From the Data tab, select Read.
2. Select Next in the Read Image Files window.
3. Pull down the Which images would you like to process? dropdown menu.
4. Select the local drive for your computer.
   • Windows OS: the drive name will appear as username on computer name (ex. abc123 on LCB-COMPNAME).
   • macOS: the drive name will appear as Apple username on computer name (ex. My Name on LCB-COMPNAME).
5. Open the One Drive - Drexel University folder.
6. Continue to browse within the One Drive folder to the location where you saved the scanned student answer sheet PDF in Step 4.
7. Highlight the answer packet and select the Add Selected button.
   • NOTE: On macOS, you may need to change the Image Files dropdown to say All Files due to the way in which macOS treats PDFs.
8. Once all of the student answer sheets have been read into Remark, check the spreadsheet for any errors or inconsistent answers.

A note on errors

• Misread or skewed data fields will be highlighted in red.
• Fields containing more than 1 answer will be highlighted in green, * If more than one answer was filled in, you can use the drop down menu to select the correct answer based what is shown in the Image Viewer on the bottom left if you so choose.

Now that the student answer sheets are loaded into Remark, it’s time to load each answer key and grade the exams.

1. Select the Advanced Grade button from the top menu bar.
2. Select the Test Versions tab in the Advanced Grade window.
3. Check the Define multiple test versions box.
4. From the Which question’s answer identifies the test versions dropdown menu, select Test Version.
5. From the Import answer key from dropdown menu, select Read (scan or import image).
6. Select the Import Key button.
7. When the Read Image Files window opens, select the Next button.
8. Pull down the Which images would you like to process? dropdown menu.
9. Select the local drive for your computer.
   • Windows OS: the drive name will appear as username on computer name (ex. abc123 on LCB-COMPNAME).
   • macOS: the drive name will appear as Apple username on computer name (ex. My Name on LCB-COMPNAME).
10. Open the One Drive - Drexel University folder.
11. Continue to browse within the One Drive folder to the location where you saved the scanned answer key PDF in Step 4.
12. Highlight the answer key and select the Add Selected button.
    • NOTE: On macOS, you may need to change the Image Files dropdown to say All Files due to the way in which macOS treats PDFs.
13. Select the Read button.
14. Once the first answer key has been read into Remark, select the Create Version button to scan the next answer key.
15. Repeat the above actions (6 - 14) until all answer keys have been read in to Remark.

Make sure all answer keys have been read in before proceeding.

16. Select the Grade button.
17. When prompted about blank questions, select the Yes button.
18. Saving the answer key is not necessary so answer the last question based on the option that is best suited for your needs.

NOTE: The instructions below apply to Remark OMR as launched in the Horizon client.

Remark makes available many reports for you to review. The 3 most common reports are:

• 101 - Student Statistics - displays a grid detailing each students score overall. This report is helpful for loading grades into Blackboard.
• 105 - Student Response - displays a grid detailing how the students answered each question and if it was correct. This report may provide insight into topics or questions students struggled with on the exam.
• 150 - Student Grade - displays each students answers along with a copy of their scanned answer sheet as a separate page. This report can be handed back to each student.

Saving a report to PDF

1. Load the report you wish to save.
2. Select the Export Report button from the top menu bar.
3. Select the Export button from the Export Report window.
4. Select the local drive for your computer in the left pane of the Export Report window.
   • Windows OS: the drive name will appear as username on computer name (ex. abc123 on LCB-COMPNAME).
   • macOS: the drive name will appear as
5. Open the One Drive - Drexel University folder.
6. Continue to browse within the One Drive folder to the location where you wish to save the report.

Saving a report to Excel

1. Load the report you wish to save.
2. From the File menu, select Export -> Export Excel.
3. Verify the report you are interested in is checked and select the Next button.
4. Select the local drive for your computer in the left pane of the Export Excel Reports window.
   • Windows OS: the drive name will appear as username on computer name (ex. abc123 on LCB-COMPNAME).
   • macOS: the drive name will appear as
5. Open the One Drive - Drexel University folder.
6. Continue to browse within the One Drive folder to the location where you wish to save the report.