Health Sciences Library & Biocommunications Center

The Health Sciences Library and Biocommunications Center provides computerized test scoring services to faculty at UTHSC. This includes scanning answer sheets, scoring analysis, and reporting. Survey and evaluation analysis is also available.

There is a minimum turnaround period of two business days for test results. Tests will not be scored while you wait.

To have your tests and surveys scored:

1. Complete a Course Profile Form.
   Each faculty member is asked to complete this form at the beginning of each semester (no more than two weeks after the start of classes). This form enables test scoring personnel to predict scheduling problems and to notify faculty in advance. Faculty who complete this form will have priority when their tests are scored.
2. Use Scantron® sheets and #2 pencils. To have tests scored, students must record their responses with a #2 pencil on a Scantron answer sheet (test answer sheet F-1712, available from General Stores; test scoring does not supply these) and the "bubbles" for the student's name and/or ID Number must be marked. Students should bubble in the appropriate test version. If there is only one version, the "A" must be bubbled in. Otherwise, the test cannot be scored.
3. Prepare an answer key. A key is always required for test scoring and processing. A "Key" form must have the word KEY bubbled in the name field. No other marks in that field are permitted for these sheets. Surveys and evaluations do not require a key.
4. Neatly stack the exam sheets filled in by your students. Please do not fold, staple, or otherwise mutilate the key or the answer sheets!
5. Complete a Test Scoring Request form with the following information, which is required to process the data. Missing information may prevent processing.
   • Course name AND number
   • Faculty member or responsible person
   • Department phone
   • Number of items to be processed (number of last question on the test)
6. Deliver completed answer sheets to Alexander Rooms 342 and 344.
   Please call before you come to ensure that someone is there. Completed answer sheets and the Exam Scoring Request form should be delivered in an envelope large enough to hold the exam and results. This will prevent your exam from being confused with another. Please make sure that the course and faculty member information is on the outside of the envelope.
7. When you deliver your answer sheets, make it clear who will pick it up. You may write on the Exam Scoring Request form the name of the person allowed to pick up your test. Be sure the person picking up the exam brings a picture ID. We will not accept phone calls or written notes as authority to release an exam information. You will be asked to sign for your exam at the time of pickup.

Individual grade sheets are printed for each student for faculty members to dispense as they wish.

Only those students who have opted not to have their test scores posted can receive their grade sheets from Test Scoring. They must present appropriate photo ID and sign a log that they have received their grades. These will only be given after the grades have been returned to the faculty member.