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1. Click on the Items tab.
2. Click on Create new Item. 
   The next screen creates the outline of the item.
   
   The Case number is automatically generated. 
3. In Item Title enter a name for your question.
4. For Item Type choose ‘OSCE Station’.
5. Click on Create Item. 
   The next screen lets you enter information about the station useful for record keeping. You can enter details such as patient name and age and a summary of what the station involves e.g. History examination and blood results. We will not change any for now.
   

6. Click Save Item. 
   The next screen shows a new set of tabs:
   
   

   • Item Information: The information you just entered and versioning
   • Item resources: Add images, examiner info documents, actor briefings, student briefings, videos etc. to a station
   • Blueprinting: Add ‘dimensions’ for automatic generation of exams
   • Marksheet: Here you specify what questions the examiners should answer and how. You are creating the mark sheet.
   • Item overview: Summary of the station
   • Item Performance: Shows reports of how the station has performed in previous exams
     
     
7. Go to the Item resources tab.
   Here you can upload any images or information packs you want to be visible on the ipad.
8. Click Add a resource. 
9. In Resource Type, choose Examiner Notes.
   
10. Click Choose File and select a PDF of examiner notes.
11. Click Add Resource. 
    
12. Click  on the Marksheet tab. 
13. Click on Add new criteria. 
    
    
    

14. You should get a popup allowing you to enter the question information. 

    This tutorial presumes that your local administrator has set up the system so that it contains a Section called "Marks". If a Section has not been set, please follow the instructions on how to set up Sections in the blue box.

    
    

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    To set up a Marksheet Section: 1. Settings > Manage Sections > Provide a section name e.g. "Marks" > Add Section

    
    

    

    
    

15. In Section, choose ‘Marks’ – the section is the heading it will appear under.
16. In Text, type the question to be answered. For example: “How well did the candidate perform?”
17. The Type selection shows the ways in which the question can be answered, the ones you are likely to use are:
    
    
    • Discrete: Select from a choice of values, e.g. 1, 2, 3 or good, ok, poor.
    • Free text: A box in which to type whatever you like.
      
      
18. For now, choose ‘Free Text’
19. In Weight, type 0
    
    Weight indicates how much a question is worth relatively for automatic marking. 0 means the result has no bearing. 1 Would be a normal marking, 2 would be worth double etc. Having mandatory unchecked means the examiner does not have to fill in the question.
    
    
20. Make sure Mandatory is not ticked.
21. Click Save.
    
    However, what if we wanted a ‘Pass’, ‘Borderline’, ‘Fail’ option for the question?
    
    
22. At the top bar, click on the Settings tab, then Manage Schemas
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    The schema page allows you to make custom mark types for questions.
    
    
23. Type a name (i.e. Good/Average/Bad) into the ‘Add a new schema’ box and click Add. 
24. Find the name you typed in the above list and click Edit Answer. 
    
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    Now you can see the list of answers you can select for this question.
    
    
25. In Title, type ‘Pass’ – This is the name that appears on the screen
26. In Value, type 2 – These are the points awarded to the candidate if the examiner chooses that answer.
27. Click Add. 
28. Repeat this process for ‘Borderline’ – 1 and ‘Fail’ – 0
    
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    Now we can go back to our station.
    
    
29. Click the Items tab again
30. Find your earlier station and click View. 
31. Click on the Marksheet tab
32. Repeat the process for making a question, but when it comes to Click on Edit next to the marking criteria you opted for previously. In Type, choose ‘Discrete’ instead of 'Free text'
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33. A new ‘Schema’ box will appear. Choose the name you gave to your schema.
34. In Weight, type 1.
35. Tick Mandatory and then click Save. 
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    Now we need to submit the station. We won’t be sending this question for review, we will approve it immediately:
    
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36. Click Submit for Review. 
37. Leave the options as-is and click Submit.
38. Click Approve (Green button).
39. Click Approve (Blue button). 

Congratulations, that station is ready to go. Try repeating the whole process to make a second station. Give it a different name and questions.

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In the item sets tab, you will be able to combine stations into an exam, or questions into a paper.

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1. Click on the Item Sets tab
2. Click on Create a new Item Set.
   
   You are now presented with the ‘Create an item set’ screen.
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3. In ‘Exam Blueprint’ select the name you gave to your OSCE at the beginning
4. In ‘Add Items Automatically’ choose No
5. Click Create Item Set.
   
   In this screen, you can now add the stations to your OSCE.
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6. Click Add an Item. 
   
   In the following page you can see all the stations created.
   
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7. Find the two stations you have made and for each one, click Add.
8. Click Back to Item Set. 
   
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   The item set is now complete, as it only requires two stations, as we set in the earlier blueprint.
   It is important that you make sure the stations are in the order that you want them to be in, the system will automatically decide for you which is station 1, 2 and 3 etc.
   You need to move the stations until they are in the correct order by dragging and dropping them.
   Now we need to approve the set.
   
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9. Click Submit for Review
10. Leave the boxes blank and click Submit
11. Click Approve (Green button).
12. Click Approve (Blue button). 

Exams       

In the exam screen, you will set up the detailed exam information such as rotations, examiners and students.

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