Eazy Eval

Question Search

This window provides an option for searching through the whole collection of questions contained inside the Question bank. The Question search window is loaded by default, in the Advanced Search mode. You can switch to simple search mode by deselecting the checkbox to the left of "Advanced search" label.

The Question Bank Search Screen

The Two Modes of Search

• Simple Search Mode - In this mode the quick search panel at the top of the window can be used to filter questions based on domains. The 'Domain' list box lets the user select a desired domain. The 'question id' list box lists the identification numbers of all the questions that comes under the selected domain. Choose one of the identifiers from the list box and the corresponding question will be loaded in to the grid located at the bottom of the screen.
• Advanced Search Mode - A lot of criteria are provided based on which the user can fine-tune his search experience. The various filtering options provided in this window are explained below.

  The four checkboxes "Look in Question", "Look in Options", "Look in Reference" and "Case sensitive" controls the way in which the search operations are conducted. If "Look in Question" is selected during a search process, then a search is made for the search string inside the question column of the database. The "Look in Options" will include the options column while conducting the search. The "Look in Reference" includes the reference column of the database during searches. If you want to make your searches case specific the "Case sensitive" checkbox can be selected. If multiple columns are to be searched at the same time then you can select a combination of these four selection markers.

  You can also make use of the 5 filters given the checkboxes for refining your search results. The "Domain" filter will help you to limit your searches on to specific question groups on which you have permission. The "Status" filter will help in filtering questions based on the Active/Inactive state of the questions. If you want to restrict the searches to specific types of questions then the "Type" filter can be used. The "Levels" filter helps you to find questions based on the difficulty level set by the question author. The "Points" filter provides a way to find questions that have specific maximum points.

  Once all the different criteria's are selected and a search string is typed in, you can use the "Search" button to start the search process. All results matching your specific search criteria are listed in a grid given at the bottom of the window. Questions can be Activated or Deactivated using the "Activate/Deactivate" button and the "Delete" button can be used for removing any unwanted question from Eazy Eval. Double clicking on any of the question inside the grid will take you to the question bank window loaded with selected question.