Test Scoring Service
The TLC provides a free test scoring service to all UCLA instructors who administer multiple-choice exams, to offer an efficient and accurate means of grading multiple-choice exams. The service also effectively generates reports to suit the instructor’s needs and help improve the testing process.
Email: testscoring@teaching.ucla.edu
Phone: (310) 825-6939
Location: 80 Powell Library
Test Scoring appointments are available Monday-Friday, 9 am-noon and 1:30 -4:30 pm.
Blank Scantron forms are available in your department’s administrative office.
General Policies
Please schedule scoring appointments at least two business days in advance. If you are unable to keep your appointment, use the links in your appointment confirmation email to cancel and/or reschedule.
Finals week is always our busiest time, and appointments often overflow into the following week due to the high demand for our service. We will do our best to accommodate appointments as quickly as possible.
You are expected to wait on-site in our designated waiting room while we process your exam, which usually takes 15-20 minutes. If an instructor or assistant is unable to stay for the duration of the test scoring, we will return the sheets and reschedule the appointment.
When Giving your Exam
- All information must be filled out in No. 2 pencil. Fields/bubbled answers completed in pen will not be read by our scanners.
- Name and ID # bubbles must start at the left edge of the field box and are required fields.
- The ID # field is required on student response sheets; however, this number does not have to be a UID, it can be assigned by the instructor.
- Blanks will be entered for students who do not provide a name or number. It is to instructors’ benefit to use these fields. If you do not require your students to fill out names and ID #’s, we will turn off the program’s ability to check for blank fields and only what students have bubbled will be recorded.
Scoring Parameters
Our current software does not allow for multiple correct answers. On an answer key a question can have:
- One correct answer bubbled in = one correct answer scored
- More than one answer bubbled in = ALL responses counted as correct (giving the point to all students who responded)
- No answer bubbled in = the question is not counted
Our software also has the capacity to score:
- Sub-tests (providing results for individual sections of the exam)
- Weighted questions
We do not have the capability to merge test versions at this time.
Answer Sheets
Our specialized Scantron forms are provided free with the use of our service. These forms are full page, 200 questions maximum, and printed in blue. Using these forms will enable you to receive detailed reports in PDF and Excel formats.
Please pick up blank Scantron forms from your department’s administrative office. Our scanners are only able to read our specialized forms; no other answer sheets or photocopies may be used.
Alternatively, we have a Scantron 882 machine that can read the forms available in the UCLA Store. These 882 forms are half-sheet, 100 questions maximum, and printed in green. By using those forms, you will only be able to receive basic results printed directly on the Scantron sheet.
Report Options
We currently offer a standard set of reports, which are delivered via email following an appointment. Each version of the exam will have its own set of reports. Examples of each of the reports included are available by clicking the links below.