Examination Scoring, Placement Exams, and Surveys

Examination Scoring

The Office of the Registrar provides scantron scoring services for departments across campus using University of Michigan Scantron Forms. Our office supplies the blank forms, as well as quick processing for scoring and analysis services.

Examination Reports

The following reports are provided electronically for each exam. Examination reports can be requested to be sent to individuals other than the instructor using the Exam Scoring Request Form (PDF).

Student Scores and Responses (Excel)
Item Analysis (PDF) provides detailed distractor analysis based on raw scores
Score Distribution (PDF) provides analysis of student score distribution

By default each question on an exam is worth one point with no deductions. Additional scoring options available include:

Penalties for incorrect answers
Scoring by Subtest
Varying point values for exam questions
Rescoring of test after elimination or adjustment for poor test items

If non-standard scoring is requested, these additional reports may be provided.

Subtest Criteria Report (PDF) shows subtest definition detail
Subtest Class Report (PDF) shows detail and aggregate results on each subtest

Requesting Exam Scoring Service

Complete the Exam Scoring Request Form (PDF) and return it with the corresponding answer sheets to the Office of the Registrar (1210 LSA Bldg., 1st floor).

Requesting Blank Answer Sheets

Blank University of Michigan Scantron Forms can be ordered using the Answer Sheet Request Form (PDF). Completed request forms can be emailed to ro.examinations@umich.edu.

Fees

The cost to process Scantron forms is $24 plus 10 cents per sheet. So, processing an exam for 200 students would be $24 + $20 = $42.

Blank Scantron forms can be purchased at the cost of $9 for 100 sheets. Academic departments of the University usually cover the costs of answer sheets and exam scoring.

Exam drop off location:

1210 LS&A Building
500 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1382

E-mail: ro.examinations@umich.edu

Phone: 734.764.3497

Placement Exams

The Office of the Registrar works with departments across campus to proctor and process placement tests and surveys. Our office ensures that the placement and survey results are processed and loaded in the M-Pathways student system. Our office also assists departments and ITS as they transition from using paper placement exams to using electronic exams.

Currently, our office works with the following departments on campus to administer and process their placement exams and surveys:

Chemistry
Math
French
Italian
Hebrew
Russian
Spanish
German
Chinese
Japanese
Engineering
Sweetland Center for Writing

Survey Services

The Office of the Registrar is no longer providing survey work for new customers based on a decision by the Provost’s Office. New customers are encouraged to use Qualtrics, provided by the University of Michigan free of charge for creating and administering online surveys. If new paper surveys are required, we suggest finding a contractor outside of the University. Scantron Corporation provides these services for larger jobs. The Office of the Registrar does maintain survey services for existing customers who are making only minor modifications to existing surveys.

Our office assists University researchers and administrators who are designing and analyzing surveys and evaluations by providing the following services:

Design of a printed survey
Printing of the blank forms
Scanning of completed forms
Analysis

Survey Fees

Design updates, per page	$40.00
Printing, per page	0.09
Scanning, per sheet	0.15
Analysis	37.50