ParSCORE for Windows Instructions

Scanning the Answer Key:

1. From the Keys tab, select the test from the "Select a category" list box.  "Exam 1" and "Version A" are highlighted by default.
   
   
2. In the Test Version field, select the version of the test (required). If there is only one version of the test, select "A.")  Each key and each student test form must have this test version letter bubbled in on the scantron under "Test Form."
   
3. Select either the AND or OR radio button to identify the type of multiple marks, if applicable.
4. Click on the Scan Keys button. The computer should respond "Uploading form definitions."
   
5. At the prompt ("Submit test key"), scan the answer key.  Push down on input hopper, place key(s) in scanner with black marks pointing towards you, loaded under the paper guide.  When you are ready to begin scanning, push on the input hopper again and the scanner will automatically begin feeding forms.
   
6. Press the red End of Batch button on the scanner when the answer key scanning is complete.
   
7. If the key contains multiple correct answers for a question or omitted answers, a dialog box will appear asking for confirmation. Select Continue to accept the key if it is correct. If you need to make corrections to the key, select Edit. Make the necessary changes, press OK and then Continue. Select Reject to discard the answer key.
   

Hints:

• To ignore a question, leave the answer field empty.

• All multiple answer questions must be of the same type (either all AND or all OR questions). ParSCORE cannot support both types on the same key.    

• If you want all students to receive credit for a question, enter an asterisk (*) in the appropriate answer cell.

   8.    Confirm that the number of items and the possible raw score are correct.  

   9.    Make any necessary corrections to the key.

Scanning the exams:

1. From the Scoring tab, select the name of the test from the Category list box.  Remember, each student test form must have the same test version letter as the key bubbled in for it to be graded.  If there is only one version, all students should have "A" filled in under "Test Form."
   
   
2. In the Select a Score Method group box, enable the "Score from scanner" radio button.
   
3. In the Options group box, select those options you wish enabled during the scoring process. Enable "Inspect Multiple Marks" and "Inspect Omitted Marks, "Auto Enrollment", and "Reprocess Forms with Errors."
   
4. In the Error Log File group box, opt to overwrite the existing error log file.
   
5. Click on Score.
   
6. Load the exams (no more than 50 at a time) into the scanner by pressing down on the input hopper and sliding the exams under the paper guide.  At the "submit student test forms" prompt, press the input hopper again to raise it and test scanning will begin automatically.
   
7. When scanning is complete, press the red End of Batch button on the scanner.  You will be prompted to place the rejected forms back in the scanner.  When they are loaded, press OK.
   
8. For each rejected test, the scanner will alert you if any multiple or omitted marks are detected for  particular questions, as well as if student test versions or IDs are invalid.
   • Select Edit to check and edit the answer sheet. If two responses are detected for a question, but only one answer appears on the student's test sheet, delete the incorrect second response.
   • Also, double check to make sure the detected omissions were actually omitted on the student's answer sheet.
   • Use the scroll bar to access answer items that are out of view.
   • Select OK to return to the Scanning Forms dialog box. Select Continue.
     
     
     
9. When rejected form reprocessing is complete, press the red End of Batch button on the scanner.

Converting Raw Scores to Percents and Other Formats:

1. Select the Roster tab near the top of the screen.
2. By default, scores are reported in raw numbers (the number of correct responses).  On the right side of the window there is a View Score As box. Click on the arrow to the right of the rectangular box to change the way in which scores are reported to percents, t-scores, etc.
   

Printing Reports

ParSCORE will produce answer key reports, class response reports, item analysis reports, roster reports, score distribution reports, enrollment reports and test reports.  Click here for descriptions of the most common reports, as well as detailed printing instructions.

Saving Course Data as Excel or Text Files

1. From the Options menu, select Export Student Profile Data.
   
   
2. Select how you would like to save your data in the File Type field (Microsoft Excel .xls or Text .txt, for example).
   
   
3. Determine what information you would like to export in the File Contents Selection section. Choose either "All Student Profile Details" to include the "phone," "code" and "comment" entries; otherwise, select "Student ID, Name and Optional Data Columns."  To include test results with this roster data, check the box "With Selective Categories" and then highlight which scores you would like to include.  You may also include the student's total and grade calculated by ParSCORE for the course by checking the "With Total and Grade" box.  Click Export.
   
4. In the Save In box, select the appropriate disk drive and directory.  In the Save Export box, type a name for your file (*.xls or *.txt is the default entry in this field). 
   
5. Click Save.