Renaissance Learning RES-1000 Classroom Response System User Manual AccelTest SW man
Renaissance Learning, Inc Classroom Response System AccelTest SW man
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- 1. Users Manual Part 0
- 2. Users Manual Part 1
- 3. Users Manual Part 2
Users Manual Part 0
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| Document Title | AccelTest SW man.book |
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| Document Author: | mkclark |
Renaissance Classroom Response System and Test Creation, Scoring, and Gradebook Software User Manual Create your own quizzes, tests, and other assignments—and score them immediately! Renaissance Learning P. O. Box 8036 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8036 Toll free phone: (800) 656-6740* Local (715) 424-3636 Fax: (715) 424-4242 Outside the U.S. 1.715.424.3636 Email (for general questions): answers@renlearn.com Email (for technical questions): support@renlearn.com Web site: www.renlearn.com * If you have questions about other Renaissance Learning products, call: For reading solutions: (866) 846-7323 For math solutions: (866) 492-6284 For writing solutions: (866) 220-8811 Copyright Notice Copyright © 2005, Renaissance Learning, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This publication is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. It is unlawful to duplicate or reproduce any copyrighted material without authorization from the copyright holder. This document may be reproduced only by staff members in schools that have a license for Renaissance Place Edition software. For more information, contact Renaissance Learning at the address above. Accelerated Grammar & Spelling, Accelerated Math, Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Vocabulary, Accelerated Writer, AccelScan, AccelTest, Adaptive Branching, AR, AR BookGuide, AssessmentMaster, English in a Flash, Fluent Reader, MathFacts in a Flash, Perfect Copy, Read Now, Renaissance, Renaissance Learning, the Renaissance Learning logo, Renaissance Place, STAR Early Literacy, STAR Math, STAR Reading, and TOPS are trademarks of Renaissance Learning, Inc. registered or pending registration in the United States and in other countries. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. InstallShield is a registered trademark and service name of InstallShield Software Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Sentry Spelling-Checker Engine copyright Wintertree Software Inc. QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. 9/05 v1.0 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by Renaissance Learning could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Computer-connected Receiver RES-1000 FCC Radiation Exposure Statementfor for Portable Devices: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment is in direct contact with the body of the user under normal operating conditions. This transmitter must not be co-located or or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Contents Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About AccelTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renaissance Classroom Response System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Responder - RES-1000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiver - REC-1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AccelScan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AccelTest helps you, the classroom teacher: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How does AccelTest Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignment Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignment Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gradebook Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to use this Manual and Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing AccelTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Where to Find the System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing AccelTest Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Starting AccelTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 To-Do List for Teachers Starting AccelTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setting up Your School Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Editing the Subjects List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Setting Category Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Setting Grading Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Setting Exams Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Two Ways to use AccelTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Getting to Know AccelTest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Preparing AccelTest for Students to Score Scan Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Password to Unlock AccelTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Student instructions for using the Classroom Responder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Student Instructions for Using AccelScan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Gradebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Using Gradebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Frequently used Gradebook Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add Assignments to Gradebook and Assign to Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignments for Individual Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing/Clearing Assignments in the Gradebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Assignments for Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Assignment Item Scores in the Gradebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Assignment Items in the Gradebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 23 24 25 25 27 iii Contents Contents Entering Scores at the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Scores at the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teacher Instructions for Scoring Student Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Free Response Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using AccelScan from the Gradebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gradebook Drop-down Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delete Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Student Data into AccelTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting Student and Grade Information as Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delete Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignment Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remove Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Export Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Scores as Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Scores as Percentages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Entire School Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Term. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignment Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignment Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Response Grading Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gradebook Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Group Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overdue Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Program Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Reports Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Print Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sort/Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Assignment Creation Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 28 30 30 32 34 34 35 35 36 39 39 40 41 41 41 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 45 46 46 46 47 47 47 48 48 48 49 49 49 50 56 56 56 58 62 Using Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 iv Contents Contents Using Quick Assignment in AccelTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Questions for a New Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating New Score Key for Existing Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teacher Instructions for Editing a Score Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating New Points Only Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to Use the Assignment Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignment Editor Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Graphics Files in an Assignment Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spelling Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Validate Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing a Single Copy of an Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing and Exporting AccelTest Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 64 66 70 72 74 74 78 80 81 82 83 83 84 85 Using Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Review Panel (Teacher-Paced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Responder Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Session Toolbar Mode Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacing Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 86 86 87 Using Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Importing Print Engine Book Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Installing Renaissance Learning Book Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Appendix: AccelTest’s Grade Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Determining Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Term, Semester and Final Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grade Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Points Possible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extra Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 89 90 90 90 90 Contents Contents vi
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