Avoiding the Pitfalls

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Avoiding the Pitfalls
And Getting the Most out of Edusoft
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Concerns We Hear

• This darn machine! We never have a clean run!

• When I hand score I get a different percentage
  than Edusoft.

• The bubbles look like they are marked
  correctly!"

• My reports dont show what I
• need to help my instruction!"

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Scanning Answer Sheets with Edusoft Grader

• 1 Make sure the scanner is clean.

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Open Edusoft Grader on Computer

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3 Scan Answer Sheets

• Check to see that students have written their
  name at the top of the answer sheet.
• One set of answer sheets at a time
• Face up
• Top first

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4 Watch the computer screen
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Dont skip this step!
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Scanning Status Detail
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5 Resolve some problems immediately without
rescanning.
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Edusoft is a good thing
but, if the person doing the scanning looks like
this
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And
Dont wait --- process answer sheet sets as they
are turned in.
consider purchasing another scanner
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So What? How do we change instruction?
6 Run Reports for your teachers.

• Teachers need immediate feedback with the help of
  2 very important reports.

• Performance Band Report

2. Item Analysis Report
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Performance Band Report
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Item Analysis Report

• Reference Guides for reports online
• _at_ www.monet.k12.ca.us/math
• Quick Reference Guide - How to print a report
• 2. How to Read and Item Analysis Report

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7 Need to Rescan? Possibly

• 1. Look for any dash marks on item analysis
• Answers left blank look at test
• Chose two answers
• Bubbles not dark enough - make darker copy
• No mark in center of bubble

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Teacher Answer Key Choice Rationale
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Definitely rescan if.

• Answer sheets went through the scanner crooked.
• Wrong answer sheet was used.

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8 Time to Conference and Collaborate