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3. Figure 33 View Categories window GRADE o Add Students to a Roster Roster must already exist and have been saved before you are able to add students to it 1 You may access the roster either immediately after saving it through the Rosters tab by clicking on the roster and then clicking the Edit button 2 Click the Manage Students button at the bottom of the screen 3 In the Update Students for Roster window see Figure 34 you may select the students for the roster and click the Add button to add them to the roster 4 If you need to remove any or all students you may select them from the Students in Roster list and click the Remove button 5 Click the Update button to save your changes and return to the Add Rosters screen 6 Click the Save Roster button to save the roster with the changes made to the students Students Avaliable Selected Students a Sons 3 me EE Figure 34 Update Students for Roster window Edit a Roster edit a roster including which students reside in it do the following 1 On the Rosters tab see Figure 31 highlight the roster you want to edit and click the Edit button 2 You may change any fields you wish including changing the students that are in your roster 3 Click the Save Roster button at the bottom of the screen To Delete a Roster To delete a roster do the following 1 On the Rosters tab see Figure 31 highlig
4. Total Test NCE ALL OT TEST ALL RESPONSES NCE Total Test GSV ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSE GSV Sound Matching Items px RESPONSES Rhyming Items BK RESPONSES Picture Matching Items RESPONSES Picture Differences hems RESPONSES Verbal Concepts Items RESPONSES Picture Categories Items RESPONSES Listening Comprehension ALL RESPONSES Items ADE Appendix continued Export File Variables GRADE Field Export Score Option Print Awareness Items K RESPONSES Letter Recognition Items RESPONSES Same amp Different Words RESPONSES Phoneme Grapheme Items RESPONSES Word Reading Items K123 RESPONSES Word Meaning Items 12 RESPONSES Vocabulary Items 3 4 5 6 M H A RESPONSES Sentence Comprehension 1 23 4 5 6 M H A RESPONSES ms Passage Comprehension 1 2 3 4 5 6 M H A RESPONSES ems Category AO ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category A1 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category A2 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category A4 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category AS ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category A7 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category 9 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Categor
5. 4 Enter a file name then click Save and then click OK on the verification prompt Merging Data merge data from the GRADE software go to the Merge Data screen by clicking either the Merge Data button on the Home screen or the Merge Data icon at the top of the screen From the Merge Import and Export tab on the Merge Data screen see Figure 85 select one of the following options Import Data From Another GRADE Database This allows you to import into your current GRADE database any data that were previously created in another GRADE database Export Individual Student Data This allows you to export individual students and their associated tests to a file that can be imported to another GRADE database When imported these tests will not be associated with any teacher or class They will be reported on using only Individual Progress Reports Export Group Student Data This allows you to export groups of students and their associated tests to a file that can be imported to another GRADE database When imported all tests will remain associated with the original teacher and class If data exist in the current database they can be modified using the Merge Edit tab after they have been imported ree essent temps Figure 85 Merge Data screen Merge Import and Export tab Exporting Individual Student Data export individual student data follow these steps 1 Click on the Export Data button 2
6. Double click the row that has the student s identifying information Click the row once and then click the Open Student button at the bottom of the screen GRADE The Student Information screen will appear listing the selected student s demographic information and his or her current test records See Figure 36 From this screen you can do the following Add a new test record Open an existing test record Delete a test record Change a test owner Test Records a 36 Student Information screen showing Test Records Note Only test records owned by the current user will be available for editing or deleting New test records can be added by any user Adding a Test Record add a new test record click Add Test Record on the Student Information screen You must enter information from a test administration in the Test Record Information screen See Figure 37 Select the applicable class teacher and GRADE test information for the specific test record The students Grade must be selected before a Level test level and Form can be selected Values for Level are listed based on the Grade selected On Level test form choices appear in black On Level special test forms appear in blue and Out of Level test forms appear in red GRADE 6 Figure 37 Test Record Information screen Selecting a Class The Select Class window allows you to select or add a class for a
7. Check that your personal or office computer meets the minimum system requirements for the GRADE software If you are not sure whether your machine meets these requirements get help from your organization s technical support department Once you have verified that the minimum system requirements are met proceed to the installation instructions System Requirements Platform Operating Processor sg Available Hard Monitor System Drive Space Settings Windows 2000 128ME 100 MB with Java Vista or 300 MHz or available virtual machine later higher without 60 MB without euh lox Toss mning Java virtual SMD tie Panther or later 4 4 Scanning software compatible with PC only Note Faster configurations provide faster installation and enhance software performance Installing the GRADE Software You will need to have administrative privileges to install the software on your computer To install the GRADE software follow these steps 1 Close all applications 2 Insert the GRADE CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 3 Follow the instructions for your operating system Windows Users Wait for the auto launch to appear and follow the onscreen instructions to install the GRADE software to your desktop Note If the auto launch does not run follow these steps a Double click My Computer b Double click your CD ROM drive c Double click the
8. Figure 48 Group Test Information window 2 Select the Test Date using the pull down menus The Norms field will automatically show Spring or Fall based on the Date entry 3 To select the class click the Select button to the right of the Class field The Select Class window will appear see Figure 49 which allows you to select or add a class for a test administration Buttons at the top of the window represent each of the available test site levels District Subdistrict School and Class that were created in Administration Setup Clicking each button will show all sites in the selected sublevel that belong to the selected level GRADE A level must be selected before sublevel can be selected For example choosing a class involves first selecting a district then a subdistrict within the selected district then a school within the selected subdistrict and finally a class within the selected school Inactive classes are not shown You can also use the Quick Find and Search By features to search for the class The Add function is available only at the class level and only for Active classes Figure 49 Select Class window Note The program will maintain the current hierarchy and will present a list of current classes to choose from on subsequent test site selections 4 Afier selecting Class click the Add button In the Add Class window see Figure 25 you can add a new cl
9. From the Select Students to Export screen see Figure 86 press the Ctrl key on your keyboard while clicking each student whose data you wish to export Click the Select All button to select all students in the database Figure 86 Select Students to Export screen 3 Click Continue to advance to the Location and Name of Merge File window See Figure 87 Enter a file name and then click Save Figure 87 Location and Name of Merge File window 4 Click OK in the Export Complete dialog box see Figure 88 to return to the Merge Data screen Figure 88 Export Complete dialog box Exporting Group Student Data export group student data do the following 1 Click the Export Data button from the Merge Import and Export tab of the Merge Data screen See Figure 85 2 From the Select Students to Export screen see Figure 86 press the Ctrl key on your keyboard while clicking each student you want to select from the GRADE database Click the Select All button to select all students 3 Click Continue to advance to the Location and Name of Merge File window See Figure 87 4 Enter file name and then click Save 5 Click OK in the Export Complete dialog box see Figure 88 to return to the Merge Data screen 2 Importing Data From Another GRADE Database Complete these steps to import data from another database 1 From the Merge Import and Export tab of the Merge Data screen see Figure 85 click the
10. Import Data button to locate the file you want to import 2 Click the file you want to import from the Select a Merge File window see Figure 89 and then click Open mE Gide Figure 89 Select a Merge File window 3 Click OK in the Import Details dialog box see Figure 90 to return to the Merge Data screen iz Merge complete test records were imported Click Merge Edt to edit and import the merged test records Figure 90 Import Details dialog box 4 Click the Merge Edit tab on the Merge Data screen to display the records in the selected file See Figure 91 These files and records can now be opened for correction 2 m Import an Individual 1 Click the Merge Edit tab on the Merge Data screen to display the student records in the selected file See Figure 91 Records with errors are color coded and must be edited before importing Figure 91 Merge Data screen Merge Edit tab 2 Click the pull down menu and select Individual Student Merge to view a list of all student records in the file 3 Click a student record to edit and correct any errors See Figure 92 P p cd 4 EIL LT Figure 92 Merge Data screen Merge Edit tab showing individual import records GRADE 4 After correcting any errors click the Import button to display the results in the Import Report dialog box See Figure 93 Records imported succesaretiy 2
11. Setup exe icon to begin installing After the GRADE software is installed another installer will launch for the Java runtime environment If the proper version of the Java application is already installed you will be asked if you would like to reinstall it Click No to exit the installation If the proper Java version is not installed a license agreement will appear Follow the onscreen prompts to complete installation of the Java runtime environment You may be prompted to restart your computer once installation is complete Macintosh Users a Double click the CD icon that appears on your desktop b Double click the Setup icon c Follow the onscreen instructions to install the GRADE software to your desktop Opening the GRADE Software open the GRADE software follow these steps Windows Users Go to your computers Start menu Select Programs Pearson 3 GRADE 2 GRADE Macintosh Users Double click the GRADE icon located where you chose to install it OR Go to Macintosh HD Applications gt GRADE gt GRADE GRADE The first time the GRADE software is run you will be prompted to set up the application for Only This User or All Users Please note that if you do not have administrative privileges to install software you will want to select Only This User Updating the GRADE Software Pearson may make periodic updates to this product After you install the GRADE software a window wil
12. database It is also where to restore data saved a particular date in cases where data may have been corrupted or lost 1 Click Backup Restore from the File menu to display the Backup Restore window See Figure 12 uu previous backup from the list and press Restore to restore the database to previously saved state mE CESED 01992914 10 06 59 Auto Backup 014 11 52 Auto Bacup Figure 12 Backup Restore window 2 Click the Backup button to back up current information in the GRADE database a If the application can successfully create a backup file the Backup Complete dialog box will appear See Figure 13 GRADE b The date and time of the backup will appear in the Backup Restore window Restoring a GRADE Database Follow these steps to restore data saved on a previous date 1 Click Backup Restore from the File menu to display the Backup Restore window See Figure 12 2 Select the backed up database that you want to restore and then click Restore 3 Verify that you want to restore the selected database See Figure 14 ud the backup file dated 6 19 2014 Figure 14 Restore Database from Backup File prompt Note If the selected database is successfully restored the Restore Complete dialog box will appear See Figure 15 emm been restored B may be necessary to log back in to continue using Figure 15 Restore Comple
13. from one GRADE database to another Note To return to the Home screen from any of these six program screens click on the Home icon m exit the GRADE software application click the Exit button on the toolbar Or select Log Out from the File menu Additional functions can be performed using the File and Help menus at the top of the screen Adding or Editing GRADE Users add or edit users who have access to the GRADE software application complete these steps 1 Open the File menu and click on Edit Users to display the Administration Add Edit Users window See Figure 11 Administration Add Edit Users Figure 11 Administration Add Edit Users window 2 add a new user do the following a Enter the new users name and a password in the indicated fields Click the Clear Fields button to clear the User Name and Password fields b Designate Basic or Administrative user by clicking the applicable radio button in the lower right hand corner GRADE If required select supervisor from the pull down menu d Click Save to save changes and then click Close Or just dick Close to return to the Home screen without saving any changes 3 To edit a current user do the following a Click the current user information you want to edit b Change the desired information c Click Save to save the changes Backing up a GRADE Database The Backup Restore window allows you to back up the current
14. is selected in the Test Record Information screen see Figure 37 the Raw Score Entry screen will appear See Figure 43 Each subtest and composite for which data entry is required based on the selected Grade Level and Form is indicated by a blank field To enter a score for subtest or composite click the corresponding RS or Sum field GRADE Figure 43 Raw Score Entry screen When the raw scores have been entered for each subtest derived scores will be calculated Click Save to save scores and return to the Select or Add Student screen See Figure 35 Click Back to return to the Test Record Information screen if Raw Score Entry was the chosen score entry format or the Test Record Item Entry screen if Item Entry was the chosen score entry format Note If you attempt to change the score entry format for an existing test administration you will be warned that doing so will delete all data previously entered and scored See Figure 44 Click Yes to proceed without retaining the entered data Click No to retain the entered data previous method of entry Do you want to continue 397 _ Figure 44 Item Entry Warning prompt GRADE Opening a Test Record You can open a specific test record in the Student Information screen see Figure 36 by double clicking the row displaying the test record or dlicking the row once and then clicking the Open Test Record button Deleting a Test R
15. test administration See Figure 38 You can locate a class using the Quick Find and Search By features or you can sort classes by clicking the Site Name or ID Number column heading e Figure 38 Select Class window Subdistrict level not included in Administration Setup Buttons at the top of the window correspond to one of the available test site levels Subdistrict School and Class that were created in the Administration Setup screen Clicking one of the buttons will list all sites in the selected sublevel that belong to the selected level A level must be selected before a sublevel can be selected For example choosing a class involves first selecting subdistrict if indicated then a school within the selected subdistrict and finally a class within the selected school Inactive classes are not shown You can add a class using the Class option GRADE You can edit classes in the Administration Setup screen See Setting up a Test Site under Administration Setup Note The GRADE software will manage the current hierarchy and will present a list of current classes to choose from on subsequent test site selections To Add a New Class You can add a new class by clicking the Add button at the bottom of the window In the Add Class window add a new class by entering a site name and ID number See Figure 39 Clicking Save will save the new class information and automatically add the newly cr
16. the top of the screen Setting up Teacher Records Clicking the Teachers tab allows you to set up and manage the teacher list See Figure 19 All teachers in the database are listed Inactive teacher records are displayed in light gray individual teacher can be added clicking the Add button at the bottom of the screen The Teacher Name Teacher ID and Status Active or Inactive can be changed by clicking the record and then clicking the Edit button Figure 19 Administration Setup screen Teachers tab Add a Teacher Complete these steps to add teachers to the GRADE database from the Teachers tab 1 Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen 2 Enter the new teachers name and ID number in the Add Teacher window See Figure 20 Both the teacher s name and ID number must be entered in order to save the new information 3 Click Save at the bottom of the window to save the record The name and ID number of the new record will appear as Active in the teacher list GRADE 4 To exit the Add Teacher window without saving the new information click Close Figure 20 Add Teacher window To Edit a Teacher edit teacher information from the Teachers tab do the following 1 Select the teacher record you want to edit by clicking the teacher name once and then clicking Edit at the bottom of the screen This will display the teachers name and ID number as well as his or her status Active o
17. user logs in to the application he or she will automatically be connected to the network database e Updating the GRADE Client Server Software For instructions on updating the administrative copy of the GRADE client server software see the Updating the GRADE Software section of this manual Note Only an administrative user can update the GRADE client server software Once the administrative system has been updated you will be prompted to restart the application It is recommended that you check for updates at least once a month Note A firewall or proxy server may disallow use of the Check for Updates feature To update the administrative system while preserving network security include a temporary exception on the proxy or firewall for the wwwagssupport com URL The Check for Updates feature uses the standard http port 80 When a user logs in after a successful update he or she will be directed to Check for Updates for the most recent software version Note So that other users are not locked out of the application this is the only time that a nonadministrative user will be allowed to perform this action If network security or lack of Internet access prevents the user from updating the application he or she can update the application from a network location instead All updates are made to the Contents folder located as follows For Windows go to C Program Files Pearson GRADE For Macintosh refer to the GRAD
18. 58 Note You may want to select one record to test before choosing to print answer sheets for all the selected records GRADE 9 Select the Printer and click OK Figure 59 Print Pre Slugged Answer Sheets window If you see that the alignment is off use the Printer Alignment button on the Print dialog box to adjust the location of the marks on the answer sheet Sce Figure 59 The position can be adjusted up or down and the sizing can be adjusted left or right Each increment is equal to 1 100th of an inch See Figure 60 E Cone si ni Figure 60 Printer Alignment window Note If you are pre slugging by roster the process described above will have printed the header sheet You will need to click the Cancel button on the Merge Printing with PrintFlex window and then begin again with step 8 to pre slug the answer sheets Scanning Data from Completed Answer Sheets scan data using the GRADE software follow these instructions 1 Ensure that the scanner is securely connected to the computer and that the power is on If scanning answer sheets with barcodes OpScan scanners only confirm that the barcode reader is in the correct location Note If you are using a serial connection for your scanner be sure to turn on the scanner before starting your computer 2 From the Home screen click the Scan Answer Sheets button If you are using an ES Series scanner be sure you have completed t
19. DARD SCORE dard Score Vocabulary Composite NCE 1 2 3 ALL RESPONSES NCE IRADE Appendix continued Export File Variables GRADE Field Levels Export Type Score Option Sentence Comprehension 1 2 3 4 5 6 M H A ALL RESPONSES RAW Raw Score Sentence Comprehension 1 2 3 4 5 6 M A ALL RESPONSES STANINE Stanine Passage Comprehension Raw 1 2 3 4 5 6 A ALL RESPONSES RAW Score Passage Comprehension _ 1 2 3 4 5 6 M H A ALL RESPONSES STANINE Stanine Comprehension 1 2 3 4 5 6 A ALL RESPONSES RAW Composite Raw Score Comprehension 1 2 3 4 5 6 A ALL RESPONSES STANINE Composite Stanine Comprehension Composite 1 2 3 4 5 6 M H A ALL RESPONSES PERCENTILE Percentile Comprehension 1 2 3 4 5 6 A ALL RESPONSES GRADE EQUIVALENT Composite Grade Equivalent Comprehension Composite 1 2 3 4 5 6 M H A ALL RESPONSES STANDARD SCORE Standard Score Comprehension Composite 1 2 3 4 5 6 M H A ALL RESPONSES NCE NCE Total Test Raw Score ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES RAW Total Test Stanine ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES STANINE Total Test Percentile ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES PERCENTILE Total Test Grade Equivalent ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES GRADE EQUIVALENT Total Test Standard Score ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES STANDARD SCORE
20. Duplicate snipped 9 op 2 Sean Dates 09 37 2034 13 Records successfully 0 Duplicate records skipped 2 Dupiscate records Figure 93 Import Report dialog box To Import a Group 1 Click the Merge Edit tab on the Merge Data screen to display the test records in the selected file See Figure 94 Test records will be grouped by school class and teacher Note Records with errors are color coded and must be edited before importing r Figure 94 Merge Data screen Merge Edit tab showing imported group test records 2 2 Click the pull down menu and select the applicable group in order to view a list of all student test records in that class Group information is displayed at the bottom of the screen and can be edited to correct any errors See Figure 95 Note You can select individual records from an imported group to edit To do so follow the instructions given at the bottom of Figure 96 and Figure 97 To select group records search by school class or teacher select individual student records search by student Ss adenine oman Pro 0000000000 TT Figure 95 Merge Data screen Merge Edit tab showing imported group student records 2 Figure 97 Merge Data screen Merge Edit tab individual student search Io RADI o m 3 Click a student test
21. E software package contents Ifyou experience any problems when updating your software please contact Technical Support at 877 324 2401 GRADESupport Pearson com GRADE Registering the GRADE Software register the software enter in the Activation window the customer name and activation key received with your GRADE software See Figure 7 Then click Continue Logging In Enter the User Name and Password received with your GRADE software and then click the Login button See Figure 8 Note When launching the GRADE software type Admin in the User Name field and safety in the Password GRADE Setting up a District You will be prompted to indicate your school district and the districts ID number as well as at least one school in the district and the school s ID number See Figure 9 You can also add subdistricts and subdistrict ID numbers Or you can enter this information at a later time Figure 9 Setup screen You can continue setting up the test site hierarchy by entering subdistricts schools and classes Or click Continue to go to the GRADE Home screen Note that schools must exist in the database before test records can be entered If you would like to continue with setup go to the Administration Setup screen where you can add subdistricts schools and classes Click Quit to quit the program without saving the entered data GRADE Getting Around If you have used Windows i
22. GRADE database double click the file Or click the file name once and then click the Open button The file name will appear in the Import or Export Data screen Note To be imported into the GRADE database the data in a file must be in a comma or tab delimited format 5 Click Continue to proceed to the Assign Labels screen and follow the instructions for assigning labels to imported data See Figure 83 2 Figure 83 Import Student Data Assign Labels screen 6 Click the data row s that you want to import from the file Then click the Import button at the bottom of the screen If you want to import all data click the Select All button A student s ID number first and last name sex and birth date are required to import an individual student data set A teachers name first last or middle initial and ID number are required to import an individual teacher data set Note If you have selected Update Duplicate Student IDs all imported students with matching names and birth dates in the GRADE database will have their Student IDs replaced with Student IDs from the imported file If Update Duplicate Student IDs is not selected imported data will be checked for duplicate names and ID numbers from the GRADE database Duplicates from the imported file will be identified once importing is completed 7 Click the Back button to return to the Import or Export Data screen Exporting Data expor
23. Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation User s Manual PEARSO Copyright 2014 Pearson Education Inc and or its affiliate s All rights reserved Warning No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopy recording or any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the copyright owner GRADE and Pearson are trademarks in the U S and or other countries of Pearson Education Inc and or its affiliate s Adobe Adobe PDF and Reader are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Avery is a registered trademark of Avery Dennison Corporation Excel Microsoft Vista and Windows are registered trademarks and XP is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation OpScan ScanMark ScanTools and Scantron are registered trademarks of Scantron Corporation Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc Java and Java runtime environment are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc Published by NCS Pearson Inc 19500 Bulverde Road San Antonio 78259 800 328 5999 www pearsonassessments com PEARSON Table of Contents Software License Agreement Introduction Overview of the GRADE Scoring amp Reporting Software Versions of the GRADE Softwar Getting Started Updating the GRADE Software Uninstalling the GRADE Software Installing the GRADE Client Server Software U
24. INVS vey 9p apod vwd GRADE Sample Group Score Summary Report Tee su si s a0 E WS p su oN Fume pom 5 SAMPLE DISTRICT SAMPLESCHOOL Tes Scis Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Item Report page 1 E s El Cossus Response A Response B Response Response D Response E Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Item Report page 2 s Gore Amar Response A Response B Response Response D Response E FOTN TTT Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Item Report page 3 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Item Report page 4
25. L DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPON Birth Date ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES Sex ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES Test Date ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES School ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES School ID ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES SCHOOL CLASS ID Class ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES Class ID ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES SCHOOL CLASS ID Teacher ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES Teacher ID ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES TEACHER ID Grade ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES Level ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES Form ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES Norms ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES Sound Matching Raw Score PK ALL RESPONSES RAW Rhyming Raw Score BK ALL RESPONSES RAW Fhonclogeal Awareness Raw ALL RESPONSES RAW Phonological Awareness ALL RESPONSES STANINE Stanine Picture Matching Raw Score P ___________ ALL RESPONSES RAW Picture Differences Raw Score P ALL RESPONSES RAW Visual Skills Raw Score RESPONSES RAW Visual Skills Stanine gt ALL RESPONSES STANINE Verbal Concepts Raw Score JP AIL RESPONSES RAW Picture Categories Raw ALL RESPONSES RAW Concepts Raw Score ALL RESPONSES RAW Concepts Stanine e STANINE Listening Comprehension ALL ALL RESPONSES RAW Raw Score Listening Comprehension ALL RESPONSES STANINE Stanine Appendix A contin
26. age 5 111 112 113 114 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Type Report page 1 115 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Type Report page 2 116 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Type Report page 3 117 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Type Report page 4 118 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Type Report page 5 119 Sample Group Reading Progress Report 120 Sample Group Score Summary Report District 121 Sample Individual Diagnostic Analysis Report 10719 Sample Individual Score Summary Report Sample Individual Progress Report SAT AOD IWON PUR TASH ES INOS ssaitong penprspor Sample Individual Parent Report TS REAPER ODUSIC TUN VS Hod e GRADE Sample Spanish Individual Parent Report S H
27. and you must select a Level before selecting a Form Values displayed in the Level pull down menu are listed according to the selected students grade On Level form choices appear in black On Level special forms appear in blue and Out of Level forms appear in red Note You can select only Level 1 test for Grade K students if Spring Norms are used i e Test Date Month Jan June To select or deselect a Category click on the applicable Line A B C or D and number choose from 0 through 9 3333933999 0050059009 eel 9393999999 a nee Figure 52 Test Record Information screen 3 Click Item Entry at the bottom of the screen to enter and verify the student s subtest item responses in the Test Record Item Entry screen See Figure 42 Or go to step 4 to enter the student s subtest raw score responses After you have entered the students test scores the Group Test Select screen will appear and the record of the student whose scores you just entered will no longer appear in the Group list To start score entry for the next student indicated go to step 5 4 Click Raw Score Entry at the bottom of the screen to enter the student s subtest raw score responses in the Raw Score Entry screen See Figure 43 After you have entered the students test scores the program will return to the Group Test Select screen and the record of the student whose scores you just entered will no longer appear in the Group
28. ass for a group by entering a site name and ID number Click Save to save class information and automatically select a newly created class for the test record Click Close to return to a list of classes without saving any new information Note If you mistakenly enter an existing class ID number while adding a new class record you will be required to enter a different ID number GRADE 5 To select a teacher click the Select button to the right of the Teacher field 6 From the Select Teacher window see Figure 50 use the Quick Find and Search By features to search for the teacher record 7 A teacher can be added by clicking the Add button You can sort the list of teachers by clicking on either column heading Inactive teachers are not shown Select a teacher name by either double clicking the name or clicking the name once and then clicking Select Figure 50 Select Teacher window To add a new teacher to a group click the Add button and then enter the teacher name and ID number in the Add Teacher window See Figure 41 Click Save to save new teacher information and automati cally select the newly created teacher for the test record Click Close to return to the list of teachers without saving any new information fe 3 im Note If you mistakenly enter an existing teacher name while adding anew teacher record you will be asked whether you would like to create a new teache
29. atabase anew student record whose demographic data matches an existing student record but has a different ID number In these instances you can avoid duplicating data by importing the student record using the existing student the database skipping the test record stopping the process to edit the student record before importing or creating a new student record using the new ID number if the student demographic information matches that of an existing student record GRADE Viewing History All imported test sheets and associated header sheets are listed in History for 30 days from the latest scan job See Figure 73 Header sheets are listed under Scan Groups Clicking a header sheet will list all imported test sheets under Test Records D Figure 73 Scan Answer Sheets screen History tab 2 Reporting The GRADE software allows you to create and generate a variety of reports Only the individual reports are available when generating reports for a single student Group reports are available when a teacher or class is chosen All other reporting options filters are unavailable until a student teacher or test site has been selected Creating and Generating Reports create and generate a report do the following 1 Click the Run Reports button on the GRADE Home screen the icon at the top of the screen to display the Reporting screen See Figure 74 Figure 74 Re
30. b 3 Confirm that the Create Barcode Labels option is selected 4 If printing by student verify that the Select Students radio button is selected and click the Prepare button If printing by roster verify that the Select Roster radio button is selected and click the Prepare button 5 If printing by students select the students for whom you want labels created Use Shift Click to select a group of records in sequence Ctrl Click to select multiple random records See Figure 54 Figure 54 Process Answer Sheets Select Students screen 6 If printing by roster select the roster for which you want labels created See Figure 55 Figure 55 Process Answer Sheets Select Roster Screen 7 Click the Begin Prep button The Barcode Labels window will open See Figure 56 Figure 56 Barcode Labels window 8 Click the Print button Note When printing for the first time it is recommended that you only print one label Once you have confirmed that the text alignment is correct you can select all or a range of records The print dialog box is displayed See Figure 57 oa Eevee Pinter 2 1 PS oe Figure 57 Print Barcode Labels window 9 Select the printer 10 Click OK 11 Click Cancel to close the Merge Printing With PrintFlex dialog box Placing the Label on the Answer Sheet Place the label vertically in the Name area of the answer sheet Measure the distance fro
31. ble solution to various scoring and reporting needs Available versions are as follows The GRADE software allows for recording and storing student responses creating and editing groups and producing individual and group reports In this version all data must be entered manually The GRADE software with scanning has all the capabilities of the nonscanning version but includes scanning functionality Scanning is accomplished with Scantron s OpScan or ES Series scanners Scanning greatly reduces the data entry time and is an ideal solution for larger implementations of the software The GRADE software with barcoding and pre slugging adds additional functionality to the scanning version Scan sheets can be pre populated with student information using barcode labels that contain the student ID or the bubble sheets themselves can be fed through a printer to fill in student demographic information The GRADE client server software adds network capability to the functionality of the GRADE software The GRADE client server software with scanning offers network capability along with the functionality of the GRADE software with scanning The GRADE client server software with barcoding and pre slug ging offers network capability along with the functionality of the GRADE software with scanning All versions of the GRADE software allow for exporting and importing data from one version to the next GRADE Getting Started
32. eated class to the test record GRADE Scoring amp Reporting Software with Ba MES Figure 39 Add Class window Note If the ID number you entered already exists in the database and within the current school you will be prompted to enter a unique ID number Selecting a Teacher The teacher list in the Select Teacher window can be sorted by clicking column headings or by using the Quick Find and Search By features See Figure 40 Select a teacher by clicking the teacher name once and then clicking Select You can sort by Teacher Name or Teacher ID Inactive teacher records are not shown Select Teacher Figure 40 Select Teacher window To Add a New Teacher A new teacher can be added by clicking the Add button In the Add Teacher window enter the Teacher Name and Teacher ID See Figure 41 Clicking the Save button will save the new information and automatically add it to the test record Clicking Close will return you to the teacher list without saving any new information GRADE Scoring amp Reporting Software with Ba Teacher Teacher ID fs Ez Figure 41 Add Teacher window Note If the Teacher ID you entered already exists in the database you will be asked to enter unique ID number If the Teacher Name already exists you will be asked if you would like to create a new teacher record using
33. ecord delete a students individual test record do the following 1 Highlight the record you want to delete in the Student Information screen 2 Click the Delete Test Record button and then confirm the deletion see Figure 45 9 Figure 45 Confirm Deletion prompt Note You can delete only the test records that you own Changing a Test Owner change ownership of a test administration to a different user complete the following steps 1 In the Student Information screen see Figure 36 click the Change Test Owner button 2 Select your User Name from the list in the Change Test Owner window See Figure 46 3 Click Update hange Test Owner Figure 46 Change Test Owner window Note Only an administrative user can change ownership of test records Deleting Student s delete one or more students and their associated test records from the database do the following 1 Highlight the student record that you want to delete from the Select or Add Student screen See Figure 35 To delete more than one student at a time press the Ctrl key on your keyboard while clicking the student record s you want to delete 2 Click the Delete Student button at the bottom of the screen 3 When prompted verify the student record s selected for deletion Note Only an administrative user can delete student records Adding a Student add a new student do the following 1 Clic
34. er Verify on the right hand side of the screen Click Check Responses will be listed under Required in the middle of the screen Discrepancies in keyed response options will be indicated by red tags labeled Check Select the correct response option for any miskeyed responses Once all miskeyed responses have been reentered click Score The new raw score will appear in the Raw Score column on the left hand side of the screen The following scoring rules apply GRADE Ifa subtest has no responses entered the subtest raw score is reported as NA The subtest stanine score is reported as NA if there are fewer than six item responses for the subtest Composite derived scores are reported as if there are fewer than six item responses for any subtest that contributes to a composite or fewer than six item responses in total across all subtests that do not report stanines The Total Test derived scores are reported as NA if any derived score for a subtest is NA When a set of subtest scores has been entered and scored the GRADE software automatically advances to the next subtest in the list You can select a different subtest for item entry by clicking the desired subtest listed in the Subtest section Click the Back button to return to the Test Record Information screen Note If the Back button is selected entered data will not be saved Entering Raw Scores If Raw Score Entry
35. er has been tested and approved for use with the GRADE client server software install and run the program on the designated administrative computer your system administrator must complete the following steps 1 Create a database instance in SQL Server For simplicity it is best to name this database instance GRADE Note Do not create any tables in the database The GRADE client server software will do this for you later 2 Create a database user with full database privileges but that is different from the SA user A user name and password of GRADE may help simplify user configuration 3 Install the GRADE client server software on the designated administrative computer 4 On the first run of the application you will be asked to choose Only This User or All Users If this computer is used by people other than the administrator then Only This User is the recommended option If only an administrator uses this machine then either option may be selected 5 Next you will be asked to choose a database location See Figure 3 Select Networked Database and click Next Note You may be prompted for your customer name and activation key Locate this information on the Pearson Software Access Notification letter you received with your CD GRADE Figure 3 Database Location wi 6 Next you will be asked to select the database you want to use see Figure 4 Click Add to create an initial database con
36. he scanning setup outlined in the Setting up Scanning Functionality Scanning Version Only section of this manual before attempting to scan 3 From the Load tab in the Process Answer Sheets window see Figure 61 you can choose one of two settings for importing scanned data To import data directly from the scanner select via scanner The Barcodes check box should be selected when you are scanning answer sheets with barcode labels affixed to the front of the form import a data file generated by scanning that has been completed remotely select via file and then go to the Editing Scanned Forms section for next steps Note Because files are most often used for high end scanners leave the setting as via scanner if your scanner is a standard Figure 61 Process Answer Sheets window Load tab 4 Load your forms onto the scanner and click the Start button Current header sheet information is displayed at the top of the screen School Class and Teacher the student name ID number test level and form associated with the current header sheet are listed below that See Figure 62 The current book let answer sheet page number is displayed at the bottom Figure 62 Process Answer Sheets window Load tab displaying test records When a new header sheet is scanned the associated information will appear on the Load tab and the information from the first header sheet and corresponding forms w
37. ht laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The Software is licensed not sold 1 Definitions a Software Pearson Software and any part thereof b Printed Materials Any and all printed material that accompanies the Software c Single Computer The one computer personal data assistant PDA or any other electronic device on which Licensee is permitted to install and or use the Software d Networked Computer Any one computer personal data assistant PDA or any other electronic device on which Licensee is permitted to install and or use the Software that has access to files or applications residing on one or more connected computers 2 License a If Licensee purchases Single Computer Licensee agrees to install only a single copy of the Software on one computer the Single Computer b If Licensee purchases Network Software Licensee may only install and use the Software on any Networked Computer or single computer physically located on Licensee s campus 3 Limitations and Restrictions a Licensee agrees not to make the Software available for use through the Internet b Licensee agrees not to redistribute the Software c Licensee agrees not to reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation d Licensee agrees not to ren
38. ht the roster you want to delete and click the Delete button 2 When prompted verify the rosters to be deleted To Import a Roster To import a roster do the following 1 Click the Import button at the bottom of the screen 2 In the Open prompt double click the file Or click the filename once and then click the Open button The file will automatically import Figure 34 2 Import results window 4 Click OK 2 Entering Individual Student Data After entering all required administrative information in the GRADE software you can enter student information Click the Enter Individual Student Data button on the Home screen to access the Select or Add Student screen See Figure 35 student records that currently exist in the database are listed You can add a student record or select one for edit ing or test administration Student records can also be deleted from this screen ET Figure 35 Select or Add Student screen Selecting Individual Student Records for Viewing Using the Quick Find and Search By functions you can search for students by Last Name First Name MI Middle Initial Birth Date Sex or ID Number Also the list of students can be sorted by clicking any column heading The list will be ordered alphabetically by last name Clicking the column heading again will sort the list in the reverse order You can view an individual students test records by doing either of the following
39. ight it in the Selected Teachers section Press the Remove button to move the teacher back to the Teachers Available section to remove the teacher from the reports Press the Remove button to move all teachers from the Selected Teachers section to the Teachers Available section Users can select multiple teachers by holding down the Ctrl key while highlighting individual teachers or the Shift key in order to select a concurrent group of teachers Active teacher records will appear in black and Inactive teacher records will appear in light gray Both types of teacher records can be selected for reporting Figure 76 Select Teacher window Selecting the Site s radio button in the Run report by section will allow you to run reports on all sublevels e g Classes The Test Sites Available section represents each of the available test site levels District Subdistrict School Class that were created in Administration Setup See Figure 77 Select a test site by clicking on the test site s name to highlight it in the Test Sites Available section Press the Add button to move the test site into the Selected Test Sites section to add the test site to the reports Remove a test site by clicking on the test site s name to highlight it in the Selected Test Sites section Press the Remove button to move the test site back to the Test Sites Available section to remove the test site from the reports Press the Remove All butto
40. ill be moved to the Edit tab The Process Answer Sheets window will display all test forms as they are scanned Clicking the Stop button will stop the scanner and the current data will be moved to the Edit tab The following are the only other instances where scanning will stop Page missing from booklet Wrong page scanned scanner not recognizing page Header sheet missing Errors on header sheet Booklet blank Page previously scanned When all forms have been scanned a Scanner Message dialog box will appear indicating that the input hopper is empty See Figure 63 Theinput hopper is empty To continue scanning add sheets to the input hopper and select Continue To stop scanning and discard the batch select Discard Batch To stop scanning and save the scanned documents select Stop Scanning Discard Batch Stop Scanning Figure 63 Scanner Message dialog box Next the End of Batch dialog box will appear to notify you that scanning is complete See Figure 64 Click on the Edit tab to edt and import scanned GRADE Editing Scanned Forms Clicking the Edit tab in the Process Answer Sheets window allows you to correct errors on scanned forms before importing data into the database All color coded errors and severe warnings must be corrected before data can be imported Any record s with errors will have colored fields to indicate the error type as follows Red
41. indicates errors including missing or incorrectly bubbled required header fields or student identification fields or incorrectly bubbled item responses if this is set as an error in Administration Setup Orange indicates severe warnings including a school name and or ID number that does not exist in the database or a test level student grade combination with no norms available Yellow indicates minor warnings including the following School ID exists in the database but the School Name does not exist or is blank Teacher ID exists in the database but the Teacher Name does not exist or is blank Teacher Name exists in the database but the Teacher ID does not Class ID exists in the database but the Class Name does not exist or is blank Class Name exists in the database but the Class ID does not To Edit Scanned Forms You can choose to display only scanned data fields with errors or all scanned data fields 1 the Display pull down menu to select which form information to view You can choose to view either errors and warnings or all data on the form See Figure 65 For a description of the color coded errors and warnings go to the beginning of this section Editing Scanned Forms GRADE Figure 65 Display Errors and Warnings pull down menu 2 Click Select Scan Group ID to view all scanned header sheets All header sheets from the most recent scan job and those that have
42. ion The Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation GRADE is a norm referenced research based instrument for the assessment of reading The GRADE is usually group administered and is intended for use with pre kindergarten through postsecondary students It measures individual reading skills in pre reading reading readiness vocabulary comprehension and oral language For more information about the uses and interpretation of the GRADE refer to the following resources GRADE Technical Manual GRADE Teacher s Administration Manual choose from Levels P through A GRADE Teacher s Scoring amp Interpretive Manual choose from Levels P through A Overview of the GRADE Scoring amp Reporting Software The GRADE Scoring amp Reporting Software can be used on a Windows or Macintosh platform and allows users to complete the following tasks Enter item responses or raw scores for all levels and forms of the GRADE software for conversion to normative scores Preview and print multiple types of individual and group reports Track students progress over time from the classroom to the district level Create student categories for disaggregation during batch reporting Export the derived scores for use in statistical analysis into a tab or comma delimited text file that can be viewed or edited in the Microsoft Excel application Versions of the GRADE Software The GRADE software provides a scala
43. k the Add Student button at the bottom of the Select or Add Student screen See Figure 35 2 In the Student Information screen enter the students Last Name First Name MI Middle Initial optional Birth Date Sex and ID Number See Figure 46 3 Click Save to save the new information 4 If the ID number you entered already exists in the database you will be asked to enter a different ID number GRADE 5 If the other new student information Last Name First Name Birth Date and Sex already exists in the database you will be prompted to confirm the new student information Clicking Yes creates a new student record clicking No returns you to the Student Information screen Figure 47 Student Information screen Entering Group Student Data This section of the GRADE software users manual describes the following functions for entering group test information Entering test information for a selected group Selecting students to be included in the group Entering test information for each student in the group Complete the following steps to begin entering group student data 1 From the GRADE Home screen click the Enter Group Student Data button Or click the Enter Group Student Data icon at the top of the screen The Group Test Information window will appear See Figure 48 GRADE Scoring amp Reporting Software Group Test Information TestDate Norms B gt ses ra a C EE
44. l appear prompting you to check for an update to the software and to select the frequency Never Daily Weekly or Monthly with which the program will automatically check for updates in the future See Figure 2 If an update is available follow the onscreen instructions to complete it 2 z Your computer must be connected to the Internet check for or download updates Users will be automatically notified of updates when they log in to their software program depending on the frequency selected You can change this frequency at any time by opening the Help menu and selecting Check for Updates Checks for a newer version of this software neonatal der coo STR egos Figure 2 Software window Uninstalling the GRADE Software Follow these steps to uninstall the GRADE software Windows Users 1 Click your computers Start button 2 Select Programs Pearson gt GRADE gt Uninstall GRADE The Uninstall Wizard will appear 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish uninstalling Macintosh Users 1 Drag the GRADE software folder and desktop icon to the trash 2 Empty the trash Installing the GRADE Client Server Software The GRADE client server software uses Microsoft SQL Server as its back end database Your organization must have a registered copy of SQL Server in order for the software to function across network Although other database options are listed during database selection only SQL Serv
45. lection the software will default to the OpScan Series scanner setting Configuration for OpScan Series scanners is done automatically so you will not need to configure the scanner setting If you are using an ES Series scanner you will need to choose the correct configuration prior to scanning If you need assistance with these settings consult your local technical support department before contacting Pearson Technical Support Setting up Rosters Clicking on the Rosters tab allows you to set up and manage rosters All rosters in the database will be listed here See Figure 31 pe Setup OR sn NE oran Figure 31 Administration Setup window Rosters tab Add a Roster 1 Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen 2 Enter the ID Number for the roster in the Add Rosters screen see Figure 32 3 Enter the Test Date for the roster 4 Click the Select button next to the Class text field to navigate to the correct class 5 Click the Select button next to the Teacher text field to navigate to the correct teacher 6 Optionally you may add categories to your roster Clicking on the View Categories button will display any categories stored in the database see Figure 33 7 Click the Save Roster button at the bottom of the screen Administration Setup pure 9093939099 3323332292 ene me 93302323299 gt 9999999999 03999099 ODIO 99003390029 0099999999
46. lick the AND or the OR button 3 Click the Add button The AND and OR buttons help you to include multiple conditions Use AND if you are looking for test records that have both categories Use OR if a test record has one or the other category If you want to remove a category click the Delete button The Delete function removes the last category added See Figure 80 GRADE Importing and Exporting Data The GRADE software provides several options for importing and exporting GRADE data The Import or Export Data screen allows you to do the following Import student teacher and test site data Export a data file for use in a spreadsheet access the Import or Export Data screen click the Import or Export Data icon at the top of the screen or click the Import or Export Data button on the Home screen Importing Data import student or teacher data from the Import or Export Data screen follow these steps 1 Choose whether to import student data teacher data or test site data by using the pull down menu in the Import Students and Teachers section at the top of the Import or Export Data screen See Figure 81 Ems or Export Data Figure 81 Import or Export Data screen 2 To replace existing student IDs when importing students check the check box next to Update Students 3 Click Select File to go to the Open window See Figure 82 GRADE 4 To import a file into the
47. list 5 To start score entry for the next student indicated do one of the following Click Next in the Group Test Select screen Click a different student record in the group and then click Next Scanning GRADE Software Data The GRADE software allows users to scan record forms rather than enter data by hand Scannable versions of test forms for levels 1 and up are available and are required in order to use the GRADE scanning functionality The scanning software is only available for Windows The fol lowing Scantron scanners are compatible with the GRADE software ScanMark ES Series dual head read with 48 channel reading Barcoding functionality not available with these scanners OpScan Insight Series dual head read 48 channel models supported by ScanTools 7 0 Preparing Answer Sheets There are three ways to fill out student information on answer sheets The teacher or student can fill in bubbles associated with the required information using a pencil a barcode label can be printed and affixed to the Name area of the form or the software can pre slug student information on to booklets or answer sheets Creating Barcode Stickers With Avery 5160 Labels To create barcodes for answer sheets follow these steps 1 Click on the Scan Answer Sheets button to open the scanning area of the software 2 Click on the Preparation tab See Figure 53 Figure 53 Process Answer Sheets Preparation ta
48. lysis by Type is available when Class is the Test Site or when Teacher is selected Group Progress Report is available when Test Site or Teacher is selected The Level cannot be selected Group Class Progress Report is available when Test Site or Teacher is selected Note Report options differ depending on the record type Only individual reports will be enabled when you are reporting on students All report types will be enabled when you are reporting on teachers or single classes When Group Score Summary is selected you will be able to select which derived scores are included on the report You can select sorting based on a score or alphabetically in ascending or descending order Only the Group Progress report will be enabled when you are reporting on a School or a higher level test site However if Include Sublevels is checked all reports will be enabled and the applicable report types will be generated for all sublevels of the selected test site An example of each report is presented in Appendix B of this user s manual 4 Select Student Grade or Test Level Reports can be narrowed down further to only those tests administered at a certain grade or test level The default will be Grades or All Levels depending on the choice of grade or level 5 Click the On Level and or Out of Level check boxes to indicate whether the report will include On Level Out of Level or All tests 6 Select the Sor
49. m the left edge of the form to the middle of the label Adjust the barcode reader on your OpScan Series scanner to the approximate distance Note It is important that the labels be placed in approximately the same loca tion on each form so the barcode reader can retrieve the data from the label See Scanning Data from Completed Answer Sheets for details on how to load the completed answer sheet data into GRADE Pre slugging Answer Sheets With Student Information Note The pre slugging functionality is available for GRADE forms Level 4 through A 1 Glick on the Scan Answer Sheets button 2 Click on the Preparation tab See Figure 53 3 Confirm that the Pre Slug Answer Sheets option is checked and set the test date the default is the current date 4 If pre slugging by student verify that the Select Students radio button is selected and click the Prepare button If pre slugging by roster verify that the Select Roster radio button is selected and click the Prepare button 5 If printing by students select the students for whom you want to print answer sheets Use Shift Click to select a group of records in sequence or Ctrl Click to select multiple random records See Figure 54 6 Ifprinting by roster select the roster for which you want to print answer sheets Sce Figure 55 7 Click the Begin Prep button Figure 58 Merge Printing With PrintFlex window 8 Click the Print button See Figure
50. ministrative user only Change test owner Administrative user only Enter Group Student Data j Enter test information for a group Select students to be included in a group Enter test information for each student in a group Scan Answer Sheets Scanning Version Only Scan multiple groups of answer sheets Edit all errors or discrepancies before importing Import scanned data into the GRADE database Create barcode labels for answer sheets scanners with a barcode reader will be able to identify students by this label upon import Pre slug answer sheets with student demographic information Note The Scan Answer Sheets button and icon will not appear unless you have purchased GRADE scanning capabilities The barcode and pre slugging capability will not be functional if you have not purchased this feature Run Reports Generate reports by student teacher or test site District Subdistrict School or Class Select multiple report options Run individual or group reports by test or grade level Generate reports for a selected date range Import or Export Data Import student information into database Import teacher information into database Import Test Sites Update Student Demographics Export student information GRADE Export student information and derived scores for selected date range Merge Dat Move individual students from one GRADE database to another Move groups of students
51. mless Licensor its suppliers subsidiaries parent companies officers and employees for any damages including attorneys fees asserted by any third party for any use of the Software Remedies Licensee acknowledges that Licensor s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this document are inadequate and hereby agrees that Licensor shall be entitled to equitable relief including without limitation injunctive relief for any breach threatened breach of the terms of this document in addition to any other remedies at law or in equity available to Licensor The terms of this document shall survive the termination of this License Termination Without prejudice to any other rights Licensor may terminate this License if Licensee fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this License b In the event of termination Licensee agrees to destroy all copies of the Software and all of its component parts and all Printed Materials GRADE o 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Copyright Licensee acknowledges and agrees that all copyrights in the Software including but not limited to images photographs animations video audio music text and applets incorporated into the Software the accompanying printed materials Printed Materials and any copies of the Software are owned by Licensor Reservation All rights not expressly granted under
52. n the past you should have little trouble navigating the GRADE software Users who are unfamiliar with Windows may need some help with navigation Resources for using Windows are available on the Internet at www microsoft com Resources for using Macintosh can be found at www apple com Bookstores have additional materials for using both operating systems Basic Navigation Use any of these methods to move through the program Click the mouse Press the Tab Enter Home End or arrow keys J on your keyboard Tap the Space Bar to select buttons radio buttons or check boxes Menu Functions Many functions of the GRADE software are accessed through the File and Help menus at the top of the screen Your ability to initiate an action may depend on your user access status On the following page are several actions that can be initiated through the File and Help menus GRADE Edit Users Displays the Administration Add Edit Users screen Backup Allows the user to back up or Restore restore a database Log Out Logs out the user and opens the Login screen o _ Help Help Displays the Help files in Adobe portable document Em format Adobe PDF format Check for Looks for newer releases of the Updates software when updates available user prompted to indicate whether to dawnload now or later Send Log Displays a Password entry dialog Files for entering
53. n to move all test sites from the Selected Test Sites section to the Test Sites Available section Users can select multiple test sites by holding down the Ctrl key while highlighting individual test sites or the Shift key in order to select a concurrent group of test sites Figure 77 Select Test Site window 3 Select reporting options by clicking on the Options tab on the Reporting screen See Figure 74 Various report types will be available depending on whether a report is being generated for a student teacher or test site Individual Score Summary is available when Student Teacher Class or All Sublevels is selected Individual Diagnostic Analysis is available when Student Teacher Class or All Sublevels is selected Individual Parent Report is available when Student Teacher Class or All Sublevels is selected Note The Individual Parent Report is available in English Spanish and Portuguese versions The Parent Report Language Options will appear when you select this reporting option see Figure 78 Figure 78 Parent Report Language Options Individual Progress Report is available when Student Teacher Class or All Sublevels is selected The Level cannot be selected Group Score Summary is available when District School Class is the Test Site or when Teacher is selected Group Analysis by Item is available when Class is the Test Site or when Teacher is selected Group Ana
54. nection Figure 4 Select Database window 7 In the Database Connection window see Figure 5 do the following a In the pull down menu for Server Type select Microsoft SQL Server GRADE 6 b In the Friendly Name field type the name of the database that you just created c In the Hostname field type the IP address of the server where the database is stored Note The value in the Port field is the default for Microsoft SQL Server 4 Enter in the applicable fields the user name password instance and catalog for the database that you created Click Test Connect connection If you need assistance with this you should Figure 5 Database Connection window Note If the software is correctly directed to your SQL Server database server the GRADE client server software will begin creating all of the tables needed for the application The time this process will take depends on the speed of the machine you are using and the speed of your network and server connections Once the tables have been created you may receive message that your software is not configured for your database Click Yes to configure the database When the Activation window appears see Figure 6 enter your customer name and activation key found on the Pearson Software Access Notification letter in the applicable fields c Click Continue racc enter your Customer Name and Activation Key EXACTLY as the
55. not been completely imported are listed here See Figure 66 After selecting a header sheet entry all associated test sheets will be listed just below Display Errors and warnings will be color coded according to severity as previously discussed cess Answer Sheets Figure 66 Process Answer Sheets window Edit tab showing errors and warnings A header sheet can be deleted by clicking the Delete Group button on the right See Figure 67 If you delete a header sheet all associated test sheets will also be deleted Note A header sheet will be marked only if there is an error warning on it Every header sheet must be checked for errors warnings in associated booklets test sheets GRADE 3 Edit header sheet Note You can select individual records from an imported scan group to edit To do so follow the instructions given at the bottom of Figure 68 and Figure 69 To select group records search by school class or teacher To select individual student records search by student Figure 67 Process Answer Sheets window Edit tab showing all scanned data 2 zi Figure 69 Process Answer Sheets window Edit tab individual student record search RADI o m Clicking the Select Scan Group ID pull down menu will list all header sheets with test sheets that have not been imported Header sheets with er
56. ottom of the screen 3 Add the text for the new category in the Add Category window See Figure 28 4 Click Save to save the new category Or click Close to exit Add Category window without saving any change s 1 Click the button of the category you want to edit Or click the category under Line A B C or D at the bottom of the screen 2 Click the Edit button to display the Edit Category window See Figure 29 3 Change the Category text 4 Click Save to save the change s or click Close to exit the window without saving any change s Figure 29 Edit Category window GRADE Setting up Scanning Functionality Scanning Version Only Clicking the Scanning tab allows you to select Scanning Options See Figure 30 Administration Setup cares Zorn sane opto sand tapa an tha aan om an as varie he la tam drs igang scan tom th Se nn ean tame f tene are main as fron ny eet core ere noni pvc Figure 30 Administration Setup screen Scanning tab You can specify one or both of the following two options for scanned data To mark all unanswered items on the scannable form as warn ings for editing before importing To mark items with two or more answers as errors that must be edited before importing You can also select the type of scanner you will be using with the GRADE software If you do not make a se
57. pdating the GRADE Client Server Software Registering the GRADE Software Loggingln Setting up a District Getting Around Basic Navigation Menu Functions GRADE Software Home Screei Administration Setup Enter Individual Student Data Enter Group Student Data Scan Answer Sheets Scanning Version Only Run Reports 221 Import or Export 21 Merge Data 12 Exit the GRADE Software Adding or Editing GRADE Users Backing up a GRADE Database Restoring a GRADE Database Deleting a GRADE Database Logging out and Exiting Administration Setup 227 Setting up Teacher Records 127 27 Edita Category Setting up Scanning Functionality Scanning Version Only Setting up Rosters To Add a Roster Scanning Version Only To Add Students to a Roster 37 237 Delete a Roster 38 Import a Roster 38 Table of Contents continued Entering Individual Student Data Selecting Individual Student Records for Viewing Adding a Test Record Selecting a Class To Add a New Class 43 Selecting a Teacher 43 To Add a New Teacher Entering Category Information Selecting Method of Data Entry Entering Item Responses Entering Raw Scores Opening a Test Record Deleting a Test Record Changing a Test Owner Deleting Student s Adding a Student 50 Entering Group Student Data 52 Adding Students to
58. porting screen 2 Select Report Context Student Teacher or Test Site Select the Student s radio button if it isn t already selected under the Run report by heading on the Context tab to run reports by student See Figure 75 Select a student by clicking on the students name to highlight it in the Students Available section Press the Add button to move the student into the Selected Students section to add the student to the reports Remove a student by clicking on the student s name to highlight it in the Selected Students section Press the Remove button to move the student back to the Students Available section to remove the student from the reports Press the Remove All button to move all students from the Selected Students section to the Students Available section GRADE Users can select multiple students by holding down the Ctrl key while highlighting individual students or the Shift key in order to select a concurrent group of students Figure 75 Select Student window Select the Teacher s radio button if it isn t already selected under the Run report by heading on the Context tab to run reports by teacher See Figure 76 Select a teacher by clicking on the teacher s name to highlight it in the Teachers Available section Press the Add button to move the teacher into the Selected Teachers section to add the teacher to the reports Remove a teacher by clicking on the teacher s name to highl
59. r Inactive You may search for the teacher by entering the search information in the Quick Find field and indicating the search filter Teacher Name Teacher ID or Status with the Search By pull down menu 2 From the Edit Teacher window see Figure 21 click the field you want to edit 3 Click Save to save the change s and exit the Edit Teacher window Or click Close to exit the Edit Teacher window without saving any change s Figure 21 Edit Teacher window Note If you mistakenly enter an existing teacher name while adding a new teacher record or editing an existing one you will be notified that the record already exists See Figure 22 GRADE Click Yes to create the record Click No to return to the Add Teacher window Y Teacher with this name already eit Do you want to crestea new Teacher using this nome Figure 22 Duplicate Name Warning prompt Note If you mistakenly enter an existing teacher ID number while adding new teacher record or editing an existing one you will be notified that the ID number already exists See Figure 23 Duplicate Teacher IDs are not allowed Figure 23 Duplicate Warning dialog box Setting up a Test Site Clicking on the Test Sites tab allows you to set up and manage test sites See Figure 24 You will start at the highest level District and then move down to the lower levels Subdistrict School Class by double clicking the pa
60. r record with that name Clicking Yes creates a new teacher record Clicking No returns you to the Add Teacher window If you mistakenly enter an existing teacher ID number while adding new teacher record you will be asked to enter a different ID number Note You cannot proceed without entering all information in the Group Test Information window See Figure 48 Adding Students to the Group When all required Group Test Information is saved students can be added to the group in the Group Test Select screen See Figure 51 emm Figure 51 Group Test Select screen In the All Students list in the top half of the screen add students to the group by either double clicking the name or clicking the name once and then clicking Add The student record will appear in the Group list in the lower portion of the screen You can remove student from a selected group by either double clicking a highlighted name in the Group list or clicking the name and then clicking Remove at the bottom of the screen GRADE 9 Entering a Student Test Record 1 When all students have been selected click a student name and then click the Begin Test button Test entry will begin for the student you selected 2 Enter the required information for the selected students test record See Figure 52 A Grade must be chosen before a Level and Form can be selected You must select a Grade before selecting a Level
61. record to edit and correct any errors See Figure 98 Figure 98 Merge Data screen Merge Edit tab showing student record selected from imported student group records 4 After correcting any errors click the Import button to display the results in the Import Report dialog box See Figure 93 5 Click on the X in the upper right hand corner to exit the Import Report dialog box and return to the Merge Data screen The screen will be clear of any records except those still containing errors Click the Merge History tab on the Merge Data screen to review the Merge Data history Click a merge data import group to review individual student records in that group Click the Home button at the bottom of the screen to return to the GRADE Home screen IO H Reference Williams T 2001 Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation GRADE Circle Pines MN AGS Publishing Technical Support Technical support is available for the GRADE software Customer Service 800 328 5999 Main 888 556 2103 Fax EACustomerService pearson com Technical Support Hotline 877 324 2401 GRADESupport Pearson com http www pearsonassessments com GRADE Appendix A Export File Variables l ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESI ALL DEMO TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES AL
62. rent test site name This will display a list of sites that are associated with the parent test site Adding a new test site can be done at any level below the District level by clicking the Add button A site name ID number or status can be changed by clicking a test site and then clicking Edit Administration Setup Figure 24 Administration Setup screen Test Sites tab Add a Test Site Complete these steps to add a test site to the database from the Test Sites tab 1 Using the test site buttons Subdistrict School and Class at the top of the screen display the test site list you want to add to Note You cannot add a district using the Test Sites tab 2 Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen to display the Add Subdistrict window Add School window or Add Class window depending on which test site button you have previously selected See Figure 25 3 Enter the test site name and ID number An ID number must accompany the test site name in order to save the new information 4 Click the Save button at the bottom of the window to save the new information The test site name and ID number of the new record will appear as Active in the applicable test sites list Subdistrict School or Class Or click Close to exit the window without saving any change s Figure 25 Add Class window To Edit a Test Site edit test site information from the Test Sites tab do the following 1 Select the
63. rors or warnings will appear in red orange or yellow depending on the severity of error Click the desired field at the bottom of the screen to edit information Note If the Test Date is changed you will be notified that the Test Date and Norms Used for all other scanned test records in that group will also change See Figure 70 Click Yes to change the Test Date Click No to cancel the change E P Date and possbly Norms Used for test records within the group Do you want to make this change Em Figure 70 Test Date Change prompt Note If any test sheets associated with the selected header sheet have already been imported no information for the header sheet can be edited 4 Click the booklet test sheet to display errors Booklets test sheets listed under header sheets will also appear in red orange yellow if they contain an error or warning See Figure 71 Clicking a booklet test sheet will populate the area under Display with information from the selected test sheets All errors warnings will appear in the designated color as just described Test sheets can be deleted by clicking a booklet name and then clicking Delete Test See Figure 72 mE Figure 71 Process Answer Sheets window Edit tab displaying header sheet errors 5 Click the field to edit See Figure 72 Item responses that are double marked may be listed as an error depending on the set
64. rts by clicking the Open Report Browser but ton at the bottom of the Reporting screen This will display a list of time stamped reports that have been previously generated See Figure 78 You can view a report saved in PDF format by double clicking it To view a report saved in CSV format select the report from the Report Viewer and dick the Open button or just double click on the report name Microsoft Excel will launch and the data will display on the active worksheet You can also use the Copy to button to save a copy of the file to a different location on your computer or network E SAMPLE DISTRICT_1_GPRpdF SAMPLE SCHOOL 2 SAMPLE SCHOOL 2 G6 pdf SAMPLE SCHOOL 2 GPR df J HOMEROOM CLASS 002 HOMEROOM CLASS 002 Pro pdf HOVEROOM CLASS 002 Pari speneh pdf HOMEROOM CLASS 002 Parit Portuguese adf HOMEROOM CLASS 002 ParR pdf HOMEROOM CLASS 002 155 pdf HOMEROOM CLASS 002 JDA df HOMEROOM CLASS 002 JDA csv HCEROOM CLASS 002 GSS od HOMEROOM CLASS 002 GR pdf HOMERDOM CLASS 002 GR pdf HCMERODM CLASS 002 GOAT nof HOMEROOM CLASS 002 GDAL pd HCMEROOM CLASS 002 GOAL cse HOMEROOM CLASS 002 CR pdf 2014 01 18 55 pM September 17 2014 01 16 18 Septerber 152014 04 46 00 Figure 79 Report Folder Browser window Building a Category Query You can use the Categories section of the screen to include or exclude test records from a report 1 Selecta value from the Control pull down menu 2 C
65. ry D4 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSE CATEGORIES Category 05 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category D6 ALL OT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category D7 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category 08 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category D9 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES DEMO Demographics only TOT TEST Demographics and Total Test scores only ALL Demographics and all scores RESPONSES Demographics all scores and item responses GRADE EQUIVALENT SCHOOL CLASS ID Include School Class ID TEACHER ID Include Teacher ID CATEGORIES Include Categories RAW Include Raw Scores E Include Stanine Scores PERCENTILE Include Percentile Scores Include Grade Equivalent Values STANDARD SCORE Include Standard Scores NCE Include NCE Scores GSV Include GSV Scores Appendix B GRADE Software Sample Reports Sample Individual Diagnostic Analysis Report 104 Sample Individual Score Summary Report 105 Sample Individual Progress Report 106 Sample Individual Parent Report 107 Sample Spanish Individual Parent Report 108 Sample Group Score Summary Report 109 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by ltem Report page 1 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Item Report page 2 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by ltem Report page 3 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by Item Report page 4 Sample Group Diagnostic Analysis by ltem Report p
66. t lease or lend the Software e Licensee agrees not to create derivative works based upon the Software including extraction in whole or in part of any images Licensee agrees not to use the Software to load any unauthorized copyrighted third party materials onto any Single Computer or Networked Computer Confidentiality Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Software is the confidential and proprietary information and trade secret of Licensor and Licensee hereby covenants and agrees to exert its due diligence to prevent disclosure or copying of the Software and maintain the same as confidential Licensee further covenants and agrees to recover stop and or strictly limit any unauthorized disclosure relating to the Software which may occur WARRANTIES THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES AS TO NONINERINGEMENT OF ANY KIND WAIVER LICENSEE AGREES THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE OF DATA PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS CONDUCT ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF Indemnification Licensee agrees to indemnify and hold har
67. t By value only available with the Group Score Summary Report and the order type ascending or descending 7 Enter Date Range for test dates Reports generated will be based on test dates within the specified date range The format for starting and ending test dates is month day and year If a date is not selected the program will default to the current month day and year 8 Use the Category query builder for details on how to use this feature refer to Building a Category query section of this manual to further define what records you want included in the report 9 Click Run Reports at the bottom of the screen A Report Viewer will appear for reports on individual students Reports on teachers and test sites will be stored as PDF files in time stamped directories Students not appearing in reports will be listed in a text file in a class directory GRADE For the Individual Diagnostic Analysis report you will have the option of saving the file in pdf tf or csv format You can open the CSV file using Microsoft Excel to import the report data and manipulate it Group Diagnostic Reports by teacher or test site will be stored as PDF and CSV files in time stamped directories Each type will have an icon to visually indicate which file is which All other reports will be stored as PDF only Students not appearing in reports will be listed in a text file in a class directory Browsing Existing Reports You can view existing repo
68. t student data from the Import or Export Data screen complete these steps 1 From the Export Research File section of the Import or Export Data screen see Figure 81 indicate the type of data you want to export GRADE o9 Export individual students basic demographic data default Export individual students basic demographic data and selected Total Test derived scores Check the box es of the type s of Total Test derived scores to include in the export file Export individual students basic demographic data and derived scores Check the box es of the type s of Total Test and subtest derived scores to include in the export file Export individual students basic demographic data derived scores and item responses Check the box es of the type s of Total Test and subtest derived scores to include in the export file With the second third and fourth export options you have the choice of including School Class and Teacher IDs in the file You also have the choice to include the Category information for each test record 2 Indicate a date range to include in the exported data file Include all dates by clicking the Select All button Or click the Specify Date Range button and indicate the range using the pull down menus for Start and End test dates 3 Click Continue to advance to the Location and Name of the Export File window See Figure 84 Figure 84 Location and Name of the Export File window
69. te dialog box IO H Deleting a GRADE Database delete a backed up database do the following 1 Click Backup Restore from the File menu to display the Backup Restore window See Figure 12 2 Click the backed up database you want to delete 3 Click the Delete button Note The Backup Restore function can be accessed only from the Home screen If you try to access this function from another screen the Requires Home Screen prompt will appear See Figure 16 Backup Restore Database function must be performed from the Home sereen Click to go to the Home screen You may then re select the desired function Figure 16 Requires Home Screen prompt Note Clicking OK brings you to the Home screen and clicking Cancel keeps you at the current screen Logging out and Exiting To log out of the GRADE software application follow these steps 1 Click Log Out from the File menu The Login window will then appear See Figure 17 2 You or another user can log in from the Login window by entering user name and password and then clicking the Login button 3 Click Cancel to go to the Database Location window See Figure 18 Click Quit to exit the program GRADE o Administration Setup The Administration Setup screen allows the user to add modify or delete information in the GRADE software database by clicking the Teachers Test Sites Categories or Scanning scanning version only tabs at
70. test site record you want to edit by clicking the test site name once and then clicking Edit at the bottom of the screen Use the Quick Find and Search By features to search for the test site record The test site name and ID number for a District Subdistrict School Class will appear as well as its status Active or Inactive See Figure 26 2 From the Edit Subdistrict window Edit School window or Edit Class window click on the field s you want to edit 3 Click Save to save the change s and exit the Edit window Or click Close to exit the Edit window without saving any changes Figure 26 Edit Class window Note ID numbers must be unique within a level e g all classes within a school must have unique ID numbers If you mistakenly enter an existing test site ID number while adding a new test site record or editing an existing one you will be notified that the ID number already exists Setting up Categories Clicking the Categories tab allows you to set up and manage categories All categories in the database vill be listed here See Figure 27 E Figure 27 Administration Setup window Categories tab To Add a Category 1 Click the numbered button choose from 0 through 9 in Line A B C or D for which you want to assign a new category Note The numbered buttons represent how the categories appear on the scannable form and can be used to access and edit a particular category 2 Click Add at the b
71. the Customer Name and Activation Key View Log Displays the Log Viewer window Files with messages errors generated by the application Switch _ Displays the Database Location Databases window that enables the user to switch databases eg from local EN toa networked database Update Displays the Activation window Activation for entering Customer Name and Key Activation Key Release Displays the Release Notes win Notes dow with release information about GRADE and other Pearson software applications GRADE Software Home Screen After all required information has been entered in the setup screens you will be able to initiate all GRADE software functions from the GRADE Home screen See Figure 10 umm Group Reading Assess and Diagnestic Evaluation Figure 10 GRADE Home screen The following activities can be initiated by clicking the buttons on the left side of the Home screen or by clicking their associated icons at the top of the screen Administration Setup El Add teachers Add test sites Add categories Choose options for scanning unmarked or double marked answers scanning version only Add Rosters Select Scanner Type Enter Individual Student Data Add new student information Edit existing student information Add new test record s for a student Edit existing test information Delete test record s Ad
72. the Group Entering a Student Test Record Scanning GRADE Software Data 58 Preparing Answer Sheets 158 Creating Barcode Stickers With Avery 5160 Labels Placing the Label on the Answer Sheet Pre slugging Answer Sheets With Student Information Scanning Data from Completed Answer Sheets Editing Scanned Forms Edit Scanned Form 66 Viewing History 174 Reporting Creating and Generating Reports Browsing Existing Reports Building a Category Query Importing and Exporting Data Importing Data Exporting Data Merging Data Exporting Individual Student Data Exporting Group Student Data Reference Technical Support Appendix A Export File Variables Appendix B GRADE Software Sample Reports Software License Agreement IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This is a software license agreement License between you Licensee and NCS Pearson Inc Pearson or Licensor governing the copyright and trade secret protected Pearson Software Software By installing copying downloading accessing or otherwise using the Software you agree to be bound by the terms of this License If you do not agree to the terms of this License Licensor is unwilling to license the Software to you In such event you may not use or install the Software and you should promptly contact Licensor to obtain a refund The Software is protected by trade secret and copyrig
73. the name you entered Clicking Yes creates a new teacher record Clicking No returns you to the Add Teacher window Entering Category Information In the Test Record Information screen see Figure 37 click View Categories to view the current list of categories To select or deselect a Category click the applicable category line A B C or D and number choose from 0 through 9 Selecting Method of Data Entry Choose whether to enter scores by item or raw score Click Item Entry or Raw Score Entry at the bottom of the Test Record Information screen Entering Item Responses If Item Entry is selected the Test Record Item Entry screen will appear See Figure 42 Allapplicable subtests for the student based on the selected Grade Level and Form are listed under Subtest on the left hand side of the screen The subtest for which scores are to be entered is highlighted GRADE Figure 42 Test Record Item Entry screen The numbered items and labeled response choice buttons for the subtest are listed under Required in the middle of the screen To clear a response you entered for an item click the corresponding Clear button Press the Enter key on your keyboard to skip an item and advance to the next one Once all responses have been entered you can confirm the student s test data Click Verify at the bottom of the response entry section of the screen Reenter responses und
74. this License are reserved by Licensor Assignment Licensor may without any notice to Licensee assign and transfer its obligations and rights under this License to any Pearson plc business unit Licensee may not assign or transfer its rights and obligations to any party except with prior written approval from Licensor Reasonable Efforts Licensee agrees to undertake reasonable effort to communicate and enforce all of the terms of this License to employees of Licensee who have access to the Software Notification Licensee agrees to notify Licensor in writing of any unauthorized use within thirty days of becoming aware of said unauthorized use No Waiver of Rights Licensee agrees that no delay or failure to take action represents a waiver of the Licensor rights Governing Law Licensee agrees that this License is governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota United States of America and Licensee agrees to be subject to personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of the State of Minnesota Federal Government Terms and Conditions If Licensee is the United States Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the Products are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Government of the Products is subject to restriction as set forth in a subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DEAR 252 227 7013 October 1988 if Licensee is s
75. ting specified by the Administrator The current setting is listed above the test sheet list Note An X will automatically appear in any item response field that does not have a response value Figure 72 Process Answer Sheets window Edit tab displaying student errors 6 Click the Import button to import scanned data All test sheets and associated header sheets with no errors or severe warnings will be imported into the database Test sheets with errors will not be imported but will still be listed under the associated header sheet Once a test sheet has been imported any information on the associated header sheet can no longer be edited The Test Date and Norms Used come from the header sheet and cannot be edited on individual test sheets Ifa header sheet still has errors all associated test sheets will not be imported As you are importing you will be notified of the following for each test group and associated header sheet Scan Date School Class and Teacher Number of test sheets imported successfully Number of test sheets that have errors and were not imported Any duplicate records that were skipped When importing is completed you will be informed of the total number of test sheets imported successfully the number of test sheets with errors and any duplicate records that were skipped Note You will be notified if you are entering a student ID number that already exists in the d
76. ubject to Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations or b FAR 52 227 19 June 1987 if Licensee is not subject to the DFAR but are the United States Government or an agency or instrumentality thereof The Contractor for purposes of such provisions is NCS Pearson Inc 19500 Bulverde Road San Antonio TX 78259 Export Regulations Licensee agrees not to import export or reexport the Software in violation of U S export laws and regulations GRADE 19 No Joint Venture Licensee agrees that no joint venture partnership employment or agency relationship exists between Licensee and Licensor as a result of this License or the use of the Software 20 Severability If any part of this License is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law it shall not affect the validity of the entire License Additionally such invalid provision shall be deemed superseded by a valid enforceable provision and the remainder of the License shall continue in effect 21 Integration This License represents the entire agreement between Licensee and Licensor and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous communications between the Licensee and Licensor Any trademarks or trade names used on or in the Software are owned by licensed to Pearson The names and data displayed in this manual are fictitious used solely for the purpose of demonstrating the functionality of the system GRADE Introduct
77. ued Export File Variables GRADE Field Export Score Option Print Awareness Raw Score K ALL RESPONSES RAW Letter Recognition Raw K ALL RESPONSES RAW Score Same amp Different Words ALL RESPONSES RAW Raw Score Early Literacy Skills Raw ALL RESPONSES RAW Score Early Literacy Skills Stanine K ALL RESPONSES STANINE Phoneme Grapheme Corre K ALL RESPONSES RAW spondence Raw Score Phoneme Grapheme Corre K ALL RESPONSES STANINE spondence Stanine Word Reading Raw Score K 1 2 3 ALL RESPONSES RAW Word Reading Stanine K123 ALL RESPONSES STANINE Word Meaning Raw Score 1 2 ALL RESPONSES RAW Word Meaning Stanine 12 ALL RESPONSES STANINE Vocabulary Raw Score 3 4 5 6 ALL RESPONSES RAW Vocabulary Stanine 3 4 5 6 M H A ALL RESPONSES STANINE Vocabulary Percentile 4 5 6 M HA ALL RESPONSES PERCENTILE Vocabulary Grade Equiva 4 5 6 M H A ALL RESPONSES GRADE EQUIVALENT Jent Vocabulary Scaled Score 4 5 6 M H A ALL RESPONSES SCALED SCORE Vocabulary NCE 4 5 6 M H A ALL RESPONSES NCE Vocabulary Composite Raw 1 2 3 ALL RESPONSES RAW Score Vocabulary Composite 123 ALL RESPONSES STANINE Stanine Vocabulary Composite Per 1 2 3 ALL RESPONSES PERCENTILE centile Vocabulary Composite 123 ALL RESPONSES GRADE EQUIVALENT Grade Equivalent Vocabulary Composite Stan 1 2 3 ALL RESPONSES STAN
78. y BO ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category B1 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category 82 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category B3 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category B4 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category 85 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category 86 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category B7 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSE CATEGORIES Appendix continued Export File Variables GRADE Field Export Score Option Category 88 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category B9 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category CO ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category CI ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category C2 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category C3 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category C4 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category C5 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category C6 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category C7 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category C8 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category C9 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category DO ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category DI ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category D2 ALL TOT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Category D3 ALL OT TEST ALL RESPONSES CATEGORIES Catego
79. y appear on the label attached to your CD ROM case Fields are NOT case sensitive Figure 6 Activation window 8 After entering your customer name and activation key you will be required to log in to the application To do so use the default login found on the Pearson Software Access Notification letter 9 Create the user names and passwords needed to log in to the system For instructions on adding users see the Adding Editing GRADE Users section of this manual Note Only an administrative user can add or edit users 10 Afier all users have been added to the system you will need to install the software on each of the client machines that will use the GRADE client server software 11 Follow the software installation instructions located in the CD jewel case insert or in the Installing the GRADE Software section of this manual a When the software is first run the user will be asked to choose either All Users or Only This User Have the user select Only This User b Next the user will be prompted to choose a local or networked database Have the user select Networked Database and then follow step 7 of this section of the manual Note If you will not be configuring the software you may want to create reference sheet showing your users how to do so Once the user is connected to the database he or she will be able to log in with the user name and password created for him or her The next time the

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