bksbLIVE® User Guide
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1. D Back Next Buttons Select the NEXT button to move to the next question Select the BACK button to review answers to previous questions and amend if necessary Taking the Initial Assessment bksbLIVE offers a number of ways for the student to answer questions during the Initial Assessment Some of these are simple text or number entry fields whilst others may be pick lists clickable words or images re ordering or drag and drop As each question is answered the system records the student s response Students may also use the BACK arrow to return to the previous question should they wish to modify a question response CALCULATORS amp DICTIONARIES Students should NOT be given access to calculators and dictionaries during the Initial Assessments To enable students to make notes calculations tutors are recommended to offer suitable writing materials How long should an Initial Assessment take As the Initial Assessment is an assessment NOT a test there is no time limit set for its completion However it is expected that a student should be able to complete within an average of 20 minutes Of course this time may vary depending on the abilities of the student and the level of distractions the student may face during completion of the assessment TIMEOUTS The bksbLIVE server incorporates timeout limits and if no activity occurs after a set period of time the bksbLIVE server automatically logs the s2. E Edit avatar Selecting the edit avatar E button will take the student to the avatar editor where they can personalise their avatar to suit their preferences Changes they can make include view profile edit avatar Tel net ete are PN NANAMAN ARAL Fa MORA is s D Es EURE S Save My Avatar Hair style and colour LA om MN Pe fo pe HEHE En Save My Avatar Sol ee UYU WIU m hs hy An on os ow m Wi i MN Save My Avatar Facial hair style and colour Miscellaneous Headwear 8 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 F Once the student has finished editing clicking the Save my Avatar button will save the changes and update the avatar displayed on the student home page My Activities In the My Activities panel all of the activities undertaken by the student are displayed Depending on the software licensed this may include interactive activities such as assessments Learning Resources and Skill Checks together with the outcomes In addition the activities panel will indicate whether the learner has accessed any Paper based Resources or completed any Interactive Functional Skills Scenarios Where several items are listed a scroll bar will appear indicating that the student will need to scroll down to reveal other achievements which are currently hidden from view My
3. Name the name of the student who took the assessment in the format First name Last Name Username b Assessment taken the name of the Initial Assessment taken c Date of Assessment the date on which the Initial Assessment was taken d Time taken to complete the time taken to complete the Initial Assessment Finally at the bottom of the results screen can be found the level achieved 15 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Initial Assessment Complete Name Ian Lilliman ianbksb Assessment taken Initial Assessment English Date of Assessment 29 July 2012 Time taken to complete 0 Hours 9 Minutes 5 Seconds Results Well done you have completed this assessment and achieved Level 2 You are working very well at Level 2 City g fp INVESTORS coia D VISION REY PL sar WEST NOTTS Guilds N PEC f In the Initial Assessment it is possible for the student to achieve one of seven different levels These levels are Pre Entry Entry1 Entry2 Entry3 In addition beneath the level achieved will be a descriptive remark such as e A good try You are working at Pre entry e You are working mainly at e You are working very well at If a learner is working mainly at a level they ve achieved between 50 69 at that level If a learner is working very well at a level they ve achieved 70 or over However they will still h
4. administrator or tutor if authorised by an administrator to suit the individual needs of the student Students are automatically directed through their course via the on screen prompts Here the student has not yet started their course Therefore in the section What should I do next the student is being directed to take English Plus 2013 g 2023 the English Initial Assessment What should I do next Take the Initial Assessment view course Here the student has completed the Englsih Initial Assessment and achieved Level 1 In the section What should I do next the student is being directed to Take the English L1 What should I do next Diagnostic Take the English L1 Diagnostic English Plus 2013 The Blue hyperlink Retake the Initial Assessment indicates the retake option has VIEW COUTSE been activated by the Administrator Retake the Initial Assessment Here the student has already completed the Englsih Initial Assessment and Diagnostic Assessment and in the section What should do next the student is now being directed to English Plus 2013 What should I do next Take the Interactive Resources Using Take the Interactive Resource Using Complet Complete Sentences which has been identified Sentences i as a gap in the knowledge of this particular Retake the Initial Assessment Aase student 10 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Sup
5. Confirm This is not my account 4 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Step 4 Change your password If the tick box User must change You need to change your password password on first login was ticked Complete the form below to reset your password when the account was originally Old password pages 5 rd created then after confirming your New password aa Retype password deesses account another dialog box may Change Password appear asking you to change your password The old password is the one just used to log in using Step 2 After completing all fields click the Change Password button Step 5 Register your e mail address bksbLIVE incorporates a password and username recovery system should you forget your log in details It is highly recommended that you enter an e mail address as this will enable you to recover your log in details without having to contact bksb support or administrator if another administrator has been created for your account If when your account was created an e mail address was NOT entered into the password field you will be given the option to add an e mail address at this stage To register an e mail address type an e mail address into the Email field and click the Save email address button Register your email address bksb has now introduced a Forgot details button to th
6. Take the Initial Assessment Take the Initial Assessment view course view course So to start the first element of the English module English Initial Assessment the student should click the Take the Initial Assessment link This will launch the assessment interface as shown below Type the correct answer into the box THE STORM 15 HOW COULD YOU 15 DIAMOND DOGS 18 PERFECT DAY 12 THE DESTROYER 12 BUFFALO TALE 18 135 ony on e Family tickets 2 adults 2 children 20 L Online bookings are subject to a 75p booking fee zoom abksb MENU 12 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Overview of the assessment interface At the bottom of the assessment screen is the user interface sbksb MENU A The Menu button provides a sub set of options to assist B Progress Bar The progress bar is used C A B C D Initial Assessment English gt sack NExT G A MENU the student in configuring the assessments to suit their particular needs Molume e Volume Adjust volume or turn on off Animation e Animation Adjust speed of animation or turn on off e Styles Provides a Styles Easy Read On Off Exit range of options for Predefined styles Activity Background colour 1 those with visual Clase This Menu Bac
7. page Below you will find sections containing your details and achievements As you work through your bksb subjects new achievements will be added to the list At the bottom of the page you will find My Subjects This section helps you to find what you need to do next You can also get more detail about your progress by clicking on the view course button About Me My Activities Username TanLilliman Skill Checks F First Name Tan Passed the Estimation Skill Check Lr wirw 22 07 2013 ri Last Name Liliman D O B 28 Aug 1994 a Attempted the Percentage increase and SC dres 24 2013 decrease Skill Check La 106 mr D E Attempted the Solve oroblems involvina ae EN P View All Activities view profile edit avatar My Subjects c a N English Plus 2013 Maths Plus 2013 What should I do next What should I do next Take the Initial Assessment Take the Skill Check Read write order and compare numbers view course Retake the Initial Assessment ME CSP A On the top right of the student home page the student vvill find an avatar which can be edited by the edit avatar button E B To the right of the avatar is displayed the student s name in the format First Name Last Name as entered by the account administrator or tutor To display the drop down menu underneath the student s name the student should hover the mouse icon over their name From the menu the followi
8. system will under what should I do next on their student home page direct the learner to take the next scenario This process is repeated until all assessments have been completed However should you wish to retake a scenario again from the student home page select the button view course English Plus 2013 Select the Maths Plus 2013 view course What should I do next button What should I do next Do the Olympic games scenario Take the Initial Assessment Retake the Initial Assessment This will take the learner to their individual learning plan and reveal access to the full complement of practice scenarios Scenarios that have already been completed are identified by a green tick To repeat a practice scenario select the Go button adjacent to the scenario name Full Course Overview View printable progress report Practice Scenarios A A First aid course Go A 4 4 Job application Go A YS olympic games Y 4 Rolling coast festival Go 4 4 Superheroes unite Go 4 4 Volunteer steward 30 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 31 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 32 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 33
9. to either a continue the assessment from where they left off or b restart the assessment from the beginning Continue assessment Your assessment has already started Our records show that you have already started this assessment before please click an option below e Continue Continue your assessment from the last question answered e Restart Delete all previous questions for this assessment and start from the beginning Continue Restart Enlarging images During the Diagnostic Assessment the student may Online boc encounter questions where the image may contain important data that is used to answer the question displayed Where deemed necessary a magnifying glass icon and the word Zoom will be displayed adjacent to this image Clicking on the word or icon will enlarge the image To close the image simply click on the cross in the top right of the image Leaving a question unanswered If a student does not know the answer to a question they can simply skip to the next one by clicking on the Next button at the bottom right of the assessment screen The system will record this as an incorrect answer Completing the Diagnostic Assessment When the student has reached the end of the Diagnostic Assessment they can view their results by clicking on the Results v button at the bottom right of the assessment screen 18 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Suppo
10. Activities Attempted the Add and Subtract Skill Check 28 11 2012 ten Initial Assessments Completed the Word processing Initial va 21 04 2013 rl View All Activities In the bottom right of the My Activities panel is a hyperlink called View all Activities Selecting this link will reveal the All Activities panel which lists ALL of the student s activities in a single screen About Activities Username TanLiliman Skill Checks First Name Jan Passed the Estimation Skill Check Last Name Liliman sc D O B 28 Aug 1994 22 07 2013 Attempted the Percentage increase and me 24 06 2013 decrease Skill Check Pal Lal 06 dag Attempted the Solve problems involving NA TAC EE Rare pene algebra Skill Check Caf LA 06 Maths Plus 2013 Highest Initial Assessment Result dep n i Sequencing and paragraphing 20 03 2013 ec Level 1 24 November 2012 Latest Initial Assessment Result Attempted the Comparing information Skil Level 1 24 November 2012 ET Check 07 02 2013 ill Left of the All Activities panel is displayed the student s highest Initial Assessment result s and English also their latest Initial Assessment result s Highest Initial Assessment Result Entry 2 2i July 2012 including the date the assessments were taken If Latest Initial Assessmet Result Entry 2 21 July 2012 the student has only taken an assessment once rera Highest Initial Assessment Result t
11. NEXT button After viewing each of the information screens a number of practice screens will appear On the far right edge of each practice screen can be found a tab called Help Section Selecting the tab will cause the help section to pop out and reveal small versions of the individual information screens associated with this topic Click on the correct word a Vocabulary and Morphology Read the following Set information Metaphors A metaphor is a word or phrase which describes something in a way that is not literally true In the long run it m Examples 7 J K Rowling launched her new book A poisoned apple pa These problems are a headache Would you have do Interactive Resource Engish Leve 2 S bksbh menu Selecting any of the information pages in the pop out will cause them to expand to full screen so they can be reviewed again prior to answering the on screen questions Selecting the Close this Window button at the bottom of the learning resource will cause it to close To close the entire help section the student should select the tab on the left edge of the help section 22 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Answering questions in the Interactive Learning Resources Below is a series of screenshots based on the steps that occur when questions are answered either correctly incorrectly or skipped Questions answered inc
12. OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FURTHER INFORMATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY MAKE FURTHER READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ For general enquiries sales or technical support please telephone 01623 413333 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Contents Creating a desktop shortcut Add bksbLIVE to your favourites 3 Logging in to bksbLIVE for the first time as a student 4 Overview of the student home page 6 IV OV asad et comme E E E 6 PAD OUT N E an nana acc 7 VIEW PFOTIE DUGCON sn na ARR A mens 7 Change e mail address button 7 Edit avatar DUT LOM ensems dr ne 7 Change Pass WOA rreran antena esa 7 EGItING the avatar oimai Ni re ie ne s 8 My activities pan sise aus es ds ni 9 MY S UDJEC E EE EE EE DE ONES 10 STALLING I COUSO eaen tee ec mens croatie 12 Overview of the assessment interface sssseesseessseesesrrssrereseeess 13 Menu UCI On SAS e pice cnesaceta baeaaneaes 13 Volume DUON eere a A 13 ANIMATION DUTO esaeen ss esse 13 SEVICS DUON on a N se 13 Exit activity DULTON Sn aaa 13 Close this Menu Duttonina ele 13 Progress Darosi A On te Ce 13 PU CO RS ee Sacalm aiatetite dei 13 Bach Next button iss
13. Resources and perhaps the Skill Checks Summative Assessments the course window below right will display the next step in the student s course English English Initial Assessment and Diagnostic English What should I do next 4 Take the Interactive Resource Metaphors Similies Complete l Cliches Idioms Retake the Initial Assessment Retake the Initial Assessment Screenshot of a course which only comprises Screenshot of our example course which English Initial amp Diagnostic Assessments is directing the student to the next stage indicating the course as complete of their course In the screenshot above right the student having completed the English Level 2 Diagnostic Assessment is now offered the first of several Interactive Resources corresponding to their individual skill gaps In the example under the section What should I do next the learner simply clicks on the hyperlink named Take the Interactive Resource Metaphors Similes Cliches Idioms to access the resource Note that at the time of publication Entry 1 and Level 3 learning resources were NOT interactive but available in downloadable paper based format Adobe Acrobat PDF These paper based resources are available to the learner via their Individual Learning Plan created by the Diagnostic Assessment 20 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Alternatively if the student wishes they can
14. TOICS Lam EO a East aten nn 21 Accessing the Interactive Learning resources 22 Accessing the Interactive Skill Checks Summative Assessments 25 RETAIKING AS RULC RE CIC RM es nd 27 Printing the Skill Check results 28 Reviewing Skill Check results 28 Courses without Skill Checks manually updating the ILP 28 Accessing the Interactive Functional Skills Scenarios 29 Printing the sc n rio FESUITS Da Ermita fiesta 30 RETAKING SC NARIOS UC cr teil 30 2 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Creating a desktop shortcut add bksbLIVE to your favourites To make it easy for you to access the bksbLIVE assessment platform it is advised you create a desktop shortcut or browser favourite bookmark To create a desktop shortcut using Internet Explorer type the web address provided into the address bar of your web browser and press return on the keyboard to load the bksbLIVE log in page Next click on the e icon to the left of the http in the address bar with your mouse and drag it onto your desktop Finally right click on the newly created desktop icon select Rename from the drop down menu and rename the shortcut to something like bksbLIVE Open SkyDrive Pro Pin to Taskbar Pin to Start Menu Restore previous versions Send to Cut Copy Create shortcut Delete Rename Properties To a
15. al Assessment or e a Suite of single subject modules such as English Initial Diagnostic Assessment English Learning Resources English Skill Checks and English Functional Skills Scenarios or e asuite of multiple subject modules such as English amp maths Initial Diagnostic Assessments English amp Maths Learning Resources English amp Maths Skill Checks and English amp Maths Functional Skills Scenarios Starting a Course Once a course has been designated to a student the student can begin by selecting any element of the course displayed to them on their student home page However it may be more practical for tutors to direct students to take a particular assessment first one they may excel at This way their performance at the first assessment will provide reward and motivation for them to engage with the whole assessment process This section of the guide will focus on just one subject area of a student s course the English module comprising of the English Initial Assessment the English Diagnostic Assessment the English Learning Resources and the English Skill Checks Summative assessments The same process would apply to a maths course For other software modules such as ICT Dyslexia PLTS Learning Styles etc that may be available through your account please refer to the specific software user guides My Subjects z English Plus 2013 Maths Plus 2013 What should I do next What should I do next
16. arner or student are interchangeable as any user of the bksbLIVE system is automatically granted student learner access Logging in to bksbLIVE for the first time Step 1 To log in to bksbLIVE First open a web browser and in the address bar type the web address supplied to you www bksblive co uk bksbLivel Pentagon TramingsernicesLtd default aspx Ensure that you use the correct web address assigned to you Using a search engine to access a bksbLIVE log in page will be fruitless as your user account details will only apply to your specific account Step 2 Log in to your account bksb Training On the log in page you will see two fields in the 3 sername upper field type the username reference or ee EET student ID supplied to you Note that this field is Password NOT case sensitive therefore you can use upper or Se lower case characters In the password field type the password supplied to you Please note that the password IS case sensitive Step 3 Confirm your account Select the Login button and after a few moments a dialog box will appear asking you to confirm this is your account If the details are correct select the CONFIRM button If the account is not yours then select the link This is not my account and check your log in details are correct First time logging in Please confirm that the details below are correct Username HeatherWallace First name Heather Last name Wallace
17. ave some gaps remaining requiring attention Note that a student learner is not able to review the answers given in an Initial Assessment However a tutor can login search for the student then from the learner s activities panel select an Initial Assessment outcome and review the answers provided by the learner for each question offered to them Printing the Initial Assessment results page In the far top left of the results screen is a Print home print button Clicking this button will activate the print dialog function allowing the student to print their results page If the student opts to leave this page without printing their results they can reprint any achievement by selecting it in the achievements panel on the student home page Returning back to the student home page Returning back to the student home page can be achieved by clicking on the Home button at the top left of the results page 16 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Taking the Diagnostic Assessment Continuing the course taking the Diagnostic Assessment Continuing with the example English English course following the completion of What should I do next the English Initial Assessment the My Take the English L2 Diagnostic Subjects section on the student s home page will now have Retake the Initial Assessment automatically updated to direct the student to complet
18. bKSbLIVE User Guide Rev 2 2 Section D Taking Assessments Works with iPad Endorsed by City s Guilds bksbLIVE User Guide Published by bksb Limited i2 Centre Hamilton Court Hamilton VVay Mansfield NG18 5FB www bksb co uk Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Mansfield Nottinghamshire Trademarks bksb and bksbLIVE are registered trademarks of bksb Limited and may not be used without written permission All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners bksb Limited is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book LIMIT OF LIABILITY DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION THIS WORK IS SUPPLIED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL ACCOUNTING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION AND
19. d the characters NA will be displayed to indicate not available D View Profile Select the View Profile D button to display the My Details page On amen ab alas this page as well as displaying the student s personal details entered during Back to My Courses their account setup and any My Detalls groups they have been added to It also displays a number of RR 1 student editable options gm Laman Emal ian3116 hotmai com Change emai address e 1 Change email address RIT A afe The Change email address 2 button permits the student 3 to change the e mail address used for the recovery of their log in details e 2 Edit avatar Selecting the edit avatar button will take the student to the avatar editor where they can personalise their avatar to suit their preferences This is discussed in more detail in E e 3 Change Password In this section the student can change their password The student should enter their existing password into the Old password field then enter their new password into the New password 7 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 field Finally repeat the new password in the Confirm new password field then select the Save button To exit the My Details page the student should select the Back to My Courses button at the top left of the page
20. dd the log in page to your web browser favourites If using Internet Explorer as your preferred web browser press Ctrl D on your keyboard to launch the Add a Favourite dialog box Then simply amend the Name field to suit your needs such as bksbLIVE and click the Add button Add a Favorite Add this webpage as a favorite To access your favorites visit the Favorites Center Favorites m New folder ik Core The vveb address vvill novv be saved to your E PPT A favourites and is accessible via the relevant re ETT option in your browser Favorites Feeds History EE xa Note that the Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox suggested sites Web Ses Gallery web browsers also support the Ctrl D di Microsoft Websites keyboard shortcut Other web browsers may MSN Websites have alternative methods to saving a website du Websites for United Kingdom to your favourites Refer to the manual or de Windows Live on line help for your particular web browser l E bksbLIVE 3 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Understanding User Permissions When a user account is created the user can be configured as an Administrator Tutor or Student or can be a combination of these such as Admin Student or Tutor Student or the user can be all three By default all users of bksbLIVE have student access Note that throughout this manual the terms user le
21. e displays information such as a Name the name of the person who took the assessment in the format First name Last Name Username b Assessment taken the name of the Assessment taken c Date of Assessment the date on which the Skill Check was taken d Time taken to complete the time taken to complete the Skill Check Skill Check Complete Name Ian Lilliman ian300162 Assessment taken Synonyms Date of Assessment 06 August 2012 Time taken to complete 0 Hours 7 Minutes 9 Seconds A Good Try RR 40 Achieved EEJ D INVESTORS coic VISION Y Guilds SS se IN PEOPLE WEST NOTTS The results are displayed in text format i e 40 Achieved as well as a graphical representation in the form of 5 stars coloured from left to right in gold to the same percentage achieved in the Skill Check i e 1 complete star is equivalent to 20 2 complete stars is equivalent to 40 2 and a half coloured stars is equivalent to 50 and so on 26 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Retaking a Skill Check To retake the Skill Check the student must first return back to their student home page and select the link offered to them in their home print course Returning to their home page can be achieved by clicking on the Home button in the top left of the Skill Checks results screen In the screenshot below the student has retaken the sa
22. e login page For this function to work you need to register an email address with your account Email Save email address If you don t wish to supply your email address click here You can enter or amend your email address at any time by clicking the view profile button on the learner home page If you do not wish to provide an e mail address select the hyperlink click here to Skip this section If you choose not to enter an e mail address a final dialog box will appear warning you that you have chosen not to enter an e mail address To continue select the OK button or select the Cancel button if you would prefer to go back and enter an e mail address You have not entered an email address click OK to carry on or cancel to amend cone A user can enter or amend their e mail address at any time by clicking the View Profile button on their student home page 5 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Overview of the student home page After logging in the student will be presented with their student homepage on which is displayed their activities and below this their My Subjects area where they can access the course s assigned to them Here is an example of a student s course comprising of English Plus 2013 and Maths Plus 2013 A Tan Lilliman Y Information Welcome Ian Lilliman B This is your student home
23. e the next stage of the course in this example the level of Diagnostic Assessment for English that corresponds to the results of the Initial Assessment the English L2 Diagnostic Assessment To start the Diagnostic Assessment the student in this particular example should click the hyperlink Take the English L2 Diagnostic After a brief moment the Diagnostic Assessment screen will load Note that all of the questions unlike the Initial Assessment are at the same level therefore the progress bar will continue to indicate a linear progression until the end of the assessment is reached CALCULATORS amp DICTIONARIES Students should NOT be given access to calculators and dictionaries during the Initial Assessments To enable students to make notes calculations tutors are recommended to offer suitable writing materials In some higher level maths Diagnostic Assessment questions the assessment software will provide an on screen calculator where it is deemed appropriate to assist the student How long should a Diagnostic Assessment take As the Diagnostic Assessment is an assessment and NOT a test there is no time limit set for the completion of the assessment However it is expected that the student should if placed on the correct level Diagnostic Assessment as directed by the system be able to complete it within a 1 hour time period Of course this time may vary depending on the abilities of the student and the level of dist
24. hen the highest result and latest result vvill be dens D DAS the same However if the student has taken an RE ital Saree Rani Entry 3 19 July 2012 assessment more than once these results and the associated dates will be different 9 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Top left of the All Actvities panel are two links O e ove e Back takes the student back to their home page e Print activates the print dialogue box to enable printing of the All Activities panel G My Subjects In the My Subjects area can be found the courses designated to the student by the tutor or administrator Note that courses may vary from the example that follows depending upon licences purchased and general course configuration In the screenshot below a student has been assigned a course consisting of English ICT and Maths My Subjects Pe NEE N CE N English Plus 2013 Maths Plus 2013 ICT What should I do next What should I do next What should I do next Do the Olympic games scenario Take the Initial Assessment Take the Initial Assessment view course view course Note that a course such as English may include single elements such as English IA or multiple elements such as English IA followed by English DA English Interactive Learning Resources English Skill Checks and English Functional Skills Revision Scenarios Courses are fully configurable by the
25. kground colour 2 impairment to adjust Interface colour the colour of the Button colour Button text colour background colour of nia fonts but not size and eee the colour of buttons e Exit Activity Exits the assessment e Close This Menu Closes the Menu i 7 Initial Assessment English to display the student s progress l Miate through the assessment and will update after each question has been answered Above the progress bar is the description of the current active assessment Note when taking certain assessments or resources e g Initial Assessments the assessment may be divided into segments and the user may notice the progress bar resetting to zero This is normal and indicates that a segment has been completed Audio Selecting the speaker symbol whilst taking an Initial or Diagnostic Assessment enables the questions to be read out to the student Note that the student will require headphones or speakers connected to their computer in order to hear the questions When the speaker is selected an options menu will slide out to the right offering the student the option to replay the question audio by selecting the green arrow or stop the audio by selecting the red square With the audio on selecting the speaker symbol again will deactivate the audio and the options menu will retract 13 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333
26. me Skill Check and this time answered all questions correctly achieving 100 As the pass rate for all Skill Checks is fixed at 75 this results page displays the word Pass above the Gold stars Skill Check Complete Name Ian Lilliman ian300162 Assessment taken Metaphors and Similes Date of Assessment 07 August 2012 Time taken to complete 0 Hours 2 Minutes 16 Seconds Pass 0 0 100 Achieved Module Progress Module Skill Checks To Skill Checks All Skill Checks Name Complete Passed Complete As the student has achieved the Pass rate an additional Module Progress table is displayed beneath their results advising them of their progress Continuing with our example course below you can see that the module called Synonyms incorporated 2 Skill Checks and both have now been completed successfully Module Progress Module Skill Checks To Skill Checks All Skill Checks Name Complete Passed Complete Synonyms 2 2 In the example Pass right the student has 80 Achieved taken a different Module Progress Skill Check Module Skill Checks To Skill Checks All Skill Checks achieved a score Name Complete Passed Complete of 80 higher Proofreading 2 1 than the pass rate therefore the Module Progress table has been displayed Here you can see that the module called Proofreading incorporates 2 Skill Checks but only 1 has been completed successfully Hence the table does n
27. n Show iJ Answers I i Correct answers are revealed d These are the correct answers These are the correct answers Read the following sentences and highlight all the metaphors In the long run it may be easier to go back to the beginning A poisoned apple passed along from generation to generation McGough Would you have done that if you had been in her shoes Select the Mark this Frame button in the bottom right of the screen Mark This Frame Y All Correct Well done All Correct 23 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 If a question is not answered and the Warning student has selected the button Mark You have not answered all the questions 8 Do you wish to continue this Frame a warning dialog box will appear to inform the student that a YES NO question remains unanswered Selecting the YES button will cause the system to mark the answers Any unanswered or Skipped question will be classed as incorrect Selecting the NO button will return the student back to the question s At the end of the Interactive End of Learning Resource Learning Resource a screen will be displayed telling the student they have reached the end of the resource Selecting the Home button in the bottom right of the screen will return the student back to
28. ng options will be displayed e Learner Indicates they have student access only e Exit bksb Clicking on this section will cause bksbLIVE to exit the student home page and return back to the log in page 6 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 C About me This section displays personal About Me C elements about the student s account e Username This field is editable by the Username fanLilliman system administrator and can be Username First Name lan Last Name Lilliman D O B 28 Aug 1994 Reference Student ID or something else designated by the administrator This is the UNIQUE identity given to the student as part of their log in details e First Name This is the text entered into the First Name field when the student s account is activated by the system administrator or their tutor If this is incorrect the student should speak to their tutor to have it amended e Last Name This is the text entered into the Last Name field when the student s account is activated by the system administrator or tutor If this is incorrect the student should speak to their tutor to have it amended e D O B This is the date of birth entered into the D O B field when the account is activated by the system administrator of tutor If this is incorrect the student should speak to their tutor to have it amended If no date of birth has been submitte
29. ng Jewellery Food Fair Renewable Energy a legat ee a a ee ey See 2 Community Project Sponsored Walk Volunteering Level 2 First Aid Course Job Application Olympic Games Rolling Coast Festival Superheroes Unite Volunteer Steward Note that if the learner completes all of the INTERACTIVE scenarios the learner will have effectively practised all of the elements within the Functional Skills Curriculum for that topic level Paper based Functional Skills Scenarios A separate suite of 12 paper based resources 3 at Level 1 English and 3 at Level 2 English with a further 6 covering maths are also available through the bksbLIVE platform for L1 L2 English writing and maths along with answers guides and marking schemes These can be used to supplement the learning provided by the interactive scenarios Paper based Titles available Level1 Bedroom Refit Football Stadium Music Festival Level 2 Holiday in Italy Leisure Suite Housing Development w Levell Recycling Group Holiday Bargain Broadband 00 Gi J Level2 Musicin Action Film Review Save our Countryside The paper based functional skill scenarios if My Subjects licensed are all available under the Resources tab under tutor login and are downloadable in Adobe Acrobat PDF format English Plus 2013 What should I do next Continuing with our English course example Do the Job apphcation scenario after completing all of the learning resources Retake the I
30. nitial Assessment view course and skills checks the learner is then assigned the first of a series of 6 separate scenarios under their My Subjects panel Once again all the learner needs to do is select the hyperlink to launch the first scenario 29 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 At the end of the scenario a printable page provides a Scenario Complete summary report with both a numerical and percentage score First aid course together with a star rating similar and Gary to that of the skill checks Last Name Saunders 9 12 75 i Wed 24 Jul 2013 04 21 17 Wed 24 Jul 2013 04 28 54 software Printing the scenario results page In the top left of the scenario results screen is a Print button Clicking this button will activate the print dialog function allowing the student to print their results page If the student opts to leave this page without printing their results they can reprint any activity by selecting it in their activities panel on the student home page Reviewing scenario results As each scenario is completed the results are displayed on the student home page under the My Activities panel To review a scenario results page select a scenario activity within the activities panel and the results page will be displayed Retaking a scenario As each scenario is completed the
31. nually updating the ILP The automation provided by the bksb Skill Checks module significantly improves workflow releases valuable teaching time and is highly recommended for those requiring a complete Functional Skills solution However if you do not hold a licence for the Skill Checks Summative Assessments or for those courses which do not include Skill Checks Summative Assessments if a tutor has identified that the student has reached the required competence in a particular topic the tutor can manually set the system to indicate the topic is completed To learn how to manually update an individual learning plan ILP please refer to the bksbLIVE Guide Monitoring amp Reporting Student Progress 28 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Accessing the Interactive Functional Skills Scenarios If your organisation licences the Interactive Functional Skills Scenarios these only become active after the learner has closed all of their skill gaps by reviewing each learning resource assigned to them and completing all associated skill checks There are 12 interactive scenarios covering functional English 6 at Level 1 and 6 at Level 2 and similarly a further 12 covering functional maths Interactive Titles available a l levei The Cake Business Joining the Gym Recycling 5 Booking a Holiday Ice Hockey Running a Guest House Level 2 Camping Applying for a Job Running a Business Maki
32. orrectly skipped Click on the correct word Read the following sentences and highlight all the metaphors In the long run it may be easier to go back to the beginning A poisoned apple passed along from generation to generation McGough Would you have done that if you had been in her shoes Interactve Resource Eng Lev 2 Mark This Gu he Y y Select the Mark this Frame button in the bottom right of the screen bksb MENU Mark This Frame V Correct answers will be shown by a green tick Incorrect answers will be highlighted Questions answered correctly Click on the correct word s Read the follovving sentences and highlight all the metaphors In the long run it may be easier to go back to the beginning A poisoned apple passed along from generation to generation McGough Would you have done that if you had been in her shoes gt lt Tibksb dre Diteractve Resource Engish Level 2 BACK Mark T P Click on the correct word si Read the following sentences and highlight all the metaphors EK long run it may be easier to go back to the beginning A poisoned appl passed along from generation to generation McGough Would you have done that if you had been nihiei shoes r Innaracie tasnu Estel Leve 2 Show sb menu deux es v Select Show Answers butto
33. ot display the green tick as not all of the Skill Checks have been completed 27 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Printing the Skill Check results In the top left of the Skill Check results screen is a Print button Selecting this button will activate the print dialog function allowing the student to print their results page If the student opts to leave this page without printing their results they can reprint any activity by selecting it in their activities panel on the student home page Reviewing Skill Check results The student results are always visible in their activities panel on the student home page In addition if the student views their ILP and then selects the View button for the relevant Skill Check they can view not only their current Skill Check scores but also the number of attempts taken The percentage score shown will always be the highest score achieved of all attempts taken For example below we can see a student has attempted the Synonym Skill Check four times and achieved their highest score of 100 Interactive Resources CE phors Similies Cliches Idioms Skill Checks ER EX phors and Similes The ticks adjacent to the two Interactive Resources and the two Skill Checks also provides evidence that this particular student has worked through the relevant resources and completed the Skill Checks Courses without Skill Checks ma
34. port 01623 413333 The view course button will display the next stages of the student s course dependent upon the course provided for them and the relevant stage in the course they have achieved So for example in the screenshot below the student here has achieved Entry 2 in the English Initial Assessment and is directed to take the next stage of their course for the English module the next stage being English E2 Diagnostic English Course Progress Entry 2 Fh Course Progress Take the English E2 Diagnostic Only dick on the links below if told to by your tutor Take the English E2 Diagnostic To continue with the course from the screen above the student should select the Take the English E2 Diagnostic button From the same screen above the student can also retake the Initial Assessment by simply selecting the Retake Initial Assessment link bottom centre of the window Note if the Retake Initial Assessment link is not available it is because this feature has been turned OFF by an Administrator Overleaf we will follow a student though their learning journey and discover how they progress from stage to stage and see how the system generates the individual course for that student 11 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Starting a Course A course can comprise of e asingle subject module such as an English Initi
35. ption below e Continue Continue your assessment from the last question answered e Restart Delete all previous questions for this assessment and start from the beginning Continue Restart Enlarging images During the Initial Assessment the student may encounter MS Online boc questions where the image may contain important data that is used to answer the question displayed Where deemed necessary a magnifying glass icon and the word Zoom will be displayed adjacent to this image Clicking on the word or icon will enlarge the image To close the image simply click on the cross in the top right of the image Leaving a question unanswered If a student does not know the answer to a question they can simply skip to the next question by clicking on the Next button at the bottom right of the assessment screen The system will record this as an incorrect answer Completing the Initial SEER ez Assessment f When the student has reached the end of the Initial Assessment the screen right will be displayed Students can view their results by clicking on the Results Y button at the bottom right of the assessment Click on the button below to view your results 4 m Initial Assessment Engish bksb Q MENU EE dm BACK Results ef screen Viewing the Initial Assessment results An example Initial Assessment results page is shown overleaf This results page displays information such as a
36. ractions the student may face during completion of the assessment TIMEOUTS The bksbLIVE server incorporates timeout limits and if no activity occurs after a set period of time the bksbLIVE server automatically logs the student out of the assessment Students should therefore be encouraged to leave a question unanswered and move on to the next question if they are unable to answer it in a reasonable time frame ERROR MESSAGES bksbLIVE has been developed with rigorous error resilience built in as standard to discourage errors from disrupting active assessments In the unlikely event that an error message appears during the assessments students should be instructed to exit their web browser and then re open it and log back in to their bksbLIVE account and continue their assessment 17 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Incomplete Diagnostic Assessments As with all assessments within bksbLIVE the system records the answers to each question as the student progresses through the Diagnostic Assessment If the computer crashes loses power or the student accidentally closes their web browser or opts to exit the assessment via the relevant option from the Menu bar they can simply restart the computer and repeat the log in procedure Once logged back in to their home page the student can select the relevant assessment they wish to continue and a dialog box will appear asking them
37. rt 01623 413333 Diagnostic Assessment Results Page overview An example Diagnostic Assessment results page is shown below The printable results page displays information such as a b c d e Name the name of the person who took the assessment in the format First name Last Name Username Assessment taken the name of the Diagnostic Assessment taken Date of Assessment the date on which the Diagnostic Assessment was taken Time taken to complete the time taken to complete the Diagnostic Assessment Percentage The percentage score indicates the percentage of questions answered correctly Name Ian Lilliman fan300162 Assessment taken English L2 Diagnostic Date of Assessment 05 August 2012 Time taken to complete 0 Hours 8 Minutes 10 Seconds Percentage 55 Topics I am good at Punctuation Using a dictionary Active passive verbs and Locating information Topics 1 need to take care in Spellings and Compound words Topics I need to practise TE ee TT EES ES RE Inverted commas a pronouns o o use apgroprte angumge QE a RE 2 a INVESTORS 44 ID VISION VEST NOTTS on d IN PEOPLE The ILP results page uses a traffic light colour coding system Red Amber Green to signify the importance of the results outcomes a b Topics am good at coded green this section identifies areas where the student is most confident These are shown first to show the
38. source and the ILP now indicating that under the topic of Synonyms 2 out of 2 2 2 Interactive Resources have been completed but 0 out of 2 roped ip a 0 2 Skill Checks have been completed Only Progress 2 Interactive Resources 2 2 El Skill Checks 0 2 when a full set of Interactive Resources for a particular skill gap has been completed is the student directed to the relevant Skill Check s 24 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Accessing the Interactive Skill Checks Summative Assessments Skill Checks are a suite of Interactive Summative Assessments designed to validate a learner s competence in a particular topic They encompass Entry 3 to Level 3 in English and mathematics and are assigned to the student depending on the outcomes of their bksb Diagnostic Assessment Note that Skill Checks are interactive only and not available in paper format Each Skill Check may comprise of one or more summative assessment verbs for example comprises of several separate Skill Checks and as each is completed successfully by achieving or exceeding the pass mark of 75 the learner s ILP updates itself from 0 5 to 1 5 2 5 3 5 and so on to show distance travelled The progress bar on the student s ILP will update itself only when a full set of Skill Checks for each skill gap has been completed successfully Continuing with our example the next stage of the st
39. student the areas where they have performed well in order to motivate them Topics I need to take care in coded yellow this section identifies areas where the student has shown some gaps in their knowledge These are areas where the student may need some minor revision but in general performed satisfactorily 19 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 c Topics need to practise coded red these are shown last and are the most importance skill gaps Printing the Diagnostic Assessment results ILP In the far top left of the results screen is a Print home print button Clicking this button will activate the print dialog function allowing the student to print their results page If the student opts to leave this page without printing their results they can reprint any activity by selecting it in their activity panel on the student home page Returning back to the Student Home Page To return back to the student home page click on the Home button at the top left of the results page Understanding the Interactive ILP Individual Learning Plan Once the student has completed a Diagnostic Assessment and returned back to their home page the course will have updated to reflect what the student should do next If the student s course has been fully completed the system will indicate this as per the screenshot below left However if you have licences for the Learning
40. their student home page On the student s home page their course sh RE roar Engish Leve 2 bksb MENU Back HOME information will be automatically updated and will reflect the next stage of their individual course The next step of their course will vary with each student and the software licensed by your organisation If for example you have licensed the Skill Checks Summative Assessment software then after each learning resource or set of resources the learner will be assigned the corresponding Skill Check or set of Skill Checks This will be repeated until all learning resources and Skill Check s have been completed Students and the Entry 1 Diagnostic Assessment course For students taking the Interactive Entry 1 Diagnostic Assessment their course will comprise of a series of paper based learning resources only Note that there are NO Skill Checks at Entry 1 Students and the Level 3 Diagnostic Assessment course For students taking the Interactive Level 3 Diagnostic Assessment their course will comprise of a series of paper based learning resources only However Skill Checks ARE available at Level 3 Students can review their whole course progress via their ILP at any time by selecting the View Course button under the relevant subject i e English maths ICT etc on the student home page On the screenshot right the student has moved forward in time having completed the second Interactive Learning Re
41. tion identifies areas where the learner is most confident Note Although they are shown as part of the ILP completing these topics will not make any contribution to the progress bar 21 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Accessing the Interactive Learning Resources Continuing with our example having clicked on the hyperlink named Take the Interactive Resource Metaphors Similes Cliches Idioms the system opens up the relevant interactive learning resource Vocabulary and Morphology ae Note that the interactive resources ce ca d s Ras are now accessible by tutors via the A metaphor is a word or phrase which describes something in a way that is not literally true Resources tab under the tutor login Examples e J K Rowling launched her new book e These problems are a headache bksb menu NEXT gt The first few screens displayed will comprise of learning materials specific to the topic which needs to be addressed and may comprise of a single or multiple screens For each screen animated text and images will appear as necessary A red progress bar at the bottom of each screen will traverse from left to right as the animated screen is displayed and will stop when the screen animation is completed Interactive Resource English Level 2 sbksb MENU V1 05 NEXT gt The student can progress through the resource by selecting the
42. tudent out of the assessment Students should therefore be encouraged to leave a question unanswered and move on to the next question if they are unable to answer it in a reasonable time frame ERROR MESSAGES bksbLIVE has been developed with rigorous error resilience built in as standard to discourage errors from disrupting active assessments In the unlikely event that an error message appears during the assessments students should be instructed to exit their web browser and then re open it and log back in to their bksbLIVE account and continue their assessment Incomplete Initial Assessments Answers to each question are automatically saved as the student progresses through the Initial Assessment If the computer crashes loses power or the student accidentally closes their web browser or the student opts to exit the assessment via the relevant option from the Menu bar they can simply reload the browser and repeat the log in procedure Once logged back in to their home page the student can select the relevant assessment they wish to continue and a dialog box will appear asking them to either a continue the assessment from where they left off or b restart the assessment from the beginning 14 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Continue assessment Your assessment has already started Our records show that you have already started this assessment before please click an o
43. udent s course is illustrated on their home page English What should I do next Take the Skil Check Synonyms View course Retake the Initial Assessment In this particular example the student is being directed to click the hyperlink named Take the Skill Check Synonyms Clicking this link activates the relevant Skill Check and launches the first question screen Click on the correct answer i Select the correct synonym for the word in bold in the following sentence Scientists are always very quick to warn the public of anything which might happen that is especially alarming enveloped devoured apprise observed scribble proceed dozed contemplate purchase scurried ubicat Amen miop 10 Sony Qu ner Po The number of questions for each Skill Check will vary from topic to topic Students are expected to work through each question screen and the red progress bar will indicate distance travelled through the Skill Check 25 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 At the end of the Skill Check a final screen informs the student they have reached the end of the assessment and asks them to click on the Results button to show the results page Results 8a Click on the button below to view your results 4 BACK Results ef Vocabulary and Morphology 4 d Synonyms abksb MENU An example Skill Check results page is shown below The results pag
44. ues 14 Taking the Initial Assessment cceccccssecccesececeeseeeeeseceeeeeceseuaees 14 Calculators Dictionaries cc ccceseecccsececesececeesececeececaueeeens 14 How long should an Initial Assessment taeP 14 ANC O OES SR co sectes ll 14 EEF OR NCS SAS CS iden 14 Incomplete Initial Assessments 14 EAC SIM aC ES aci a el 15 Leaving a question unanswered 15 Viewing the Initial Assessment results 15 Printing the Initial Assessment results 16 Taking the Diagnostic Assessment 14 Calculators Dictionaries cc ccceseecccseccccesececcesececseccecaueeeens 17 How long should a Diagnostic Assessment take 17 TIM OLESS ES ne nee A 17 EV FOR MESSA E CS RSR Re A eet a aes ns 17 Incomplete Diagnostic Assessments 18 Enlarging Mage S casse een 18 Leaving a question unanswered 18 1 bksbLIVE User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Diagnostic Assessment results page overview cccccseceeeseeeeneeeees 19 TOPICS ai BOOT sal SN us 19 Topics heed to take Care in sunsn iaia id i 19 Topics lne dtonpract se ri RAR 20 Printing the Diagnostic Assessment results ILP 20 Understanding the Interactive ILP Individual Learning Plan 20 Topics need to practise i mites 21 TOPICS need to Take Care in ennuis 21
45. view their complete ILP by selecting the View Course button beneath the hyperlink The complete course ILP is then displayed The ILP maps out the entire course assigned to the student based on the outcomes from their Diagnostic Assessment At the top of the ILP the first section titled What to do next replicates the information found on the student home page in this case directing the student to Take the Interactive Resource Metaphors Similes Cliches Idioms What to do next Below the What to do next section is displayed the Recent Activities panel and a progress bar which displays the progression of the student so far The Interactive ILP uses the same traffic light colour coding system to signify the importance of the result outcome as seen in the printable Diagnostic Assessment Results page The key difference between the two is that the Interactive ILP has relevant importance reversed as follows a Topics I need to practise Coded red these are the skill gaps of most importance and are the only ones that make a contribution to the student s progress b Topics I need to take care in Coded yellow this section identifies areas where the learner has shown to be semi proficient Note Although they are shown as part of the ILP completing these topics will not make any contribution to the progress bar Example of an Individual Learning Plan c Topics am good at Coded green this sec
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