Protocols and Check Lists

Protocols and Check Lists

True Score can be configured in many ways. It currently ships configured for demonstrations and for automatic operation (1. Automatic Operation, Nursing, SEMSU). The following protocols and check lists work. Click here For the most recent version of ProCheck.htm.

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1. Automatic Operation, Nursing, SEMSU
2. Rescore with Corrections
3. Manual Operation, Data Processing, NWMSU
4. NCS Scanner, Two Keys
5. Matching Questions


1. Scanner             National Computer Systems.
2. Scanner Service     Computer Services, SEMSU.
3. Floppy Disk Data    Scanner files (1998-present).
   (if multi-version)  Item analysis index files.
                       Test files.
4. Insert Disk into    Drive A (Conference Room Computer).
5. Click on            True Score.
6. Select Operation    Automatic.
          Source       Drive A. 
7. Run and enter       Requested heading data.
8. Select tables to    Print, email, or copy to floppy disk.
9. Verify              Test is error free or prepare to Rescore.


1. Click on             Rescore.
2. Enter corrections    Answer key.
                        Weight key.
                        More than one right answer.
                        Individual answer sheets.
3. Enter New Keys       Topic.
                        Student group.
                        Individual question full analysis.
4. Click on             True Score.
5. Select Operation     Manual (to preserve answer file edits).
          Source        Hard drive.
6. Run and enter        Requested heading data.
7. Select tables to     Print and print or
8. Click Report Module  To select Short Report Assistant.
9. Write report         SRA1 orders tables for manual editing.
                        SRA2 writes Nursing, SEMSU, short report.


1. Scanner             Chatsworth.
2. Scanner Service     Data Processing, NWMSU.
3. Verify scan         MSCHECK.EXE (1983-present) or
                       set CustomA.ini switch to Scanner1=1 for Chatsworth.
4. Scanner files       by file transfer (1981-1990)
                       or floppy disk.     
5. Copy scanner file   to C:\TrueSC\ANSWERS folder.
6. Click on            True Score.
7. Select Operation    Manual.
          Source       Hard Drive. 
8. Run and enter       Requested heading data.
9. Select tables and   Print.


This manual adjustment is not needed if Rescore is used to make
the correction from a scanner file using just one key (the first
scan). A scanner file with a correction key (two keys) must be 
adjusted manually. Question 2 was rescanned with both A (01) and
C (04) correct (05).  Question 4 was rescanned with both B (02) 
an C (04) correct (06).  

Pick a right answer, in this case C (04) was most popular for 
question 2 and for question 4, for the answer key.  Edit A (01)
in question 2 to C (04) and in question 4, B (02) to C (04).  

 Error in Questions 2 and 4             Error Corrected
----------------------------      ----------------------------
KEY         NS10210200080001      KEY         NS10210204080401
KEY         NS30210005000600      STUDENT      1    0204080401
STUDENT      1    0204080401      STUDENT      2    0204010404
STUDENT      2    0204010404      STUDENT      3    0204080402
STUDENT      3    0204080402      STUDENT      4    0204080402
STUDENT      4    0204080402      STUDENT      5    0104080401
STUDENT      5    0104080401      STUDENT      6    0204080402
STUDENT      6    0204080202      STUDENT      7    0104080404
STUDENT      7    0104080204      STUDENT      8    0204020404
STUDENT      8    0201020404      STUDENT      9    0204080102
STUDENT      9    0201080102      STUDENT     10    0104080401
STUDENT     10    0104080401      STUDENT     11    0404080402
STUDENT     11    0401080402      STUDENT     12    0204080404
STUDENT     12    0204080404
----------------------------      ----------------------------
A (01)  B (02)  C (04)  D (08)  E (16)  A & E (17)  B & D (10)


Matching questions need to be entered manually into the item 
analysis index keys for multiple version tests if one combined
analysis is desired.  (Any multiple version test not created 
by True Test Writer can be combined into one analysis by 
creating Item Analysis Indexes manually.)



1. Assign answer option Index (I) values to version A (05678).  

2. Then assign answer option Index values to each additional 
   version that match the locations of the options in 
   version A.  Dallas is (0) in both versions.

      Version A Master     I           Version B Master     I
----------------------------     ----------------------------
51. _B_ Who     A. Dallas  0     51. _A_ Who     A. Bill    5
52. _C_ What    B. Bill    5     52. _D_ What    B. Dallas  0
53. _A_ Where   C. Won     6     53. _B_ Where   C. Today   7
54. _D_ When    D. Today   7     54. _C_ When    D. Won     6
55. _E_ Why     E. Fast    8     55. _E_ Why     E. Fast    8

56. _A_ Who     A. Jane    0     56. _C_ Who     A. Maine   8
57. _B_ What    B. Taught  5     57. _B_ What    B. Taught  5
58. _E_ Where   C. 00-01   6     58. _A_ Where   C. Jane    0
59. _C_ When    D. BS.Ed.  7     59. _E_ When    D. BS.Ed.  7
60. _D_ Why     E. Maine   8     60. _D_ Why     E. 00-01   6
----------------------------     ----------------------------

3. Extend the item analysis index keys (index and key).

Test Version A    Test Version B
--------------    --------------
51  51   05678    51  51  50768
52  52   05678    52  52  50768
53  53   05678    53  53  50768
54  54   05678    54  54  50768
55  55   05678    55  55  50768
56  56   05678    56  56  85076
57  57   05678    57  57  85076
58  58   05678    58  58  85076
59  59   05678    59  59  85076
60  60   05678    60  60  85076

--------------    -------------

51  B             51  A
52  C             52  D
53  A             53  B
54  D             54  C
55  E             55  E
56  A             56  C
57  B             57  B
58  E             58  A
59  C             59  E
60  D             60  D
--------------    -------------

4. Extend the test file answer keys.  If test files are used,
   they must carry matching answer keys.