Questionmark Perception Release Enables Printing and Scanning of Tests and Surveys.Latest Version Blends Processing of Paper-based and Online Assessments NORWALK, Conn. -- Questionmark, a leading provider of testing and assessment software, today unveiled the newest version of the Questionmark[TM] Perception[TM] assessment management system. The new release equips Perception users with the ability to print and scan assessments, as well as many new authoring and delivering improvements. Questionmark's "Print and Scan" feature enables educators and learning professionals to take advantage of Perception's authoring, item banking and reporting capabilities whether they deliver their assessments in print or they need to deliver some or all of their assessments on paper. Questions can be authored in Perception and then printed. Participants can answer assessments using standard "bubble sheet" forms that can be scanned and converted to a data file using either Optical Mark Reader (OMR (Optical Mark Reader) A scanner that reads marks on specific areas of the page. See mark sensing. OMR - Optical Mark Reader ) or Optical Character Read (OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. ) scanning solutions. Results can be uploaded to Perception and processed together with results from online assessments. "Online assessments offer many benefits, but in some cases traditional paper-and-pencil test delivery is a practical solution," commented Eric Shepherd, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Questionmark. "With this release, our customers can deliver print-based assessments without sacrificing the reporting, security, automatic scoring, workflow management, item banking and other assessment management benefits they have come to expect from Perception." The release also adds two new question types to Perception, which now includes wizard-based authoring for 22 items types altogether. The Survey Matrix question wizard enables authors to create a series of Likert scale Likert scale A subjective scoring system that allows a person being surveyed to quantify likes and preferences on a 5-point scale, with 1 being the least important, relevant, interesting, most ho-hum, or other, and 5 being most excellent, yeehah important, etc survey questions in minutes - and present them to participants in an easy-to-read form. The new "File Upload Transmitting a file from your computer to another computer. "File upload" is essentially the same term as "upload," because most of the time data are transmitted as a structural unit known as a "file." " question type enables participants to upload files in response to questions - ideal for questions that require lengthy essay responses, or that may require audio, graphic or other formats in response to a question. The uploaded files are then made available in Perception's scoring tool for graders to review and score. Questionmark's new Survey Report software is also included as a standard component of the new Perception release. The software enables graphical analysis of answers to questions, frequency analysis of multiple choice answers, and a listing of answers for text questions. Administrators can insert and delete question "reportlets" on the fly, choose from a variety of formatting options, and distribute reports to a browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used , printer, PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. document, Microsoft[R] Word document, or Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. . Complete details and free evaluation software are available at: http://www.questionmark.com About Questionmark Questionmark has been providing testing and assessment software since 1988, and over 2,500 customers in 50 countries now use Questionmark products. The Questionmark Perception assessment management system enables educators and trainers to create, securely administer and report on surveys, quizzes, tests and exams. Multiple authors can work together in a distributed learning Distributed Learning means a method of instruction that relies primarily on indirect communication between students and teachers, including internet or other electronic-based delivery, teleconferencing or correspondence; (British Columbia, School Act, 2006). environment with seamless connections to existing systems and infrastructure. Options include a secure browser and proctoring security. Perception applications include pre/post tests, practice quizzes, course evaluations A course evaluation is a paper or electronic questionnaire, which requires a written or selected response answer to a series of questions in order to evaluate the instruction of a given course. and certification exams. The software can be licensed or used as a hosted solution. Questionmark provides extensive documentation for users of the software in addition to comprehensive learning resources focusing on the effective use of assessments. Complete details are available at http://www.questionmark.com. All names, product names, and trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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