An advanced assessment tool for online student training and performance evaluation.

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RoboTutor

• An advanced assessment tool for online student
  training and performance evaluation.

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Table of Contents
Introduction
Student Menu
Tests, Games and Surveys
Records and Reports
Test Administration
Student Administration
System Administration
Installation, Support and Cost
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What does RoboTutor do?

• Grades online quizzes and tests
• Displays instructional material
• Interactively tutors students
• Provides learning games for students to play
• Generates surveys
• Keeps displays student records
• Creates teacher/administrator reports
• Produces administrative summaries

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Who developed RoboTutor?
RoboTutor was developed by Dr. Jerry Debenham,
who has a PhD in Educational Technology and
published numerous articles. He has also won a
national and several regional awards for
innovative computer software. Assisting Dr.
Debenham in the testing and development process
has been Dr. Donald Wright and Dr. Gerald Smith.
Special thanks to Elena Bykow and Ryan Debenham,
without whose advanced programming and database
skills, RoboTutor would have never been
possible.
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How is RoboTutor setup?

• Any number of students and administrators or
  teachers can log-in and use RoboTutor at the same
  time.
• Students go directly to the Student Menu where
  they can view course materials, tutorials, games,
  surveys, and tests created by their teachers.
• Users have access to all the features in the
  program where they can create tests, import
  training materials, or generate reports.

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Check Understanding
Which of the following is NOT a feature in
RoboTutor?

• Grades online quizzes and tests
• Displays instructional material
• Interactively tutors students
• Provides learning games for students to play
• Keeps track of student enrollment
• Generates surveys
• Keeps displays student records
• Creates teacher/administrator reports
• Produces administrative summaries

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Student Menu

• When students access RoboTutor, they go directly
  to the Student Menu screen.
• The menu options can be setup by each teacher,
  school or the district.
• Students can view their complete personal test
  records here.

Teachers can also link to RoboTutor tests, games
or surveys from other websites anywhere on their
intranet or the internet.
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Student Sub-Menu

• Each option in the Student Main Menu opens a
  sub-menu with links to content, tutorials,
  quizzes, surveys, or games.
• In this example, the Algebra link opens this
  sub-menu with 3 links to content. Students click
  the Quiz button on the right to open an
  associated RoboTutor quiz.

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Student Tests

• Teachers can supply their own questions or copy
  them from the Test Bank. They can give their
  tests almost any look they want.

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Student Tutorials
Any test can be turned into a tutorial where
questions are graded 1 at a time and tutorial
help is provided with each question.
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Instructional Student Games

• The Academic Olympics Game converts any test
  into a fun game for students to play. There are 5
  themes and up to 8 students per terminal.

The Venture Game plays like Jeopardy and
combines multiple tests. Comparisons between
classes and schools are possible.
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Surveys

• A RoboTutor survey is designed like a quiz, but
  it is not graded

• Teachers can set the Results Page to simply say
  Thank You and not display any test results.
• Surveys can include custom responses such as
  Other______
• There is a special report for Teachers/Administra
  tors that displays survey results.
• Surveys can be scored to show how close the
  results are to a desired position. They is very
  useful when selecting persons for a position in
  an organization or identifying people for
  training.

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Check Understanding
Which of the following is NOT true about
RoboTutor?

• Teachers can create their own custom menus for
  students that show only their tests and online
  training materials.
• Teachers can save a test in Tutorial Mode where
  the computer displays questions on the screen in
  sets of 5 at a time.
• Teachers can link to RoboTutor tests, games and
  surveys from other websites on their intranet or
  the world wide web.
• Teachers can link to training materials as well
  as tests from the Custom Student Menu.
• Students can view their personal test records
  whenever they access RoboTutor.

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Records Reports

• There are 8 records and reports which users
  can access. They can view test results from their
  own test area and all areas below themselves.

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Records Reports Options

• Group Tracking Records Lists multiple tests
  students who took them.
• Individual Tracking Records Lists tests taken by
  an individual student.
• Question Analysis Report Lists test questions
  and how many students answered each option.
• Test Analysis Report Lists students for specific
  tests with dates, times, right, wrong scores.
  It optionally includes complete student responses
  to essay and fill-in-the-blank questions
• Group Profile Analysis Produces a summary report
  of how selective groups of students performed on
  tests in comparison to each other.
• Student Comments Lists all comments entered by
  students when taking selected tests.
• Print Tests and Answers Creates randomly
  generated tests that can be printed with answer
  sheets and headings so students can take them in
  the classroom.
• Display Test Setup Displays how a test is setup
  with a list of all questions and answers.

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Group Tracking Records
This report shows how students performed as part
of a group on individual or combined tests.
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Test Analysis Report
This report shows detailed student information on
each test.
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Question Analysis Report
This report shows how students answered the
questions in a specific test. This is very
useful to teachers because it shows where there
are weaknesses in the instructional units.
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Group Profile Analysis
This report gives how the group as a whole
performed.
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Check Understanding
Which of the following is NOT an option in
Records Reports?

1. Group Tracking Records Lists multiple tests
   students who took them.
2. Individual Tracking Records Lists tests taken by
   an individual student.
3. Question Analysis Report Lists test questions
   and how many students answered each option.
4. Test Analysis Report Lists students who took
   specific tests with dates, times, right, wrong
   scores.
5. Survey Analysis Report Lists test questions and
   how many students answered each option.
6. Group Profile Analysis Produces a summary report
   of how selective groups of students performed.
7. Student Comments Lists all comments entered by
   students when taking selected tests.
8. Student Interaction Report Lists every time
   students send email to other students from
   RoboTutor tests.

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Test Administration
Teachers can create or modify any number of tests
in their own test area. Tests can also be
imported from the Test Bank or from an external
Access database. Custom menus are created here
for the students.
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Test Administration Options

• List/Edit Tests Select this option if you want
  to edit or display tests you have already created
  in this Test Area.
• Create a New Test Select this option is you want
  to create a new test in this Test Area.
• Import Tests This option lets you import one or
  more tests from the Test Bank or a RoboTutor
  Access test database.
• Export Tests This option lets you export one or
  more of your tests from the SQL database to a
  RoboTutor Access test database.
• Custom Student Menus This option lets you create
  a custom student menu with both test and/or
  training materials links. It also lets you upload
  new training materials such as HTML, Word, or
  small PowerPoint documents.

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Test List Page
This page lists all the tests created, copied, or
linked into from a specific teachers test area.
Here tests can be both imported or exported to
other databases. Users can also navigate to any
levels below themselves.
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Create a New Test
New tests are easy to create. There are many
variables that can be customized to give it the
look and functionality a teacher needs. Every
test can also be a template for new tests to save
time.
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Advanced Custom Features
Teachers have many options when setting up tests.
They can choose headers, backgrounds and
animations from a large list provided or they can
import their own designs.
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Question List Page
Once a test has been setup, teachers can add
their own questions or import them from other
tests.
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Ten Question Types

1. Multiple Choice - 1 correct
2. Multiple Choice - 2 or more correct
3. Multiple Choice Drop-down Menu
4. True False
5. Fill-in-the-blank
6. Essay
7. Identify components in a picture (max10)
8. Match up words and definitions (max10)
9. Set the sequential/logical order (max10)
10. Sliding continuum (5 options)

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Multiple Choice Questions
There are four types of multiple choice questions.
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Fill-in-the-blank Essay
There are two types of open response questions.
Here teachers can enter one or many answers the
students must provide. Essay questions can also
be graded later by teachers and the students
final score is adjusted accordingly.
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Identify Graphic Components
This question type lets teachers import a picture
and students must identify the components
indicated in it.
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Match Words to Definitions
Almost all teachers need to teach and test
vocabulary skills. This question type allows up
to 10 words and their matching definitions to be
included in a single question.
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Set Sequential Order
An important skill in many subject areas is the
ability to put numbers, names, dates, etc in the
proper sequential order. This question type makes
that possible with up to 10 sequentially order
items.
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Sliding Continuum
In surveys and various subject areas, a teacher
doesnt just want to know if a student answers a
question right or wrong, but rather how close
to a preferred answer the student responds. This
question type gives a student partial credit
according to how close he or she is to the
preferred answer. For example, if the preferred
answer is 5, then a student response of 4 gets it
80 correct.
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Check Understanding
Which of the following is NOT a feature in Test
Administration?

• Teachers can import and export tests?
• Teachers can navigate to any Test Area below
  themselves.
• Teachers can create and edit both tests and test
  questions.
• Teachers can select their own backgrounds, header
  graphics and animations for their tests.
• Teachers can design twelve different types of
  questions.
• Teachers can import tests and test questions from
  the Test Bank.
• All of the above are features.

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Student Administration
There are 8 special features in Student
Administration that allow teachers to perform
administrative functions for their students.
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Student Administration Options

• Add New Student Record Add a new student and
  personal data to this Test Area.
• Edit, Delete, or Merge Records Edit, delete, or
  merge records for any student in this Test Area..
  
• Tracking Transcripts Produce a report that
  displays tests taken by a specific student.
• Certification Programs Create or edit
  Certification Programs, as well as add, edit, or
  read the student records for any Certification
  Program.
• Restrict Student Access Restrict access by
  specified students to designated tests, web
  pages, or time slots.
• Custom Score Tests Change the scores a student
  received for specific questions in any test.
• Certificates Awards Produce a custom designed
  certificate for test results in this Test Area.
• Import Student Records Import records from an
  ASCII text file or a RoboTutor Access student
  database.

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Add New Student Record
Teachers can add student names and optionally
other information or students can do it
themselves when they take their first test.
RoboTutor can also be linked into the school
database.
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Restrict Student Access
Access to online tests and course materials can
be restricted as needed by the teacher. Here
teachers can set the dates, tests, and course
materials a student can use.
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Tracking Transcripts
It is often important for a teacher to produce a
student transcript with a specified combination
of tests taken. The actual answers to the
questions is optional.
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Certification Programs
Learning units are often organized into courses
which becomes part of a certification programs.
This feature makes it possible to setup such
programs in RoboTutor and to include both online
and offline assessment tools.
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Student Certificates
This feature lets a teacher create and customize
certificates that recognize student achievement.
These documents can have the look and feel a
teacher wants and optionally list the actual test
results.
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Check Understanding
Which of the following is NOT a Student
Administration feature?

• Add New Student Record Add a new student and
  personal data to this Test Area.
• Edit, Delete, or Merge Records Edit, delete, or
  merge records for any student in this Test Area.
• Tracking Transcripts Produce a report that
  displays tests taken by a specific student.
• Certification Programs Create or edit
  Certification Programs, as well as add, edit, or
  read the student records for any Certification
  Program.
• Restrict Teacher Access Restrict access of
  specified teachers to designated Test Areas.
• Custom Score Tests Change the scores a student
  received for specific questions in any test.
• Certificates Awards Produce a custom designed
  certificate for test results in this Test Area.

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System Administration
This is where Administrators setup new Users,
navigate to lower levels, or create user access
codes in optional pay-per-test configurations.
There can be any number of Test Areas with their
own User Names and Passwords.
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System Administration Options

• Add New Primary User
• Edit Primary User Access
• System Navigation
• View/Delete Temporary Test Records Deletes
  temporary student test records.
• View/Delete Temporary Academic Olympics Game
  Records Deletes temporary Academic Game records.
  
• View/Delete Temporary Venture Game Records
  Deletes temporary Academic Game records. This is
  an optional feature that may not be installed on
  your server.
• Reset Total Tests Taken Resets the total at the
  top of the system menu back to 0.
• Show/Delete Tests from the Test Bank Remove
  tests no longer associated with any Test Area.
• Log-In Default User and Password Setup defaults
  when RoboTutor is first accessed.
• Email ALL Test Results Sends all test results to
  the email address specified.
• Create/Show/Delete Course Access Codes Create
  special access codes that go to complete courses.
  

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System Navigation
Users can easily see everyone below themselves in
System Navigation. Here they can log in at a
higher level and quickly jump to any levels below
themselves. The down arrow lets Users also edit
the setup access rights for any users below
themselves.
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Edit User Access
Primary Users such as teachers are generally
setup with full access rights. The Student
Password lets students have restricted access to
the Student Menu for this Test Area. Associate
Users can be setup to see what the Primary User
sees, but with restricted rights.
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Check Understanding
Which of the following is NOT an option in System
Administration?

• Teachers can create any number of Primary Users
  beneath themselves who can build or import their
  own tests.
• Teachers can create Associates Users who can view
  anything in the teachers test area.
• Teachers can set restricted access levels for
  both Associate and Primary Users beneath
  themselves.
• Teachers can use Navigate to access any other
  Test Areas in the database.
• All of the above are true.

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Available RoboTutor Enhancements

• Venture Game add-on This is a learning game
  similar to the Jeopardy and uses existing tests
  to automatically created the categories and
  questions.
• Course Registration add-on This is a
  customizable application that links selection of
  courses by students to the RoboTutor testing
  module.
• OMR Scanner add-on This is a scanner application
  that lets students take their tests using optical
  mark reader scan cards similar to those used in
  the public schools and then scans them into the
  RoboTutor database and scores them.
• Tracking Program with Core Competency Skills
  This is a special option that adds the capability
  to setup tracking programs and enter core
  competency skills.
• Confidence Tracking This is a special option
  that tracks how confident students are in the
  answers they provide in the tests.

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Support Services

• Free Services We provide telephone and email
  support with all versions for 2 years.
• RoboTutor Installation We can come to your
  facility and do the installation with your IT
  personnel.
• Test Construction We can custom design tests and
  manage your online training.
• Web Development We can build and manage your
  website.
• Customization We can also do custom software
  enhancements to RoboTutor.

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