Office of Information Technology, Newark Computing Services

Scantron Test Scoring

Locations: Hill Hall 123, Engelhard Hall 313

Newark Computing Services (NCS) currently has
two types of Scantron optical scanners: 888P+ and ES2010.

The 888P+ grades a form and prints the test results on that form.

The ES2010 records the test results from each form and records that data
in a plain text file. This file can then be analyzed with any program
such as SAS, SPSS or Excel.

Please remember that no matter which scanner you use your students MUST
use a #2 pencil and make sure that all erasures are complete. The scanner
uses reflected light to grade the forms. Incomplete erasures may cause
erroneous readings.

Using the Scantron 888P+

Enter the correct answers on a blank 882-ES SCANTRON form
Fill in the KEY bubble.
Feed the forms through the scanner.
1. This will mark incorrect answer with a red bar.
2. The total number of correct answers will be printed at the bottom of the form.
If you elect to fill in the % bubble (to the left of the KEY
bubble) the raw score and the percent ( % ) correct will print at
the bottom of the form.
If you elect to fill in the 2 bubble (to the left of the KEY
bubble) the correct alpha answer will print next to the line that contains the incorrect
answer. The red bar will not print.
If you elect to fill in the 3 bubble (to the left of the KEY
bubble) the correct numeric answer will print next to the line that contains the incorrect
answer. This will replace the previously mentioned red bar.

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Scoring a Two Sided Form

Fill in the KEY bubble on both sides
Feed the first side and then the other side. The scanner may beep
at you this is typical and requires no action on your part.
Feed the student forms as you did the Master Form.

Note:

If you feed a form incorrectly (upside down or backward) a warning
alarm will sound. Re-feed the form and continue.

Item Analysis: This requires a special form available from Scantron
either 9700, 9701 or 9702. These form print:

number of tests processed,
number of incorrect answers per question
average score

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Using the Scantron ES2010

Each Scantron ES2010 scanner is attached to a PC and
can only be used in conjunction with the Scanbook program located on
the PC.

Turn the scanner and PC on.
Enter the correct answers on a blank X-101864-RI-L SCANTRON form
(In order to read a form you must have a special form definition.
We currently have a form definition for only the X-101864-RI-L)
Log onto the computer.
Click Start -> Programs -> Math & Statistics -> Scantron ->
Scanbook for Windows -> Scanbook
This will start the Scanbook program.
From the Scanbook initial screen select New from the File menu.

Select Job Definition from the new window.
From the Job Properties window, in the Output section enter
the location of your output file. For example if you wished to direct
your output to a file named "class101" on the A: drive you would
enter: A:\class101
Click the Forms Tab
Click the Browse button and locate SBW32 folder on the C: drive.
Click on the icon for Scanbook. This will open the folder.
The Job Properties window will re-open. Select the SumQs form.
Click the button. This will move the form to the Selected forms section and click OK.
The form definition file you selected will be displayed in a New
Job window.
Place your forms face up in the scanners feed hopper. Take a moment to
ensure that all forms are in good condition. Bent forms tend to
cause jams.
From the Process menu select Scan Job
The process window will appear. As each form is read its data will appear in the process window.
The question marks in the above display indicate missing answers.
If you encounter a jam. Clear the jam and re-feed the form. Press the blue number 2 key on the scanner to start scanning.
After all the forms have been read press the red END button to end the job.
Select Exit from the file menu to end the program.

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