3
Q U E S T I O N T Y P E S
The Questions you will be asked during a typical
PRS Session will be projected at the front of the
classroom. Your instructor can choose from
among five types of Questions—
Multiple
Choice, True/False, Numeric, Series,
and
Short
Answer
.
•
Multiple Choice
Questions
displays a list of
numbered or lettered Response options.
You will choose one or more of these
options, as instructed.
•
True/False
Questions
use only the
and
keys for your Responses.
•
Numeric
Questions
expect numeric
Responses of up to 11 numeric characters
that can include the Decimal Point and the
Minus Sign .
•
Series
Questions
require you to put the Response
Choices in some sort of order.
•
Short Answer
Questions
allow a Response of up to
11 alphanumeric characters. If the Short Answer is
a fraction or a date, press the Decimal Point
twice to display the slash (/).
Responding to Questions:
The process for responding to a Question is the same,
regardless of the Question Type:
•
Press the key(s) that represent your Response,
press
to send it, watch for the
Received
message, then press the
key to clear the field
and prepare for the next Question.
S E L F PA C E D M O D E
Your instructor has the option of presenting a
PRS Lesson in one of two ways during a PRS
Session. The most commonly used method
involves projecting each Question in the Lesson
for a specific length of time, during which each
student transmits a Response and receives a
receipt confirmation message. After a Question
has been answered, a chart showing the
distribution of Responses and, if the instructor
chooses, the correct Response. The next timed
Question is then displayed.
Self Paced Mode represents a different way of
presenting a PRS Lesson. The Session itself is
timed and students can respond to the
Questions at their own pace and in any order
they want within the time frame of the Self
Responding to Questions
1
When the
TST:
field appears, enter the
Test Number
,
if indicated. Press
.
2
Use the scroll
keys to navigate from one
Response field to another.
3
Enter your Response and press
to send it.
Paced Session. The instructor has the option of
distributing hard copies of all the Questions in the
Lesson, or projecting all them at the front of the room.
When you join a Class running a Self Paced Session,
the first thing you will be prompted to do is enter a
Test
Number
. Then you can begin answering the Questions.
You can scroll through the Response fields and answer
the Questions in any order you choose. The second line
on your LCD screen will display messages regarding the
status of the current Response field.
S E T U P M E N U
Setup Menu options include:
•
New Class Scan
•
ID
•
Sleep Mode
•
AutoOff Mode
•
Diagnostics
•
Language
•
Homework Mode
Press the
key to display the
Setup Menu
.
Note the navigation cues
on the Setup
Menu. You can find a description of each
symbol in the
Clicker Key Quick Reference
on
the first panel.
New Class Scan
Select this Setup Menu option when you want to scan
for a new Class and join it.
1
Press
to begin
Autoscan
for a new Class.
2
Press the Quick Jump number, or wait until
Autoscan has finished. Scroll
to the Class you
want to join and press
.
You are now ready to participate in a PRS Session.
Enter Student ID
1
Press the
key to display the
Setup Menu
.
2
Scroll
to
ID:
and press
.
3
Enter your Student ID. Use the
Numeric Keypad
to
enter numbers and the
Letter Keys
to enter alpha
charactersas described on panel 2.
4
Press
to save your Student ID and return to the
main Setup Menu.
Sleep Mode
Both Sleep Mode and AutoOff Mode are
designed to extend battery life.
Sleep Mode
describes the amount of time, measured in
minutes, your Clicker must be
inactive
(no keys
pressed) before it goes to sleep to conserve
battery power. Press any key to
wake up
your
Clicker and return it to full power.
1
Press the
key to cycle through the Sleep
Mode options.
2
When your choice for the Sleep Mode
setting is displayed, press the
or
key
to view the next Setup Menu option.
AutoOff Mode
AutoOff
describes the length of time, measured in
minutes, your Clicker will remain powered on. When the
time you have selected elapses, your Clicker will
automatically power down to conserve battery life.
1
Press the
key to cycle through the AutoOff Mode
options.
2
Press the
or
key to view the next Setup Menu
option.
To cycle your Clicker to full power, press
, or toggle
the Power Switch off and on.
HINT:
Set the AutoOff time to a value greater than your
longest class, so your Clicker won’t power down before
the class is over.
