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AccelTest Preferences
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AccelTest
User Manual
Preference
What It Does
How to Change It
Auto Update
AccelTest software automatically
checks for updates that you can install
so that you have the latest version of
the software. This preference shows
you when the program was last
updated and lets you choose how
often the program checks for updates.
If you have chosen to ignore some
updates, you can also reset the
ignored updates so that you will have
the chance to select them again.
1. Click the
Preferences
menu and choose
Auto
Update
. The Auto Update Settings dialog box will
open. The last date Auto Update was run is shown at
the top.
2. Auto Update is ticked by default. To disable it, remove
the tick in the
Auto Update Enabled
box.
3. Click the
Frequency
drop-down menu and select how
often you want updates—daily, weekly or monthly.
4. Click
Reset Ignored
to if you want the chance to
install updates that you previously chose to ignore.
You will then be able to see these updates once again
so you can install them.
5. Click
OK
to save your changes.
Assignment
Creation
The assignment creation preferences
allow you to choose the default
options for the appearance of your
assignments and for the item types.
Categories
Use this preference to create or
change categories for assignments.
You choose an assignment category
when you add an assignment to your
Record Book. In this preference, you
can also do the following:
• Assign a weight to each category to
set how the assignments affect
students’ final marks
• Decide whether to drop a student’s
worst score for assignments in each
category
• Decide whether to calculate
students’ term and school year
marks using the category weights or
the overall total points earned
• Decide how much extra credit
should be worth (if you have chosen
to use category weights)
1. Click the
Preferences
menu and select
Categories
.
The Categories dialog box will open.
2. Make your changes to the categories:
•
To add a category, click in a field and type the
category name.
•
To change a category name, click in the field and
make your changes.
•
At the bottom of the dialog box, click
Category
Weights
or
Total Points Earned
to choose how
marks will be calculated. If you choose Category
Weights, make sure you enter a weight for each
category above. For best results, make sure the
category weights add up to 100%.
•
If you want to drop each student’s worst score for a
category, tick the box after the category weight.
3. Click
OK
to save your changes.
Data Location
Use this preference to choose a
different data location. You may also
copy a data location.
See the instructions on page 140.
Devices
Use this preference to choose which
devices you want to use to present
assignments to students or to score
the assignments. Choices include
Responder, NEO 2, Projected,
Scanner (AccelScan) and Printed.
Ticked items will be available when
you create assignments, run sessions
or change assignment modes. Items
that are not ticked will not be
available.
1. Click the
Preferences
menu and select
Devices
.
2. Tick each device or method that you want to use to
present assignments to students or to score the
assignments. Remove the tick from items you do not
intend to use.
3. Click
OK
to save your changes.
