Scantron and ParScore 101
STJ College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions - Office of
Assessment
A.C. Marziliano
Scantron: ParScore Software
•Run by the Office of Assessment•Grade exams•Generate reports•Evaluate individual and class performance
Scantron: Forms (3 Options)
•Exam up to 100 questions•Prints ‘error marks’ next to incorrect answers•Only allows one test version
•Exam up to 200 questions•Allows for up to four test versions•No ‘error marking’
•Quiz up to 20 questions•Multiple versions•No ‘error marking’
Scantron: Identification Numbers
ID number entered by studentDifferent forms allow for different amounts of charactersStandard practice is to use the ‘X’ number, substituting the ‘X’ for any amount of digits to fill the entire section.
Example: The ‘X’ number consists of the ‘X’ and 8 digits. Therefore, the ‘X’ should be substituted by 2 digits to fill this section.
It is imperative that this system does not change, from exam to exam within a course.
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Scantron: Example Forms
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Percent Conversion
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Allows for ‘And’ or ‘Or’ Answers
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Scanner can print raw scores and date of scan. It can also check and alert the person scanning regarding multiple and omitted marks.
Scantron: ParScore Reports
Reports that ParScore generates include:
•Roster reports (grades)
•Item Analysis reports
•Class Response reports
•Test Score Distribution reports (bell-shaped curve)
•Sub-Testing reports, and more…
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