Stock Software Programs

Highlights of the LPScan Program

• Program is supported on the following Windows Operating Systems:
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
• A small Chatsworth OMR Data Card Reader (Model 1102)
• Microsoft Access 2000 or greater is required.
• Input of test data is with a card, or can be manually created within the program
• Program supports:
  • A scannable demographic card that a student fills out with their personal information, and at the same time, can answer 20, 50, or 100-questions. This means that a teacher can create a student database with no keypunch.
  • A 20-question card
  • A 50-question card
  • A 100-question card
  • Tests are created by the teachers using either True/False or A-B-C-D-E answer format.
  • Reports are both printable and exportable into MS Excel via ‘CSV Format’:
    • Class Summary
    • Student Reports
    • Response Summary
  • All test information is viewable on the PC monitor. This allows the following test information to be seen during setup and grading:
    • Test Name
    • Test Date
    • Class ID
    • Form
    • Student ID
    • Student First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name
    • Number Correct (denoted by number and in color)
    • Percent Correct
    • Buttons to scale back-forth through the entire class

Highlights of the Remark Classic OMR®

Defining Your Forms

Remark Classic OMR is very flexible in that it can work with most any form that works with a traditional OMR machine. Remark Classic OMR uses a template for each form type that is to be recognized. The template holds the information that allows the software to recognize the areas of data on the form and produce output. Remark Classic OMR works with many standard forms that are in use today. For those forms, pre-defined templates are included in the software. You can also create or purchase your own OMR forms independently of Remark Classic OMR, and then train the software to read them. Forms created using design packages such as Magenta™ from Data Blocks can also be used with the software. Remark Classic OMR comes with a Template Editor for this process. Training is a simple procedure where you create a template for a form by defining the areas on the form containing data to be processed. You then fill in some information about each of these areas (this defines what each completed mark should translate into) and through this process the software “learns” how to process your form.

Reading Forms

The Remark Classic OMR software works with a supported OMR reader to read and process your forms. Remark Classic OMR recognizes data from OMR fields (bubble fields). For Pearson Assessment and Sekonic scanners, the software also supports the optional barcode reader and the transport printer. Built in exception handling easily locates and allows you to correct or verify any erroneously marked forms (i.e. a person fills in two marks for a question, or fails to answer a question).

Data Export

Once your forms have been read and processed, the software can save the data to one of over 35 different output formats for use with virtually any analysis package (such as SPSS, dBase, Access, Excel or ASCII). Remark Classic OMR can even save your data to an ODBC compatible database. Or, save your data in Remark Classic OMR's own format and take advantage of the software's built in analytical tools.

Data Analysis with Remark Quick Stats®

Remark Classic OMR includes the Remark Quick Stats application, which provides powerful test grading and survey analysis functions with the click of a button. If you administer tests, the software can automatically grade them. You can specify an answer key, grade scale, map questions to learning objectives, set benchmark values and more using the Grade Wizard. Then the software can grade the test and produce reports representing the students' performance, item analysis, frequency distribution, student scores and other data.

Remark Quick Stats also produces a grade report for each student which can be printed and handed back. For survey applications, Remark Quick Stats can tabulate your survey and then run reports such as an item analysis, item statistics or cross tabs to view your results.