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Log into
any title as a teacher. |
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Click
the Edit menu and choose Preferences. The Edit
Preferences window will appear. |
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The Preferences
are divided into four categories: Progression, Scoring, Access,
and Miscellaneous. |
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Click
on any Preference to select it. Preferences in the top box
use values (usually numbers) that can be typed into the value
field to change their behavior. Preferences in the bottom
box are either on or off. Click to the left of any Preference
to toggle it on (a blue dot will appear) or off. |
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After
making all desired changes to the Preferences, click on OK to
use the software with those Preferences immediately, or click
on Save As to save that Preference set to
use at any time in the future. |
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You can
change which Preference set you are using at any time by
clicking on the Open button, selecting a
Preference set, and clicking on OK. The
software comes with a Tutor Preference set (students will
have feedback for correct and incorrect answers and access
to lessons, etc.) and a Test Preference set (all tutorial
features are disabled). Any custom Preference sets you save
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Changing
Background Color
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Choose Preferences from
the Edit Menu. Click on the Miscellaneous tab. |
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Select
the Preference "Background Color" to highlight
it. In the Value field, type a 1 to
change the background to yellow, 2 to change
the background to blue, or 3 to change it
to gray. A 0 will change the background
to its default, white. |
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Click
on the Save button, then on the OK button. |
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| Changing
the Font Size |
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Choose Preferences from
the Edit Menu. Click on the Miscellaneous tab. |
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Select
the Preference "Font Size Offset" to highlight
it. In the Value field, type a -1 to
make the font smaller than the default size, 1 to
make it bigger, or 2 to make it two sizes
bigger. A 0 will change the font to its
default size. |
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Click
on the Save button, then on the OK button. |
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| Using
the Confidence Slider |
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To use
the Confidence (or Aplomb) Slider to gauge a student’s
confidence when answering questions, choose Preferences from
the Edit Menu. Click on the Access tab. |
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Scroll
down in the On or Off Preferences window
and find "Show Aplomb Slider." Click to the left
of the Preference name to make a blue dot appear. |
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Click
on the Save button, then on the OK button. |
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The Confidence
Slider will now appear on the left side of the Problem or
Question Window. Each time a student answers a question
he or she can slide the slider bar up or down to indicate
confidence. 100% means that he or she is positive of the
correct answer, 0% means they have no confidence in their
answer.
Note: An adjusted
score (the “True Knowledge” score) is calculated
based on their choices with the Confidence Slider. This score
is shown in the Main Report under the {tk} and {TK} columns.
You can see exactly how this score is calculated on pages 7-7
and 7-8 of the On-Screen Help Pages. |
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