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Technical FAQ
TestCheck and Worksheet Builder

versions 2.13 and 3.1

 

System Requirements

Installation Tips

Issues & Solutions

 

TestCheck is a cross-platform learning information system designed to better assist students throughout the learning process.  With TestCheck, you may generate worksheets and exercises that are student specific, as well as track student progress through the electronic Record Book and reports.

The TestCheck versions are 2.13 and 3.1.  To determine your version, start the program and click on Help, then About.  Or, check the date on the CD.  If the year is year 03 (such as 06/03) then it is version 3.1.  If the year is 02 or earlier, then it is version 2.13.

This Help file includes Contemporary Mathematics in Context, Assessment and Maintenance and Worksheet Builder dated 08/03. For earlier version of this software please see the IPS Testmaker Help file

 

ISSUES: The Issues are separated into 3 sections: General, Windows, and Mac. The General section pertains to all operating systems, with subsections for versions 2.13 and 3.1.  You may want to browse other sections regarding your issue.

General

Is TestCheck networkable?

What rights/permissions are needed?

Is there a limit to the quantity of students I can enroll in one data location?

Error “Worksheet is damaged or not a valid test check file and can’t be used” when selecting a worksheet to assign to students

May I use the Sample Database to store my student’s work instead of creating a new data location?

What do the icon’s mean next to the questions in Worksheet Builder?

Is there a maximum for test questions on a worksheet to be scored with a scanning device?

The scanner device will not scan the tests.

Is it possible to export a worksheet into Word or Excel?

Can I change answer choices from A, B, C, D to E, F, G, H ?

I changed my test to a 2 column test but some of the questions don’t conform, they still show up in 1 column.

When taking a quiz/test online (aka LAN)   OR when I print the test, there are Bold g and h’s (some customer’s report other letters) where the parentheses should be.

Equation editor tips

 

Version 2.13

I created some tests and worksheets using Test and Review, how do I open them using TestCheck and Worksheet Builder  ?

How to open a test bank from version 1.74 in version 2.13

Can you use a version 1.74 testbank with version 2.13?

I get some “zzz’s” when printing from my Advanced Mathematical Concepts TestCheck

Trying to create an "on screen" test, TestCheck tells me I must use the printed form.

What is the fastest way to create an "on screen" test?

What is the password for the Management System and for the Data Doctor?

When I try to log into the management portion, it asks for a “Key Disk”

Error "Problems have been found with the data location which require attention.   Contact the TestCheck Administrator for assistance" in the Student program 

How do I create a test using state specific standards?

How do I input student names?   OR    Create a class?    OR    
How do I assign a worksheet so it can be taken online?

How do students take an online test?

 

Version 3.1

Which books use Testcheck 3.1?

I created some tests and worksheets using an earlier version, can I open them with Testcheck 3.1?

Can I use a testbank from an earlier version with Testcheck 3.1?

How do I change the data location for the student application in version 3.1 ?

I’ve clicked on Testcheck Student and it is asking me to select a data location and I can’t get off of this screen. 

What is the login ID and password for the Management System?

Error “Invalid password”

Login and password not working

I’ve set new values for a question but when I print the test the new values aren’t retained.

I’ve tried deleting an item selected, of a multiple set of the same item, but it deletes the last of the set, not the item I’ve chosen. 

How do students take an online (aka LAN) test?

How do I input student names?

How do I create a class?

How do I add teacher names?

How do I assign worksheets, quizzes, tests, etc….over a LAN ?

General information about state standards.

Information about loading state standards.

How to search state standards.

 

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Windows

Error “invalid password” version 3.1

Login ID and password do not work. version 3.1

What files are installed on my Windows hard drive when TestCheck is installed?  version 2.13

What rights must be assigned to the TestCheck data folder if it’s on the network?

Will this software work on Windows NT, ME, 2000, and XP?

When I print I’m getting greek (sometimes referred to as garbage) looking symbols instead of           multiplication, division, subtraction, addition etc… symbols.

When taking a quiz/test online (aka LAN) OR when I print the test, there are Bold g and h’s (some customer’s report other letters) where the parentheses should be.

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Mac

Error “Invalid password” version 3.1

Login ID and password do not work.  version 3.1

Is TestCheck compatible with OS X?

When printing my test, the first page is blank. version 2.13

"Can’t find symbols font, go to equation editor and install the font" message in Equation Editor

What files are placed on the hard drive when I install TestCheck? version 2.13

When I print I’m getting greek (sometimes referred to as garbage) looking symbols instead of multiplication, division, subtraction, addition etc… symbols.

 

 

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:   Please choose operating system 

Windows

Macintosh

 

 Windows

Windows version 2.13:

·         60 MHz Pentium or better

·         16 MB of installed RAM

·         45 MB of free disk space

·         Windows 95 or later

·         Small font mode

·         800x600 resolution (anything higher than 640x480)

Access to a CD-ROM drive (local or network)

Windows version 3.1

Management Application

166 MHz Pentium processor

Windows NT 4.0 with SP 4, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows XP

32 MB RAM

40 MB available hard disk space(varies on the content being installed)

Display with 65,000 colors ( “high color” or 16 bit color) and 800x600 resolution)

CD-ROM drive for installation

Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher required for displaying online help

Printer required for reporting and other functions

 

Student application:

·   166MHz Pentium processor

·   Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP

·   32MB RAM

·   10MB available hard disk space

·   Display with 65,000 colors ("high color" or 16-bit color) and 800x600 resolution

·   CD-ROM drive for installation

   Supported Web browsers (for completing Web assignments)

   Students can complete assignments over the Internet using a standard Web browser.

 

   Windows NT 4.0, 98, ME, 2000, or XP

   • Internet Explorer 5.01 or later

Macintosh

MAC version 2.13:

·         66 MHz PowerPC or better

·         12 MB available RAM

·         45 MB of free disk space

·         Mac OS 7.1 or better

·         640x480 color monitor

Access to a CD-ROM drive (local or network)

MAC version 3.1:

·         150 MHz PowerPC processor or better

·         32 MB available RAM

·         40 MB available hard disk space (varies depending on the content being installed)

·         Mac OS 8.6 – 9.2.2 with CarbonLib 1.6 ( CarbonLib 1.6 installer is included on version 3.1 CD-ROM)

·         Display with 256 colors and 800x600 resolution

·         CD-ROM drive for installation

·         Printer required for reporting and other application functions

Supported Web browsers (for completing Web assignments)

Students can complete assignments over the Internet using a standard Web browser.

 

 Macintosh OS 8.6–9.22

 • Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

 • Netscape 4.76 or later

 

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INSTALLATION TIPS: Please choose the appropriate one

 Windows version 2.13

Windows version 3.1

Macintosh version 2.13

Macintosh version 3.1

Windows- Testcheck version 2.13:

1.       Quit any applications that are currently running.

2.       Insert the TestCheck CD into the CD drive.

3.       On the Taskbar, click Start, then choose Run.

4.       Type d:\setup.exe (use the letter of your CD drive in place of the ‘d’), then press Enter

5.       This operation will open an installation wizard to guide your installation. Read the information on the Welcome screen, and press Next.

6.       The following screen asks you to determine where you would like TestCheck to be installed. The default is to install TestCheck on to your hard drive. TestCheck is not a client-server application. Although the program must be installed on the hard drive, the data (data location) can be placed on the server. You will set the path for the data location once you log into the management system.

7.       The next panel allows you to choose which application within TestCheck you wish to install. Depending on where you are installing TestCheck will determine which application will be installed. Choose the type of program and then click Next.

a.      Typical installs the TestCheck Management System, Student System, Worksheetbuilder and Data Doctor.