Scantron and ParScore 101
STJ College of Pharmacy and Allied Health
Professions - Office of Assessment
A.C. Marziliano
Scantron: ParScore Software
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Run by the Office of Assessment
•Grade exams
•Generate reports
•Evaluate individual and class
performance
Scantron: Forms (3 Options)
Exam up to 100 questions
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Prints ‘error marks’ next to incorrect answers
•Only allows one test version
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Exam up to 200 questions
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Allows for up to four test versions
•No ‘error marking’
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Quiz up to 20 questions
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Multiple versions
•No ‘error marking’
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Scantron: Identification
Numbers
9 Spaces
10 Spaces
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ID number entered by student
Different forms allow for different amounts of characters
Standard practice is to use the ‘X’ number, substituting the ‘X’ for any
amount of digits to fill the entire section.
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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.
Scantron: Example Forms
Scantron: ParScore Software
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Percent
Conversion
Scantron: ParScore Software
Allows for
‘And’ or ‘Or’
Answers
Scantron: ParScore Software
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…