an advanced assessment tool for online student training and
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An advanced assessment tool for online student training and performance evaluation.
RoboTutor
RoboTutor Software, 8980 Cheshire Drive, Sandy, Utah 84093Phone: 801-750-2722 Email: [email protected]
What does RoboTutor do?
Grades online quizzes and tests
Displays instructional material
Interactively tutors students
Provides learning games for students to play
Generates surveys
Keeps & displays student records
Creates teacher/administrator reports
Produces administrative summaries
Who developed RoboTutor?
RoboTutor was developed by Dr. Jerry Debenham, who has a PhD in Educational Technology and published numerous articles. He has also won a national and several regional awards for innovative computer software.
Assisting Dr. Debenham in the testing and development process has been Dr. Donald Wright and Dr. Gerald Smith.
Special thanks to Elena Bykow and Ryan Debenham, without whose advanced programming and database skills, RoboTutor would have never been possible.
Who uses RoboTutor?
Los Angeles County Office of EducationCS International, Inc.
Granite & Jordan School Districts, UtahFirst United Bank, Ohio
Kennecott Copper of Rio Tinto, Inc. United States Air Force in Colorado
Utah Transit AuthorityHealthcare Cost Solutions, Inc.
ITT IndustriesCALAOMS
Colton Joint Unified School DistrictSimplex Technology Systems
Ohio Valley LibrariesHighlands Libraries
Florida Lake County School BoardShriner’s Hospital, Hawaii
JusticeTraining.comFresenius Medical
Dr. Own Hall at Pepperdine UniversityWestern Area Power Administration
SLC Police and Fire DepartmentsE-Learning, E-Testing
Anaheim Union High School DistrictDr. Stan Tatkin, Westlake Village
Our clients include the following:
What are they saying?
"Thank you!!!! Worked out GREAT, they Loved it!!!! ...We have a ton of students using the Academic Olympics Game... The Board loved your ROBOTUTOR. It is great!!!" Roger Espinosa, Los Angeles County Office of Education, [email protected]
"We are thoroughly enjoying using the RoboTutor program! ...I can't thank you enough for your work on this. Your customer service and support of your product is incredible! Thank you again!" Bryant Akana, Shriner's Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, [email protected]
"I really love this software. It has made such a difference in the way I do things. I even find that I'm increasing the number of quizzes this quarter because I love to use the software." Stan Tatkin, Psy.D., Westlake Village, CA, [email protected]
How is RoboTutor setup?
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Any number of students and administrators or teachers can log-in and use RoboTutor at the same time.
Students go directly to the Student Menu where they can view course materials, tutorials, games, surveys, and tests created by their teachers.
Users have access to all the features in the program where they can create tests, import training materials, or generate reports.
Student Menu
• When students access RoboTutor, they go directly to the Student Menu screen.
•The menu options can be setup by each teacher, school or the district.
•Students can view their complete personal test records here. Teachers can also link to RoboTutor tests, games
or surveys from other websites anywhere on their intranet or the internet.
Student Sub-Menu
Each option in the Student Main Menu opens a sub-menu with links to content, tutorials, quizzes, surveys, or games.
In this example, the Algebra link opens this sub-menu with 3 links to content. Students click the Quiz button on the right to open an associated RoboTutor quiz.
Student Tests
Teachers can supply their own questions or copy them from the Test Bank. They can give their tests almost any look they want.
Student Tutorials
Any test can be turned into a tutorial where questions are graded 1 at a time and tutorial help is provided with each question.
Instructional Student Games
The Academic Olympics Game converts any test into a fun game for students to play. There are 5 themes and up to 8 students per terminal.
The Venture Game plays like Jeopardy and combines multiple tests. Comparisons between classes and schools are possible.
Records & Reports
There are 8 records and reports which users can access. They can view test results from their own test area and all areas below themselves.
Records & Reports Options
1. Group Tracking Records: Lists multiple tests & students who took them.
2. Individual Tracking Records: Lists tests taken by an individual student.
3. Question Analysis Report: Lists test questions and how many students answered each option.
4. Test Analysis Report: Lists students for specific tests with dates, times, right, wrong & scores. It optionally includes complete student responses to essay and fill-in-the-blank questions
5. Group Profile Analysis: Produces a summary report of how selective groups of students performed on tests in comparison to each other.
6. Student Comments: Lists all comments entered by students when taking selected tests.
7. Print Tests and Answers: Creates randomly generated tests that can be printed with answer sheets and headings so students can take them in the classroom.
8. Display Test Setup: Displays how a test is setup with a list of all questions and answers.
Test Administration
Teachers can create or modify any number of tests in their own test area. Tests can also be imported from the Test Bank or from an external Access database. Custom menus are created here for the students.
Test Administration Options
1. List/Edit Tests: Select this option if you want to edit or display tests you have already created in this Test Area.
2. Create a New Test: Select this option is you want to create a new test in this Test Area.
3. Import Tests: This option lets you import one or more tests from the Test Bank or a RoboTutor Access test database.
4. Export Tests: This option lets you export one or more of your tests from the SQL database to a RoboTutor Access test database.
5. Custom Student Menus: This option lets you create a custom student menu with both test and/or training materials links. It also lets you upload new training materials such as HTML, Word, or small PowerPoint documents.
Ten Question Types
1. Multiple Choice - 1 correct2. Multiple Choice - 2 or more correct3. Multiple Choice – Drop-down Menu4. True – False5. Fill-in-the-blank6. Essay7. Identify components in a picture (max=10)8. Match up words and definitions (max=10)9. Set the sequential/logical order (max=10)10. Sliding continuum (5 options)
Student Administration
There are 8 special features in Student Administration that allow teachers to perform administrative functions for their students.
Student Administration Options
1. Add New Student Record: Add a new student and personal data to this Test Area. 2. Edit, Delete, or Merge Records: Edit, delete, or merge records for any student in this Test Area.. 3. Tracking & Transcripts: Produce a report that displays tests taken by a specific student. 4. Certification Programs: Create or edit Certification Programs, as well as add, edit, or read the student records for any Certification Program. 5. Restrict Student Access: Restrict access by specified students to designated tests, web pages, or time slots. 6. Custom Score Tests: Change the scores a student received for specific questions in any test. 7. Certificates & Awards: Produce a custom designed certificate for test results in this Test Area. 8. Import Student Records: Import records from an ASCII text file or a RoboTutor Access student database.
System Administration
This is where Administrators setup new Users, navigate to lower levels, or create user access codes in optional pay-per-test configurations.
There can be any number of Test Areas with their own User Names and Passwords.
System Administration Options
1. Add New Primary User2. Edit Primary User Access 3. System Navigation
View/Delete Temporary Test Records: Deletes temporary student test records. View/Delete Temporary Academic Olympics Game Records: Deletes temporary Academic
Game records. View/Delete Temporary Venture Game Records: Deletes temporary Academic Game
records. This is an optional feature that may not be installed on your server. Reset Total Tests Taken: Resets the total at the top of the system menu back to 0. Show/Delete Tests from the Test Bank: Remove tests no longer associated with any Test
Area. Log-In Default User and Password: Setup defaults when RoboTutor is first accessed. Email ALL Test Results: Sends all test results to the email address specified. Create/Show/Delete Course Access Codes: Create special access codes that go to
complete courses.
Installing RoboTutor
RoboTutor9 Standard Edition: Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista Professional editions. Requires installation of IIS (Internet Information Services) so it functions as a web server. Uses Microsoft Access databases and software. RoboTutor10 Professional Edition: Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista Professional editions. Requires installation of IIS (Internet Information Services) so it functions as a web server. Requires Microsoft SQL Server database and software. Special Enhancements available:
Venture Game add-on: This is a learning game similar to the Jeopardy and uses existing tests to automatically created the categories and questions.
Course Registration add-on: This is a customizable application that links selection of courses by students to the RoboTutor testing module.
OMR Scanner add-on: This is a scanner application that lets students take their tests using optical mark reader scan cards similar to those used in the public schools and then scans them into the RoboTutor database and scores them.
Tracking Program with Core Competency Skills: This is a special option that adds the capability to setup tracking programs and enter core competency skills.
Confidence Tracking: This is a special option that tracks how confident students are in the answers they provide in the tests.
Support Services
Free Services: We provide telephone and email support with all versions for 2 years.
RoboTutor Installation: We can come to your facility and do the installation with your IT personnel.
Test Construction: We can custom design tests and manage your online training.
Web Development: We can build and manage your website.
Customization: We can also do custom software enhancements to RoboTutor.
Try it Yourself
If you would like to try RoboTutor, here are some options:
1) The RoboTutor website (http://www.robotutor.com/robotutor10/) lets you tryout RoboTutor10 without any commitment or cost. You can create your own sample tutorials, games, surveys, & tests.
2) You can go to Dr. Don Wrights affiliated website: http://www.skilltest.org/ to see a large variety of public school training materials and RoboTutor games and tests.
3) You can call RoboTutor and ask them to set you up with full access rights for a free trial.
Phone: 801-750-2722 Email: [email protected]
RoboTutor Editions
Compare It: RoboTutor is comparable in features to software that costs tens of thousands of dollars more. There is nothing remotely similar in the same price range.
Standard Edition (RoboTutor 9): For small applications such as an individual teacher or professor where there is 500 or less students. Uses multiple Access databases. Not suitable for use in school labs or environments where there are more than 15 simultaneous users.
Professional Edition (RoboTutor 10): For large applications such as schools, government agencies, or corporations. Uses SQL database and can handle thousands of students and many users.
The End
To view the complete RoboTutor 10 manual, click Manual.
To view a tutorial of the RoboTutor application which shows all it’s many features, click Tutorial.
RoboTutor Software, 8980 Cheshire Drive, Sandy, Utah 84093Phone: 801-750-2722 Email: [email protected]
Manual
Tutorial