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BEST Plus Score Management SoftwareWhat is the BEST Plus Score Management Software? The BEST Plus Score Management Software allows users to manage all of their BEST Plus data and enter the raw scores from the print-based version. An enhanced version is available for download, free of charge. An earlier version with fewer features is available on the maroon Test CD included with the Test Administrator Guide received at training. For more information, please read the Score Management Software User Guide in the back pocket of your Test Administrator Guide. The password is 'mexico'. When I run the CD, I don't see the new features. The enhancements to the Score Management Software are not available on the CD. You can download the enhanced version here. This version does not require the CD to run. What information can be changed regarding a particular student within the Score Management Software? What information you can change depends on which version of the Score Management Software you are using. If you are using the Score Management Software enhancement on your computer, you can change all the information except the student's score. For more information, please see section A-5 of the Score Management Software User Guide Addendum which details what you can change using the Score Management Software enhancement. If you are running the Score Management Software from the maroon CD, only unique information can be altered for an individual student. This includes the first name, last name, and registration number. Class and site names cannot be changed for an individual student; they can only be changed for EVERY record in the database. Therefore, if the name of the site were misspelled and entered as shcool, it can be changed to school, and this would correct the spelling for every instance of the word. To change just one record, the data must be exported to another database or spreadsheet using the "Export Scores" button. Please refer to Section III-5 of the Score Management Software User Guide for more information. I want to move some of my score data to another computer. Should I use the "Export Scores" or "Export Record(s)" function? What is the difference? Which function you should use depends on what you intend to do with the data after the transfer. If you wish to work with student data outside the BEST Plus program (e.g., to create a program-wide spreadsheet), you must export the score reports using the "Export Scores" button. This will export the score reports in a format that can be opened as a text document, a spreadsheet file (such as Excel), or in your own data management program (such as Access). If you are transferring student information from one BEST Plus-enabled computer to another so you can test, then you should use "Export Student Record(s)". Please note that the database file (*.mdb) created using the "Export Student Record(s)" button is a protected file and cannot be opened directly. See the Score Management Software User Guide, Section II, pp. 9-12, for a more detailed explanation of "Export Student Records" versus "Export Scores." This Guide is located in the back pocket of the Test Administrator Guide. Can I convert raw scores on the print-based version of the test to scale scores with a conversion table? There is no conversion table to convert the print-based raw score to a scale score. To obtain a scale score (which is the only score that can be used for reporting purposes) you must enter the individual scores from each item on the print-based test into the Score Management Software program on the Test CD. Only by entering the scores for each item will you obtain an official score report and the scale score necessary for reporting purposes. |
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