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What is the LearningCheck App? The LearningCheck™ App for the TI-83 Plus lets you: • view assignments, including text and images. • record answers to assignments on your TI-83 Plus. • create and use electronic response forms. Educators can also use the LearningCheck App to assess student work;...
What You Need Note In this guidebook, any information that pertains to the TI-83 Plus also pertains to the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, unless otherwise noted. Hardware and software Notes TI-83 Plus or TI-83 Plus Silver Edition You can download a free copy of the with version 1.16 or later of the operating...
MENU to display a help screen. HELP The instructions in this guidebook are only for this application. If you need help using the TI-83 Plus, refer to its comprehensive guidebook at education.ti.com/guides. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 5...
3. Press any key to continue. The screen is ASSIGNMENT LIST displayed. Quitting the Application (press o) and From the screen, select MENU ASSIGNMENT LIST , or press y 5. then select EXIT APP TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 6...
Each screen displays one or more options along the bottom of the screen. To select an option, press the graphing key directly below the option. For example, press s to select NEXT. o p q r s TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 7...
¥ 1 = o ¥ 2 = p ¥ 3 = q ¥ 4 = r ¥ 5 = s You can also press the Tab key on the keyboard to select the on-screen option. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 8...
Distributing Assignments to a TI-83 Plus • Use TI Connect™ software and a TI-GRAPH LINK™ cable to distribute assignments from a computer to a TI-83 Plus. • Use a TI-GRAPH LINK unit-to-unit cable to distribute assignments from one TI-83 Plus to another.
ASSIGNMENT LIST screen displays the titles of the assignments, in alphabetical order, that are currently installed on the TI-83 Plus. After you select an assignment and enter your user information, the Item List displays the title of each item in the assignment. You...
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• If you delete NavPlay, this information is lost, and you will return to the beginning of the assignment the next time you access it. Deleting NavPlay does not affect the answer file. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 11...
Opening and Navigating through an Assignment Start the LearningCheck™ App. The screen ASSIGNMENT LIST displays the titles of the assignments that are currently installed on the TI-83 Plus. Press } or † to scroll through the list of assignments. Select...
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Be sure to remember your username so that you can return to your assignment later, if necessary. 4. Move the cursor to the first item that you want to view, and then press Í. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 13...
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, or press y z. select ITEM LIST • To get help on how to navigate within a question, select and then select MENU HELP • pause the application, select and then select MENU PAUSE APP TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 14...
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• To return to the screen, select MENU ASSIGNMENT LIST then select ASSIGNMENT LIST When you have reached the end of the assignment, the Item List screen is displayed. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 15...
Option buttons indicate that you can only select one response option. Check boxes indicate that you can select more than one response option. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 16...
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¸. If only one response choice is allowed, you can simply select another response option to change your answer; you do not have to deselect the current response choice. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 17...
A boxed blank shows where the cursor is. 2. Press ¸ to select the blank. A blinking cursor appears at the beginning of the selected blank. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 18...
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Type your answer in the blank with the blinking cursor. Not all key presses are accepted, because a numeric answer is required. If you press a key that isn’t accepted, that key is ignored. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 19...
Open-response questions are followed by a large field in which you type your answer. The length of your answer is limited only by the amount of available memory in the TI-83 Plus. When the characters you type reach the end of a line, they wrap to the next line.
You insert them into the field the same way you would insert them on the TI-83 Plus home screen. Some examples include the following. • Symbols that are second functions of the TI-83 Plus keys (e.g., p)
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2. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to a character that you want to insert, and then press Í. The character is pasted in the area below the palette. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 22...
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The characters are pasted into the answer field. Some accented vowels are not in the character palette. However, you can create these characters. 1. Select one of the accent marks at the bottom of the screen. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 23...
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The alpha-lock is automatically turned on when you select one of the accent marks. For lowercase letters, press ƒ before you type the character to be accented. 3. Select to paste the accented character in the answer DONE field. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 24...
The first item in the list is enclosed in brackets. 2. If necessary, use } and † to move the cursor to the item that you want to move. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 25...
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5. Press Í to place the item. “Greece” is now repositioned and deselected. 6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 until the items are in the desired sequence. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 26...
Viewing Comments or Instructions Assignments can include explanatory items such as test instructions, section separators, and hints. Explanatory Explanatory items do not items are not provide an area numbered. for an answer. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 27...
2. Press ¸ to clear all answers. The answers are cleared and the answered symbol is removed from the Item List screen. This symbol indicates that the question has been answered or the explanatory item has been viewed. Before clearing answers After clearing answers TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 28...
There is no limit to the number of times that you can attempt to answer the question. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 29...
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The correct answers, Kosrae and Bikini Atoll are indicated. Note After you display the correct answer(s), your answer file is overwritten. There is no longer any record of your previous answer. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 30...
RESULTS RESULTS You can also view results by item. Item that could not be electronically evaluated Items that were correctly answered Item that was incorrectly answered or that was not answered TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 31...
You cannot check answers on a response form. 1. From the screen, select , and then MENU ASSIGNMENT LIST select . The RESPONSE FORM RESPONSE FORM BUILDER screen is displayed. 2. Select to display the screen. NEW RESPONSE FORM TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 32...
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The assignment title that you enter is the assignment name that is displayed on the screen. ASSIGNMENT LIST Titles can be up to 24 characters long and can contain letters, numbers, symbols, and spaces. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 33...
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• You can add up to 99 items at one time into the response Note form. • The total number of items a response form can contain depends on the available memory on the TI-83 Plus. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 34...
MENU ASSIGNMENT LIST screen. ASSIGNMENT LIST Changing a Response Form 1. From the Assignment List screen, select and then MENU select to display the RESPONSE FORM RESPONSE FORM screen. BUILDER TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 35...
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Press { with an item highlighted to delete an item. • Select with an item highlighted to move an DOWN item. 5. Select and then select to return to MENU ASSIGNMENT LIST screen. ASSIGNMENT LIST TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 36...
RESPONSE FORM BUILDER 3. Select and then select to display the MENU RENAME FORM screen. RENAME RESPONSE FORM 4. Type a filename, and then press ¸ to save the response form with the new name. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 37...
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1. From the screen, highlight the RESPONSE FORM BUILDER assignment and select . The file name and number of INFO questions are displayed. 2. Select to return to the screen. BACK RESPONSE FORM BUILDER TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 38...
True / False, you could use True and for False. Since more than one correct answer is allowed, make sure that you only select one choice for single response questions. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 39...
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Open-response items contain an area where a short answer can be typed. The length of the answer is limited only by the amount of available memory on the TI-83 Plus. Answering free-response items on a response form is exactly the same as on any other assignment.
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ASSIGNMENT LIST shows the titles of assignments that are currently installed on the TI-83 Plus. 2. Move the cursor to an assignment and press ¸. The dialog box is displayed. ASSIGNMENT SIGN IN TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 41...
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Í to display the Item 3. Type your username List screen for the assignment. 4. Move the cursor to the first item, and then press ¸ to view Multiple-choice item Free-response item TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 42...
When the last item is These displayed and you select questions , the Item List screen is NEXT have been displayed. answered. The questions that you have answered are marked with the è symbol. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 43...
You can clear a response form and reused it for another set of questions. 1. From the Item List screen, select and then select MENU . The Clear confirmation message is CLEAR ALL ANSWERS displayed. 2. Press ¸ to clear all answers from the assignment. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 44...
2. To return to the App, press O, select , and then LearnChk press ¸. and press ¸. The App resumes and 3. Type your username automatically returns to the screen that was displayed when you paused the App. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 45...
Error Message Description The operating system (OS) software on your TI-83 Plus is older than version 1.16. You must update the OS to at least version 1.16 in order to run the LearningCheck™ App. You can download a free copy of the latest OS from education.ti.com/latest.
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Error Message Description Your TI-83 Plus has enough available RAM to run the LearningCheck™ App, but you may not be able to complete your assignment. You can exit that App and delete or archive files to create more available RAM on your TI-83 Plus.
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ENTER A NEW NAME name. Your TI-83 Plus does not have enough RAM to save the changes that you made to your response form. You must delete or archive some files to create more available RAM on your TI-83 Plus.
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Error Message Description You entered a response for a fill-in-the-blank question that requires a numeric response that is not a real numeric value. Select GO BACK change your response. TI-83 Plus LearningCheck App Page 49...
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Navigating ......................7 Selecting Menu Items .................. 7 Using On-Screen Options ................7 Using the TI Keyboard ................. 8 Distributing Assignments to a TI-83 Plus............9 Completing an Assignment ................10 Overview....................10 Opening and Navigating through an Assignment ........12 Answering Multiple-Choice Questions............
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Clearing All Answers from a Response Form ..........44 Pausing the LearningCheck App ..............45 Error Messages ....................46 Texas Instruments (TI) Support and Service Information ........ 50 For General Information ................50 For Technical Questions................50 For Product (hardware) Service ..............50 End User License Agreement .................