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Kyocera FS-3540MFP Set Up And Operation Manual

Teaching assistant operation guide (setup)
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Teaching Assistant
HyPAS-Enabled
SETUP AND OPERATION GUIDE
July 11th, 2011
Kyocera Mita America, Inc.
Software Solutions Group

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  • Page 1 Teaching Assistant HyPAS-Enabled SETUP AND OPERATION GUIDE July 11th, 2011 Kyocera Mita America, Inc. Software Solutions Group...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 2. Introduction ............................ 4 Trademarks ........................... 4 Software ............................4 This Guide ............................. 4 Supported MFP Models ........................ 5 Licensing ............................5 3. Typical Workflow .......................... 6 Creating an exam .......................... 6 Automated Test Grading ....................... 7 4.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Software Kyocera’s Teaching Assistant is a software application for automated printing and grading of multiple-choice exams using popular bubble-sheet forms. Teaching Assistant simplifies the task of printing, collecting and analyzing test results for educators, while ensuring accuracy and reducing the amount of time spent grading these important documents.

  • Page 5: Supported Mfp Models

     TASKalfa/CS 420i  TASKalfa/CS 300i Licensing Teaching Assistant requires the purchase of a software license from an authorized Kyocera or Copystar dealership. The software can be evaluated, free of charge, during a 30 day trial period. The application will stop working when the trial period expires and require a license key be entered to continue using the application.

  • Page 6: Typical Workflow

    Typical Workflow Creating an exam When an instructor needs to create a multiple choice exam, Teaching Assistant is used to print blank test sheets; one for each student. These blank test sheets are handed to the class at the start of the test. Test questions could be posted on a board or handed to the students along with the test sheets.

  • Page 7: Automated Test Grading

    Automated Test Grading The instructor fills out the correct answers for each question on a designated “answer key” page, which is also printed out along with blank test sheets. Mark Correct Answers When ready, the instructor scans all the test sheets along with the answer key at the MFP into Teaching Assistant.

  • Page 8: Operation

    Operation Teaching Assistant consists of two applications; one to print the tests, the second for automated grading of the tests. The grading application will only support tests printed from Teaching Assistant. Creating Tests 1. Open the Applications screen (by pressing the Application key on the panel). 2.

  • Page 9: Changing Test Sheet Title

    7. Blank sheets (excluding the answer key page) are handed out to the class, along with the question papers. 8. Students select an answer by shading the corresponding bubble either with a pencil or pen. Note: Bubbles must be shaded fully. Changing Test Sheet Title To temporarily change the test title, press the Title button.

  • Page 10: Grading Tests

    Grading Tests 1. Teacher must fill out the correct answers on the ‘Answer Key’ page. Ensure all questions are answered. 2. Open the Applications screen (opened by pressing the Application key on the panel). 3. Press ‘Grade Test’ button. 4. Arrange the test sheets so that they are all (a) facing the same side, (b) aligned the same way. 5.
  • Page 11 9. After grading is completed, four options are presented for report generation. 10. Press ‘Summary’ button to print result summary. 11. Press ‘Detail’ button to print a detailed summary. 12. Press ‘Email’ button to send the report to an email address. The MFP will prompt to enter the destination email address.

  • Page 12: Changing Grade Letter Percentages

    (Note: SMTP settings must be configured as described in section 7.2 for this feature to work.) 13. Press ‘Save to USB’ to save the results to a USB flash drive. (Note: USB drive must be inserted in the copier PRIOR to pressing the Save to USB button. After the files are saved, the drive must be ‘cleanly-ejected’...

  • Page 13: Reports

    Reports After grading process is completed, Teaching Assistant will allow the instructor to either print the reports at the MFP or export them in PDF format. Exported reports can be sent directly to an instructor as email attachments or saved to USB flash drives. Summary Report Summary report enables an instructor to tell at a glance, how the students fared, how hard the test was and which questions troubled most students.
  • Page 14 Test Scores Chart Bar-graph of student scores ordered by student performance. Instructors can tell at a glance which students need help and which students performed very well. Histogram of grades Show the number of students who scored each grade letter: A, B, C, D and F. (Note: Grades in the histogram report will be based on the thresholds for each letter grade set at the device.)

  • Page 15: Detailed Report

    Test Statistics Statistics on test questions helps the instructor focus on areas of the test that most students had difficulty with.  Lowest and highest scores.  Average and Median scores.  List of 10 hardest and 10 easiest questions, based on actual test results.

  • Page 16: Setup

    Setup Files Required  TeachingAssistant.pkg  PrintBubbleSheet.pkg MFP Setup 1. Ensure the MFP is updated to the latest available firmware level. 2. MFP must be connected to a network port and link lights must be active. 3. MFP can have at least two empty application slots (under System Menu > Applications). 4.
  • Page 17 6. Press Add button. 7. Insert USB flash drive into copier. 8. A list showing both applications will appear. 9. Select both applications and press Install. 10. After installation, press End to return to the Applications screen. 11. Select Print Test and press Menu.
  • Page 18 14. Press Activate. MFP will prompt for Activation Mode. If a license key is available, select the Official and press Next button. Otherwise, press the Trial button for a limited-time trial installation. If the Trial button is disabled, a license must be purchased. Please contact your Kyocera/Copystar dealership to purchase a license key.

  • Page 19: Installation On Workgroup (A3) Mfp

    15. If Official button is pressed, MFP will prompt for license key. Enter it using the keypad and press the OK button. 16. After both applications are activated successfully, they can be executed from the main Applications screen (opened by pressing the Application key on the panel). Installation on Workgroup (A3) MFP 1.
  • Page 20 4. Press Add button. 5. Insert USB flash drive into copier. 6. A list showing both applications will appear. 7. Select both applications and press Install. 8. After installation, press Close to return to the Applications screen.
  • Page 21 11. If a license key is available, enter it using the keypad and press the Official button. Otherwise, press the Trial button for a limited-time trial installation. If the Trial button is disabled, a license must be purchased. Please contact your Kyocera/Copystar dealership to purchase a license key.
  • Page 22 12. After both applications are activated successfully, they can be executed from the main Applications screen (opened by pressing the Application key on the panel).

  • Page 24: Configuration Options

    4. You can now edit the header text that is printed on each test sheet. Typically, these would be changed to describe the class and test. 5. This is a temporary setting which will revert to “Kyocera Teaching Assistant” every time the application is launched.
  • Page 25 4. The MFP displays a list of fields that need to be configured. Use the scroll bars to access all the options. Setting page 1 Settings page 2...

  • Page 26: Options

    Settings page 3 Options  Sender E-mail: The ‘From’ E-mail address used to send reports.  SMTP Server: SMTP server address for sending reports by email. Server address could be specified as an IP Address or host-name.  SMTP Port: SMTP server port (default: 25). ...

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    Ensure test sheets are placed properly on the document feeder. Check: If authentication is enabled on the MFP, ensure the values for Scan User and Scan Password (in Application Settings) are correct. © 2011 Kyocera Mita America, Inc. Rev. 1.1...

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