Texas instruments TI-92 PLUS, TI-89 LearningCheck App

TI-89/TI-92 Plus/Voyage™ 200 LearningCheck™ App

Getting Started

Starting the App Navigating through an Assignment

How To…

Complete Assignments Check Answers Create Response Forms Pause the App Use Response Forms View Resul t s

More Information

Accessing Online Help Error Messages Customer Support

Important Information

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Graphing product applications (Apps) are licensed. See the terms of the license agreement for this product.

The instructions in this gui debook refer to this Flash App only. For help using the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200, refer to the comprehensive guidebook for your handheld device at

education.ti.com/guides.

Microsoft, Windows, Appl e, and Macintosh ar e tradem ar ks of t heir r espective owners.

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What is the LearningCheck App?

The LearningCheck™ App for the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200 lets you:

• view assignments, including text and images.

• create and use electronic response forms.

• record answers to assignments on your handheld device.

Educators can also use the LearningCheck App to assess student work; students can use the LearningCheck App for self-assessment.

The LearningCheck App can be used with the TI-Navigator™ classroom network (version 1.0 or higher).

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Operating System (OS) Requirement

The LearningCheck™ App runs only on Advanced Mathematics Software version 2.09 or higher. The version number is on the

ABOUT screen. To display the ABOUT screen, press ƒ 3:About

from the Apps desktop or press ƒ A:About from the calculator Home screen.

Get a free upgrade from education.ti.com/softwareupdates.

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Distributing Assignments to a Handheld Device

• Use the most current version of TI Connect™ software and a TI-GRAPH LINK™ cable to distribute assignments from a computer to a handheld device.

• Use a TI-GRAPH LINK unit-to-unit cable to distribute assignments from one handheld device to another.

• Use the TI-Navigator™ classroom network (version 1.0 or higher) to simultaneously distribute assignments to all devices that are connected to the wireless hubs.

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Installing the LearningCheck App

Detailed Flash App installation instructions are available from

education.ti.com/guides.

You will need:

• A TI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200 PLT with the version 2.09 or later of the Advanced Mathematics Software Operating System. Download a free copy from

education.ti.com/softwareupdates.

• A computer using either Microsoft®Windows®or Apple

Macintosh®operating system software.

• A TI-GRAPH LINK™ cable that connects the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200 PLT and a computer. The cable is available for purchase from retail stores, online retailers, and instructional dealers. You may also purchase the cable from the TI Online Store at education.ti.com/buy.

• TI Connect™ software, which is compatible with most current TI graphing products. — or — TI-GRAPH LINK software for either the TI-89 or TI-92 Plus. All connectivity software is available free from

education.ti.com/softwareupdates.

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Starting and Quitting the App

The instructions in this gui debook refer to this Flash App only. For help using the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200 PLT, refer to the comprehensive guidebook for your handheld device at

education.ti.com/guides.

Starting the App

• If the Apps desktop is turned on, highlight LearningCheck, and press ¸.

• If the Apps desktop is turned off, press ¹ O, highlight

LearningCheck, and press ¸.

The Assignment List screen is displayed, which displays the titles of assignments that are currently installed on the handheld device.

Note If a low memory message appears, consider archiving or deleting

some Apps or App variables (AppVar s).

Quitting the App

Press 2 K from any screen.

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Accessing Online Help

The LearningCheck™ App has built-in help for each type of question. With a question or response form item displayed, press 2 ˆ (TI-89) or ˆ Help to di splay help for the type of item that is displayed.

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Completing an Assignment

Overview

When you start the LearningCheck™ App, the Assignment List screen displays the titles of the assignments that are currently installed on the handheld device.

Assignment titles are listed in alphabetical order

Title of the selected assignment

After you select an assignment and enter your user information, the Item List displays the title of each item. You select an item in the list, and then navigate through the assignment, answering questions or reading explanatory items, as required by the instructions.

Assignment title

Explanatory items— instructions, for example—are not numbered.

Title of the selected item

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Questions are numbered sequentially.

An answer file is automatically created for each assignment and is

ion

associated with your username. Your responses to items in the assignment are stored in this application variable (AppVar) file. The AppVar name is the same as the assignment AppVar name, except that it begins with the letter U.

Example: Your assignment, Real Numbers and Operations, has the file name REALNUM.8xk. The answer file name is UREALNUM.8xk.

Opening and Navigating through an Assignment

1. Start the LearningCheck™ App. The Assignment List screen displays the titles of the assignments that are currently installed on the handheld device.

Tip Press „ Info on the Assignment List screen t o display informat

about the assignment , such as the folder name where the var iable is stored, the file name (*.asmt) , number of item s, and any other infor mation t hat the assignment cr eator supplied.

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2. Move the cursor to an assignment and press ¸. The Student Identification dialog box is displayed.

3. Type your username and then press Í to display the Item List for the assignment.

Note

• The username can be 3 – 32 characters long, and can contain letters, numbers, and spaces.

• Entering a username is like wri ting your nam e on y our assignment. Be sure t o r emember your username so that you can return to y our assignment l ater, if necessary.

4. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the first item that you want to view, and then press ¸.

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5. Answer the question or read the explanatory item. See the following section for detailed instructions on how to answer various types of questions.

Tip You may skip a question by pressing † Next and return to it later ,

if nec essary.

6. Use the following keys to continue navigating through the assignment.

• To display the next item, press † Next.

• To check your answer, press ‡ ŸAns. This option is only

available if the answer was supplied for the item when the assignment file was created. The check answer option is not available on response forms.

• To display the previous item, press … Prev.

• To return to the Item List, press „ Esc or .

• To get help on how to navigate within a question, press

2 ˆ (TI-89) or ˆ.

• To pause the application, press ƒ 1: Pause App.

When you have reached the end of the assignment, the Item List is displayed.

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Setting the Item List Screen Format

You can set the format for each assignment so that each question is marked indicating one of the following:

• The question has been answered

• The question has been answered either correctly or incorrectly

or could not be electronically evaluated

1. From the Item List, press ‡ Format. The FORMATS dialog box is displayed, showing the current format.

Tip You can also press ¥ Í (TI-89) or ¹ F.

2. To select a different format, press B to display the drop-down list, press C or D to highlight the option, and then press ¸ to select it.

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3. Press ¸ again to save your changes. The Item List is displayed in the new format.

The introduction in this example has been displayed.

Questions 1, 2: not answered.

Questions 3 – 7: answered.

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Questions 1, 5, 6, 7: answered incorrectly or not answered.

Questions 3, 4: answered correctly.

Question 2: cannot be electronically evaluated.

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