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1 Technical Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 About ResultsManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Downloading ResultsManager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Opening ResultsManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The ResultsManager Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Configuring ResultsManager for Automatic Updates . . . . . . . . 7
3 Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Creating a New Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Editing Course Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Deleting a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Organizing the Course Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4 Rosters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Editing Student Information in the ResultsManager Window . 13
Editing Student Information in the Roster Editor . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Importing Student Information from a TXT or CSV File. . . . . . 14
5 Columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Creating a New Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Creating a Column by Dragging and Dropping a Session File 18
Entering or Changing Student Grades Manually. . . . . . . . . . . 19
6 Session Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Opening the Session Viewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Editing Questions and Answers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing the Display Format on the Response
Distribution Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7 Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Student Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Viewing the Student Overview Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Column Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Viewing the Column Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8 Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Exporting a Selected Column or the Totals Column . . . . . . . . 28
How to Export a Column to a File (TXT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Exporting a Column to an LMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Exporting a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Contact Us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
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Technical Requirements
1
• Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
• G3 processor or better / Intel processors fully supported (Universal Binary)
• 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
• 10 MB hard disk space
• An active internet connection (Required if using Automatic Updates.)
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About ResultsManager
2
ResultsManager is an application designed to manage the results session files from other Turning
Technologies applications such as TurningPoint, TestingPoint, TurningPoint AnyWhere or TurningKey.
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Downloading ResultsManager
• Opening ResultsManager
• The ResultsManager Toolbar
• Configuring ResultsManager for Automatic Updates
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Downloading ResultsManager
Downloading ResultsManager
To ensure the latest version available is installed, download ResultsManager from the Turning
Technologies web site.
How to download ResultsManager...
1 Go to www.TurningTechnologies.com/downloads.
2 Click ResultsManager product under the Mac Software section.
• Release notes are available in PDF format to the right of the download link.
3 Enter the required information and click Submit.
4 Click the link to start the download.
5 Save the file to a specified location.
Opening ResultsManager
How to open ResultsManager...
1 Double click on the downloaded DMG file.
2 Drag and drop the ResultsManager file to the Desktop or any other preferred location.
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Configuring ResultsManager for Automatic Updates
The ResultsManager Toolbar
The following descriptions define the buttons that make up the ResultsManager Toolbar.
Name Description
New Course Opens the New Course Setup Wizard. For more information on Courses
see Chapter 3: Courses.
New Column Opens the Add New Grade Column Window. For more information on
Columns see Chapter 5: Columns.
New Student Opens the New Student Window. For more information on Students see
Chapter 4: Rosters.
Export Opens the Export Wizard. For more information on exporting results see
Chapter 8: Export.
Reports Open the Report Wizard. For more information on reports see Chapter 7:
Reports.
TurningTalk Opens the TurningTalk User Community, a social learning community for
users of Turning Technologies products and services.
Configuring ResultsManager for Automatic Updates
ResultsManager has a new feature which allows you to check for updates and immediately apply the
updates to the software.
Before You Begin
You must have an active internet connection to check for software updates.
How to configure ResultsManager for automatic updates...
1 Open ResultsManager.
2 Click ResultsManager on the menu bar and select Preferences.
3 Check the box labeled Automatically check for updates in the future.
4 The next time you open ResultsManager you will be notified if an update is available.
5 Click Update on the notification window to install the updated software.
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Courses
3
Before session files can be imported into ResultsManager a course must be set up.
A Course is comprised of three elements; a Roster, Columns and Results.
Tip
Students can be sorted alphabetically by last name
or total scores. The new sort order is not saved with
the Course.
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Creating a New Course
• Editing Course Information
• Deleting a Course
• Organizing the Course Structure
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Creating a New Course
Creating a New Course
The first time ResultsManager is opened a Course must be created. All Courses are created through the
New Course window. The New Course window can be accessed in one of three ways:
• The first time ResultsManager is opened click anywhere in the window
• Click the New Course icon on the ResultsManager Toolbar
• Click File and select New Course from the ResultsManager menu bar
How to create a new course...
1 Open ResultsManager.
2 Open the New Course window.
• If this is the first time ResultsManager has been opened, click anywhere in the window.
• Click the New Course icon on the ResultsManager toolbar.
• Click File and select New Course from the ResultsManager menu bar.
3 Choose one of the following:
• Load an existing participant list- Browse to the location of a participant list (.tpl or .tpp) and click
Open. The Course Setup Window opens.
• Download a participant list from an LMS - Select the Learning Management System and enter the
Server Address, and the Login Information and click Next. Select the course and click Finish. Save the
participant list. A confirmation box appears if the list was successfully imported. Click OK. The Course
Setup Window opens.
• Create an empty course - The Course Setup Window opens and a participant list can be added at a
later time.
4 Click Forward.
5 Enter the information into the Course Setup Window:
• Name - The name of the new course.
• Description - Enter a description for the course.
6 Click Create.
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Editing Course Information
The ResultsManager window displays the new course. The participant list has been turned into a
student roster and the names are listed in the left column. A blank total column appears directly next
to the student list.
Next Steps
Add columns and assignments to calculate grades. For more information see Chapter 5: Columns.
Editing Course Information
After a course has been created, it is possible to go back and change the course name and description.
How to edit course information...
1 Click File and select Edit Course Information.
2 To edit course information, replace the current text with the new text and click Save.
Deleting a Course
Deleting a course will delete all information associated with it, such as rosters and grades.
How to delete a course...
1 In the ResultsManager window, click Courses below the New Courses button.
2 Select the course to be deleted, then click the (-) action button in the lower left corner of the window.
3 Confirm that the course is to be deleted.
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