How To Scan Answer Sheets into Cascade

 

  
 
  The previous tutorial presented how to print answer sheets using Cascade for your classes or for another user. This tutorial picks up after the students have been assessed and the results need to be scanned into Cascade.  
- The first step is to read and grade each Open Response Question and bubble the score in the space provided on the answer sheet for each student.  

- Take your completed answer sheets to the Lexmark x646e in your building

 

  

COMMON ISSUE PREVENTING SCANNING

- After scanning several classes, eraser debris and pencil shavings will begin to build up on the scanner's glass. It is best to be sure the glass is clean before scanning.

- Open the top scanner tray to view the glass.

  

- The small piece of glass on the left side scans everything loaded from the automatic feeder tray - a small lip sticks up slightly to the right of the glass and does a good job scrapping pencil shavings from the paper back onto the scanning glass.

- Debris and pencil shavings should be dusted off with a soft, dry tissue. Since the area of the glass is so small, using liquid glass cleaner usually leaves streaks in the corners and should be used carefully. Close the top tray when you are done.

  

- Load up to 50 sheets into the feeder tray on the top of the machine. The sheets should be face up and head first in the tray.

- Answer sheets from two seperate tests can be loaded at the same time.

- Be careful NOT to rescan a sheet that has already been scanned, this will create an error.

  

COMMON ISSUE PREVENTING SCANNING

- Be sure to push the side rails tightly against the stack of paper by firmly tapping on both rails at the same time. Eliminate any space that would allow the paper to turn a few degrees as it is pulled into the scanner.

- Even a slight tilt in the paper will prevent proper scanning.

  
- Press the 'Scan to Cascade' button on the machine's touchscreen.  

- Wait for the confirmation page to print. If an error is returned indicating a barcode misread or mismatch, check the pages in the stack to be sure all tests were turned the same way and were face up in the scanner. If a sheet is found to be turned around or face down, rescan just that sheet with another stack or by itself.

- Never rescan sheets that scanned properly the first time.

  
 

- Repeat the process for the next batch of answer sheets after the confirmation page prints. Wait for a confirmation page each time.

 

  
- Log into Cascade after all sheets are scanned. The tutorial explaining how to log into Cascade can be found here.  
- Choose the link in the 'Assessment Tools' tab labeled 'View Grading Period Reports'  
- Click the title of the assessment and the link labeled 'Assessment Summary' to view the report for the scanned data.  
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