



























									   TEA (TM)

							   Teacher's Assistant (TM)

















																George Toft
														   Makakilo, Hawaii
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		  GBT Publishing
		  92-902 Welo Street, #94
		  Makakilo, Hawaii 96707



		  Copyright (C) 1989 - 1993 George R. Toft.
		  All rights reserved.  Except for Shareware distribution, no part
		  of the contents of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted
		  in any form by any means without the written permission of the
		  publisher.



		  Printed in the United States of America.



		  Every effort has been made to supply complete and accurate
		  information.  However, neither the author, nor the publisher
		  assumes responsibility for its use, nor for any losses arising
		  therein.




		  The following trademarks are used in this manual.  No
		  infringement is intended, and no endorsement of this product is
		  implied, or to be inferred by their appearance herein:

			   IBM is a registered trademark, and PC, XT, AT, PS/2 are
			   trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

			   TEA is a trademark of GBT Publishing as it applies to its
			   Teacher's Assistant computer program.

			   Teacher's Assistant is a trademark of GBT Publishing.




		  The rights to this program and manual are available.  Kindly
		  contact the publisher at the above address, Attention:
		  Acquisitions.







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		  No-Nonsense License

		  GBT Publishing (The Publisher) licenses the enclosed program and
		  manual as provided below.

		  Shareware distribution gives you a chance to try software before
		  buying it.  If you try a Shareware program and continue using it,
		  you are expected to register.  Individual programs differ on
		  details -- some request registration while others require it,
		  some specify a maximum trial period.  When you register The
		  Teacher's Assistant, you get more than the simple right to
		  continue using the software, you will receive: one year of
		  product support; a free program update for any serious error you
		  find and report; and notification of product updates and
		  discounted upgrades.

		  Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
		  and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
		  exceptions as stated below.  Shareware authors are accomplished
		  programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
		  of comparable quality.  (In both cases, there are good programs
		  and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
		  distribution.  The author specifically grants the right to copy
		  and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
		  specific group.  For example, some authors require written
		  permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
		  Shareware.

		  Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.  You
		  should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
		  whether it's commercial or Shareware.  The Shareware system makes
		  fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. 
		  And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.  Shareware
		  has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
		  product, you don't pay for it.


		  DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT

		  Users of Teacher's Assistant must accept this disclaimer of
		  warranty: "The Teacher's Assistant is supplied as is.  The author
		  disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including,
		  without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of
		  fitness for any purpose.  The author assumes no liability for
		  damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use
		  of Teacher's Assistant."

		  Teacher's Assistant is a "shareware program" and is provided at
		  no charge to the user for evaluation.  Feel free to share it with
		  your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part
		  of another system.  The essence of "user-supported" software is


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		  to provide personal computer users with quality software without
		  high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
		  continue to develop new products.  If you find this program
		  useful and find that you are using Teacher's Assistant and
		  continue to use Teacher's Assistant after a reasonable trial
		  period, you must make a registration payment of $20.00 to GBT
		  Publishing.  The $20.00 registration fee will license one copy
		  for use on any one computer at any one time.  You must treat this
		  software just like a book.  For example, this software may be
		  used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one
		  computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility
		  of it being used at one location while it's being used at
		  another.  Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons
		  in two different locations at the same time.

		  Commercial users of Teacher's Assistant must register and pay for
		  their copies of Teacher's Assistant within 30 days of first use
		  or their license is withdrawn.  Site-License arrangements may be
		  made by contacting GBT Publishing.

		  Anyone distributing Teacher's Assistant for any kind of
		  remuneration must first contact GBT Publishing at the address
		  above for authorization.  This authorization will be
		  automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as
		  adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such
		  distributors may begin offering Teacher's Assistant immediately
		  (however, GBT Publishing must still be advised so that the
		  distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of
		  Teacher's Assistant).  You are encouraged to pass a copy of
		  Teacher's Assistant along to your friends for evaluation.  Please
		  encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can
		  use it.  All registered users will receive a copy of the latest
		  version of the Teacher's Assistant system.

		  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND
		  AGREE TO BE BOUND BY IT.  YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT, UNLESS
		  OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY AGREED TO IN WRITING, IT IS THE COMPLETE AND
		  EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US WHICH SUPERSEDES ANY DEMONSTRA-
		  TION, ADVERTISEMENT, AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER
		  COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US OR BETWEEN YOU AND THE PUBLISHER
		  REPRESENTATIVE RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT.












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		  Ordering Information

		  The Teacher's Assistant is available in three forms.  The first
		  form is a set of TEA evaluation diskettes and limited license for
		  $10.00.  These diskettes do not include registration, nor a
		  printed manual.  The fee merely covers diskette duplication,
		  postage and handling.  This package does come with a short-term
		  EVALUATION LICENSE, and a manual on diskette.  This $10.00
		  licensing fee will be credited toward the regular licensing fee
		  or shareware registration when you include a copy of your receipt
		  from GBT Publishing.

		  The second form is Regular (or Commercial) Licensing, for $39.95
		  (plus shipping and handling).  These diskettes include the
		  commercial version of TEA, support files, and three ring bound
		  documentation.  The program includes a perpetual REGULAR LICENSE.

		  The third form is shareware licensing.  Users registering the
		  shareware version of this program are entitled to register it for
		  $20.00 (plus shipping and handling).

		  Purchasing a regular license for the Teacher's Assistant entitles
		  you to these benefits:
			   - A printed, illustrated manual;
			   - A one-time customization of TEA;
			   - One year of product support;
			   - A free program update for any serious error you find and
					report; and
			   - Notification of product updates and discounted upgrades.

		  Registering your shareware copy of the Teacher's Assistant
		  entitles you to these benefits:
			   - One year of product support;
			   - A free program update for any serious error you find and
					report; and
			   - Notification of product updates and discounted upgrades.

		  Please use the enclosed order form (Appendix E) when placing an
		  order.  Use additional copies of the order form if necessary.

		  ORDERS OUTSIDE THE United States:  When ordering from outside of
		  the Continental United States, send a check or money order drawn
		  on a U.S. bank in U.S. dollars (NO COD'S PLEASE).  We can accept
		  non-US currency, however, you must include an additional 20% to
		  cover conversion and collection costs.  Insufficient remittance
		  will be returned without being processed.  Please include an
		  additional $5.00 for each item ordered to cover postage on orders
		  delivered outside of the U.S.





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					 Corporate, Government and Quantity Purchases
								   April 1st, 1993

		  Quantity discounts and licensing agreements are available to
		  organizations and government entities that wish to use TEA on
		  multiple computers.

		  Purchases of less than 100 copies are considered quantity
		  purchases and include the discounts listed below.  Purchases of
		  over 100 copies may be handled as quantity purchases or through
		  licensing agreements.

		  Licensing agreements are implemented as contracts allowing
		  internal duplication and distribution of a specific number of
		  copies.  Technical support is provided to a contact in the
		  licensed organization, who then provides internal support.

		  Purchase orders are only accepted in amounts over $100.00 from
		  approved organizations.  All other orders must be prepaid.

		  For additional information or for details regarding unlimited
		  licenses, please contact GBT Publishing at the address in the
		  front of this manual.

															
								DISCOUNT SCHEDULE           
															
						SUB TOTAL               DISCOUNT    
															
						$10    -   500              none    
						$501   - 1,250               10%    
						$1,251 - 2,500               15%    
						$2,501 - 5,000               20%    
															

		  Prices and discounts are subject to change at any time without
		  notice.  Discounts are not cumulative and apply to single orders
		  only.















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		  The author would like to extend his appreciation to the most
		  important person in this project:


			   Donelle, my devoted wife, for indulging me the time -- which
			   belonged to her -- to devote to the Teacher's Assistant.

























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		  Table of Contents


		  No-Nonsense License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

		  Ordering Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5

		  Corporate, Government and Quantity Purchases  . . . . . . . .   6

		  Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8

		  Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
			   Product Support; Extended Product Support; About This
			   Manual; Program Overlays

		  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
			   What Is TEA?; What this program will do for you; What
			   this program cannot do; Philosophy Behind the
			   Development of TEA

		  Program Requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

		  Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
			   Legalities

		  Where to turn for help  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16

		  A Note Regarding the Tutorials  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16

		  Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
			   Program Installation; Starting Up TEA; Floppy Disk
			   Users; Why You Should Use a Hard Drive

		  How to Run TEA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
			   General; On-Line Help

		  How to Stop The Teacher's Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
			   When You've Finished; Before You're Finished

		  Major Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
			   Overview of The Teacher's Assistant, and Basic
			   Operations; Exam Bank Management; Test Script
			   Management; Test Generation; Student Management;
			   Gradebook; Program Security; Miscellaneous
			   Administrative Actions; Quitting TEA

		  Student Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
			   Tutorials

		  Gradebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
			   Tutorials


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		  Exam Bank Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
			   Tutorials

		  Test Script Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
			   Tutorials

		  Test Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
			   Tutorials

		  Program Security  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  96
			   Tutorials

		  Miscellaneous Administrative Actions  . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
			   Discussion; Tutorials

		  Quitting TEA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
			   Discussion; Tutorials

		  Comprehensive Tutorial  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
			   Tutorials

		  Appendix A  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
			   Exam Bank Planning Worksheet

		  Appendix B  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
			   Test Generation Script Language

		  Appendix C  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
			   Answers to Commonly Asked Questions

		  Appendix D  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
			   TEA Technical Specifications

		  Appendix E  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
			   Product Support and Forms; TEA Evaluation Form; TEA
			   Customization Request Form; TEA License Transfer Form;
			   TEA Order Form

		  Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127














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		  Preface

		  Shareware

		  Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
		  before buying it.  If you try a Shareware program and continue
		  using it, you are expected to register.  Individual programs
		  differ on details -- some request registration while others
		  require it, some specify a maximum trial period.  With
		  registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
		  using the software to an updated program with printed manual.

		  Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like
		  commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. 
		  The main difference is in the method of distribution.

		  Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.  You
		  should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
		  whether it's commercial or Shareware.  The Shareware system makes
		  fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. 
		  And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.  Shareware
		  has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
		  product, you don't pay for it.


		  Product Support

		  If you mail in your registration form, contained in Appendix E,
		  you will be entitled to one year of product support.  You may
		  write to us or call us with any problems you are having.  Our
		  telephone number will be provided with your registration package. 
		  Write to us at:

						 GBT Publishing
						 TEA Product Support 
						 92-902 Welo Street, #94
						 Makakilo, Hawaii 96707

		  When you write, please include your registration number, the
		  program version, and a concise description of your problem.  If
		  you discover a flaw in the TEA program, we will correct the
		  problem, and send you a new update, free of charge.


		  Extended Product Support

		  You may continue your product support for TEA beyond the first
		  year for $20.00 per year per registered copy of TEA.  Quantity
		  discounts apply -- write for details.




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		  About This Manual

		  This manual was written with ease of use in mind.  Our research
		  indicates most people prefer three-ring bound manuals over all
		  other manuals because this type of manual stays open while you
		  use the computer.  It also allows you to make field changes to
		  the manual, which keeps our cost down, and keeps your cost down.

		  Also, to make learning the Teacher's Assistant easier, this
		  manual devotes an entire chapter to each TEA concept or function,
		  and includes several tutorials on that function.

		  The first chapter describes the Teacher's Assistant, the hardware
		  and software you need to use this program, and it lists the files
		  used by the Teacher's Assistant.

		  Chapter two tells you how to install the Teacher's Assistant.  It
		  covers both hard drive and floppy drive installation.  It also
		  explains the on-line help function.

		  Chapter three provides an overview of TEA's major functions. 
		  These overviews are available in the on-line help.

		  Chapter four through ten details each function.  At the end of
		  each chapter is a tutorial demonstrating each of the functions
		  discussed in that chapter.

		  Chapter eleven describes how to quit the TEA program, and why TEA
		  might not let you quit.

		  Chapter twelve wraps up the tutorials in chapters four through
		  ten in a comprehensive tutorial.  This final tutorial will guide
		  you from setting up your gradebook to printing final grades in a
		  simulation of a school semester.

		  Appendix A is an exam bank planning worksheet.  It is provided so
		  you may properly plan your exam bank to allow for future
		  expansion, yet minimize the amount of disk space used.

		  Appendix B is the test generation script language reference
		  guide.  Each command is listed with all possible parameters,
		  including an explanation of what the command does.

		  Appendix C answers commonly asked questions.  If you have any
		  questions that are not answered in this manual, please send them
		  to us on the feedback form in Appendix E.  We will try to respond
		  to your questions within ten (10) business days from the date of
		  receipt.

		  Appendix D lists TEA's technical specifications and notes which
		  specifications you can have changed.  When you register your


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		  program, you may have your version of TEA customized to fit your
		  particular needs by filling out a customization request form.

		  Appendix E contains a registration form, an order form, a
		  feedback form, a customization request form, and an extended
		  product support form.  These forms may be copied as necessary.


		  Program Overlays

		  The Teacher's Assistant loads in program modules as they are
		  required, and unloads those that are not.  Without this
		  technique, TEA would be over 500K in size, it wouldn't run from a
		  360K floppy diskette, nor would it run on many computers. 
		  Therefore, for hard drive operation, all of the following files
		  must reside in the same subdirectory, and must never be deleted:

					TEA.EXE 
					TESTGEN.EXE 
					MANGBANK.EXE 
					MANGSTUD.EXE 
					GRADE.EXE 
					BRUN45.EXE 


		  These files are required for program operation, and must not be
		  deleted: 

					PASSWORD.TEA 
					HELP.TEA 
					CONFIG.TEA 
					SPOOLER.TEA 
					COMMON.TEA 

		  A good rule of thumb is: If the file extension ends in .TEA,
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		  1.  Introduction

		  What Is TEA?

		  The Teacher's Assistant(TM), or TEA as it is called in this
		  manual, is a menu-driven, integrated, student database,
		  gradebook, exam bank manager and test generator.


		  What this program will do for you

		  TEA will help you with the following: 
			   - Manage a list of students, including the student's
			   address, phone numbers, parent's names, and comments; 
			   - Operate a gradebook using the student list; 
			   - Manage up to 10 exam banks, each capable of holding
			   hundreds, or thousands of questions and answers, limited
			   only by available disk space; 
			   - Manage test generation scripts which will allow you to
			   create tests from your exam bank using three different
			   methods; 
			   - Print the test and answer key to your system's primary
			   printer; 


		  What this program cannot do

		  TEA cannot grade tests nor test the student interactively.  Other
		  than that, this is a very capable program.


		  Philosophy Behind the Development of TEA

		  Wherever possible, we have made great effort to give you all the
		  help you could possible want or need to operate TEA without using
		  the manual.  To this end we have provided a one line help window
		  at the bottom of each menu giving you a brief description of what
		  the highlighted menu choice does, and we have provided detailed
		  help screens which you may access by pressing the F1 key.

		  We have also tried to make this program easy to use and have
		  arranged the menus logically according to function.  The major
		  functions in each module were arranged with this concept in mind,
		  therefore, as long as you are working within one module, you
		  won't have to load any of the other modules.  Hard drive users
		  will hardly notice this module swapping.

		  We use the screen to its fullest advantage by balancing the data
		  and white space; and by using pop-up windows to present urgent or
		  short term messages, and to collect data from you.



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		  This program and user manual are the product of several thousand
		  man-hours of research and hard work, and we take pride in our
		  products.  We acknowledge there may be flaws in either the logic
		  or the program coding, however, should you find an error or
		  inconsistency of any kind, we would appreciate hearing from you. 
		  Please feel free to use the evaluation form at the end of this
		  manual (Appendix E).  Your letter will be answered with either an
		  explanation as to why the program works as noted, or we will
		  correct the problem.  If you have registered your copy of TEA, we
		  will send you the correction without charge.

		  To further support our product, we are offering a one-time
		  customization of TEA to fit your particular requirements at no
		  additional charge.  To take advantage of this offer, you must be
		  a registered user of the Teacher's Assistant, and you must fill
		  out and return the TEA Customization Request Form, found in
		  Appendix E.  We will send you your own version of TEA with the
		  capacities you specify.


		  Program Requirements

		  TEA requires an IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 or compatible with at least 384K
		  RAM, and either two floppy drives or one hard drive and a floppy
		  drive (hard drive is highly recommended).  The computer must be                               ______
		  operating under MS-DOS version 2.11 or above.  Any display
		  adapter may be used except the IBM monochrome display adapter --
		  you may use either a CGA/EGA/VGA graphics adapter and monitor, or
		  a Hercules compatible monochrome card and monitor.  A Microsoft
		  compatible mouse is optional.


		  Licensing Information

		  This program has a commercial version, intended for institutional
		  use.  However, we have decided to market it using the shareware
		  channels, also.  You may copy this program and distribute it to
		  your colleagues, friends, associates or electronic bulletin
		  boards.  Please register it if you find it useful.  The licensing
		  fee was intentionally kept low to promote its sale and avoid its
		  theft.  Remember, shareware users get a substantial discount off
		  the retail price.


		  Legalities

		  This program and this manual are copyrighted materials and have
		  been registered with the Register of Copyrights.  It is the
		  intellectual property of the Publisher, and is licensed, not
		  sold.



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		  Title 17, United States Code (Copyrights), governs the
		  duplication of this material.  This law allows you to make one
		  archive copy of each original diskette.  Severe penalties may be
		  incurred for violations of copyright and trade secret laws.

















































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		  Where to turn for help

		  In all cases, we have tried to make this manual and the TEA
		  program as easy and obvious to use as possible.  However, an
		  occasion may arise where you will need assistance.  You have
		  three places to turn to for help:  1) Online help which is
		  obtained from any menu by pressing the F1 key;  2) This manual;
		  and 3) the Publisher.  Assuming the first two options don't help
		  out enough, and you have registered your copy of TEA, you may
		  call or write to us and discuss the problem.  If you write,
		  please include your address and full telephone number in case we
		  need more information regarding your problem.


		  A Note Regarding the Tutorials

		  The tutorials are written in an easy-to-follow instructional
		  format.  Each paragraph contains one instruction, and it may or
		  may not contain an explanation of what you are doing.  Usually,
		  if the step is complicated or new, the paragraph will explain
		  what you are doing and why.  Minor steps, such as telling you to
		  select "Gradebook" from the "Main Menu" warrant no explanation.

		  The tutorials are meant to be used consecutively from beginning
		  to end.  You should begin with tutorial one, and proceed until
		  you have completed all of the tutorials in order as each tutorial
		  builds upon the knowledge of the previous tutorials.  You may
		  stop at the end of each chapter.  The first tutorial in each
		  chapter assumes you have just started up the computer, and are
		  ready to begin using the Teacher's Assistant.























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		  2.  Getting Started

		  Program Installation

		  Installation is straight forward and simple.  Floppy drive users
		  have no installation procedure.

		  Hard drive users should follow this procedure: 

			   1.  Ensure you are logged onto your hard drive.  Type "C:"
			   and press the Return key.
			   2.  Make a directory called "TEA" on your hard drive.  Do
			   this by typing "MD C:\TEA" and press the Return key.
			   3.  Log onto this new subdirectory by typing "CD C:\TEA" and
			   press the Return key.
			   4.  Copy all of the files from the first four TEA diskettes,
			   that is, the program diskettes, not the user manual
			   diskette.  First insert TEA diskette number 1 in drive A:,
			   type "COPY A:*.* C:\TEA" and press the Return key.  Repeat
			   for the other three TEA diskettes.


		  Starting Up TEA With a Hard Drive

		  Log onto your hard drive and subdirectory containing TEA, type
		  "GO" and press the Return key.  TEA will load and present the
		  opening screen.  A few seconds later the TEA Main Menu will
		  appear.


		  Floppy Disk Users

		  To run the Teacher's Assistant, insert the TEA diskette in drive
		  A:, log onto drive A: by typing "A:" and pressing Return, then
		  type "GO" and press the Return key.  TEA will begin to load.

		  OPERATION NOTE: You will be required to exchange diskettes when
		  using different sections of TEA.  (TEA is too large to fit onto
		  one diskette, so it uses modules that are swapped in and out of
		  memory as required.  See the discussion on module swapping
		  above.)  TEA will prompt you when to exchange diskettes, and
		  inform you which diskette to insert.  The new module will load,
		  which will take 10-20 seconds.  It will run as soon as it is
		  loaded and remain in memory until a new module is needed.


		  Why You Should Use a Hard Drive

		  Because of TEA's enormous size, the use of a hard drive is HIGHLY
		  RECOMMENDED.  This reduces the amount of time required to load
		  the modules (see floppy drive users above) to just a few seconds,


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		  How to Run TEA

		  General

		  TEA is operated using the keyboard and the mouse.  If you don't
		  have a mouse, you may use the arrow keys instead.

		  To move your wide-bar cursor in a menu, move your mouse up or
		  down, or use the up arrow or the down arrow on the numeric
		  keypad.  To select the choice highlighted by the wide-bar cursor,
		  press either the left mouse button (never use the middle button,
		  if you have one) or press the Return key.  The right mouse button
		  acts as the Escape key.

		  When you are entering data in a data entry window, TEA may or may
		  not present a default value.  To use this value, just press the
		  Enter key.  To change part of the value, backspace over that
		  portion you wish to change and retype it.  To completely erase
		  the value and enter your own, press the Home key and type in your
		  new value.

		  These topics are covered in greater detail in chapter three.


		  On-Line Help

		  Detailed help screens are available from each and every menu and
		  are accessed by pressing the F1 key after you have positioned
		  your wide-bar cursor on the desired menu choice.  Each detailed
		  help screen provides an overview of what can be done if you
		  select the current choice, and in some cases provides a
		  step-by-step procedure for you to follow.  Pressing the Escape
		  key will clear the help screen and return you to the menu.

		  Several pages of general help for the Teacher's Assistant is
		  available from the main menu.  Detailed help for using the TEA
		  editor is available from within the editor by pressing the F1
		  key.


		  How to Stop The Teacher's Assistant

		  When You've Finished

		  When you have completed everything you want to do using TEA,
		  merely press the Escape key until you are at the Main Menu, then
		  move the wide-bar cursor to "Quit" and press the Enter key.


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		  Unfortunately, there is no provision for saving intermediate
		  results (such as a test) and resuming at a later time.  Quitting
		  is the same as above.  Do not attempt to reboot the computer by
		  using the Control-Alt-Delete key sequence.

















































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		  3.  Major Functions


		  Overview of The Teacher's Assistant, and Basic Operations

		  You may navigate through the menus either by using the arrow keys
		  and pressing [Enter], or using the mouse and pressing the left
		  mouse button.  The right mouse button acts as the [Esc] key, and
		  will move you up one level in the menu.  Never use the center
		  button (if it is available on your mouse)    this will lock the
		  left button down and feed a constant stream of [Enter] keys into
		  TEA, producing unpredictable results.

		  TEA uses a file selection screen that arranges files or choices
		  in a five by sixteen matrix.  You may select one of these choices
		  by using your arrow keys or mouse, and pressing the [Enter] key
		  or the left button.  Pressing the right button is the same as the
		  [Esc] key, and will let you escape from the selection menu.

		  Data is entered in a data entry box, which is a box with a cursor
		  in it.  Sometimes data will already appear in the entry box.  If
		  you want to use that piece of data, just press the [Enter] key. 
		  If you want to edit it, use the [BACKSPACE] key to back over the
		  data, type in your new data and then press [Enter].  If you want
		  to erase all of the data, press the [Home] key, enter your new
		  data and then press [Enter].

		  TEA comes with a full screen editor to edit text while using TEA. 
		  The program editor is used to edit questions, answers, and script
		  files from within the TEA environment.  Then editor is a text
		  editor with word wrap capabilities.  It uses the function keys
		  and the cursor keys as shown below:

			   Key            Function                                    
			   cursor keys    Moves cursor one character in selected
							  direction.
			   Home           Moves to beginning of current line.
			   End            Moves to end of current line.
			   Pg Up          Moves up one page in edited text.
			   Pg Dn          Moves down one page in edited text.
			   Ctrl+Home      Moves to first line in file, first column.
			   Ctrl+End       Moves to last line in file, first column.
			   Ctrl+PgUp      Moves to top of file, last column.
			   Ctrl+PgDn      Moves to bottom of file, last column.
			   Ctrl+Left      Moves cursor one word to the left.
			   Ctrl+Right     Moves cursor one word to the right.
			   Ins            Toggles the insert mode from insert to
							  overwrite and back.
			   Del            Deletes the character under the cursor.
			   BACK SPACE     Deletes char to left of cursor and moves
							  left.


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			   F1             Pressing F1 will give you these help screens.
			   F9             Aborts editing.  All changes are ignored. 
							  You must verify your intention to abandon the
							  edit prior to leaving the editor.
			   F10            Ends editing.  All changes take effect and
							  are permanent.
			   TAB            Moves cursor to next tab-stop (every 8
							  columns).
			   Ctrl T         Deletes the entire word under the cursor.
			   Ctrl X         Deletes the rest of the line beginning at the
							  cursor.
			   Enter          Terminates a line and prevents word wrapping
							  from occurring after that point on that line. 
							  Useful when creating tables, columnar
							  questions or multiple choice questions.

		  Keep in mind this is only a text editor.  It is not a word
		  processor, nor was it ever meant to be.  It cannot perform
		  searches, spell checks, word lookups, nor any of the other
		  traditional word processing functions found in more elaborate
		  editors.

		  The 25th line of the display is the status line.  It provides
		  some useful information about the file you are editing.  On the
		  left it tells you that pressing [F1] will give you help, [F9]
		  aborts editing, and [F10] quits and saves your changes.  It shows
		  your cursor position, your percent full, status of the insert
		  (and overwrite) mode, and whether or not the question is deleted
		  or not (as determined by point value).

		  "Aborting" means you will leave the file intact, with no changes. 
		  You will be given the opportunity to confirm this action before
		  it takes place.  "Quit and save" takes all of your changes and
		  applies them to the text you are editing.

		  On the last line is the insert mode flag.  When you first enter
		  the editor, the insert mode will be on and the word "INSERT" will
		  appear on the status line.  To enter the overwrite mode, press
		  the [Ins] key on the keyboard -- the word "INSERT" will change to
		  "ovrwrt" and the editor will overwrite the text under the cursor.

		  In the insert mode, any text you type will push the text to the
		  right of the cursor to the right and insert your text in its
		  place.  In the overwrite mode, your text is placed on top the
		  current text.  These two operations are similar to most word
		  processors and text editors.

		  Associated with the insert mode is word wrapping.  Unlike most
		  text editors, this one has a limited word wrapping capability. 
		  When the text on the line your are working on exceeds 72
		  characters in length, the last word in that line will be placed


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		  on the beginning of the next line.  The only exception is if you
		  are entering a continuous stream of characters without a space,
		  the line will be broken at the 72nd character and the line of
		  characters will continue on the next line.

		  TEA is divided into the eight major sections that follow.  These
		  are also the first eight menu items.  Some of these items are
		  contained in other program modules.  For example, Manage Exam
		  Bank and Manage Test Script are both contained in one program to
		  minimize program loading for floppy drive users.


		  Exam Bank Management

		  This allows you to perform the following functions:
			   - Create new exam banks from scratch;
			   - Edit the content of either questions or answers;
			   - Add questions and answers to an exam bank;
			   - Delete questions and answers from an exam bank; and
			   - Select another exam bank.

		  Note:  Exam bank removal is performed under Program Security
		  using the "Wipe Exam Banks" function.

		  These functions are described in detail below.


			   Select another exam bank:

			   This selects another exam bank to work on.  Selection is
			   made using the mouse or the keyboard by placing the widebar
			   cursor on the exam bank you wish to use.


			   Create new exam bank:

			   This creates a new exam banks from scratch.  You must
			   specify the maximum question length, whether or not the
			   answer key will be available, the maximum number of
			   questions allowed in the exam bank (which can be changed),
			   the name of the exam bank, and the number of categories. 
			   Then, for each category, you will inform the Teacher's
			   Assistant of the category's name, the category's starting
			   question number, and the category's ending question number. 
			   TEA will offer some advice during this process (such as how
			   many questions you can have based on disk space, and
			   category numbers).

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			   Note:  To remove an exam bank, go to Program Security and
			   use the "Wipe Exam Banks" function.  DO NOT USE DOS to
			   delete an exam bank.


			   Edit questions and/or answers:

			   This allows you to edit the questions and answers in the
			   current exam bank.

			   The question format is very specific:  Line 1 is the exam
			   bank name with the point value in parenthesis on the right
			   side of the screen;  Line 2 must be blank;  the rest of the
			   lines are provided for the body of the question.

			   The answer format is also specific:  Line 1 is the exam bank
			   name and the word "ANSWER";  line 2 is also be blank;  and
			   lines 3 onward are used for the text of the answer.


			   Add questions and answers:

			   This allows you to add question and answers onto the end of
			   the exam bank.  If there is no room at the end of the exam
			   bank for the question, you will be informed, and the exam
			   bank will remain untouched.


			   Delete questions and answers:

			   This allows you to delete questions and answers from the
			   selected exam bank.  Question deletion can be accomplished
			   in two ways: 1) Setting the point value to zero (by editing
			   the question), and 2) using this function, which permanently
			   removes the question from the disk.


		  Test Script Management

		  By using this option, you may:

			   Create new test scripts from scratch;
			   Edit old test scripts using the editor; and
			   Delete old test scripts from disk.

		  These functions are described in detail below.


			   Create new test script:

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			   either by editing the test script directly, or by having the
			   computer assist you.

			   If you choose to edit the test script directly, you must be
			   familiar with the test script language (see user manual). 
			   If you have never created a test script, or are still new at
			   it, please allow the computer to help you -- the syntax will
			   be perfect which will prevent confusion and aggravation
			   later.

			   NOTE: TEA will verify the syntax of the script for you after
			   you have edited it, however, TEA will not check the
			   semantics of the script -- this is done during test
			   generation.  The script language is simple, so if what you
			   say is reasonable, you shouldn't have any problems.


			   Editing old test scripts:

			   This allows you to edit a previously existing test script. 
			   Familiarity with the test script language is required.  You
			   will be presented a list of test scripts from which to
			   choose.  After you have made your choice, you will be
			   allowed to edit it, then returned to the Manage Test Scripts
			   menu.

			   NOTE: TEA will verify the syntax of the script for you after
			   you have edited it, however, TEA will not check the
			   semantics of the script -- this is done during test
			   generation.  The script language is simple, so if what you
			   say is reasonable, you shouldn't have any problems.


			   Deleting old test scripts:

			   This deletes old test scripts from the disk.  You will be
			   presented a list of test scripts from which to choose. 
			   After you have made your choice, you will be allowed to
			   verify its deletion, then returned to the Manage Test
			   Scripts menu.

			   NOTE: If you accidentally delete a test script, TEA cannot
			   bring it back for you.  However, you may be able to recover
			   it with the simple file undeletion tools, such as Norton's
			   Quick Unerase, provided you exit TEA immediately and perform
			   no more writes to the disk.


		  Test Generation

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		  select which test script to use, create a test from that test
		  script, then print the test and answer key.

		  This is described in detail below.


			   Select Test Script:

			   This selects which test script you will use when generating
			   a test.  It uses the standard TEA file selection menu.


			   Generate Test:

			   This generates a test based on the test script you've chosen
			   (if you haven't chosen one, you will be given that
			   opportunity).  The resulting test is stored on disk as the
			   "working test."  After it is generated, you may print the
			   test and answer key.


			   Test and Answer Key Printing:

			   This takes the last test that was created and prints it. 
			   First, you will need to generate the test.  Then you may
			   select whether you want to print then test, the answer key,
			   or both.


		  Student Management

		  You can completely manage your list of students by:

			   Adding Student data;
			   Deleting Student;
			   Displaying Students by summary (Name, ID), or by all
					information;
			   Printing Students by summary or by all information; and
			   Selecting a New Course for student management.

		  These functions are described in detail below.


			   Add Student Data:

			   This adds a new student to your student list.  The data
			   stored in the student database is as follows:
					Students name;
					Student's ID;
					Type of ID (SSN or other number);
					Parent's name;


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					Parent's phone;
					Parents address; and
					Three lines of comments.

			   After you add a record, the alphabetical index is updated,
			   and the data is saved on disk.


			   Delete Student:

			   This deletes students from the student database.  First,
			   select which student you want to delete, then verify the
			   deletion of that student.  After you verify that student's
			   deletion, the student will be permanently removed from the
			   database.

			   After your record deletion, the alphabetical index is
			   updated, and the record is removed from disk.


			   Edit Student:

			   This edits a student's record.  First, select which student
			   you want to edit, then change the desired data.  See Add
			   Student Data above for the data stored in the database.

			   After your changes are made, the alphabetical index is
			   updated, and the data is saved on disk.


			   Display Student:

			   This scans through your students, and upon command,
			   retrieves their entire record.  The records are stored in
			   alphabetical order.


			   Print Student:

			   This prints out your students.  The printout may either be
			   the summary report with the student's name and ID with 60
			   students per page, or the detailed report with all student
			   information, one student per page.

			   The "summary data only" report allows you to quickly view
			   all your students on a page by printing only their name and
			   ID number.  The students are printed 60 per page.

			   The "all information" report prints the entire student
			   record for all students.  Records are printed one per page
			   to allow for neat additions and deletions to your hard copy


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			   student binder.


			   Select New Course:

			   This selects the student list from other courses.  You must
			   set up these courses before you can manage their students.
			   You must select a course before the Teacher's Assistant will
			   allow you to use any of the management functions.


		  Gradebook

		  This is a typical gradebook where you can:

			   Enter or edit student's grades;
			   Curve the grades;
			   Display the gradebook;
			   Print the gradebook;
			   Configure grade weights; and
			   Change the student display and printing order to either
					alphabetical or grade point order.

		  These functions are described in detail below.


			   Enter/Edit grades:

			   The gradebook is presented spreadsheet style where you can
			   view, enter, and edit grades.


			   Curve grades:

			   This displays a graph of the class' performance on the
			   screen and allows you to move the curve as you see fit. 
			   First, select the grade column to curve by using either your
			   mouse or arrow keys.

			   Next, you will be shown a graph of the grades.

			   Finally, you move the graph to where you think the curve is
			   best.  When you have moved the curve to the desired
			   location, press [Enter] and the changes will be applied to
			   the grades.  You may press [Esc] to abort at any time.

			   Note:  The graph's X axis runs from 0-200 points.  This is
			   the maximum number of points allowed for your assignments. 
			   The Y axis runs from zero up to the number of times the
			   median grade occurred.  For example, if the median score was
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			   from 0-8.  You must apply the curve to grades after they are
			   entered into the gradebook.

			   This function permanently changes the grades in the
			   gradebook.  You may undo the changes by moving the curve
			   exactly the same amount in the direction opposite the
			   original change.


			   Display Gradebook:

			   This displays the gradebook on your screen similar to
			   Edit/Enter grades, except when you press [Enter], you will
			   exit the display.  The grades displayed are after curving,
			   and the student's G.P.A. is displayed on the right side of
			   the screen.


			   Print Gradebook:

			   This prints the gradebook in the same format as it appears
			   on the screen.  The grades displayed are after curving, and
			   include a running average of both the students GPA and the
			   assignments.  No effort is made to compress the printout
			   (due to the wide variety of printers in use).  You have four
			   ways to print the gradebook:  Entire gradebook with
			   student's name; entire gradebook with student's ID; final
			   grades with student's name; and final grades with student's
			   ID.  These options are discussed below.


					Print Gradebook

					This prints the gradebook for all students in the
					current course on the system printer.


					Print Final Grades

					This prints only the final scores (the GPA) for all
					students in the current course on the printer.


					Print Grades Using Student's ID

					This prints your gradebook or final grade list by the
					student's ID.  This ensures anonymity for the student.


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					This prints your gradebook or final grade list by the
					student's name.  Obviously, there is no anonymity for
					the student, and is strongly discouraged except for the
					instructor's personal use.


			   Configure Grade Weights:

			   This changes the weights of the assignments, and alters the
			   final grades accordingly.

			   The grade weights are presented in a grid 10 cells wide, and
			   up to six cells high.  The very last cell is the sum of all
			   of the grade weights, and the rectangle is the number of
			   grades currently assigned in the gradebook.  You may use
			   your mouse or cursor keys to move the highlighter to the
			   desired box to change its value.

			   To remove the last assignment, merely set its weight to
			   zero.  The assignment counter will decrement and the sum
			   counter will decrease according to the value of the
			   assignment that was deleted.

			   To delete an entire assignment, set its grade weight to
			   zero.  You may wish to zero out the grades in the gradebook,
			   but you must zero out that assignment weight or that
			   assignment will be counted toward the student's GPA.


			   Change Student Order:

			   This changes the student ordering to either Alphabetical or
			   Grade Point Average (GPA) order.  This function affects the
			   gradebook display as well as the grade report print outs.

			   These functions are described in detail below.


					Change Student Order - Alphabetical Order

					This sets up your gradebook to display the students in
					Alphabetical order.  Your other alternative is to
					arrange it in Grade Point Average (GPA) order.


					Change Student Order - GPA Order

					This sets up your gradebook to display the students in
					Grade Point Average (GPA) order.  Your other
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			   Manage Courses:

			   This adds courses to and delete courses from your gradebook. 
			   Also, you may edit the data for a particular course, such as
			   the courses' title, the course number, the number of grades
			   in the course, or the number of assignments the students
			   have been graded on so far.

			   You may have up to 10 courses in your gradebook.  This
			   number may be reduced by the amount of free disk space you
			   have remaining on your gradebook disk.

			   These functions are described in detail below.


					Select Course

					This selects the course you will be using in your
					gradebook.


					Add Course

					This adds a course to your gradebook.  You will give
					the courses' name, and its abbreviation.


					Delete Course

					This removes a course from your gradebook.  This means
					both your grades and students for that course will be
					removed.

					You will have to verify your intention by entering
					"REMOVE" where the word "STOP!!" is displayed.  After
					you have verified your intent, all grades are removed
					and the blank gradebook is saved to disk.


					Modify Course

					This changes a courses' name, abbreviation, the number
					of assignments that have been graded, and the number of
					assignments that will be graded.


					Remove All Courses

					This erases all of the grades and all of the students
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					You will have to verify your intention by entering
					"REMOVE" where the word "STOP!!" is displayed.  After
					you have verified your intent, all grades are removed
					and the blank gradebook is saved to disk.


		  Program Security

		  This changes each of the passwords for the main areas and also
		  wipes exam banks from the disk.  The passwords are for added
		  security, and may be blank if you do not desire to password
		  protect areas of the Teacher's Assistant.

		  Wiping the exam bank removes all traces of the exam bank.  Note:
		  This procedure is final -- all data in that exam bank will be
		  permanently removed. 

		  These functions are described in detail below.


			   Change System Passwords:

			   This changes all of the passwords in a given area.  They are
			   initially set to all blanks, which inhibits their use.  If
			   you want to implement any given password, you may do so by
			   changing that one password.  When you change a password, you
			   will be presented with your old password, and asked to enter
			   your new password.  Your password may be up to 30 characters
			   long and must be the normal keyboard characters only (no
			   extended or control characters).  Passwords are case
			   sensitive ("Password" is different from "PASSWORD").   To
			   inhibit password protection from any one area, merely clear
			   its password by pressing the [Home] key (which will clear
			   the new password box) and pressing [Enter].


			   Wipe Exam Bank:

			   This permanently removes an exam bank from the data disk. 
			   Due to the dangerous nature of this function, you will have
			   to verify your intention before the Teacher's Assistant will
			   wipe the exam bank.

			   If an exam bank is selected for wiping, it is overwritten
			   with a pattern of one's and zero's three times, written with
			   a pattern, and then the pattern verified.  Finally, the
			   portion of the disk where the exam bank resided is formatted
			   and the disk space is returned to the operating system. 
			   There is no known method available to recover the exam bank
			   once wiped.  Not even Paul Mace nor Peter Norton could bring
			   it back    and they're good at what they do!


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		  Miscellaneous Administrative Actions

		  This contains the miscellaneous administrative commands for the
		  system including:

			   Exam bank usage profile;
			   Reset exam bank usage counter;
			   Print Queue control by cancelling all printing, or suspend
			   printing, or resume printing after it has been suspended;
			   Create student and course disks; and
			   Reconfigure disk drives.

		  These functions are described in detail below.


			   Exam Bank Usage Profile:

			   This function graphs which questions are being selected by
			   the Teacher's Assistant, and the distribution frequency by
			   using a bar graph.  This chart uses the computer's graphics
			   ability (Hercules monochrome or CGA/EGA/VGA) for its
			   presentation.  You will have to select a new exam bank prior
			   to its usage being graphed.


			   Reset Exam Bank Usage Counter:

			   This resets, or clears, the question counter.  This allows
			   you to put the bar graph back into perspective after
			   extensive use.  Periodic use of this function is HIGHLY
			   RECOMMENDED.


			   Print Queue Control:

			   The print queue is where all printing is sent to from within
			   the Teacher's Assistant.  Whenever you print a test, or a
			   grade report, it first goes to the queue, then to the
			   printer.  The queue runs in the background and allows you to
			   continue using TEA, instead of waiting for your printer to
			   catch up.  This feature is totally controlled by TEA and is
			   independent of your printer.

			   The print queue functions are described in detail below.


					Cancel Printing

					This cancels all printing, and clears the print queue. 
					All printing that has not yet printed is lost.


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					Suspend Printing

					This suspends printing operations until you instruct
					the print queue to resume printing.  If a printing
					error occur, the print queue will automatically suspend
					operations, and pop up a window to inform you of this
					fact.


					Resume Printing

					This resumes printing operations after they have been
					suspended.  This function cannot resume printing after
					you cancel it    it only works if you suspend printing,
					or if TEA suspends printing due to a printer error.


			   Create "Courses & Student" Disk:

			   Before you can save your course information, you must
			   prepare your student disk to receive the course information. 
			   This function allows you to prepare a formatted floppy (or
			   hard) disk for use as a student disk.


			   Reconfigure Disk Drives:

			   This changes the data path for your gradebook and exam
			   banks, and you can change the location of the TEA system
			   files.  You will be presented with the data path, and the
			   TEA path, with an explanation of what they do.  You may
			   change either or both paths.  The data path will become
			   effective immediately, but the TEA path will go into effect
			   the next time TEA is started up.


		  Quitting TEA

		  Selecting Quit from the main menu quits your current Teacher's
		  Assistant session and returns you to either MS-DOS or the menu
		  program that called TEA.
			   










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		  4.  Student Management

		  Student management allows you to manage a student database.  The
		  database contains the following information:  student's name,
		  student's ID, type of ID (SSN or other identifier), parent's
		  name, parent's phone, parents address; and three lines of
		  comments.

		  Database operations include: add, edit and delete student data,
		  display summary information (student name and ID) or complete
		  information, and print student summary or complete information.

		  The student database is important as it is closely linked to the
		  gradebook (see chapter 5).  The gradebook calls upon the
		  student's name and the student's ID when displaying and printing
		  grades.

		  The database is maintained in alphabetical order based on the
		  student's last name.  Each time you add or delete a student, or
		  edit a student's information, the database is re-indexed to
		  ensure the alphabetical order is maintained.

		  The database is intended to be your primary student data bank. 
		  You should print out each complete record for backup purposes,
		  and store these print-outs in a secure location to comply with
		  the Privacy Act of 1974.  Likewise, the "Courses and Students"
		  Disk should also be stored in a safe location.

		  The student database is comprised of one or more student lists. 
		  Each student list is loaded into memory after you select a course
		  to use.  If you do not make a course selection, TEA won't let you
		  access the student database.

		  Before you can use the student database manager, you must create
		  a "Courses and Students" disk.  You will create it from the
		  "Miscellaneous Administrative Actions" menu (see Chapter 10). 
		  (The create "Courses and Students" disk function is stored in the
		  miscellaneous administrative are because it involves both the
		  student database and the gradebook functions of the Teacher's
		  Assistant.)


		  Add Student Data

		  This allows you to add a new student to your student list.  The
		  following data is kept in the student database:
			   Students name;
			   Student's ID;
			   Type of ID (SSN or other identifier);
			   Parent's name;
			   Parent's phone;


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			   Parent's address; and
			   Three lines of comments.

		  Whenever you make any changes to the database, the alphabetical
		  index is updated, and the data is saved on disk.

		  To add data to the database, insert your "Courses and Students"
		  disk in your data drive, select "Add Student Data" and press
		  [Enter].  TEA will prompt you to enter all of the above
		  information, then it will ask you to confirm the addition of this
		  record to the database.  When you affirm adding the record, it
		  will be added and the alphabetical index will be updated.


		  Delete Student

		  As some students are transferred during the semester, you may
		  want to delete students from your database.  This function
		  deletes students from the student database.

		  To delete students from the database, select "Delete Student" and
		  press [Enter].  Next, select which student you want to delete,
		  press [Enter], then verify the deletion of that student.  After
		  you verify that student's deletion from the database, the student
		  will be permanently removed from the database, and the
		  alphabetical index updated.


		  Edit Student

		  Since student data sometimes changes, this function allows you to
		  edit a student's record.  You can change any field in the
		  database.

		  Select "Edit Student" and press [Enter].  Use either your mouse
		  or arrow keys to move through the students.  To see a student's
		  record, press either the [/] or the [?] keys.  When you are done
		  examining the record, press [Esc].  Continue this process until
		  you find the record you want to edit, press [Enter], and change
		  the desired data.  To keep the data in a field, just press the
		  [Enter] key.  To change it, backspace over the data to the point
		  you want to change, or clear the field by pressing the [Home]
		  key, and re-enter the entire field.  After you have edited the
		  last field, TEA will ask you if you want to update the database
		  with this record.  If you confirm the update, the alphabetical
		  index is updated, and the data is saved on disk.  When you are
		  done editing records, press [Esc].


		  Display Student



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		  This allows you to page through your students, and upon command,
		  retrieve their entire record.  The records are stored in
		  alphabetical order.

		  Select "Display Student" and press [Enter].  Use your mouse or
		  arrow keys to move through the students.  To see a student's
		  record, press either the [/] or the [?] keys.  When you are done
		  examining the record, press [Esc] or [Enter].  Continue this
		  process until you are done, then press [Esc].


		  Print Student

		  This prints out your students.  The printout may either be a
		  summary report with the student's name and ID, or the detailed
		  report with all available student information.

		  The summary report allows you to quickly view all your students
		  on a page by printing only their name and ID number.  60 students
		  per page are printed.

		  The all available information report prints the entire student
		  record for all students.  Records are printed one per page to
		  allow for neat additions and deletions to your hard copy student
		  information binder.


		  Select New Course

		  This allows you to access the students from other courses.  You
		  must set up these courses before you can manage their students.
		  If you haven't selected a course yet, you must do so before the
		  Teacher's Assistant will allow you to use any of the management
		  functions.

		  When you select a new course, you will be presented with the
		  standard TEA file selection menu.  Use your mouse or arrow keys
		  to select the course you want to use and press the [Enter] key.



		  Tutorials

		  Tutorial 4-1  -  Create "Courses and Students" disk

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to create a "Courses and Students" disk. 
			   This disk will store all your student, course, and gradebook
			   information.



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		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need a blank, formatted floppy diskette.  Label
			   this diskette "Courses and Students."  This will be your
			   Courses and Students disk for the rest of these tutorials.


		  Tutorial:

			   Start up TEA as described in chapter 2.

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Miscellaneous Administrative Actions" and press
			   [Enter].

			   Select "Create `Courses and Students' disk" and press
			   [Enter].

			   TEA will advise you that you will erase all of your current
			   courses and students, and all information on the disk you
			   insert in drive A:.  This procedure will erase all
			   information on the floppy disk, so you can use this feature
			   to recycle your old Courses and Students disks, after they
			   are no longer needed.  Insert a blank, formatted disk in
			   drive A: and press [Enter] to create the Courses and
			   Students disk.

			   The Teacher's Assistant will access drive A: and set it up
			   for becoming a Courses and Student disk.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to create a Courses and Students disk.  You
			   also learned how to recycle your previous Courses and
			   Student disks.



		  Tutorial 4-2  -  Create a Course For the Student Database

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to set up a course for the student
			   database, and why it is necessary to do so.


		  What You Will Need:


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			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   4-1.


		  Tutorial:

			   Note:  To set up our student database (tutorial 4-3), we
			   must first create a course to enroll the students into. 
			   Therefore, we will create a course, then add students to the
			   course.  This tutorial creates the course, and the next
			   tutorial will add students to this course.  The student
			   database management functions could not be included with the
			   Gradebook due to program size constraints - we want this
			   program to fit on as many computers as possible.

			   Select "Use Gradebook" from the "Main Menu" and press
			   [Enter].

			   Select "Course Management" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Add Course" and press [Enter].

			   The Teacher's Assistant will prompt you to insert your
			   "Courses and Students" disk.  If you haven't already done
			   so, insert it in drive A: now, then press [Enter].

			   TEA will display two boxes: one to put the name of the
			   course in, and the other to put its abbreviation in.  Enter
			   "Tutorial Number 4-2" in the course name box and press
			   [Enter].

			   Enter "TUT4-2" in the abbreviation box and press [Enter].

			   Finally, TEA will ask you to verify your intent to add this
			   course, and TEA provides "Y" as the default answer.  Press
			   [Enter].

			   TEA will flash on the screen "Saving courses," then return
			   you to the "Course Management" menu.  Press [Esc] until you
			   return to the top menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to set up a course for the student database,
			   and why it is necessary to do so.



		  Tutorial 4-3  -  Adding Students to the Database



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		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to add students to your database.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   4-2.


		  Tutorial:

			   Note:  If you haven't reviewed Tutorial 4-2 recently, do so
			   now.

			   Select "Manage a List of Students" from the "Main menu" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Add Student Data" and press [Enter].

			   The student's name we will enter is "George E. Porgy."  The
			   Teacher's Assistant will ask you for the student's name. 
			   Enter the first name (George) followed by [Enter], the
			   middle initial (E) followed by [Enter], and the last name
			   (Porgy) followed by [Enter].

			   TEA will ask you for the student's ID.  Depending on your
			   school system, this will either be the student's social
			   security number (SSN) or some arbitrary number.  In this
			   case, we will use some arbitrary number, 12345 ABC.  Inform
			   TEA that we are using something other than a SSN by typing
			   "O" and pressing [Enter].  Then type "12345 ABC" and press
			   [Enter].

			   TEA will ask you for the student's parent's name.  Enter "Mr
			   & Mrs Porgy" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will ask you for the parent's phone number, and it will
			   present "(000) 000-0000" with the cursor on the first zero. 
			   Enter "6025551212" and notice how the cursor skips over the
			   parenthesis and the hyphen.  Press [Enter].

			   TEA will ask you for the parent's address.  Enter "123 Main
			   Street" for the street address and press [Enter]; "Phoenix"
			   for the city and press [Enter]; "AZ" for the state and press
			   [Enter]; and "85200" for the ZIP code and press [Enter]. 
			   One of TEA's handy features is you don't have to capitalize
			   the state - TEA will automatically capitalize it for you. 
			   You could have entered "az" for the state and TEA would have
			   made it "AZ" for you.


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			   Finally, TEA will ask you for three lines of comments.  You
			   may enter anything you like.  For this tutorial, enter "This
			   is a sample record."  Press [Enter] three times.

			   TEA will present the entire record with the new data in
			   bold, and ask you if you want to add this record.  If you
			   say no, it will be discarded.  Press "Y" without pressing
			   [Enter].  TEA will add the record and re-index the database,
			   and it will inform you as these actions occur.

			   Using the information you learned in this tutorial, add five
			   more students to your student list.  Make sure three of them
			   have last names beginning with the letters A through O.  The
			   other two names may begin with R through Z.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to add students to your database.



		  Tutorial 4-4  -  Edit a Student in the Database

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to edit a student's record in your
			   database.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   4-3.


		  Tutorial:

			   In this tutorial, George E. Porgy has move to a new address. 
			   You will change his street address in his student record.

			   Select "Manage a List of Students" from the "Main menu" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Select Course" and press [Enter].

			   Select TUT4-2 and press [Enter].  This should be the only
			   course on your disk.

			   Select "Edit Student Data" and press [Enter].



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			   Using the arrow keys, move the student list up or down until
			   George E Porgy is between the selection arrows, then press
			   [Enter] to begin editing.

			   Press [Enter] seven times until you get to the street
			   address.  Change it to "390 Broadway Avenue" and press
			   [Enter].  Hint: You can clear the entire field by pressing
			   the [Home] key, then enter the new address.

			   Press [Enter] six more times, make sure the address was
			   changed, then press [Y] to accept the changes to this
			   record.  You will be at the Student Selection menu.  If the
			   address was not changed, answer [N] and restart with the
			   `Select "Edit Students Data" . . . ' step above.

			   If you needed to edit any of the other fields, you would
			   have changed them just like you changed the address field
			   instead of pressing [Enter].  Pressing the [Enter] key
			   without making a change keeps the data intact.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to edit a student's record in your database.


		  Tutorial 4-5  -  Scan the Database

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to recall any student's record in either
			   the "Edit Student" or the "Display Student" mode.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   4-4.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select "Manage a List of Students" from the "Main menu" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Select Course" and press [Enter].

			   Select TUT4-2 and press [Enter].  This should be the only
			   course on your disk.

			   Select either "Edit Student" or "Display Students" and press


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			   [Enter].

			   Using the arrow keys, move the student list up or down until
			   the student selection arrows point to any student whose
			   record you wish to view. In this example, move the student
			   list to select George E. Porgy.

			   To recall the student's record, press either the question
			   mark ([?]) or the [/] key (unshifted question mark).  The
			   student's complete record will be displayed for you.  Press
			   any key to return to the student scan.

			   To quit the scan, press the [Esc] key.  You will be returned
			   to the "Student Management" menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to recall any student's record in either the
			   "Edit Student" or the "Display Student" mode.


		  Tutorial 4-6  -  Delete a Student in the Database

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to delete a student from your student
			   database.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   4-5.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select "Manage a List of Students" from the "Main menu" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Select Course" and press [Enter].

			   Select TUT4-2 and press [Enter].  This should be the only
			   course on your disk.

			   Select "Delete Student" and press [Enter].

			   Using the arrow keys, move the student list up or down until
			   the student selection arrows point to the student whose
			   record you wish to delete. In this example, move the student


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			   list to select George E. Porgy.  Press [Enter] to select the
			   student to delete.

			   The Teacher's Assistant will box the student you have
			   selected and ask you if you really want to delete that
			   student.  Press [Y] to delete the student's record.  TEA
			   will inform you that it has deleted that student and it is
			   saving the student list to disk.  TEA will return you to the
			   "Student Management" menu.

			   You may use "Display Students" to verify George E. Porgy's
			   record no longer exists in the database.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to delete a student from your student
			   database.


		  Tutorial 4-7  -  Printing Student Information (Summary)

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to print the student's summary
			   information from your student database.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   4-6.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select "Manage a List of Students" from the "Main menu" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Select Course" and press [Enter].

			   Select TUT4-2 and press [Enter].  This should be the only
			   course on your disk.

			   Select "Print Students" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Summary (Name, ID)" and Press [Enter].  The students
			   names will scroll by on the screen.  As they are displayed
			   on the screen, they are also being sent to your printer's
			   print queue.  As your printer is ready to accept data, the
			   print queue will give it more.  The print queue runs behind


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			   the scenes so you may continue using the Teacher's Assistant
			   without having to wait for the printer.  TEA will return you
			   to the Print Students menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to print the student's summary information
			   from your student database.


		  Tutorial 4-8  -  Printing Student Information (All)

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to print the student's complete
			   information from your student database.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   4-7.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select "Manage a List of Students" from the "Main menu" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Select Course" and press [Enter].

			   Select TUT4-2 and press [Enter].  This should be the only
			   course on your disk.

			   Select "Print Students" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Summary (Name, ID)" and Press [Enter].  The students
			   names will scroll by on the screen.  As they are displayed
			   on the screen, they are also being sent to your printer's
			   print queue.  TEA will return you to the Print Students
			   menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to print the student's complete information
			   from your student database.





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		  5.  Gradebook

		  This is an electronic gradebook where you can enter or edit
		  student's grades; curve the grades; display the gradebook; print
		  the gradebook; configure grade weights; and change the student
		  display and printing order to either alphabetical or grade point
		  order.

		  The gradebook is set up similar to a spreadsheet.  The student
		  names are listed in the first (or left-most) column, the
		  cumulative average is in the last (or right-most) column, and the
		  grades for each assignment are in between.  If you have more
		  grades than can be displayed on the screen at one time, the two
		  grades on either side of the currently selected grade are shown. 
		  Likewise, if you have more students than can be displayed on the
		  screen at one time, the five students on either side of the
		  current student are displayed.

		  Each column is properly titled, so you know exactly what
		  information is in each column.  Each grade weight is displayed
		  along with the top title in the grade column, and the average
		  grades for each assignment are displayed along the bottom of the
		  screen.

		  Movement in the gradebook is the same as in the other parts of
		  the Teacher's Assistant.  You may use either your keyboard, or
		  your mouse.  The current student is always in the middle of the
		  rows, and the current grade is highlighted in the center of the
		  screen.  You may move the current grade anywhere from the first
		  grade entered up to the last assignment.  Obviously, you will
		  have to create some assignments, and determine their weighting
		  toward the final grade.


		  Enter/Edit grades

		  Here the gradebook is presented spreadsheet style where you can
		  enter and edit grades.  Only the raw grades are displayed and
		  should be entered.


		  Curve grades

		  This displays a graph of the class' performance on the screen and
		  allows you to move the curve as you see fit.  First, you select
		  the grade column to curve by using your mouse or left and right
		  arrow keys.

		  Second, you press [Enter].  You will be shown a graph of the
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		  Third, you move the graph to where you think the curve is best. 
		  When you have moved the curve to the desired location, press
		  [Enter] and the changes will be applied to the grades.  You may
		  press [Esc] to abort at any time.

		  Note:  The graph's X axis runs from 0-200 points.  This is the
		  maximum number of points allowed for your assignments.  The Y
		  axis runs from zero up to the number of times the median grade
		  occurred.  For example, if the median score was 90, and eight
		  students received a 90, the Y axis would range from 0-8.       
		  You may apply the curve to grades only after they are entered
		  into the gradebook.

		  This function permanently changes the grades in the gradebook. 
		  You may undo the changes by moving the curve exactly the same
		  amount in the opposite direction as before.


		  Display Gradebook

		  This displays the gradebook on your screen similar to Edit/Enter
		  grades, except when you press [Enter], you will exit the display.

		  Print Gradebook

		  This prints the gradebook as it appears on the screen.  The
		  grades displayed are after curving, and a running average of both
		  the students and the assignments are printed.  No effort is made
		  to compress the printout (due to the wide variety of printers in
		  existence).  You have four ways to print the gradebook:  the
		  entire gradebook with student's name; the entire gradebook with
		  student's ID; final grades only with student's name; and final
		  grades only with student's ID.  These options are discussed
		  below.


			   Print Gradebook

			   This prints the gradebook for all students in the current
			   course on the system printer.  The gradebook is divided into
			   sections, then each section is printed.  The students' names
			   will appear on the left of each of the printed sheets.



			   Print Final Grades

			   This prints the only the final scores (the GPA) for all
			   students in the current course.  The students' names will
			   appear on the left of the printout, followed by the final
			   score.


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			   Print Grades Using Student's ID

			   This prints your gradebook or final grade list by the
			   student's ID.  Only the student's ID will appear on the left
			   of the printout.  This ensures anonymity for the student.


			   Print Grades Using Student's Name

			   This prints your gradebook or final grade list by the
			   student's name.  The students' names will be printed on the
			   left side of the printout.  Obviously, there is no anonymity
			   for the student, and is strongly discouraged except for the
			   instructor's personal use.



		  Configure Grade Weights

		  This allows you to weight the assignments according to importance
		  or difficulty, and alters the final grades accordingly.

		  The grade weights are presented in a grid 10 cells wide, and up
		  to six cells high.  The very last cell is the arithmetic sum of
		  all of the grade weights, and the oblong box is the number of
		  grades currently assigned in the gradebook.  You may use your
		  mouse or cursor keys to move the highlighter to the desired box
		  to change its value.

		  To remove the last assignment, merely set its weight to zero --
		  the assignment counter will decrement and the sum counter will
		  drop according to the value of the assignment that was deleted.

		  To delete an entire assignment, set its grade weight to zero. 
		  You may wish to zero out the grades in the gradebook, but you
		  must zero out the weight or that assignment will be counted
		  toward the student's G.P.A.


		  Change Student Order

		  This changes the student ordering to either Alphabetical or Grade
		  Point Average (GPA) order.  This function affects all gradebook
		  displays and grade report print outs.


			   Change Student Order - Alphabetical Order

			   This sets up your gradebook to display the students in
			   Alphabetical order.  The Teacher's Assistant uses the IBM


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			   extended ASCII codes for determining alphabetical order.


			   Change Student Order - GPA Order

			   This sets up your gradebook to display the students in Grade
			   Point Average (GPA) order from highest to lowest.  


		  Manage Courses

		  This allows you to add courses to and delete courses from your
		  gradebook.  In addition, you may edit the data for a particular
		  course, such as the courses' title, the course number, the number
		  of grades in the course, or the number of assignments the
		  students have been graded on so far.

		  You may have up to 10 courses in your gradebook.  This number is
		  limited by the amount of disk space you have remaining on your
		  gradebook disk.


			   Select Course

			   This selects the course you will be using in your gradebook.


			   Add Course

			   This allows you to add a course to your gradebook.  You will
			   give the courses' name, abbreviation.  The abbreviation is
			   what you will see when you select a course in the course
			   selection menu.


			   Delete Course

			   This removes a course from your gradebook.  This means both
			   your grades and students for that course will be removed.

			   You will have to verify your intention by entering the text
			   "REMOVE" where the word "STOP!!" is displayed.  To make sure
			   you really want to do this, you will have to repeat entering
			   "REMOVE" in the "STOP!!" box.  After you have verified your
			   intent, all grades are removed and the blank gradebook is
			   saved to disk.


			   Modify Course

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			   number of assignments that have been graded, and the number
			   of assignments that will be graded.


			   Remove All Courses

			   This erases all of the grades and all of the students held
			   in the gradebook for all of the courses.

			   You will have to verify your intention by entering "REMOVE"
			   where the word "STOP!!" is displayed.  Again, you will have
			   to repeat this text replacement to make sure you really want
			   to remove the courses.  After you have verified your intent,
			   all grades are removed and the blank gradebook is saved to
			   disk.



		  Tutorials

		  Tutorial 5-1  -  Configuring Grade Weights for TUT4-2

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to set up the grade weights for any
			   course.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   4-8.


		  Tutorial:

			   Start up TEA as described in chapter 2.

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Use Gradebook" from the Main menu and press [Enter].

			   Select "Course Management" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Choose a New Course" and press [Enter].

			   The Teacher's Assistant will prompt you to insert your
			   "Courses and Students" disk in drive A:.  Do so and press
			   [Enter].

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			   Select TUT4-2 and press [Enter].

			   Press [Esc] to exit the "Course Management" menu and go back
			   to the "Gradebook" menu.

			   Select "Configure Grade Weights" and press [Enter].

			   The Teacher's Assistant will present you with a 5x10 field
			   of boxes with "0%" in each box.  The upper left box will be
			   highlighted.  This is you current grade weight.  At the
			   lower right is a rectangle with the text "# grades = 0" in
			   it.  The square immediately to its left is the percentage
			   sum counter for the grades.  As long as this box is less
			   than 100%, you can add assignments to the gradebook.  Change
			   the current grade box to 10% by pressing [Enter], typing
			   "10" and pressing [Enter] again.  Notice how the percentage
			   sum box now indicates 10% and the grade counter is 1.

			   Move the highlighted box to the right one box using your
			   right arrow key or your mouse.  Change its value to 15%
			   using the same method as in the previous paragraph.  The
			   percentage sum box now shows 25% and the grade counter is 2.

			   Move the highlighted box right one more box.  Change its
			   value to 25%.  The percentage sum box now shows 50% and the
			   grade counter is 3.

			   Move the highlighted box to the right one more box.  Change
			   its value to 10%.  The percentage sum box now shows 60% and
			   the grade counter is 4.

			   Move the highlighted box right one more box.  Change its
			   value to 40%.  The percentage sum box now shows 100% and the
			   grade counter is 5.

			   Move the highlighted box right one more box.  Change its
			   value to 10%.  Since this will make the percentage sum
			   counter greater than 100%, TEA will inform you of this
			   error, and it will maintain the box's previous value.

			   Press [Esc] and you will return to the Gradebook menu.  Note
			   how TEA pops up two messages: "Saving grade weights" and
			   "Re-indexing students."  When you change the grade weights,
			   you will be affecting the grade point averages for each
			   student.  TEA recalculates the GPA for each student and
			   updates the GPA index.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to set up the grade weights in your


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			   gradebook.  You also learned that the sum of the individual
			   grade weights cannot exceed 100%.  Finally, you learned that
			   TEA re ndexes the GPA index after any change to the grade
			   weights.


		  Tutorial 5-2  -  Enter Grades for TUT4-2

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to enter grades for each student in your
			   gradebook.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-1.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select "Enter/Edit Grades" and press [Enter].

			   The current grade will be the one that is underlined or
			   marked in blue.  Press [Enter] to enter a grade for the
			   first student.  A window will pop up in the upper left
			   corner of the screen stating the current value and asking
			   you for a new value.  Type "95" and press [Enter].  You have
			   just entered your first assignment grade.

			   Notice the layout of the gradebook screen.  Across the top
			   you have the grade weights.  Along the bottom you have the
			   average of each assignment.  At the far right (under the
			   heading "  Avg  ") is the cumulative grade point average for
			   each student.  And at the far lower right corner (above the
			   " class ") is the average of the GPA's.

			   Also notice the instructions at the bottom of the screen. 
			   You may use your mouse or arrow keys to navigate all around
			   the gradebook, and you can press either [?] or [/] to
			   retrieve the current student's record.

			   Enter the first assignment grades for the rest of the
			   students.

			   Press [Esc] to leave the gradebook.


		  What You Have Learned:



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			   You learned how to enter grades for each student in your
			   gradebook.  You have also learned how the gradebook display
			   is arranged to show you important information.




		  Tutorial 5-3  -  Modify Course Title

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to change a course's title and its
			   abbreviation.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-2.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select "Course Management" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Modify Course" and press [Enter].

			   The Teacher's Assistant will prompt you to enter your
			   "Courses and Students" disk in drive A:.  Do so and press
			   [Enter].

			   Change the name of the course from "Tutorial Number 4-2" to
			   "First Test Course" by pressing [Home] and typing the new
			   title.  When you have finished typing the new name, press
			   [Enter].

			   Change the abbreviation from "TUT4-2" to "TUT-101" by
			   backspacing over the last digit and typing "01" and then
			   press [Enter].

			   Notice how TEA presents you with some information about the
			   number of students enrolled, the number of assignments that
			   have been graded, and the total number of assignments so
			   far.  At this time you do not want to change them, so press
			   [Enter] three times.

			   TEA will ask you to verify the information on the screen is
			   correct.  Press [Y].  The new course information will be
			   saved to your "Courses and Students" disk.

			   Select "Select a New Course" and press [Enter] to verify


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			   your change.  "TUT-101" will appear in your course selection
			   menu.  Press [Esc] to escape without selecting the course.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to change a course's title and its
			   abbreviation.



		  Tutorial 5-4  -  Remove a Course

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to remove a course from your gradebook.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-3.


		  Tutorial:

			   Since you have only one course at this time, and we don't
			   want to destroy TUT-101, you will have to create a new
			   course to demonstrate course removal.  If necessary, review
			   Tutorial 4-2 on creating a course for the gradebook.

			   Create a new course.  The new courses' title will be
			   "Tutorial Number 5-4" and "TUT-29" will be its abbreviation.

			   You should be in the "Course Management" menu.  Select
			   "Delete Course" and press [Enter].

			   The course selection menu will appear with "TUT4-2"
			   highlighted.  Press [Enter].

			   The Teacher's Assistant will warn you that you are about to
			   delete a course.  To proceed beyond this point, you must
			   enter "remove" in the box where "STOP!!" appears.  Press
			   [Home] and type "remove" and press [Enter].  ("Remove" may
			   be in upper or lower case.)

			   Again, TEA will ask you to consider your decision.  This is
			   because deleting the course will also delete all students
			   associated with the course.  Type [Home] "remove" and press
			   [Enter] to proceed.



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			   TEA will inform you that the students are deleted and return
			   you to the "Course Management" menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to remove a course from your gradebook.



		  Tutorial 5-5  -  Edit Grades

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to edit the grades in the current course.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-4.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select "TUT-101" (review tutorial 5-2 if necessary).

			   From the "Gradebook" menu, select "Edit/Enter Grades" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Your highlighter will be on the first grade of the first
			   student.  Note the classes' average and the student's
			   averages.  Press [Enter] to change the first student's
			   grade.  TEA will present a grade of "95."  Change it to "85"
			   and press [Enter].  Note how the classes' and the student's
			   averages changed with the new grade.

			   Note:  Editing a grade and entering a grade are identical
			   procedures.  Entering a grade is usually done when no grades
			   have been entered for a given assignment.

			   Press [Esc] to save the gradebook to disk and return to the
			   "Gradebook" menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to edit the grades in the current course.





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		  Tutorial 5-6  -  Curve Grades

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to apply a curve to an assignment in the
			   gradebook.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-5.


		  Tutorial:

			   Referring to Tutorial 5-2, enter a series of low grades for
			   the second assignment in TUT-101.

			   Select "Curve Grades" and press [Enter].

			   Use your mouse or arrow keys to move the current grade over
			   to the second assignment.

			   Press [Enter] to select the second assignment for curving.

			   The computer will shift into the high resolution, monochrome
			   mode (even with CGA/EGA/VGA computers) and show you a graph
			   of the grade distribution for the second assignment.  Use
			   your mouse or arrow keys to move the entire graph to the
			   right until you think it looks correct.  Press [Enter] to
			   apply this curve to your grades.  (As usual, pressing [Esc]
			   will allow you to escape without affecting your grades.)

			   The computer will shift back to the text mode, and the
			   Teacher's Assistant will be in the "Gradebook" menu.  Select
			   "Display Gradebook" and press [Enter] to review the effects
			   of your curving operation.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to apply a curve to an assignment in the
			   gradebook.



		  Tutorial 5-7  -  Edit Grade Weights

		  Learning Objectives:



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			   You will learn how to edit the grade weight table for a
			   course.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-6.




		  Tutorial:

			   Review Tutorial 5-1.  This is the same as configuring the
			   grade weights.  Remember, you cannot exceed 100% in your
			   percentage sum counter.



		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned that editing the grade weight table for a course
			   is exactly the same as configuring the grade weight table.



		  Tutorial 5-8  -  Discount an Assignment

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to discount, or throw out, an assignment.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-7.


		  Tutorial:

			   This operation is used in those rare cases where you may
			   have to throw out a grade for one reason or another, but
			   want to remember what each student received.  Review
			   Tutorial 5-1.  This operation is identical except you are
			   going to change one of the grade weights to zero.

			   Enter some test scores for the third and fourth assignments. 
			   Note the cumulative scores for each student.  Return to the
			   "Gradebook" menu.


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			   Select "Configure Grade Weights" and press [Enter].

			   Move the highlight box over to the fourth grade weight
			   (10%).  Press [Enter] to change it.  Change its value to
			   zero by pressing [Home] and [Enter].

			   You still have five grades, but your percentage sum counter
			   is only 90%.  There are two ways to get the 10% for
			   assignment four back into the system: Entering the 10% at
			   the end, in the sixth assignment; or, changing the fifth
			   assignment to 10%, and changing the sixth assignment to 40%. 
			   The easiest method is to make the sixth assignment 10%, and
			   remember that assignment six is really assignment four. 
			   Since this should be an infrequent operation, you should be
			   able to remember it.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to discount, or throw out, an assignment.


		  Tutorial 5-9  -  Change Student Order

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to change the student ordering from the
			   default of alphabetical to arrangement by Grade Point
			   Average (GPA) in descending order.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-8.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select course TUT-101.

			   From the "Gradebook" menu, select "Change Student Order" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Grade point order" and press [Enter].

			   The Teacher's Assistant will inform you the index is set to
			   G.P.A., and to press [Enter].  Press [Enter].  You will
			   return to the "Gradebook" menu.

			   Display your gradebook to verify the new student ordering. 


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			   This index will remain in effect until you change it back to
			   alphabetical, or you restart the gradebook.

			   To switch the index back to alphabetical, select "Change
			   Student Order" and Press [Enter].  Select "Alphabetical
			   order" and press [Enter].  Press [Enter] to acknowledge the
			   new index.  That's all there is to it.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to change the student ordering from the
			   default of alphabetical to arrangement by Grade Point
			   Average (GPA) in descending order.



		  Tutorial 5-10  -  Print Gradebook

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to print your gradebook.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-9.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select course TUT-101.

			   From the "Gradebook" menu, select "Print Gradebook" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Print Entire Gradebook" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Print by student's name" and press [Enter].  You
			   will see the student's names displayed on the screen as the
			   gradebook is being printed on the printer.  Remember, the
			   Teacher's Assistant has a print queue, where everything that
			   is to be printed is stored until the printer is ready for
			   it.  This allows you to continue working while printing
			   instead of waiting for the printer to finish.

			   You could have printed by student number, which is advised
			   if the students will see your gradebook.  If there is any
			   chance a student's privacy may be violated, use the student
			   number option.


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		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to print your gradebook.



		  Tutorial 5-11  -  Print Final Grades Using Student ID's

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to print the final grades for a course.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-10.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select course TUT-101.

			   From the "Gradebook" menu, select "Print Gradebook" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Print Final Grades" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Print by student ID" and press [Enter].  You will
			   see the student's ID's displayed on the screen as the final
			   grades are being printed.  Remember student's privacy!  If
			   you are going to post this list for the students to see, use
			   their ID numbers instead of their names.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to print the final grades for a course.



		  Tutorial 5-12  -  Reviewing Student Information

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to scan your database and review
			   information from selected students.


		  What You Will Need:


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			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial
			   5-9.


		  Tutorial:

			   Select course TUT-101.

			   From the "Gradebook" menu, select "Display Gradebook" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Using your either your mouse or your arrow keys, move down
			   your list of students until you see a student whose record
			   you want to view.

			   Press either [?] or [/].  That student's record will appear
			   on screen.  Press [Enter] to return to the "Display
			   Gradebook" menu.

			   Continue scanning until you are finished.  Press [Esc] when
			   you are done.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to print the final grades for a course.



























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		  6.  Exam Bank Management

		  In the Teacher's Assistant, the exam banks can be stored on a
		  separate disk drive than the TEA files.  This provides greater
		  security for the exam banks should they contain sensitive or
		  classified information.  The exam bank drive is usually a floppy
		  drive, so the disks can be locked up in a secure container.  The
		  remainder of this chapter is based with this assumption in mind.

		  To fully understand how the exam bank manager works, you must
		  understand how the exam bank is set-up on disk.  The best analogy
		  for explaining how the exam bank works is by thinking of a 3x5
		  index card box filled with index cards.  Each card has a question
		  (and an answer) written on it.  It also has a unique number on
		  it, and they are in numerical order.

		  You have the option of inserting tabbed dividers in the card deck
		  to establish categories in the exam bank.  Each category is a
		  sub-topic of the exam bank's main topic. You can define how many
		  categories your exam bank will have, and how many questions will
		  go into each category.

		  As mentioned above, when you create your exam bank, each card has
		  a unique, sequential number.  To allow for future expansion, you
		  can include several blank cards in each category.  Since you
		  can't add questions to a category, this method allows you to
		  expand your exam bank as your needs change.

		  Since the cards are sequentially numbered, and you can't renumber
		  the questions, you can only add new cards to the end of the exam
		  bank.  This is why the "Add question/answer" function only adds
		  questions to the end of the exam bank.  If you want to add
		  questions to a category, you must use a blank card, and put your
		  new question on it, or take out a card and replace it with your
		  new card (edit a question and answer).

		  You also have the ability to name the exam bank and each of the
		  categories, and use these names in the test generation process.

		  Now you have an idea of how the exam bank is set-up.  You can
		  create it, edit its questions (and answers), add questions (and
		  answers), and delete questions (and answers).  You can also
		  select another exam bank to work with.

		  No special steps are required to create an exam bank disk.  Any
		  blank, formatted floppy diskette will do.  You must format the
		  diskette (see your DOS manual) prior to running TEA    no
		  formatting provisions are included.

		  The exam bank manager performs these functions:
			   - Create new exam banks from scratch;


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			   - Edit the content of either questions or answers;
			   - Add questions and answers to an exam bank;
			   - Delete questions and answers from an exam bank; and
			   - Select another exam bank.

		  Since removing an exam bank is a security related process, you
		  must perform it under "Program Security" using the "Wipe Exam
		  Banks" function.  See chapter 10 for details.

		  The remainder of this discussion will cover the above five
		  functions in detail.



		  Select another exam bank

		  You will use this command either to select an exam bank to work
		  on, or to select another exam bank.  After you select this
		  option, Teacher's Assistant will present a screen containing all
		  of your exam banks arranged in a five by sixteen matrix.  This is
		  why TEA is limited to 10 exam banks.  To select an exam bank to
		  use, use the arrow keys or mouse to move the widebar cursor to
		  the exam bank you want to use, and either press the [Enter] key
		  or left mouse button.  If you don't want to select any exam
		  banks, press either the [Esc] key or the right mouse button.

		  TEA will tell you if there are no exam banks to select.  After
		  you acknowledge this condition, you may exchange exam bank
		  diskettes and try again.


		  Create new exam bank

		  This allows you to create new exam banks from scratch.  You must
		  specify the maximum question length, whether or not the answer
		  key will be available, the maximum number of questions allowed in
		  the exam bank, the name of the exam bank, and the number of
		  categories.  For each category, you will tell the Teacher's
		  Assistant: the category name, the category's starting question
		  number, and the category's ending question number.  TEA will
		  offer some advice during this process (such as how many questions
		  you can have based on disk space, and category start and stop
		  numbers).  You may accept this advice by pressing [Enter], or you
		  may enter your own values.

		  When this is complete, you will have the opportunity to enter
		  your questions and answers.

		  Note:  To remove an exam bank, go to Program Security and use the
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		  When you create your exam banks, you will specify the maximum
		  size of a question and answer.  You might think you want the
		  largest size possible, to allow for future expansion, but this is
		  not the case.  You really want to make your questions as small as
		  possible to store more questions on a disk.  Research has shown
		  that most questions will seldom exceed 400 characters. 
		  Occasionally, a question may need more space, and very rarely
		  will a question exceed 600 characters.  A good value to use for
		  each question is 500 characters.


		  Edit questions and/or answers

		  This section allows you to edit the questions and answers in your
		  currently selected exam bank.

		  The format of the questions is very specific:  Line 1 has the
		  exam bank name with the point value in parenthesis on the right
		  side of the screen;  line 2 must be blank;  line 3 begins with a
		  set of brackets enclosing the question number.  The remainder of
		  the lines make up the body of the question.  See figure 6-1.

																 
																 
			  Exam Bank Name                          (2 pts)    
																 
			  [10]  This is an example question.                 
																 
																 
																 
																 
																 
																 
																 
													Figure 6-1

		  This format was chosen primarily for readability.  The question
		  number must be included for easy identification of the question. 
		  The point value is placed in parenthesis to the right of the exam
		  bank name.  No particular place is required, it only needs to be
		  surrounded by parenthesis and to the right of the exam bank name.

		  The format for the answer is also specific:  Line 1 has the exam
		  bank name and the word "ANSWER";  line 2 must also be blank;  and
		  line 3 begins with a set of brackets enclosing the answer number
		  with the remainder of the lines making up the body of the answer. 
		  See figure 6-2.

		  The basis for the answer format is the same as for the question
		  format.



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			  Exam Bank Name                           ANSWER    
																 
			  [10]  This is the answer to the example question.  
																 
																 
																 
																 
																 
																 
																 
													Figure 6-2


		  Add questions and answers

		  Sometime in the future, you may have to add more questions to
		  your exam bank.  This feature allows you to add question and
		  answers onto the end of an exam bank.  The Teacher's Assistant
		  will inform you if there is no room at the end of the exam bank
		  for the question, and the exam bank will remain unaltered.

		  Appendix A has an exam bank planning worksheet to aid you in
		  planning your exam bank before you create it.  If you create an
		  exam bank whose categories are too small, you may find yourself
		  cramped, and unable to do everything you may have wanted.  It
		  doesn't hurt to make your categories larger than necessary. 
		  Remember, Prior Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance.


		  Delete questions and answers

		  Occasionally, you may want to delete a question.  You may do so
		  in two different ways.  Depending on your situation, you may want
		  to retain the text of the question, but remove it from service,
		  that is, keep it from being selected.  Or you may not care about
		  keeping the text, you just want to delete the question.

		  The first way to delete a question is to keep it from being
		  selected.  This is done by changing its point value to zero.  The
		  test generation section of the Teacher's Assistant will not
		  choose a zero point question, so you can retain the text, but
		  prevent the question from ever being chosen.

		  The other way to delete a question is to select this function and
		  confirm your desire to delete the question.  The question (and


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		  answer) text will be completely removed.



		  Tutorials

		  Tutorial  6-1  -  Select exam bank with no exam banks available

		  Learning Objectives:

			   1.  To see what The Teacher's Assistant tells you when you
					try to select an exam bank when there are none on your
					diskette.

			   2.  Learn how to escape from any situation.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need a blank, formatted floppy diskette.  Label
			   this diskette "TEA Exam Bank Disk."  This will be your exam
			   bank diskette for the rest of these tutorials.


		  Tutorial:

			   Start up TEA as described in chapter 2.

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Manage the Exam Banks on Disk" from the main menu.

			   Select "Select another exam" from this menu.  You will
			   receive a message stating: "There are no selections to be
			   made.  Ensure you have inserted the correct disk."

			   Press the [Esc] key.  You will return to the exam bank
			   management menu.  Using this key is how to escape from any
			   undesired situation.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You have learned what kind of error message TEA will give
			   you if you insert a non-exam bank diskette and try to get an
			   exam bank.  You have learned how to escape from any menu, or
			   undesired condition within the Teacher's Assistant.



		  Tutorial  6-2  -  Create an exam bank with no answers


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		  Learning Objectives:

			   Learn how to create a simple exam bank without an answer
			   key.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank diskette from tutorial 6-1.


		  Tutorial:

			   Make a copy of Appendix A (Exam Bank Planning Worksheet). 
			   Make several copies of this page for future use.

			   Follow the instructions.  In this case, we will assume you
			   already have all of your questions.

			   For question number two, enter 250.

			   The answer to question number three is "NO."

			   The answer to number four is "10."

			   Enter "Tutorial 6-2" for question five.

			   Number 6 is "1."

			   Number seven should look like table 6-1.




																		  
			  Category                                                    
			   number     Category name           Number   Start     End  
																		  
				1          Learning                 10       1        10  
																		  
																		  
																		  
																 Table 6-1

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Manage the Exam Banks on Disk" from the main menu.

			   Select "Create New Exam Banks" by moving the widebar cursor
			   down one selection and pressing the [Enter] key.  If you are
			   using a mouse, move the widebar cursor and press the left


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			   button.

			   You will be presented with a short note telling you about
			   the exam bank creation process.  Once you continue past this
			   point, you will not be able to escape until you are done
			   creating your exam bank.  Press [Enter] to begin creating
			   your first exam bank.

			   Enter your desired question length.  TEA will propose a
			   length of 250 characters.  Press [Enter] to accept this
			   length.

			   No answer key will be used for in this tutorial, so change
			   the default "Y" to create an answer key to "N" for no answer
			   key.  To make the change, clear the current answer by
			   pressing the [Home] key, then enter an "N" and press
			   [Enter].

			   Your exam bank will have ten questions.  Enter 10 and press
			   [Enter].

			   Name your exam bank "Tutorial 6-2" and press [Enter].

			   Create one category by entering 1 and pressing [Enter].

			   Name this category "Learning" and press [Enter].

			   This category will consist of all of the questions in the
			   exam bank, therefore the first question will be number one,
			   and the last question will be number ten.  Accept the
			   default starting question by pressing [Enter].

			   Accept the default ending question by pressing [Enter].

			   TEA will propose a filename to store your exam bank under,
			   "TUTO6-2" in this example.  Accept it by pressing [Enter].

			   TEA will ask you if you want to enter your questions now,
			   and offer a "Y" answer.  Change this to an "N" and press
			   [Enter].  Since you are not entering questions now, TEA will
			   put the text "Sample Question" in all of the questions. 
			   Later, when you enter the questions immediately, you will
			   not see this text in the questions.  It is added as a
			   reminder to you to edit the question before you use it.

			   Select "Select another exam bank" to see your exam bank on
			   the screen.  Press [Esc].


		  What You Have Learned:



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			   You have learned how to create a simple exam bank.  This is
			   the fundamental building block for creating all exam banks. 
			   This exam bank has only one category.  Later, in tutorial 6-
			   4, you will create an exam bank with several categories.



		  Tutorial  6-3  -  Edit a Question

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to edit questions using the TEA editor.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank diskette from tutorial 6-2.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Exam Bank Management" from the main menu.

			   Select "Select another exam bank" and press [Enter].

			   Select the file "TUTOR6-2" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Edit Question (and Answer)" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will now ask you what question you want to edit.  Enter
			   the number 1 and press [Enter].

			   Question 1 will be displayed on the screen.  On the bottom
			   line (line 25) of the screen is the status line.  Notice the
			   "*DELETED*" flag.  This flag will pop-up whenever you are
			   editing a question and it has a zero point value.  You are
			   going to change the point value to 5 points.  Press
			   [CTRL]+[PgUp].  This moves the cursor to the upper right of
			   the question.  Move your cursor over to the zero preceding
			   "pts" and press the [Ins] key.  Note the "INSERT" flag turns
			   to "ovrwrt" on the status line.  Press the number 5 and
			   notice the "*DELETED*" flag disappears.

			   Move your cursor to the beginning of the word "Sample" next
			   to the 1 in brackets.

			   Delete the words "Sample Question" by pressing [CTRL]+[T]
			   three times.  This is the command to delete one word.  If
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			   between the words.  If the cursor is anywhere on the word,
			   the cursor is positioned at the beginning of the word, and
			   the entire word is deleted.

			   Return the insert/overwrite mode to insert by pressing
			   [Ins].  When using the editor, it is best to have the insert
			   mode on as you will virtually eliminate the chance of
			   overwriting text you want to keep.

			   Type the following text for your question: "This is my first
			   edited question."

			   Complete editing the question by pressing [F10].  This tells
			   TEA you are done and you want to save your work.  If you
			   want to discard your edit, you should press [F9], and
			   confirm your desire to throw away your changes.  TEA will
			   ask you if you want to edit the next question.  Accept the
			   default answer of "Y" by pressing [Enter].

			   Edit questions two through ten in the same manner as above,
			   except change the word "first" with the respective number of
			   the question.  For example, question number two would read
			   "This is my 2nd edited question."  Be sure you edit the
			   point values.  Five points is a good value for these
			   questions.  After you edit question ten, TEA will ask you if
			   you want to edit the next question.  Change the "Y" to an
			   "N" and press [Enter].  Editing the question beyond the last
			   one in your exam bank is the same as adding a question to
			   the end of the exam bank.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You have learned how to perform simple editing on your
			   questions, and you have learned the meaning of some of the
			   status line items.  You have also learned an alternative
			   method for adding questions onto the end of your exam banks.



		  Tutorial  6-4  -  Add questions

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to add questions to the end of an exam
			   bank.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank diskette from tutorial 6-3.


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		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Exam Bank Management" from the main menu.

			   Select "Add Questions/Answers to Exam Bank" using the
			   widebar cursor and press [Enter].

			   Select your TUTOR6-2 exam bank and press [Enter].

			   You will be presented with a blank question number 11. 
			   Using your mouse or arrow keys, move the cursor up to the
			   point value and change it to 5.

			   Next, position your cursor next to the question number in
			   brackets by pressing [CTRL]+[PgDn], [Left Arrow], and
			   [SPACE].

			   Enter the following text for your question: "This is my
			   first added question."  When you are done, press [F10].


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You have learned the normal way to add a question onto the
			   end of an exam bank.



		  Tutorial  6-5  -  Create an exam bank with an answer key

		  Learning Objectives:

			   Learn how to create a more complex exam bank with an answer
			   key.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank diskette from tutorial 6-4.


		  Tutorial:

			   Make a copy of Appendix A (Exam Bank Planning Worksheet).

			   Follow the instructions.  In this case, we will assume you
			   already have all of your questions.



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			   For question number two, enter 250.

			   The answer to question number three is "YES."

			   The answer to number four is "10."

			   Enter "Tutorial 6-5" for question five.

			   Question six is "3."

			   Question seven should look like table 6-2.



																			
				 Category                                                   
				  Number     Category name        Number   Start     End    
																			
				   1        Learning                4        1        4     
																			
				   2        Learning More           3        5        7     
																			
				   3        Last Category           3        8        10    
																			
																			
																	   Table 6-2

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Exam Bank Management" from the main menu.

			   Select "Create New Exam Banks" by moving the widebar cursor down
			   one selection and pressing the [Enter] key.

			   TEA will present you with a short note telling you about the exam
			   bank creation process.  Once you continue past this point, you
			   will not be able to escape until you are finished creating your
			   exam bank.  Press [Enter] to begin creating your first exam bank.

			   Enter your desired question length.  TEA will propose a length of
			   250 characters.  Press [Enter] to accept this length.

			   You will be using an answer key in this tutorial, so accept the
			   default "Y" by pressing [Enter].

			   Your exam bank will have ten questions.  Enter 10 and press
			   [Enter].

			   Name your exam bank "Tutorial 6-5" and press [Enter].

			   Create three categories by entering 3 and pressing [Enter].


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			   Notice the statement at the bottom of the box.  It says this is
			   category 1.  Name the first category "Learning" and press
			   [Enter].

			   This category will consist of four questions, the first question
			   will be number one, and the last question will be number four. 
			   Accept the default starting question by pressing [Enter].

			   Change the default ending question to 4 and press [Enter].

			   Look at the statement at the bottom of the box.  It says this is
			   category 2.  Name the second category "Learning_More" and press
			   [Enter].  Notice the underscore character between the words
			   "Learning" and "More."  The Teacher's Assistant test generator
			   cannot accept a space between words (the space is used to delimit
			   words), but you can use the underscore character, which looks
			   like a space.

			   This category will consist of three questions, the first question
			   will be number five, and the last question will be number seven. 
			   Accept the default starting question by pressing [Enter].

			   Change the default ending question to 7 and press [Enter].

			   Notice the statement at the bottom of the box.  It says this is
			   category 3.  Name this category "Last_Category" and press
			   [Enter].

			   This category will consist of three questions, the first question
			   will be number eight, and the last question will be number ten. 
			   Accept the default starting question by pressing [Enter].

			   Accept the default ending question and press [Enter].

			   TEA will propose a filename to store your exam bank under,
			   "TUTO6" in this example.  Change this name to "TUTOR6-5" by
			   pressing the [Backspace] key twice, entering "R6-5" and pressing
			   [Enter].

			   TEA will ask you if you want to enter your questions now, and
			   offer a "Y" answer.  Press [Enter].

			   For the next ten questions and answers, change the point values
			   to 4, make the questions read "This is question XX." where XX
			   represents the question number.  Make the answers read "This is
			   answer XX." where XX represents the answer number.  When you
			   finish editing each answer by pressing [F10], TEA will ask you if
			   you want to enter another question/answer, accept the default "Y"
			   by pressing [Enter].  After the tenth answer, change the "y" to
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			   Select "Select another exam bank" to see your exam bank on the
			   screen.  Press [Esc].


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You have learned how to create a multi-category exam bank with an
			   answer key.  You have learned how to set-up the categories during
			   exam bank creation.




		  Tutorial  6-6  -  Add questions and answers

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to add questions and answers onto the end of
			   an exam bank.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 6-5.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Exam Bank Management" from the main menu.

			   Select "Add Questions/Answers to Exam Bank" using the widebar
			   cursor and press [Enter].

			   Select your TUTOR6-5 exam bank and press [Enter].

			   You will be presented with a blank question number 11.  Using
			   your mouse or arrow keys, move the cursor up to the point value
			   and change it to 5.

			   Next, position your cursor next to the question number in
			   brackets by pressing [CTRL]+[PgDn], [Left Arrow], and [SPACE].

			   Enter the following text for your question: "This is my first
			   added question."  When you are done, press [F10].

			   Answer number 11 will appear on the screen, with the cursor
			   already in position.  Enter this text for your answer: "This is
			   my first added answer."  When you are done, press [F10].



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			   TEA will ask you if you want to add another question/answer.  If
			   you accept the default "Y" response, this question and answer
			   adding sequence will repeat.  Change the "Y" to a "N" and press
			   [Enter].


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You have learned how to add a question and an answer onto the end
			   of an exam bank.




		  Tutorial  6-7  -  Delete a question

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn the two ways to delete a question.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 6-6.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Exam Bank Management" from the main menu.

			   Select exam bank TUTOR6-5.

			   In the first part of this tutorial, you will delete a question by
			   zeroing its point value.  In the second part, you will select the
			   delete question function.  In the third and final part, you will
			   attempt to delete the first question using the delete question
			   function.


			   PART 1.
			   Select "Edit Question (and Answer)."

			   Edit question 1.

			   Move your cursor to the point value.  Zero it by changing the 5
			   to 0.  Press [F10].

			   The answer will be displayed.  Press [F10].



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			   Answer "N" to editing the next question.


			   PART 2.
			   Select "Delete Question (and Answer)."

			   You will delete question number two, so enter 2 and press
			   [Enter].

			   TEA will present you with the first few lines of the question and
			   ask you if you really want to delete this question.  Change the
			   default "N" to a "Y" and press [Enter].

			   The question and answer will be deleted, TEA will announce this
			   fact, then return to the Exam Bank Manipulation menu.

			   Look at the deleted question by editing question 2.

			   The question is totally blank.  Press [F10].

			   The blank answer is displayed.  Press [F10].

			   Answer "N" to editing the next question.


			   PART 3.
			   Select "Delete Question (and Answer)."

			   You will delete question number one, so enter 1 and press
			   [Enter].

			   TEA will inform you this question has already been deleted.  Even
			   though the text is still intact, TEA considers it to be deleted.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned the two ways to delete questions and answers within
			   the Teacher's Assistant.  The first method is to zero the point
			   value for the question.  The other is to delete the question. 
			   You learned TEA will treat a zero point question exactly as if it
			   did not exist, which allows you to keep the text intact, but
			   remove it from service.  You learned what deleted questions and
			   answers look like.  You also learned TEA tells you when a
			   question has already been deleted.








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		  7.  Test Script Management

		  After you have created your exam banks, you will need a way to
		  generate tests from the exam banks.  The tests are controlled through
		  the use of test scripts using a test script language.

		  The test script language is English-based, and easy to understand. 
		  The Teacher's Assistant can help you develop your first test scripts,
		  which will be syntactically perfect.

		  Like any other management tool, you can create, modify, and delete
		  test scripts.  These concepts are discussed in the following text.


		  Creating new test scripts

		  This allows you to create new test scripts.  Test scripts may be
		  created either by editing the test script directly, or by having the
		  computer assist you.

		  If you choose to edit the test script directly, you must be familiar
		  with the test script language (see Appendix B).  If you have never
		  created a test script, or are still new at it, please allow the
		  Teacher's Assistant to help you -- the syntax will be perfect which
		  will prevent confusion and aggravation later.

		  TEA will verify the syntax of the script for you after you have edited
		  it, however, it will not check the semantics of the script -- this is
		  done during test generation.  The script language is simple, so if
		  what you say is reasonable, you shouldn't have any problems.

		  Creating a test script from scratch is best done by allowing TEA to
		  help.  After you select "Create New Test Script" from the "Manage Test
		  Script" option in the main menu, TEA will ask you to enter the
		  filename for your test script.  Then you will chooses to use the
		  computer or the editor.  If you are new at creating test scripts,
		  choose the computer.

		  When you choose to let TEA help you, TEA will present you with a
		  screen showing the major script commands on the left, and a window
		  entitled "Test script file" on the right (see figure 5-1).  Use your
		  cursor keys (or mouse) to select the major commands on the left.  As
		  you complete each command, it is displayed for you on the right, in
		  the order it was created.  TEA will suggest the order you should place
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								  Create New Test Scripts                       
																				
																				
				   SELECT EXAM                        Test script file          
																				
																				
				   SELECT CATEGORY                                              
																				
																				
				   QUESTION MODE IS                                             
																				
																				
				   GET <number>                                                 
																				
																				
				   GET QUESTION                                                 
																				
																				
				   END                                                          
																				
																				
				  Select your major command using your mouse or keyboard.       
																				
																				
																	 Figure 7-1



		  Most of your test scripts will follow this sequence:

				 Select desired exam bank;
				 Select desired category;
				 Define question selection mode;
				 Get questions from the category;
				 End.

		  If you have more than one category, lines two, three and four above
		  will repeat for each of the categories.


		  Selecting the desired exam bank should be the first statement in your
		  test script.  TEA must know which exam bank you are going to be using. 
		  The only statement that may precede "SELECT EXAM" is the question
		  selection mode command, however, this is ill advised.  TEA will
		  continue to use this exam bank until you tell it otherwise.  The
		  syntax for this command is:

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		  where <DOS filename> is the DOS filename for the exam bank you want to
		  use.  You can, if you want, use this command to select another exam
		  bank to select more questions.  This would be useful when combining
		  subjects for use in a comprehensive test.


		  Selecting the desired category should immediately follow selecting the
		  exam bank.  TEA must know which category to use so it can draw
		  questions from the proper area in your exam bank.  Even if you have
		  only one category, you must tell TEA to use it.  If you have several
		  categories, TEA will ask you which one you want to use.  TEA will
		  continue to use this category until you tell it otherwise.  The syntax
		  for this command is:

			   SELECT CATEGORY <category name>

		  where <category name> is the name of the category you want questions
		  selected from.


		  Defining which mode of question selection should follow category
		  selection.  Your choices for question mode are either random question
		  selection or sequential question selection.  TEA will continue to use
		  this question mode until you tell it otherwise.

		  The random question mode forces TEA to randomly choose questions from
		  the specified exam banks and category.  The sequential mode will force
		  TEA to draw questions in sequential order starting from where the last
		  set of sequential questions were drawn.  For example, if the last time
		  you used TEA you drew 10 sequential questions, and the last question
		  was number 14, the next time you draw questions sequentially, TEA
		  would start with question 15.  If TEA gets to the end of a category
		  before all of the questions are drawn, it will wrap around to the
		  beginning of that category, and continue drawing questions.  The
		  syntax for this command is either:

			   QUESTION MODE IS RANDOM
		  or
			   QUESTION MODE IS SEQUENTIAL


		  Once you have established which exam bank, category, and question
		  selection mode you wish to use, you can draw questions from the
		  specified exam bank and category.  When you tell TEA how many
		  questions to get, it will try to retrieve questions until it either
		  draws the quantity you specify, or until there are no more questions
		  that can be drawn.  The syntax for this command is:

			   GET <number> QUESTIONS

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		  the selected category.


		  You may want to have the same question (or series of questions) to be
		  on each test you make from your exam bank.  You can force TEA to do
		  this by telling it to select a question by referring to its number. 
		  TEA will choose that question, regardless of the selected category or
		  question mode.  The syntax for this command is:

			   GET QUESTION <question number> [THRU <question number2>]

		  where <question number> is the number of the question you want to
		  include in your test; and THRU is an optional part to indicate you
		  want to pick a series of questions up to <question number2>.

		  Note that during test generation, if you use this command for a
		  question that does not exist, or has zero points, TEA will suspend
		  test generation to inform you of the problem with that question.


		  When you are done drawing questions, you must tell TEA to end the test
		  generation process.  This is done with the "end" command.  This ends
		  all test generation and returns you to the TEA test generation menu. 
		  The syntax of this command is:

			   END

		  As you can see, all of the TEA script commands are easy to understand. 
		  Appendix B contains the test script language reference guide, and is
		  there to help refresh your memory on the script language.


		  Editing old test scripts

		  At some point, you will probably want to change the way a particular
		  test is created.  Instead of creating a new test script, you can edit
		  the old one using this function.  You must be familiar with both the
		  test script language and the Teachers' Assistant editor.

		  After you select this option, TEA will present a list of test scripts
		  to edit.  When you have chosen your script, you will edit it using the
		  TEA editor, then return to the Manage Test Scripts menu.

		  As a convenience to you, TEA will check the syntax of the script you
		  have edited.  This helps ensure you have a good script.  If there is a
		  problem, the offending line will be boxed, and you will be forced to
		  correct the problem.  To show you that TEA has checked the syntax of
		  your script, each line is converted to lowercase as it is processed. 
		  This will also help you locate the offending line as it is the last
		  line in lowercase (assuming you created your script in uppercase). 
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		  test generation.  The script language is simple, so if what you say is
		  reasonable, you shouldn't have any problems.


		  Delete old test script

		  In any data management system, you must have a way to remove old
		  information.  The Teacher's Assistant affords you the ability to
		  delete old test scripts that you no longer use.

		  TEA will present a list of test scripts for you to choose from.  After
		  you have made your choice, you will have to verify your intent to
		  delete the script, it will be deleted, then you will be returned to
		  the "Manage Test Scripts" menu.

		  If you accidentally delete a test script, TEA cannot bring it back for
		  you.  However, since TEA uses the DOS delete function to remove a test
		  script, you may be able to recover it with a simple file undeletion
		  tool, such as Norton's Quick Unerase, provided you remove the exam
		  bank disk immediately and perform no other operations on it.



		  Tutorials

		  Tutorial  7-1  -  Create test script

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to create a test script using the computer to
			   assist you.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 6-7.


		  Tutorial:

			   Start up the Teacher's Assistant as described in chapter 2.

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Manage Test Scripts" from the "Main Menu" using your
			   mouse or arrow keys and press the left button or press the
			   [Enter] key.

			   Select "Create New Test Script" and press [Enter].

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			   "Tutor7" and press [Enter].

			   Next, TEA will ask you if you want to use the computer or the
			   editor.  Select the default answer of "Computer" by pressing the
			   [Enter] key.

			   This next screen is where you will select all of your script
			   commands from.  As you form complete commands from the left side
			   of the screen, they will be displayed on the right side, in the
			   window titled "Test script file."  The double-bordered box
			   indicates the command you are about to select.  To change it, use
			   either your arrow keys or your mouse.  To select a command, press
			   [Enter] or the left mouse button.

			   Select the exam bank to create your test from.  Accept the
			   default command of "Select exam" by pressing [Enter].  TEA will
			   present you with a list of exam banks.  Select Tutor6-2 and press
			   [Enter].  "SELECT EXAM TUTOR6-2" appears in the test script file
			   window.

			   The "select category" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  Since there is only one
			   category ("Learning"), TEA knows you will have to choose it, and
			   makes the selection for you.  (Tutorial 7-2 uses a multi-category
			   exam bank, so you will see how to choose a category from a list.) 
			   "SELECT CATEGORY Learning" appears in the test script file
			   window.

			   The "question mode is" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  TEA will present two boxes,
			   "Random" (which is highlighted) and "Sequential."  Accept the
			   default of random question selection by pressing [Enter]. 
			   "QUESTION MODE IS RANDOM" appears in the test script file window.

			   The "get <number>" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  TEA will ask you how many
			   questions you want to choose from the Learning category of the
			   Tutor6-2 exam bank.  Type "6" and press [Enter].  "GET 6
			   QUESTIONS" appears in the test script file window.

			   The "select category" box will be highlighted.  Since TEA doesn't
			   know when you want to stop, it will continue this cycle (select
			   category, question mode is, get number, select category, . . .)
			   until you tell it to stop by selecting "End."  Since we are done
			   with this test script, move the double-bordered box down to "end"
			   and press [Enter].  The script will be saved on your exams disk,
			   and you will be at the "Manage Test Scripts" menu.


		  What You Have Learned:



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			   You learned how to create a simple test script using the
			   Teacher's Assistant.  You have seen TEA guide you through the
			   test script creation process, and how easy it is to deviate from
			   it.



		  Tutorial  7-2  -  Create test script

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to create a test script for a multi-category
			   exam bank.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 7-1.



		  Tutorial:

			   Select "Manage Test Scripts" using your mouse or arrow keys and
			   press the left button or press the [Enter] key.

			   Select "Create New Test Script" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will ask you for the DOS name of your test script.  Type
			   "Tutor7-2" and press [Enter].

			   Next, TEA will ask you if you want to use the computer or the
			   editor.  Select the default answer of "Computer" by pressing the
			   [Enter] key.

			   This next screen is where you will select all of your script
			   commands from.  As you form complete commands from the left side
			   of the screen, they will be displayed on the right side, in the
			   window titled "Test script file."  The double-bordered box
			   indicates the command you are about to select.  To change it, use
			   your arrow keys, or your mouse.  To select a command, press
			   [Enter] or the left mouse button.

			   Select the exam bank to create your test from.  Accept the
			   default command of "Select exam" by pressing [Enter].  TEA will
			   present you with a list of exam banks.  Select Tutor6-5 and press
			   [Enter].  "SELECT EXAM TUTOR6-5" appears in the test script file
			   window.

			   The "select category" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  Since there are three


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			   categories ("Learning," "Learning_More," and "Last_Category"),
			   you will be given the opportunity to choose which one you want. 
			   Select "Learning" and press [Enter].  "SELECT CATEGORY Learning"
			   appears in the test script file window.

			   The "question mode is" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  TEA will present two boxes,
			   "Random" (which is highlighted) and "Sequential."  Accept the
			   default of random question selection by pressing [Enter]. 
			   "QUESTION MODE IS RANDOM" appears in the test script file window.

			   The "get <number>" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  TEA will ask you how many
			   questions you want to choose from the Learning category of the
			   Tutor5 exam bank.  Type "2" and press [Enter].  "GET 2 QUESTIONS"
			   appears in the test script file window.

			   The "select category" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  Select "Learning_More" and
			   press [Enter].  "SELECT CATEGORY Learning_More" appears in the
			   test script file window.

			   The "question mode is" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  Accept the default of random
			   question selection by pressing [Enter].  "QUESTION MODE IS
			   RANDOM" appears in the test script file window.

			   The "get <number>" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  TEA will ask you how many
			   questions you want to choose from the Learning_More category of
			   the Tutor6-5 exam bank.  Type "2" and press [Enter].  "GET 2
			   QUESTIONS" appears in the test script file window.

			   The "select category" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  Select "Last_Category" and
			   press [Enter].  "SELECT CATEGORY Last_Category" appears in the
			   test script file window.

			   The "question mode is" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  Accept the default of random
			   question selection by pressing [Enter].  "QUESTION MODE IS
			   RANDOM" appears in the test script file window.

			   The "get <number>" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  TEA will ask you how many
			   questions you want to choose from the Last_Category category of
			   the Tutor6-5 exam bank.  Type "2" and press [Enter].  "GET 2
			   QUESTIONS" appears in the test script file window.

			   The "select category" box will be highlighted.  Move the double-
			   bordered box down to "end" and press [Enter].  The script will be


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			   saved on your exams disk, and you will be at the "Manage Test
			   Scripts" menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to create a more complicated test script using
			   the Teacher's Assistant.  You have seen that TEA will still guide
			   you through the test script creation process, even with multi-
			   category exam banks.



		  Tutorial 7-3  -  Create complex test script

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to create a complex test script which will
			   draw questions from two different exam banks.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 7-2.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Manage Test Scripts" using your mouse or arrow keys and
			   press the left button or press the [Enter] key.

			   Select "Create New Test Script" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will ask you for the DOS name of your test script.  Type
			   "Tutor7-3" and press [Enter].

			   Next, TEA will ask you if you want to use the computer or the
			   editor.  Select the default answer of "Computer" by pressing the
			   [Enter] key.

			   Select the exam bank to create your test from.  Accept the
			   default command of "Select exam" by pressing [Enter].  TEA will
			   present you with a list of exam banks.  Select Tutor2 and press
			   [Enter].  "SELECT EXAM TUTOR6-2" appears in the test script file
			   window.

			   The "select category" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  Since there is only one
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			   makes the selection for you.  "SELECT CATEGORY Learning" appears
			   in the test script file window.

			   The "question mode is" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  Accept the default of random
			   question selection by pressing [Enter].  "QUESTION MODE IS
			   RANDOM" appears in the test script file window.

			   The "get <number>" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  TEA will ask you how many
			   questions you want to choose from the Learning category of the
			   Tutor6-2 exam bank.  Type "5" and press [Enter].  "GET 5
			   QUESTIONS" appears in the test script file window.

			   Select the next exam bank to create your test from.  Move the
			   highlight box up to the "Select exam" command then press [Enter]. 
			   TEA will present you with a list of exam banks.  Select Tutor5
			   and press [Enter].  "SELECT EXAM TUTOR5" appears in the test
			   script file window.

			   The "select category" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  Select "Learning" and press
			   [Enter].  "SELECT CATEGORY Learning" appears in the test script
			   file window.

			   The "question mode is" box will be highlighted.  Since you don't
			   need to keep selecting the question selection mode (once set it
			   stays set until you change it).  Move the highlight box down to
			   "Get <Number>" by pressing the down arrow once.

			   The "get <number>" box will be highlighted.  Press [Enter].  TEA
			   will ask you how many questions you want to choose from the
			   Learning category of the Tutor6-5 exam bank.  Press the [Home]
			   key, type "2" and press [Enter].  "GET 2 QUESTIONS" appears in
			   the test script file window.

			   The "select category" box will be highlighted.  Accept this
			   recommendation by pressing [Enter].  Select "Last_Category" and
			   press [Enter].  "SELECT CATEGORY Last_Category" appears in the
			   test script file window.

			   The "question mode is" box will be highlighted.  Again, bypass
			   this recommendation and move the highlight box down to the "Get
			   <Number>" option.

			   The "get <number>" box will be highlighted.  Press [Enter].  TEA
			   will ask you how many questions you want to choose from the
			   Last_Category category of the Tutor5 exam bank.  Ensure "2" is in
			   the data entry box and press [Enter].  "GET 2 QUESTIONS" appears
			   in the test script file window.



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			   Your test script file should by identical to table 7-1.


			   The "select category" box will be highlighted.  Move the
			   highlight box down to "end" and press [Enter].  The script will
			   be saved on your exams disk, and you will be at the "Manage Test
			   Scripts" menu.




																  
					SELECT EXAM TUTOR6-2                          
					SELECT CATEGORY Learning                      
					QUESTION MODE IS RANDOM                       
					GET 5 QUESTIONS                               
					SELECT EXAM TUTOR6-5                          
					SELECT CATEGORY Learning_More                 
					GET 2 QUESTIONS                               
					SELECT CATEGORY Last_Category                 
					GET 2 QUESTIONS                               
																  
															  Table 7-1         


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to make TEA draw questions from two different
			   exam banks.  You also learned that you don't have to use
			   questions from every category, although you will usually use each
			   one.



		  Tutorial 7-4  -  Edit a test script

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to edit a test script.  To illustrate this,
			   you will create a test script, then edit it.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 7-3.


		  Tutorial:

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			   Create a test script.  Name it TUTOR7-4.  Use exam bank TUTOR6-5. 
			   Select category "Learning_More."  Choose random test generation. 
			   Get 3 questions.  End the test script.

			   Select "Edit Old Test Script" and press [Enter].

			   Select "TUTOR7-4" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will present the file you just created.  Notice the entire
			   text is in uppercase.  Move your cursor to the word "random" in
			   line three.  While holding the [Ctrl] key, press the [T] key
			   ([Ctrl]+[T] = delete word).  "Random" disappears.

			   Type the word "SEQUENTIAL" using all capital letters.  Line three
			   now says "QUESTION MODE IS SEQUENTIAL" in uppercase.

			   You are done editing this script.  Press [F10] to save your
			   changes and exit.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to edit a test script.  You also learned how to
			   change the question selection mode.



		  Tutorial 7-5  -  Edit a test script with an error

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to correct a syntax error in a test script.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 7-4.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Create a test script.  Name it TUTOR7-5.  Use exam bank TUTOR6-2. 
			   Select category "Learning" (remember TEA will select the category
			   for you).  Choose random test generation.  Get 5 questions.  End
			   the test script.

			   Select "Edit Old Test Script" and press [Enter].

			   Select "TUTOR7-5" and press [Enter].


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			   TEA will present the file you just created.  Notice the entire
			   text is in uppercase.  Move your cursor to the word "random" in
			   line three.  Press [Ctrl]+[T].  "Random" disappears.

			   You are done editing this script.  The error lies in the question
			   mode selection statement (no mode is selected).  Press [F10] to
			   save your changes and exit.

			   When you press [F10], TEA performs a syntax check on your script. 
			   In this case, we neglected to complete the "question mode is"
			   statement, and TEA told us there was a syntax error in line 3. 
			   Press [Enter] to edit the script.

			   Notice the cursor is on line three, and the entire script up to
			   line three is in lowercase.  Remember that TEA converts each line
			   to lowercase just before it checks its syntax?  This also points
			   to the line with the error.  If you have trouble remembering the
			   syntax for each script command, refer to Appendix B, which lists
			   and explains each command.  Correct this error by press [End],
			   and typing "RANDOM" at the end of the line.

			   Press [F10] to save your script.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how the Teacher's Assistant responds to an error in a
			   test script, and you learned how to locate and correct an error.



		  Tutorial 7-6  -  Delete a test script

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to delete a test script.



		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 7-5.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Delete Old Test Script" and press [Enter].

			   Select file "TUTOR7-5" and press [Enter].


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			   TEA will show you the first few lines of the test script and ask
			   you if you really want to delete it. Change the default answer of
			   "N" to "Y" and press [Enter].  TEA will delete your test script.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to delete a test script.













































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		  8.  Test Generation

		  This module is the heart of the test generation system.  You can
		  select which test script to use, then create a test from the exam
		  bank(s) specified in that test script.  All this is accomplished just
		  by pressing a few keys.


		  Select Test Script

		  This allows you to select which test script you will use when
		  generating a test.  It uses the standard TEA file selection menu,
		  where you select your file using either the arrow keys or mouse, and
		  press [Enter] to confirm.

		  Use this option whenever you want to generate a new test.  Keep in
		  mind, once you choose a test script, TEA will use that script to
		  create a test until you leave the "Create Tests" menu.


		  Generate Test

		  This generates a test based on the test script you've chosen (see
		  "Select Test Script" above).  If you haven't chosen one yet, TEA will
		  give you that opportunity.  The resulting test is stored on disk as
		  the "working test."  After it is generated, you may print the test and
		  answer key.

		  Working tests are kept only until the next test is created, or until
		  you quit the Teacher's Assistant, therefore, you must print each test
		  after it is generated.


		  Test and Answer Key Printing

		  A test generation system is useless unless you can print the tests for
		  your students, and print the answer keys for yourself.  This takes the
		  "working" test and prints it.  You must generate a test before you can
		  print it.  Then you may select whether you want to print the test, the
		  answer key, or both.

		  If you print the test and the answer key, each test question will be
		  printed, followed by the answer.  If you don't have an answer key for
		  your exam bank, "*** Answer key not available ***" will be printed.









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		  Tutorials

		  Tutorial 8-1  -  Generate and Print a Test

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to generate and print a test.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 7-6.


		  Tutorial:

			   Start up TEA as described in chapter 2.

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Create Tests From Script File" from the main menu and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Select Test Script" and press [Enter].

			   Select "TUTOR7-1" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Generate Test" and press [Enter].  The test will be
			   created while you watch it.  In the upper right corner you will
			   see the commands from the script file you created, below that you
			   will see the text of the question being drawn, and on the left
			   side of the screen, TEA will be organizing the test questions in
			   alphanumeric order.  When TEA is done, you will have six
			   questions randomly drawn from the bank of ten.

			   Acknowledge the completion of the test by pressing [Enter].

			   Select "Print Test and/or Answer Key" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will ask you if you want to print the test, the answer key,
			   or both.  You will be offered the choice of pressing the [T] key
			   to print just the test, the [A] key to print just the answer key,
			   or the [B] key to print both the test and the answer keys.  Press
			   the [T] key to print just the test.

			   The test will be sent to the print queue, and TEA will return to
			   the "Create Test" menu.





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		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how generate a test, print it, and print the answer
			   key (if available).  You have also seen the print queue in
			   action.



		  Tutorial 8-2  -  Observe RANDOM Question Mode Operation

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will see how the random question selection mode varies the
			   questions drawn from an exam bank.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 8-1.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Select "Create Tests From Script File" from the main menu and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Select Test Script" and press [Enter].

			   Select "TUTOR7-1" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Generate Test" and press [Enter].  Observe the questions
			   that were selected.

			   Select "Generate Test" and press [Enter].  Observe the questions
			   that were selected.

			   Select "Generate Test" and press [Enter].  Observe the questions
			   that were selected.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You have seen how the random question mode randomly chooses the
			   questions it uses to create a test.







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		  Tutorial 8-3  -  Observe SEQUENTIAL Question Mode Operation

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will see how the sequential question selection mode varies
			   the questions drawn from an exam bank.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 8-2.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Create a test script "TUTOR7-3" (see tutorial 7-2 for details on
			   test script creation).  Select exam bank "Tutor6-2."  Select
			   category "Learning."  Select "SEQUENTIAL" question mode.  Get 6
			   questions.  End the test script.

			   Select "Create Tests From Script File" from the main menu and
			   press [Enter].

			   Select "Select Test Script" and press [Enter].

			   Select "TUTOR7-3" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Generate Test" and press [Enter].  Observe the six
			   questions that were selected were numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

			   Select "Generate Test" and press [Enter].  Observe the questions
			   that were selected were numbered 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10.  While
			   the test was being generated, the questions were selected
			   starting from number 7, going up to 10, then 1 and 2 were added. 
			   This also shows the Test Questions window sorts the exam
			   according to exam bank name and question number.

			   Select "Generate Test" and press [Enter].  Observe the questions
			   that were selected were numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You have seen the sequential question selection mode picks up
			   where it left off the last time a test was created, and it wraps
			   around at the top of the current category.





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		  Tutorial 8-4  -  Delete a question by zeroing its points

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn that editing a question and zeroing its point
			   value will work as well as deleting the question.  This will be
			   proven by editing a question that will be selected, then
			   generating a test to prove that it won't be selected.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your exam bank disk from tutorial 8-3.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your exam bank diskette in drive A:

			   Edit question number 1 (see tutorial 6-3 for details on editing a
			   question).  Change its point value to zero, and save your change.

			   Go back to the "Create Test" menu.

			   Select test script "TUTOR7-3."

			   Generate the test.  Observe question number one is not in the
			   test.  The question are chosen in this order: 9, 10, 2, 3, 4, 5. 
			   Print out the test if you want.  Question number one was skipped,
			   proving a zero point question is just as good as being deleted.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how zeroing a question's point value will prevent it
			   from being selected during test generation.

















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		  9.  Program Security

		  This allows you to change each of the passwords for the main areas and
		  also allows you to wipe exam banks from the disk.  The passwords are
		  for added security, and may be blank if you do not desire to password
		  protect areas of TEA.

		  Wiping the exam bank allows you to remove all traces of the exam bank. 
		  The data is overwritten four times with a pattern of ones and zeros,
		  once with the format character, then verified to make sure all data
		  has been erased.  This precaution is for any Government organizations
		  who may be using the Teacher's Assistant.  Note: This procedure is
		  final -- all data in that exam bank will be removed (irretrievably).


		  Change System Passwords

		  This allows you to change all of the passwords in a given area.  They
		  are initially set to all blanks, which keeps them from being used.  If
		  you should want to implement any one password, you may do so by
		  changing that one password.  When you change a password, you will be
		  presented with your old password, and asked to enter your new
		  password.  Your password may be up to 30 characters long and must be
		  the normal keyboard characters only (no extended or control
		  characters).  Passwords are case sensitive ("Password" is different
		  from "PASSWORD").   To remove password protection from any given area,
		  merely change its password to null by pressing the [Home] key which
		  will clear the new password box, and pressing [Enter].

		  The following chart describes each password's name and what it
		  protects:

		  Password Name            Description                             

		  TEA Program entry        Selecting this option allows you to change
								   the password which governs program access. 
								   It controls entry into the TEA program from
								   initial start-up.  Implementation of this
								   password is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you allow
								   students access to your computer.

		  Exam Bank Management     Selecting this option allows you to change
								   the password which controls access to the
								   exam bank management section of TEA. 
								   Implementation of this password is HIGHLY
								   RECOMMENDED if you allow students access to
								   your computer.

		  Test Script Management   Selecting this option allows you to change
								   the password which controls access to the
								   test script management section of TEA. 


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								   Implementation of this password is HIGHLY
								   RECOMMENDED if you allow students access to
								   your computer.

		  Manage List of Students  Selecting this option allows you to change
								   the password which controls access to the
								   student list management section of TEA. 
								   Implementation of this password is HIGHLY
								   RECOMMENDED if you allow students access to
								   your computer.

		  Create Tests             Selecting this option allows you to change
								   the password which controls access to the
								   test generation section of TEA. 
								   Implementation of this password is
								   RECOMMENDED if you allow students access to
								   your computer.

		  Gradebook                Selecting this option allows you to change
								   the password which controls access to the
								   gradebook section of TEA.  Implementation of
								   this password is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you
								   allow students access to your computer.

		  Security                 Selecting this option allows you to change
								   the password which controls access to the
								   security section of TEA.  Implementation of
								   this password is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you
								   allow students access to your computer. 
								   Passwording is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for this
								   section if you have passwords implemented in
								   any other section of TEA as they are readily
								   accessible from security and can be changed
								   without your consent.

		  Misc Admin Actions       (Miscellaneous Administrative Actions)
								   Selecting this option allows you to change
								   the password which controls access to the
								   miscellaneous administrative section of TEA. 
								   Implementation of this password is HIGHLY
								   RECOMMENDED if you allow students access to
								   your computer.


		  Wipe Exam Bank

		  This section allows you to permanently remove an exam bank from the
		  data disk.  Due to the dangerous nature of this function, you will
		  have to verify your intention before TEA will wipe the exam bank.

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		  pattern of one's and zero's four times and then verified unreadable. 
		  Finally, the portion of the disk where the exam bank resided is re-
		  formatted and the disk space is returned to the operating system. 
		  There is no known method available to recover the exam bank once
		  wiped.  Not even Paul Mace nor Peter Norton could bring it back    and
		  they're good at what they do!


		  Tutorials

		  Tutorial 9-1  -  Adding Password Protection

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to add, or change a password for a given
			   module.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will not need any additional materials.


		  Tutorial:

			   Start up the Teachers's Assistant as described in chapter 2.

			   Select "Program Security" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Change System Passwords" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Password for `Security'" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will show you the old password, and ask you for the new
			   password.  Type "Security" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will return you to the "Change System Passwords" menu with
			   "Password for `Security'" highlighted.  Press [Enter] to verify
			   the password has been changed.  Press [Enter] again to retain
			   this password.

			   To save the passwords to disk, press [Esc] which exits the
			   password changing routine and saves them to your TEA disk.  If
			   you are using a floppy drive based system, TEA will prompt you to
			   insert each of the TEA disks into your disk drive, whereby TEA
			   will save the passwords to each of your floppy disks.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to add, or change a password for a given module.


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		  Tutorial 9-2  -  Removing Password Protection

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to remove any password in the TEA system.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your TEA disks from tutorial 9-1 (if they were
			   used).


		  Tutorial:

			   From the main menu, select "Program Security" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Change System Passwords" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Password for `Security'" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will show you the old password "Security" and ask you for the
			   new password.  Press the [Home] key and press [Enter].

			   TEA will return you to the "Change System Passwords" menu with
			   "Password for `Security'" highlighted.  Press [Enter] to verify
			   the password has been changed.  Press [Enter] again to retain
			   this password.

			   To save the passwords to disk, press [Esc].  If you are using a
			   floppy drive based system, TEA will prompt you to insert each of
			   the TEA disks into your disk drive, just like tutorial 9-1.  In
			   fact, all you are doing is erasing the password you want to
			   remove, which removes it from use.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to remove any password in the TEA system.


		  Tutorial 9-3  -  Wiping an Exam Bank

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to wipe the contents of an exam bank.


		  What You Will Need:


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			   You will need your Exams disk from tutorial 8-4.


		  Tutorial:

			   From the main menu, select "Program Security" and press [Enter].

			   Insert your Exam bank disk in drive A:.

			   Select "Wipe Exam Bank" and press [Enter].

			   Select the exam bank you want to wipe.  In this case, select
			   "Tutor2" and press [Enter].

			   The Teacher's Assistant will ask you if you really want to wipe
			   this exam bank.  Press [Y].

			   The TEA program security Manager menu will appear with a window
			   that asks you to wait while wiping.  The window also tells you
			   how far in each pass TEA has wiped the exam bank.  Do not be
			   alarmed if the percentage exceeds 100% -- TEA has cleared out a
			   little extra disk space.  After the exam bank has been wiped, the
			   window will disappear, and TEA will be ready for your commands.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to wipe the contents of an exam bank.

























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		  10.  Miscellaneous Administrative Actions

		  Discussion

		  This contains the miscellaneous administrative commands for the
		  system.  You may view the statistical exam bank usage profile, reset
		  exam bank usage counter, control the print queue by cancelling all
		  printing, suspending printing, or resuming printing after it has been
		  suspended, create student and course disks, and reconfigure your disk
		  drives.


		  Exam Bank Usage Profile

		  This allows you to view which questions are being selected by the
		  computer, and it shows you the distribution frequency on a bar graph. 
		  You may wish to periodically view the exam bank usage to see if there
		  are any questions that are not being selected in the test generation
		  process.  If there are any low spots in the graph, you may investigate
		  the cause and correct it.

		  This chart utilizes the computer's graphics ability (Hercules
		  monochrome or CGA/EGA/VGA) for its presentation.  As in the gradebook,
		  the Teacher's Assistant knows which graphics board you have installed,
		  and it will scale the graph accordingly.

		  You will have the opportunity to select a new exam bank prior to its
		  usage being graphed.  A point to remember: the exam bank you choose to
		  graph will remain as your current exam bank.


		  Reset Exam Bank Usage Counter

		  This resets, or zeros, the question counter.  After a period of time,
		  the details of your graphs may be indiscernible, due to the heavy use
		  of some questions.  This allows you to put the bar graph back into
		  perspective after extensive use of the exam bank, or after you have
		  corrected a problem in the test generation.

		  Periodic use of this function is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.  A good frequency
		  would be after every 100 tests made from an exam bank.


		  Print Queue Control

		  The print queue is where all printing is directed from within the
		  Teacher's Assistant.  Whenever you print a test, or a grade report, it
		  first goes to the print queue, then to the printer.

		  The Teacher's Assistant is a multitasking program.  This means there
		  are at least two tasks (or programs) running at the same time.  The


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		  program you see and control is in the foreground.  The print queue
		  runs in the background and allows you to continue processing while TEA
		  prints.  The alternative is to make you wait while until you printer
		  is done with all of the printing.  This feature is completely
		  controlled by TEA and is independent of your printer, or any memory-
		  resident print spoolers you may have set up.  If your printer has a
		  large (over 200 bytes) internal print buffer, TEA will operate
		  smoother, however, even small printer buffers can be accommodated.

		  Each of the print queue functions are described in detail below.


			   Cancel Printing

			   This cancels all printing, and clears the print queue.  All
			   printing that has not yet printed is lost.  Obviously, you will
			   have to verify your intent to use this function before the
			   Teacher's Assistant will allow you to clear the print queue.


			   Suspend Printing

			   This suspends printing operations until you instruct the
			   Teacher's Assistant to resume printing.  Should a printer error
			   occur, the print queue will automatically suspend operations, and
			   pop up a window to inform you of this error.


			   Resume Printing

			   This allows you to resume printing operations after they have
			   been suspended.  Printing may be suspended by either a printer
			   error or through your intervention.  This function cannot resume
			   printing after you cancel it    it only works if you suspend
			   printing, or if printing is suspended due to a printer error.


		  Create "Courses & Student" Disk

		  Before you can save your course information, you must prepare your
		  student disk to receive the course information.  This function allows
		  you to prepare a formatted floppy (or hard) disk for use as a courses
		  and student disk.


		  Reconfigure Disk Drives

		  This allows you to change the data path for your student database,
		  gradebook and exam banks, and you can change the location of the
		  Teacher's Assistant system files.



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		  You will be presented with the data path, and the TEA path, with an
		  explanation of what they do.  You may change either or both paths. 
		  The data path will become effective immediately, but the TEA path will
		  go into effect the next time TEA is started up.

		  The data path tells TEA where to find your data, such as your
		  gradebook.  The TEA path tells TEA where to find its own files, such
		  as the configuration file.


		  Tutorials

		  Tutorial 10-1  -  Exam Bank Usage Profile

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to generate the exam usage profile graph.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Exams disk from tutorial 8-4.


		  Tutorial:

			   From the main menu, select "Miscellaneous Administrative Actions"
			   and press [Enter].

			   Insert your Exam bank disk in drive A:.

			   Select "Exam Bank Usage Profile" and press [Enter].

			   Select exam bank "TUTOR6-5" and press [Enter].  The Teacher's
			   Assistant will scan your exam bank to determine how many times
			   each question has been used, the graph of Frequency versus
			   question number will be displayed on the screen in the high
			   resolution graphics mode.  The values are plotted with a small
			   "x" with a line going down to the X-axis.  The graph is
			   automatically scaled to the amount of information to be
			   presented.  The graph may have some zero points on the graph -
			   these are questions that are not being selected, or haven't been
			   selected yet.  If these unselected questions are supposed to be
			   selected, you will have to troubleshoot your test script to see
			   why it is not being used.  If is normal for those questions which
			   have no point value to not be selected.

			   Press [Enter] or the left mouse button to return to the
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		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to generate the exam usage profile graph.  You
			   have also learned what a zero point on the graph means.


		  Tutorial 10-2  -  Reset Exam Bank Usage Counter


		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to reset the exam bank usage counter.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Exams disk from tutorial 9-1.


		  Tutorial:

			   From the main menu, select "Miscellaneous Administrative Actions"
			   and press [Enter].

			   Insert your Exam bank disk in drive A:.

			   Select "Reset Exam Bank Usage Counter" and press [Enter].

			   Select exam bank "TUTOR5-6" and press [Enter].  The Teacher's
			   Assistant will scan your exam bank resetting the counter that
			   tracks the question's usage.  When TEA has finished resetting the
			   counter, you will be informed, and returned to the Miscellaneous
			   Administrative Actions menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to reset the exam bank usage counter.


		  Tutorial 10-3  -  Suspend Printing

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to suspend printing from the print queue.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will not need any additional materials.



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		  Tutorial:

			   From the main menu, select "Miscellaneous Administrative Actions"
			   and press [Enter].

			   Select "Print Queue Control" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Suspend Printing" and press [Enter].

			   The Teacher's Assistant will inform you that printing has been
			   suspended, and to press [Enter].  Press [Enter].  You will return
			   to the "Print Queue Control" menu.

			   Select "Suspend Printing" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will inform you that printing has already been suspended, and
			   to press [Enter].  Press [Enter].  You will be returned to the
			   "Print Queue Control" menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to suspend printing from the print queue.  You
			   also learned what happens if you try to suspend printing when it
			   has already been suspended.





		  Tutorial 10-4  -  Resume Printing

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to resume printing from the print queue once
			   it has been suspended.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will not need any additional materials.


		  Tutorial:

			   If you have not performed tutorial 10-3, do so now.

			   Select "Resume Printing" and press [Enter].

			   The Teacher's Assistant will inform you that printing has been
			   resumed and to press [Enter].  Press [Enter].  You will return to


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			   the "Print Queue Control" menu.

			   Select "Resume Printing" and press [Enter].

			   TEA will inform you that printing has already been resumed, and
			   to press [Enter].  Press [Enter].  You will be returned to the
			   "Print Queue Control" menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to resume printing from the print queue once it
			   has been suspended.  You also learned what happens if you try to
			   resume printing when it has already been resumed.


		  Tutorial 10-5  -  Cancel Printing

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to cancel all printing from the print queue.




		  What You Will Need:

			   You will not need any additional materials.


		  Tutorial:

			   From the main menu, select "Miscellaneous Administrative Actions"
			   and press [Enter].

			   Select "Print Queue Control" and press [Enter].

			   Select "Cancel Printing" and press [Enter].

			   The Teacher's Assistant will warn you that you are about to dump
			   all of the data to be printed.  You must press [Enter] to dump
			   the data, or press [Esc] to return to the Print Queue Control
			   menu.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to cancel all printing from the print queue.





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		  11.  Quitting TEA

		  Discussion

		  Quitting the Teacher's Assistant may not be as easy as it seems. 
		  Normally, when you tell TEA to quit, it will ask you if you're sure. 
		  However, there are two cases when TEA will not let you quit: when data
		  is being printed, and if printing has been suspended.

		  If data is being printed, you will either have to wait until the
		  printing is done, or you will have to cancel it.  If printing has been
		  suspended, you will have to resume printing and wait for it to finish,
		  or cancel printing, then resume printing.  Either way, you will have
		  to exert positive action to force TEA to lose your printed data before
		  it gets to the printer.

		  Earlier, the manual stated the "working test" was stored on disk until
		  you quit the Teacher's Assistant.  This is not really accurate.  What
		  is stored is a table of question numbers that point to the questions
		  in your exam bank.  This technique save space on the TEA disk and adds
		  security by not having to worry about contaminating your hard drive
		  (or another floppy disk) with classified or sensitive information.


		  Tutorials

		  Tutorial 11-1  -  Quit With Printing Suspended

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to quit using the Teacher's Assistant the
			   printer still printing.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial 5-11.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your Courses and Students disk in drive A:.

			   Follow tutorial 5-10 and print out your gradebook.  This is to
			   put data into the print queue.

			   As soon as you have control of the keyboard, press [Esc] until
			   you get to the main menu.

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			   TEA will inform you that there is data still in the print queue,
			   and to press [SPACE] to acknowledge.  Press the space bar.

			   Wait until your gradebook has finished printing, then press [Esc]
			   and quit TEA normally.


		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to quit using the Teacher's Assistant with the
			   printer still printing.


		  Tutorial 11-2  -  Quit With Data in Print Queue

		  Learning Objectives:

			   You will learn how to quit using the Teacher's Assistant with
			   data in the print queue.


		  What You Will Need:

			   You will need your Courses and Students disk from tutorial 5-11.


		  Tutorial:

			   Insert your Courses and Students disk in drive A:.

			   Follow tutorial 10-3 to suspend printing.

			   Follow tutorial 5-10 and print out your gradebook.  This is to
			   put data into the print queue.

			   As soon as you have control of the keyboard, press [Esc] until
			   you get to the main menu.

			   Press [Esc] one more time to exit the Teacher's Assistant.

			   TEA will inform you that printing has been suspended, and to
			   press [SPACE] to acknowledge.  Press the space bar.

			   From the main menu, select "Miscellaneous Admin Actions" and
			   press [Enter].

			   Follow tutorial 10-5 to cancel printing.

			   Return to the main menu, press [Esc] and quit TEA normally.




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		  What You Have Learned:

			   You learned how to quit using the Teacher's Assistant with data
			   in the print queue.
















































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		  12.  Comprehensive Tutorial

		  This chapter ties all of the information from chapters four through
		  thirteen together in one giant tutorial.  Do not attempt this tutorial
		  until you have mastered each of the preceding tutorials.

		  This tutorial is not as in-depth as the previous tutorials.  Instead,
		  it will tell you what to do, and cross-reference the tutorial which
		  contains the step-by-step instructions for that step.  The cross-
		  reference information in contained in brackets after the step name. 
		  If you have mastered the previous tutorials, but need a little help,
		  use the index to look up the name of the tutorial under the
		  "Tutorials" entry, then review that tutorial.

		  This tutorial is a simulation of an entire semester, and it may take
		  you a few hours to complete.  You will find most of this time is
		  consumed in data entry.  You can make the most of this time by
		  entering actual questions you would use in your class.  in other
		  words, go ahead and create the actual exam banks during this tutorial
		  - you will save yourself a lot of time.


		  Tutorials

		  Prepare a Courses and Students disk [Tutorial 4-1]

			   Your first step after installing the Teacher's Assistant is to
			   create a Courses and Students disk to store your class roster. 
			   Do so following tutorial 4-1.


		  Create a Course [Tutorial 4-2]

			   Create your course using tutorial 4-2.


		  Add Students to the Course [Tutorial 4-3]

			   Take your student list and enter your student's data into your
			   student database.


		  Print Each Student's Record [Tutorial 4-8]

			   Print all of your students' data and place it in a safe place. 
			   Remember to follow the guidelines set forth in the Privacy Act of
			   1974.


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			   You should know how many assignments you're going to give your
			   students.  Enter the weighting of the assignments in the
			   gradebook.


		  Enter Homework Grades [Tutorial 5-2]

			   By now, you've assigned some homework, have collected and graded
			   it, and are ready to enter those grades into your gradebook. 
			   Enter your homework grades into your gradebook following tutorial
			   5-2.  You will find entering grades will be easier if the papers
			   are in alphabetical order.


		  Create an Exam Bank (First Quiz) [Tutorial 6-5]

			   Now you are going to give your students a ten question quiz. 
			   First you must create the questions for the quiz.  Following
			   tutorial 6-5, create a one category exam bank.  Enter 25
			   questions suitable for a quiz.  Having 25 questions will enable
			   you to use this exam bank next semester/year without using the
			   exact same ten questions.  It also lets you use them for test
			   questions, if you want.


		  Create the First Quiz Test Script [Tutorial 7-1]

			   Now you're going to tell the Teacher's Assistant how to create
			   the quiz.  Following tutorial 8-1, create a test script that will
			   draw ten questions randomly from the exam bank.

			   Your test script should be similar to figure 12-1.

													  
					   SELECT EXAM QUIZ1              
					   SELECT CATEGORY ONE            
					   QUESTION MODE IS RANDOM        
					   GET 10 QUESTIONS               
					   END                            
													  
										   Figure 12-1


		  Generate the First Quiz (Five Different Quizzes) [Tutorial 8-1]

			   Now you are going to generate five different quizzes.  This will
			   ensure each student has a different quiz than his/her neighbor,
			   which will eliminate cheating.  This will be done with very
			   little extra effort on your part.




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		  Enter Quiz Grades [Tutorial 5-2]

			   Now that you've totally surprised your students with you
			   computerized test generation system, you must get back to the
			   drudgery of entering grades.  Enter the grades from the quiz into
			   your gradebook.


		  Enter More Homework Grades [Tutorial 5-2]

			   Hand out more homework, grade it, and enter those grades into
			   your gradebook.


		  Create a Mid-Term Exam Bank [Tutorial 6-5]

			   Gather together your mid-term examination questions and answers. 
			   Create your mid-term exam bank.  Use as many categories as you
			   had separate subjects.  Follow tutorial 6-5 while creating it.


		  Create the Mid-Term Test Script [Tutorial 7-1]

			   Create your mid-term test script by referring to tutorial 7-1. 
			   Be sure to use questions from each category.


		  Generate the Mid-Term [Tutorial 8-1]

			   Generate one mid-term exam.  You may want to print as many copies
			   as you have students to give the appearance of individual exams. 
			   Photocopying, however, is much quicker.


		  Enter Mid-Term Grades [Tutorial 5-2]

			   Enter the grades from the mid-term into your gradebook.


		  Lookup a Poorly Performing Student's Record [Tutorial 5-9 & Tutorial
		  5-12]

			   Now its time to look for the students whose performance is less
			   than expected.  Following tutorial 5-9, change the student order
			   to GPA.  Then, referring to tutorial 5-12, scan the gradebook for
			   those students whose GPA is low.  When you find one, press the
			   [?] to review that student's record for mitigating circumstances
			   to consider during your counseling session with the student.




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		  Enter More Homework Grades [Tutorial 5-2]

			   Hand out more homework, grade it, and enter those grades into
			   your gradebook.


		  Create an Exam Bank (Second Quiz) [Tutorial 6-5]

			   Now you are going to give your students another ten question
			   quiz.  Again, you must create the questions for the quiz. 
			   Following tutorial 6-5, create a one category exam bank.  Enter
			   25 questions suitable for a quiz.


		  Create the Second Quiz Test Script [Tutorial 7-1]

			   You're going to tell the Teacher's Assistant how to create the
			   second quiz.  Following tutorial 7-1, create a test script that
			   will draw ten questions randomly from the exam bank.

			   Your test script should be similar to figure 12-1.


		  Generate the Second Quiz (Two Different Quizzes) [Tutorial 8-1]

			   Now you are going to generate just two different quizzes.  This
			   still will be done with very little extra effort on your part.


		  Enter Quiz Grades [Tutorial 5-2]

			   Now that you've totally surprised your students with you
			   computerized test generation system, you must get back to the
			   drudgery of entering grades.  Enter the grades from the quiz into
			   your gradebook.


		  Lookup a Poorly Performing Student's Record [Tutorial 5-9 & Tutorial
		  5-12]

			   Again, its time to look for the students whose performance is
			   less than expected.  Following tutorial 5-9, change the student
			   order to GPA.  Then, referring to tutorial 5-12, scan the
			   gradebook for those students whose GPA is low.  When you find
			   one, press the [?] to review that student's record for mitigating
			   circumstances to consider during your counseling session with the
			   student.


		  Enter More Homework Grades [Tutorial 5-2]


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			   Hand out more homework, grade it, and enter those grades into
			   your gradebook.


		  Create a Final Exam Bank [Tutorial 6-5]

			   Now you are going to give your students the final exam.  You must
			   create the questions for the exam.  Following tutorial 5, create
			   as many categories as you had separate subjects.


		  Create the Final Exam Test Script [Tutorial 7-1]

			   Create your mid-term test script by referring to tutorial 7-1. 
			   Be sure to use questions from each category.


		  Generate the Final Exam [Tutorial 8-1]

			   Generate one final exam.  You may want to print as many copies as
			   you have students to give the appearance of individual exams. 
			   Remember: photocopying is much quicker.


		  Enter Final Exam Grades [Tutorial 5-2]

			   Enter the grades from the final into your gradebook.


		  Print Final Comprehensive Grades by ID [Tutorial 5-11]

			   Your grades are due to the school.  Here's where you'll shine -
			   your grades are already computed, and ready for transcription
			   onto your school's form.  Following tutorial 5-11, print out your
			   final scores.


		  Print Entire Gradebook [Tutorial 5-10]

			   To preserve your gradebook for the future (in case of grade
			   challenges and/or reviews), follow tutorial 5-10 and print out
			   your gradebook.  Remember the implications of the Privacy act of
			   1974 and take appropriate measures to safeguard the information
			   in your gradebook.









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		  Appendix A
							   Exam Bank Planning Worksheet

		  This form is provided to help you plan your exam bank's size and
		  partitions, if any.

		  Instructions:  Answer the following questions in the spaces provided. 
		  Then use these answers for the questions posed by the computer while
		  creating an exam bank.

		  NOTE:  If you are unsure of your answer, it is better to err on the
		  high side, and give yourself extra room than to enter a low answer and
		  cramp your exam bank.

		  1.  Gather, or write down, all of your exam questions before
		  proceeding to step 2.

		  2.  Find your largest question.  This is the one with the most
		  letters.  Include all spaces in the left margin.  Add 10% to your
		  count.  Enter your result here. _________

		  3.  Do you want to use an answer key (yes or no) ? ________

		  4.  How many questions do you have for your exam bank? ___________
		  5.  What is the name of this exam bank? _________________________
		  6.  Are they divided into logical sections, or categories?  Enter the
		  number of categories you have (at least one): ________


























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		  7.  For each category, enter a simple name describing the category
		  (i.e. Theory, Applications, Pulsars, etc).  How many questions do you
		  have for each category?  Next to each name, in the "Number" column,
		  enter the number of questions in that category plus the larger of ten
		  percent or ten questions (i.e. if you have 20 questions, enter 30; if
		  you have 200 questions, enter 220).  Add this number to the number in
		  the "Start" column, subtract one (1) and write your answer in the
		  "End" column.  Add one to the number in the "End" column and write
		  this result in the "Start" column on the next line.  Repeat this
		  procedure for each category.

		  Category 
		   number     Category name                 Number   Start     End

			1         ________________________      ______   __1___   _____

			2         ________________________      ______   ______   _____

			3         ________________________      ______   ______   _____

			4         ________________________      ______   ______   _____

			5         ________________________      ______   ______   _____

			6         ________________________      ______   ______   _____


		  As a double-check, the last number in the "End" column should be the
		  same as your total number of questions.  If it is not, check your
		  work.  If you have more than six categories, use additional sheets as
		  necessary. 





















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		  Appendix B
							  Test Generation Script Language

		  To create tests, TEA uses an English-based script language.  The seven
		  statements that can be used are described below with their syntax and
		  purposes.


		  SELECT EXAM <DOS filename>

		  Purpose: Selects the exam bank to be used.  <DOS filename> must be a
		  valid DOS filename for your exam bank, and it must exist on the
		  current data drive at the time the command is used.  This statement
		  should be the first one in the script control file.


		  SELECT CATEGORY <category name>

		  Purpose: Changes the current category in the current exam bank to the
		  name specified.  The test generator looks up the category number from
		  the name and uses this category for all subsequently retrieved
		  questions.


		  SELECT CATEGORY <category number>

		  Purpose: Changes the current category in the current exam bank to the
		  number specified.  The test generator uses this category for all
		  subsequently retrieved questions.


		  QUESTION MODE IS RANDOM

		  Purpose: Changes the default question selection mode to random and
		  forces all subsequent questions to be retrieved randomly.  This
		  statement affects only the operation of the "GET <number> QUESTIONS"
		  statement.


		  QUESTION MODE IS SEQUENTIAL

		  Purpose: Changes the default question selection mode to sequential and
		  forces all subsequent questions to be retrieved sequentially from the
		  last question that was retrieved sequentially in that category.  See
		  chapter seven for more information.  This statement affects only the
		  operation of the "GET <number> QUESTIONS" statement.


		  GET <number> QUESTIONS

		  Purpose: Selects the specified number of questions from the current


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		  category in the current exam bank, using the currently selected
		  question selection mode.  If the specified number of questions are not
		  available in the category, test generation will be halted.


		  GET QUESTION <number>

		  Purpose: Selects the specified question from the current exam bank. 
		  If the specified question number is not available, test generation
		  will be halted.


		  REM or '

		  Purpose: Permits comments to be inserted into the test script.  The
		  comment follows the "REM" or the "'"  for the remainder of the line. 
		  Blank lines may be inserted for readability.  Both comments and blank
		  lines are ignored by the test generator.


		  END

		  Purpose: Ends test generation.  This statement is required.  Failure
		  to use this statement will result in a warning during test generation.





























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		  Appendix C
							Answers to Commonly Asked Questions

		  Question: Why do I get a message in the upper left corner of my screen
		  that tells me there was a problem writing to my floppy disk?

		  Answer: SmartDrive is loaded, and write caching your floppy.  When TEA
		  goes to write to your floppy, DOS (via SmartDrive) reports the write
		  is successful, then SmartDrive tries to write its cache and cannot
		  since the floppy disk was write protected.  To fix this problem,
		  ensure the disk is not write protected.










































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		  Appendix D
							   TEA Technical Specifications

		  The Teacher's Assistant requires the following computer hardware and
		  software to run:

			   Hardware: 

					Computer: IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 and 100% compatibles 

					Memory required: 256K free memory

					Video system: Hercules monochrome or CGA/EGA/VGA 

					Hard disk required?  No, but highly recommended.


			   Software:

					Operating system: PC-DOS or MS-DOS 2.1 or above



		  TEA is described by, and limited to, the following:

				 Maximum number of categories allowed in each exam bank: 30

				 Maximum number of students allowed in the gradebook & database:
					75

				 Maximum number of questions allowed in a single test: 200

				 Maximum number of grades allowed in the gradebook: 50

				 Maximum number of courses allowed in the gradebook: 10


		  These specifications are subject to change at any time without notice.















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		  Appendix E
								 Product Support and Forms

		  The Teacher's Assistant is the result of several thousand man-hours'
		  work and research spanning a five year period.  With this investment
		  in time and effort, we want to provide the most in product support we
		  possibly can for those who support us.  To achieve this goal, once you
		  register your copy of TEA, we will answer your questions either by
		  telephone, or by mail for a period of one year.  If you discover an
		  error in TEA's logic or coding, and report it to us, we will fix it
		  for you and send you the correction free of charge.

		  As a registered user, you will be notified of any product updates, and
		  be eligible for discounted program upgrades.  You will have the option
		  of having your version of TEA customized to fit your particular
		  situation.  This means you can request a higher number of students,
		  more questions in your tests, more categories in your exam bank, or
		  more grades in your gradebook.  Remember, when you request more of one
		  item, you may get less of another.  If the combination you request
		  won't work, we will call you.  Keep in mind, we provide these services
		  only to those who register their copies of TEA.  Registration is the
		  only means we have of proving you paid your licensing fee and are
		  truly entitled to receive these benefits.

									 - Page 121 -          TEA Evaluation Form                                               1993

		  Instructions:  Please answer the following questions.  Send the          
		  completed form to:

					GBT Publishing
					TEA Product Support 
					92-902 Welo Street, #94
					Makakilo, Hawaii 96707

		  1.  In general, how useful do you think the Teacher's Assistant
		  program is? _____________________________________________________


		  2.  How well do you think the Teacher's Assistant program implements

		  the functions in the program?  _______________________


		  3.  What function do you like the most within TEA? 
		  _________________________________________________________________

		  Least?  _________________________________________________________


		  4.  What features would you like to see added to TEA? 
		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________


		  5.  What features do you not use?
		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________


		  6.  Do you like the colors used in TEA (not applicable for  monochrome
		  monitors)?                   If not, what would you like to see

		  changed? 
		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________


		  7.  Did you experience any problems installing or using TEA?
		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________


		  8.  Please rate the following on a scale of 0 to 10:
			   a.  Program's ease of use.                                _______
			   b.  Logical arrangement of menu functions.                _______
			   c.  Logical arrangement of screen information.            _______
			   d.  Clarity of on-line help.                              _______
			   e.  Manual organization and manual arrangement.           _______
			   f.  Manual clarity and usefulness.                        _______
			   g.  Quantity of examples.                                 _______
			   h.  Quality of examples.                                  _______
			   i.  Usefulness of tutorials.                              _______

			   Please explain your rating for each item graded less than a seven
			   (7).

		  9.  Do you think this program is worth $20.00? _________.  If not,
		  please explain why not?  How much do you think the licensing fee
		  should be and why?  $___________.
		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________


		  10.  Comments?  Use additional sheets if necessary.
		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________

		  _________________________________________________________________


		  Thank you for your time and your inputs.
          TEA Customization Request Form                                    1993

		 Instructions:  Answer the following questions by placing a check mark 
		 in the appropriate space.  Then fill out your name and the new values
		 you want for your customized version of the Teacher's Assistant.

					 I am using the evaluation version of TEA.  I am 
			 ____    remitting the licensing fee of $20.00.

					 I have the commercial version of TEA.  This is my 
			 ____    first customization request, which is free of charge.

					 I have the commercial version of TEA.  This is
			 ____    another customization request, and I am enclosing the
					 $20.00 customization fee.

		  Payment by: 
					( ) Check    ( ) Money Order    ( ) PO # ______________
														  (Please enclose P.O.) 

		  Name   : ________________________________________________________

		  Company: ________________________________________________________

		  Address: ________________________________________________________

				 : ________________________________________________________

		  City   : ____________________________  State: _____  Zip: _______

		  Day Phone: (_______)_______________ Eve: (______)________________
		  TEA Registration number: ________________________________________
		  Amount of RAM in your computer: _________________________________

													Default      Custom
		  Item to change                             value        value  

		  Maximum number of categories allowed
			   in each exam bank:                      30        ________

		  Maximum number of students allowed
			   in the gradebook & database:            75        ________

		  Maximum number of questions
			   allowed in a single test:              200        ________

		  Maximum number of grades
			   allowed in the gradebook:               50        ________


		  TEA License Transfer Form                                         1993

		  Instructions:  There is no charge to transfer the license from one
		  licensee to another.  You (the new licensee) may, however, elect to
		  purchase one year of product support for $20.00.  You will be entitled
		  to the same benefits of the first-time licensee as described elsewhere
		  in this manual.


		  Payment by:

				( )Check   ( )Money Order   ( )PO #  _____________________
													  (Please enclose P.O.)     

		  Name   : _______________________________________________________

		  Company: _______________________________________________________

		  Address: _______________________________________________________

				 : _______________________________________________________

		  City   : ___________________________  State: _____  Zip: _______

		  Day Phone: (_______)_______________ Eve: (______)_______________

		  TEA Registration number: _______________________________________
          TEA Order Form                                                    1993

		  Please send: 
		  ____ TEA Evaluation Diskettes ............ @ $ 10.00 ea $ ______
			   (includes program and manual on diskette,
			   evaluation license only) 

		  ____ TEA Commercial Program Diskettes ....@ $ 39.95 ea  $ ______
			   (includes licensing, program and printed manual) 

		  ____ TEA Shareware Registration ..........@ $ 20.00 ea  $ ______
			   (includes licensing, and latest program version) 

														Subtotal  $ ______


			   (See discount schedule.             Less Discount ($ ______)
			   Enter discount rate here _______%) 

			   (Hawaii customers please add sales tax or          $ ______
			   provide Sales Tax Exemption Certificate) 

			   (Please include $3.00 for each item       Shipping $ ______
				ordered for shipping and handling) 

			   (Add $6.00 for C.O.D. orders)              C.O.D.  $ ______


															Total $ ______

		  Payment by:

			   ( )Check  ( )Money Order  ( )COD ( )PO # _____________________
														(Please enclose P.O.)   

		  Name   : _______________________________________________________

		  Company: _______________________________________________________

		  Address: _______________________________________________________

				 : _______________________________________________________

		  City   : ___________________________  State: _____  Zip: _______

		  Day Phone: (_______)_______________ Eve: (______)_______________

		  Opening Screen Text:  None[  ]    Other (indicate below):

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		  Index

		  .TEA  12
		  ' (REM)  118
		  Answer key  115
		  Appendix
			   A  115
			   B  117
			   C  119
			   D  120
			   E  121
		  Basic Operations  21
		  Benefits of registration  5
		  Categories  115
		  Category  116, 117
		  Commonly Asked Questions
			   Answers to  119
		  Comprehensive tutorial  11, 110
		  Course and Students Disk  35
		  Create tests  117
		  Creating an exam bank  115
		  Creating new test scripts  24, 77
		  Cursor  19
		  Customize  121
		  Customizing TEA  14
		  Data entry window  19
		  Default value  19
		  Deleting old test scripts  25
		  Discount Schedule  6
		  Discussion  101, 107
		  Duplication  6
		  Editing old test scripts  25
		  Editor  19
		  END  118
		  Escape  19, 66
		  Exam Bank Management  23, 62
		  Exam Bank Planning Worksheet  115
		  Extended Product Support  10
		  F1 key  19
		  Form
			   Customization Request Form  124
			   Evaluation Form  122
			   License Transfer Form  125
			   Order Form  126
		  Forms  121
		  GET <number> QUESTIONS  117
		  GET QUESTION  118
		  GO  17
		  Gradebook  28, 46
		  Hardware  120
			   Hard disk  120
			   Memory  120
			   Video system  120
		  Help screen  19
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		  Home key  19
		  Installation  17
		  Introduction  13
		  Keyboard  19
		  Largest question  115
		  License  3
		  Licensing  121
		  Licensing agreement  6
		  Major Functions  21
		  Maximum
			   courses  120
			   grades  120
			   number of categories  120
			   questions  120
			   students  120
		  Miscellaneous Administrative Actions  33, 101
		  Mouse  19
		  Mouse button
			   left  19
			   right  19
		  On-Line Help  19
		  Ordering Information  5
			   foreign orders  5
		  Overview of TEA  21
		  Partitions  115
		  Philosophy  13
		  Preface  10
		  Privacy Act of 1974  35
		  Product Support  10
		  Product Support and Forms  121
		  Program Overlays  12
		  Program Security  32, 96
		  Purchases
			   Corporate  6
			   Government Entities  6
			   Quantity  6
		  QUESTION MODE  117
		  Quit  19
		  Quitting TEA  34, 107
		  Registration number  10
		  REM  118
		  Script Language  117
		  SELECT CATEGORY  117
		  SELECT EXAM  117
		  Software  120
			   Operating system  120
		  Student Management  26, 35
		  Table of Contents  8
		  TEA Technical Specifications  120
		  Technical support  6
		  Test and Answer Key Printing  26, 91
		  Test Generation  25, 91
		  Test Script Management  24, 77
		  Tutorial  11
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		  Tutorials  37, 50, 66, 81, 92, 98, 103, 107, 110
			   A Note Regarding  16
			   Comprehensive Tutorial  110
		  [Esc]  66
