Overview

This course is designed to help delegates use the power and functionality of the TurningPoint assessment system. The course will cover general use of TurningPoint based on the needs of the group. The training is hands-on and delegates will get the chance to participate interactively with the course.

Target Audience

This course is intended for any user of the TurningPoint assessment system. There is no prior knowledge assumed but candidates must have standard skills in using Windows, MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Setup TurningPoint software and install TurningTechnologies Response Devices and Receiver hardware
• Create, save, and run a TurningPoint presentation
• Store student’s responses and create reports
• Use several techniques to  improve your multiple choice questioning (MCQ) technique
• Use advanced features of TurningPoint, including suppressing charts, use countdown indicators, assigning students to teams, conditional branching and more.

Summary of Content

This course covers the following specific topics:

• Setup TurningPoint software
• Install Turning Technologies Response Devices and Receiver hardware. TurningPoint basics – create and run a TurningPoint presentation
• Download a copy of the TurningPoint software
• Prerequisites to install TurningPoint
• Install TurningPoint and a Response Device Receiver
• Setup Response Devices including handsets and receiver unit. Start TurningPoint
• Create a New TurningPoint presentation rapidly, using the TurningPoint Toolbar
• Save, Close and Reopen a presentation
• Run a TurningPoint presentation
• Poll for and display correct answers or solutions to questions
• Improve your multiple choice questioning (MCQ) technique. Use important TurningPoint tools gaining more productivity from TurningPoint
• Understand some of the advantages and disadvantages associated with MCQ
• Understand when, where, and by whom TurningPoint should be used
• Learn several techniques for designing effective multiple choice question
• Discover good practice tips for multiple choice questions
• Discover practical situations in which charts should be suppressed and differing chart types may be displayed
• Control all chart options
• Discover practical situations where countdown indicators and answer now indicators may be used
• Access slide objects
• Assign groups to audiences
• Apply differing marks to alternative MCQ answers
• Setup MCQs with several correct answers or alternatively no correct answers

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