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Completing the Post-Test
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Completing the Post-Test
After the student has completed all levels, he or she takes a post-test by
following these steps:
1. After selecting your name and entering your password, use the arrow
keys to select Post-Test; then, press enter.
2. The first two screens tell you how the test will work and then tell you to
place your fingers on the Home row. Press the space bar after reading
the instructions on each screen.
3. Type the text in the test as instructed. Press enter after typing each line.
4. When you have finished, the screen will show how many words per
minute you typed (WPM) and the number of errors you made. Press the
space bar after reading this information.
You can take the post-test more than once if you want to improve your
score. The results of your best post-test will be saved.
How Students Check Progress Using Reports
Students can check their progress any time to see how well they are doing on
KeyWords lessons. These reports are available:
• Student Progress Report: This report includes all the lessons the
student has worked on. It shows the keys that the student did each lesson
for, the student’s goals for words per minute (WPM) and accuracy, and the
student’s actual scores. It also shows whether the student has passed the
accuracy and speed test, and it lists the accuracy and speed builders that
the student has done. The pre-test and post-test are included in this report,
but they include only your words per minute and number of errors since
goals do not apply and since there is no separate accuracy and speed test.
• Last Lesson Report: This report shows the keys the lesson was for, the
student’s goal for words per minute (WPM), the student’s actual words per
minute, the student’s goal for errors, the student’s actual number of errors,
and whether the student passed the accuracy and speed test. The pre-test
and post-test are included in this report, but they include only your words
per minute and number of errors since goals do not apply and since there is
no separate accuracy and speed test.
The teacher can set
the difficulty level of
the pre-test and
post-test; see page 139.
Teachers can also
create a Group
Progress Report.
See page 136. Reports are
also available in KeyWords
RP in Renaissance Place; see
page 155.