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@#file
This is the user manual for ALevel. It is based on the Helpreader system
which makes it much easier to use than an ordinary text file. Throughout the
text you will find buttons like this @%file#. Clicking with SELECT on these
buttons takes you directly to related parts of the manual. To return to your
original place double-click anywhere in the text with ADJUST. HelpReader
remembers the last 8 positions. Clicking MENU in this window allows you
to choose the topic which interests you and go straight to it.
(@%helpreader# More about Helpreader)
@#purpose
ALevel
ALevel is intended to analyse a set of A-level results and produce
statistics on pass-rates etc, both for the results as a whole and for
individual subjects. Printed output of the program's analysis can be
obtained.
@#use
Using the program
Before ALevel can be used the exam results must have been entered into the
relevant Powerbase database. This will probably be called either '!Year2' or
something like '!Left1992'. Entering this data is a perfectly normal editing
operation. If unfamiliar with Powerbase editing please read the Help file
for Powerbase itself.
(a) Ensure that Powerbase itself is running with the required year as the
current database.
(b) Double click on the ALevel icon and wait for it to appear on the
iconbar. The application's window will then be displayed.
(c) Make sure that the ALevel window shows the correct database name, i.e.
the same one which is running under Powerbase. Enter the SEARCH FORMULA
which specifies the records to be analysed by ALevel. If you are a
regular Powerbase user you will know all about search formulae; if not
it's 'RTFM' once again! To make things a little easier, though, the
most likely requirement is to analyse ALL students on the A-level
course, i.e. everyone with an 'A' in the 'COURSE' field. This can be
done with the formula CRSE=A which is therefore offered as a default.
(d) Click with SELECT on the GO button. The number of candidates processed
is continuously displayed as the analysis proceeds. When the process is
complete the results may be examined as described below.
@#print
Printing the Results
Click MENU over the ALevel window. Choosing 'General data' will print
details of the numbers of candidates and entries, the overall pass rate and
the pass rates for candidates taking different numbers of subjects. This
information appears in a screen window from which it can either be saved as
a file or printed directly. The 'Save' box appears at the same time as the
list (If you lose the 'Save' box, clicking MENU over the list will make it
reappear) and the file icon may be dragged to a directory viewer or to the
printer icon if the latter is present on the icon bar. If you just click on
the OK button the text file will be saved in the PrintJobs directory inside
the database directory.
The second menu choice, 'Subject data' produces an analysis broken down by
subject. This list may be saved and printed in the same way described above.
@#credits
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Interface Manager v.2.00
© Simon Huntingdon
Provides 'three dimensional' icons. Interface Manager is Public Domain and
is not part of ALevel.
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Sliding Heap v.2.00
© Steven Haslam
The Sliding Heap Manager is Public Domain and is not part of ALevel.
Details are available from 'Heap Support' at the address below.
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Impulse v.0.17
© Computer Concepts
Enables inter-application data-transfer. Impulse is public domain and is
not part of ALevel.
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ALevel version v.2.00
© Derek Haslam