Advantages of AVANTE test scoring system and survey tabulation system over traditional OMR and Mark sense solutions:
- The first system to achieve less than 1 error in 1.5 million marks during testing by an independent testing laboratory responsible for testing election equipment and ballots. The same error-free tabulation method is adapted for test scoring and survey tabulation.
- The first system capable of scaling to paper size fluctuations from moisture and feeding alignment errors for dramatic reduction in standardized test scoring.
- The first system to allow automatic evaluation of light marks and smeared marks without having to manually retrieve or re-scan the test or survey forms.
- The best competitive solutions can boast 99.99% accuracy which is actually 100 times less accurate than our solution.
- Software based test scoring system and survey scoring solution use commercial-off-the-shelf document imaging scanners from about $500 that scan 20 pages per minute adequate for classroom use. Higher volume systems scan over 100 pages per minute appropriate for scoring SAT tests.
- Most traditional systems use Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) or discrete sensor scanners that require specialized equipment costing at least 2-4 times more.
- Flexible "Test Management Software Systems" for standardized test or custom test preparation and scoring for a large country or a small school classroom with the same accuracy and "Survey Management Software Systems" to help large opinion polling agencies to prepare surveys and tabulate as needed.
- Educators can prepare and print standardized or classroom tests on standard plain office paper and a laser printer. Similar to preparing a simple Word document.
- Most traditional systems print tests and surveys on specialized paper forms and thus lack flexibility and costs severl times more.
- Pollsters can prepare and print their surveys in-house on any paper stock or for high volume concerns send to a professional printer.
- The first system to provide digital images (pictures) of tests and surveys. Written portions of the answers are displayed on a screen for comments and scoring.
- The digital images also provide an electronic audit to enhance creditability of polls and surveys.
- The images of the essay portion of public exams can be distributed to scorers with varied backgrounds.
AVANTE'S PATENTED TEST SCORING SYSTEM AND SURVEY TABULATION SYSTEM IS IDEAL FOR CLASSROOM, LARGE SCALE SAT OR STANDARDIZED TEST SCORING, AND GOVERNMENT SURVEYS AND POLLS
Traditionally, small-scale tests and surveys are counted by hand. Generating and printing forms that can be scanned by commercial optical scanners can be prohibitively expensive. In the case of large-scale tests and surveys, the forms are made to fit specific layouts that have no flexibility to individual needs. The cost of printing the forms on special, proprietary paper and the cost for the rights to use the scanners can be staggering.
The AVANTE Optical Scan Test Scoring System for scoring tests and surveys is a spin-off application of the company's voting ballot tabulation system that revolutionized election accuracy and integrity. By using an off-the-shelf scanner and standard computer paper, we provide test scoring and surveying at drastically reduced costs. AVANTE solution allows you to make your own test and survey forms using standard copying papers that can be scanned with a commercial-off-the-shelf document-imaging scanner starting from $500 depending on speed requirement. It is ideal for public standardized test scoring applications as well as common daily classroom tests preparation and scoring.
Leveraging the company's expertise in registering voters and other similar personal identification systems, AVANTE can help testing authorities and government agencies with similar identification solutions for those taking public tests.
Previous page: Supply Chain & Pedigree Management
Next page: AVANTE Patented Scoring Technology