Using Practice Problems on Your ComputerDownloading DoPracticeProblemsHow to use Practice Problems tool: Open problem setHow to use Practice Problems tool: Solve practice problemsHow to use Practice Problems tool: Instructor’s feedbackHow to use Practice Problems tool: Next problemHow to use Practice Problems tool: Save your answersHow to use Practice Problems tool: Load your saved answersHow to use Practice Problems tool: Tracking your progressSW318Social Work StatisticsSlide 1Using Practice Problems on Your ComputerAs our problems get more complex, it will become more difficult to learn while working the problems interactively in BlackBoard.As an alternative to working interactively in BlackBoard, there is a program called DoPracticeProblems that you can download with data sets and practice problem sets that will let you work on your computer.When you are ready to complete the homework, you will have to complete the assignment in BlackBoard.SW318Social Work StatisticsSlide 2Downloading DoPracticeProblems1. Create a directory and subdirectory on your computer named C:\StudentData\SW3388R7_Spr ing_2004. 2. Download and install the Microsoft .Net Framework Version 1.1 on your computer. See: How to Get the .NET Framework 1.1 3. Download the program, the data files, and the problem sets to the C:\StudentData\SW388R7_Spring_2004 directory on your computer. 4. Open the C :\StudentData\SW318_Spring_2004 folder on your computer and click on DoPracticeProblems.exe. 5. When DoPracticeProblems.exe starts running on your computer, it will show an Open File dialog window.SW318 Social Work Statistics Slide 3How to use Practice Problems tool: Open problem setSelect a problem set and click OpenSW318 Social Work Statistics Slide 4How to use Practice Problems tool: Solve practice problemsFirst, read a question, look at SPSS data or output, and select your answer.Second, click on Show Correct Answer button to see the right answer.SW318 Social Work Statistics Slide 5How to use Practice Problems tool: Instructor’s feedbackSecond, check whether your answer is right and read carefully the instructor’s comment on this problem.First, click on the Feedback tab to see feedback for the questionSW318 Social Work Statistics Slide 6How to use Practice Problems tool: Next problemTo go to the next problem, first click on the Problem tab.Second, click on Next Problem button to go to the next question.SW318 Social Work Statistics Slide 7How to use Practice Problems tool: Save your answersFirst, click on File and then Save answers to save your answers.Second, select a directory, type a file name for your answer set and click on Save button.SW318 Social Work Statistics Slide 8How to use Practice Problems tool: Load your saved answersFirst, click on File and then Load answers.Second, select the saved answer file and click on Open button. The answers you saved will be marked on the problems.SW318 Social Work Statistics Slide 9How to use Practice Problems tool: Tracking your progressTo see how you are doing or have done on the problem set, click on the Grade tab.The program keeps track of how many problems are in the set, the number you have answered, and the number you have marked
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