10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 1 CPS Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Internet Edition

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 2 Meaning of the Information Boxes A BLUE background indicates the box contains useful information An ORANGE background indicates the box contains an action you will take online

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 3 Using the CPS Over The World Wide Web Starting Internet Explorer  Open your browser.  Access the Certification Pathway System Web Page by entering the following URL on the Internet Explorer Address line. Certification Pathway System WEB Site URL URL = Uniform Resource Locator, in this case the web site address. Logon NOTE: You can access the Certification Pathway System from any point on the Internet, from school, home or any wireless hot spot. The Certification Pathway System (CPS) will track your progress using the Internet no matter where your are. Enter the WEB Site URL here

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 4 Login Screen User Name and Password Entry  Enter your user name: yourusername  Enter your password: yourpassword  Press the “Login” button Enter your user Password Enter your User Name Press the Login button Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Logon

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 5 Your First Logon Only Password Change  If this is the first time you logged on you will see the screen at right.  Follow the steps shown  If this IS NOT your first logon please skip all the pages with the RED border on the left. Type a new Password Type your new Password a second time to verify it Your password must be 6 characters long. Alphabetic and numeric characters are allowed. Then click Save Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 First Logon Only

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 6 Your First Logon Only Your New Password is Accepted  Click Continue Click Continue First Logon Only

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 7 Your First Logon Only Provide a Password Hint  You are now asked for information that will help you remember your password if you forget it  Enter the data as shown Enter your birth date Pick an item from the drop down list Select your country from the drop down list Enter your answer to the question you selected above Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Click Save First Logon Only

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 8 Your First Logon Only You are done with First Logon items  Click Continue Click Continue First Logon Only

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 9 Student Home Page  After a successful login, you are brought to the Certification Pathway System Home page  Click on My Pathway to see the courses you are enrolled in Click My Pathway to see your courses Your First name Student Home Page

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 10 Initial Course Enrollment  The first time you logon and click on “My Pathway” you will see the screen at right.  You must enroll in the Benchmark or Mentor*.  Click on “Course Catalog” to go to the Catalog containing the Benchmark and Mentor to enroll. Course Enrollment Click Course Catalog or Catalog to enroll in the Benchmark or Mentor. * NOTE: Some students will be pre-enrolled in the Benchmark and/or Mentor by their teacher or class administrator.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 11 Course Catalog Screen  The Catalog screen shows the various courses you can enroll in.  To enroll in a Benchmark course, click on Internet and Computing Benchmark.  To enroll in a Mentor course, click on Internet and Computing Mentor. Course Enrollment Click Internet and Computing Benchmark or Internet and Computing Mentor to add that Module to your Pathway.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 12 Course Catalog Screen # 2  This is the Benchmark Catalog screen - there are 3 different IC 3 modules available to enroll in.  To enroll in a Benchmark course, click Enroll beside the module you would like to add to your pathway. Course Enrollment Click Enroll on an available course to add that Module to your Pathway.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 13 Initial Course Launch Page  When you first enroll in a course, it is immediately launched.  You can return to the My Pathway - Catalog screen to enroll in further courses. The course you chose is automatically launched. You may use it immediately or go back to the Catalog and enroll in further courses. Course Enrollment

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 14 Student’s IC 3 My Pathway Page  Click on Enter below the course you want to use.  To enroll in further courses, repeat the enrollment process by clicking Catalog again. Click Enter to begin a course that you have enrolled in. Click Catalog to view available courses you have not already enrolled in. Course Enrollment

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 15 Definition of the Sections of the IC 3 Syllabus  The IC 3 specification defines the sections of the syllabus and the topics covered in a four level structure:  Modules,  Domains within Modules,  Objectives within Domains,  Topics/Skill-sets within Objectives.  For each Skill-set in the IC 3 Syllabus, there is a corresponding question in the Benchmark and Mentor Assessment.  There are a total of 221 questions in the syllabus; 61 in Computing Fundamentals, 87 in Key Applications and 73 in Living Online. Definition of the Sections of the IC 3 Syllabus

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 16 Student’s IC 3 Module Menu Page  This is the Module level of the Key Applications Mentor.  There are 4 Domains available in this Module.  Click on the title of the Domain you want to enter. Click on the Domain Title (orange text) to enter the Domain you want to use Module Menu Page Icons indicate the status of each section of the course based on the legend at the bottom. Progress reports can be accessed at any stage using the Progress Report button. This is the Module Name

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 17 Icons on the Module Menu Page Module Menu Page Indicates that the item or group of items has been successfully completed. Indicates that the item or group of items has been started, but not completed. Indicates that the item or group has not been started. Indicates that the item or group must be attempted to complete this section. Indicates that this question was answered correctly. Indicates that this question was answered incorrectly.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 18 Student’s IC 3 Module Menu Page  This is the Domain level within Key Applications.  There are 4 Objectives available beneath this level.  Click on the Objective that you want to enter to see a list of skill-sets (questions) within it. Click on the Objective Title to move to the Skillset level Module Menu Page Click on Key Applications – Mentor to move back up to the Module level and choose another Domain.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 19 Student’s IC 3 Module Menu Page  This is the Objective level within Key Applications.  It contains 4 available Skill- sets.  Click Play beside a Skill- set you would like to begin. Student’s Name The IC 3 Module You are Using Click Play to launch a specific skill-set question. Progress Report Button Module Menu Page Complete description of the level the student is on: Module, Domain, Objective. The titles above your current level can be used to navigate back up one or more levels.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 20 Benchmark Questions  Once the question loads, the Start screen appears.  When you are ready, click Start to begin the question.  If you exit to the menu before answering, you may return to this question at any time. Click Start to begin the question. Benchmark Questions Current question number and total questions. Click to return to the menu. Click to go to the next question.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 21 Benchmark Questions  The question appears in the red box in the lower left corner.  Answer the question by interacting with the simulation presented on screen. Question text. Syllabus number and question title. Benchmark Questions

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 22 Benchmark Questions  When you have answered the question, you are asked to submit your answer.  Click Submit if you are happy with your answer.  Click Retry to attempt the question again. Click Submit if you are happy with your answer. Click Retry to answer the question again before submitting. Benchmark Questions Note: You MUST click Submit on this screen in order for your answer to be scored for the question.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 23 Benchmark Questions  You will be told whether you scored the question correctly or not.  Click Next Question to continue to the next question.  Click Menu to return to the main menu. Click Menu to exit to the menu. Click Next Question to move to the next question. Benchmark Questions

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 24 Mentor Questions  Once the question loads, the Start screen appears.  When you are ready, click Start to begin the question.  If you exit to the menu, you may return to this question at any time. Click Start to begin the question. Mentor Questions Current question number and total questions. Click to return to the menu. Click to go to the next question. Click to go to the previous question.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 25 Mentor Questions  The question appears in the red box in the lower left corner.  Answer the question by interacting with the simulation presented on screen. Question text. Mentor Questions Syllabus number and question title.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 26 Mentor Questions  The first time you answer incorrectly, you are offered the chance to try again.  Click Yes to try again.  Click No to be shown the answer. Mentor Questions Click Yes to try again. Click No to see the correct answer.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 27 Mentor Questions  The second time you answer incorrectly, you are offered a hint.  Click Yes to see the hint.  Click No to try again without assistance. Mentor Questions Click Yes to see the hint. Click No to try again without a hint.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 28 Mentor Questions  Performance question hints appear in two forms, visual and textual.  Knowledge based hints are purely text based.  Click Retry to attempt the question again when you are ready. Mentor Questions Click Retry to attempt the question again. Text hint. Visual hint.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 29 Mentor Questions  The third time you answer incorrectly, you will be shown the correct answer. Mentor Questions You will now be shown the correct answer.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 30 Mentor Questions  When the explanation is finished, you have the option to view it again or continue.  To view the explanation again, click Replay.  To exit the explanation, click Continue. Mentor Questions Click Replay to view the explanation again. Click Continue to exit the explanation.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 31 Mentor Questions  This is the final screen for Mentor questions.  To load the next question, click Next Question on the bottom of the screen.  To exit to the menu, click Menu. Mentor Questions Click Menu to exit to the menu. Click Next Question to load the next question in this module.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 32 Progress Reports  You may view a report of your progress at any time.  To view the reports, click Progress Report on the left of the screen.  The Progress Bar gives you a quick overview of your overall progress. Progress Reports Click Progress Report to access reporting options. The Progress Bar gives you a quick overview of your overall progress..

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 33 Progress Reports - Benchmark  The Benchmark reports give you an overview of how you are doing.  Benchmark reports are at the Domain level of the IC 3 syllabus.  Return to the course by clicking Back To Training.  Reports may be saved to your computer by clicking Save. Progress Reports Click Back to Training to return to the main course menu. Click Save to save the report to your computer. For each Domain you are given the Score, number of Attempts and the Time used. The Progress Bar gives you a quick overview of your overall progress..

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 34 Progress Reports - Mentor  The Mentor reports allow for much more flexible reporting - right down to the Skill-set level.  Choose the report you wish to view from the Select a report… drop down list.  Return to the menu by clicking Back To Training. Progress Reports Click Back to Training to return to the main course menu. Select the type of report you would like to view from the drop down list.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 35 Progress Reports - Mentor  Basic Report - Level 1 is the same as the Benchmark report.  It gives an overview of your performance, at the Domain level.  You can select another report using the drop down list.  Return to the menu by clicking Back To Training. Progress Reports Click Back to Training to return to the main course menu. Select an alternative report from the “Select a report…” drop down list. Save the report using the Save button.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 36 Progress Reports - Mentor  Basic Report - Level 2 is more detailed than the Benchmark report.  It allows you to view your performance at the Objective level.  You can select another report using the drop down list.  Return to the menu by clicking Back To Training. Progress Reports Click Back to Training to return to the main course menu. Select an alternative report from the “Select a report…” drop down list. Save the report using the Save button. Reporting at the Objective level.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 37 Progress Reports - Mentor  Basic Report - Level 3 gives even more detail.  It allows you to view your performance at the Skill-set level.  You can select another report using the drop down list.  Return to the menu by clicking Back To Training. Progress Reports Click Back to Training to return to the main course menu. Select an alternative report from the “Select a report…” drop down list. Save the report using the Save button. Reporting at the Skill-set level. Score, Attempts and Time for every question.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 38 Progress Reports - Mentor  The Levels of Assist report is the most detailed report.  It shows performance at the Skill-set level, and also reports on whether or not you used the various levels of assist.  You can select another report using the drop down list.  Return to the menu by clicking Back To Training. Progress Reports Click Back to Training to return to the main course menu. Select an alternative report from the “Select a report…” drop down list. Save the report using the Save button. Score, Attempts and Time for every question. Assist reporting for every question.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 39 Getting Help  You can get help at any time simply by clicking Help on the main menu.  There is a detailed Help guide to assist you further with the system.  Depending on your administrator, your help options may be different from those shown here. Getting Help Click here to launch the Help Guide. Details to contact support personnel are listed here. Click Help to view your Help options.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 40 Logging Out  When you have finished using the Certification Pathway System, you should log out to ensure that nobody else has access to your data.  Click Logout on the main menu. Logging Out Click Logout to end your session.

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 41 Logging Out  You may re-enter the CPS by clicking the link on the Logout page. Click here to re- enter the CPS. Logging Out

10 August 2005Benchmark/Mentor Student Guide Page 42 END  You have reached the end of this training document.  Thank you for using the Certification Pathway System – we wish you all the best with your training and certification. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: Certiport Customer Services & Support , (801)