Documentation

This is a collection of informative white papers and technical articles about SkillCheck products.

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• Manuals
  • SkillCheck 5.x
  • SkillCheck 4.x
  • SkillCheck 3.1
• White Papers
  • Networking: LAN and WAN Requirements

• Manuals
  • Online Testing
• White Papers
  • Online Testing Requirements

• White Papers
  • Internet Testing
• Validation
  • SkillCheck Professional Test Validation
  • Validation Supplement: Version Comparison
• Miscellaneous
  • Alternatives for Office Automation Testing

Manuals

1. SkillCheck 5.x

   Description: Complete documentation for SkillCheck Professional 5.x.

   Format: Zipped Adobe PDFs

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2. SkillCheck Version 5 Installation Guide

   Description: This Quick Reference Guide provides all the instructions you will need to install the SkillCheck system and give SkillCheck tests.

   Format: Adobe PDF

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3. SkillCheck 4.x

   Description: Complete documentation for SkillCheck Professional 4.x.

   Format: Zipped Adobe PDFs

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4. SkillCheck 3.1

   Description: Complete documentation for SkillCheck Professional 3.1.

   Format: Zipped Adobe PDFs

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White Papers

1. Networking: LAN and WAN Requirements

   Description: This document details the various LAN and WAN configurations that SkillCheck supports. It also includes hardware guidelines.

   Format: Adobe PDF

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Manuals

1. Online Testing

   Description: Complete documentation for SkillCheck's Online Testing Management System.

   Format: Adobe PDF

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White Papers

1. Online Testing Requirements

   Description: This document details the software and connectivity requirements for using Online Testing.

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White Papers

1. Internet Testing

   Description: This document provides a background on current capabilities of Internet-based testing systems, and discusses strategies for maximizing the effectiveness of this powerful new technology in ways the build on (rather than just replace) a staffing company's existing testing investments.

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Validation

1. SkillCheck Professional Test Validation

   Description: This section of the SkillCheck documentation describes the validation that has been performed on SkillCheck's standard tests, as well as information and guidelines to those interested in using the test-making capabilities of SkillCheck Professional Plus to create custom tests.

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2. Validation Supplement: Version Comparison

   Description: To ensure that SkillCheck validation applies to all versions of Microsoft Office applications and other software skills products (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, and database), research was conducted to determine if content and statistical analysis performed on Microsoft Office 97 applications was consistent with data available for subsequent versions of the same tests (such as Office XP).

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3. Alternatives for Office Automation Testing

   Description: This document provides general information on the advantages and disadvantages of different types of tests for software skills, including performance-based interactive simulations, concurrent (live software) tests and linear (multiple-choice) style testing.

   Format: Adobe PDF

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