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ASSESSMENT

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
Challenge Exam: PowerPoint Task

GUIDELINES

Using Microsoft PowerPoint, each student must be able to:

  • Create and modify a presentation file (given the necessary information).
  • Insert new slides of the appropriate type;
  • Add text as directed;
  • Adjust background color, texture, gradient and pattern;
  • Adjust text color, font, size and style for easy readability;
  • Promote and demote text entries;
  • Apply animations to text entries;
  • Apply slide transitions;
  • Use action buttons;
  • Add an image from the Internet to a slide;
  • Use the different views available, including Slide, Slide Sorter, Outline and Slide Show;
  • Adjust the zoom level of the view as needed;
  • Use the PrtScn and Alt-PrtScn keys to copy a screen image and place on a new slide;
  • Print presentation in various ways including slides, handouts, notes and outline.

Computer Proficiency Challenge Exam links

Exam Schedule & Registration Form (PDF)
Supplemental Workshop Schedule (PDF)

SAMPLE TESTS & GRADING CRITERIA
Keyboarding
Objective test
Word processing
Spreadsheet

POWERPOINT
< Guidelines & criteria
   Sample test instructions (PDF)
   Sample test solution (PDF)

PACKET
…get the entire Computer Proficiency Sample Test packet – all the documents above (1.7MB PDF)
…get Adobe Reader

HELPFUL GUIDES
The following teacher’s web page may be helpful in studying for the Exam:
…see http://www.rodmilstead.com/intro

CRITERIA FOR PASSING
Students must be able to perform all PowerPoint functions with no more than one “typographical or proofreading” error.

NO ERRORS are allowed in the following “function” areas, including, but not limited to: creating new slides of the appropriate type; entering text in the appropriate area; setting background color, texture, gradient or pattern for easy readability; promoting or demoting text entries; applying animations to text entries; applying slide transitions; using action buttons, adding an image from the Internet to the screen; using the different views available including necessary zoom level; using PrtScn and Alt-PrtScn to copy a screen image and place on a new slide; printing the presentation in various ways.

NO MORE THAN ONE ERROR is allowed in the following areas, including, but not limited to: spelling; capitalization; letter duplication; word substitution; omitted or added words; punctuation; spacing between words; not using bold, italics or underlining when indicated. Each occurrence of an error counts as one error.

SAMPLE TEST LINKS
Sample test instructions (PDF)
Sample test solution (PDF)

guidelines revised May 2005

       

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