[K12OSN] Re: Data Collection and analysis

[Frank Samuelson]

I used to work for National Computer Systems and
they did stuff like this  If you type that
into google you get
http://www.pearsonncs.com/


David Tisdell wrote:
> Hi all,
> Our school is interested in collecting data in 2 ways:
> 1) On paper fill in the "bubbles" next to the
> question. The sheets would then get processed through
> a scanner which would tabulate results in a database
> for further analysis.
> 2) Via a web interface - click on the radio buttons
> and submit the form to the database for further
> analysis
> 
> Scantron has been recommended: www.scantron.com 
> Are they the only game in town? We are a multiplatform
> school. The web collection method seems pretty
> straight forward but the creation tools are Windows
> only.
> It also sends the data to an Access database. I am not
> sure that is the best way to go. As we are being asked
> to collect more and more data and send much of it off
> to government agencies, I think we are quickly
> outgrowing tools like Access and Filemaker and should
> be using enterprise class databases for greater
> flexibility and interoperability. I don't want to be
> part of implementing an expensive product only to see
> we have outgrown it in a short period of time.
> I would rather see something that is multiplatform and
> very flexible that will serve us for a long time to
> come (and opensource). Are there other products that
> do this or is scantron the best or only game in town?
> Thanks
> Dave
> 
> 
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