MARC offers Frequency Distribution Evaluation Processing services for faculty and departments that have developed their own evaluations and need a method to capture and summarize the evaluation data. The output produced includes descriptive statistics, including the mean, standard deviation, and frequency distribution. 

Policies
MARC provides evaluation processing for Temple University courses. Any other requests for these services must be submitted in writing. Requests for processing more than 2,000 sheets in a twelve-month period must also be submitted in writing. Evaluations that are being conducted by a student group must also have written authorization from the Dean of the school or college.

Requests for processing must be made in person at MARC (1200 Carnell Hall), Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Evaluation results will be ready in ten days. Results may be picked up at MARC during regular working hours, by instructors with personal identification. Instructors' assistants with personal identification may pick up results if they have been specifically authorized by the instructor to receive the output, and this information has been conveyed to MARC's Operations staff.

Scan Forms to Use
The evaluation data must be submitted on either of the following MARC-approved optical scanning forms:

• Blue Classroom Exam Sheets are supplied to instructors by their academic department, not by MARC. Departments purchase these forms by using Staples Print Solutions Punch-out Catalog in TUmarketplace. If you have questions, please call Purchasing.
  • 200 items, 5 response options per item
  • ID fields - last name, first name, middle initial, TUid, and 8 optional code fields
• Red Data Forms are purchased through MARC, using a Journal Entry Transfer (JET) .
  • 120 items, 10 response options per item
  • ID fields - last name, first name, middle initial, 9-column identification number, date, and 9 additional fields

Submitting Data for Frequency Distribution Evaluation Processing
Instructors should use the following guidelines when preparing evaluation materials:

• Verify that all sheets are filled out with a #2 pencil. Make sure that all pencil marks are dark and completely fill the circle. All erasures must be done thoroughly.
• Complete an instructor sheet for each section, using the same type of form as the student sheets. In each of the identification fields, complete the following information:
  • Last Name - the instructor's name (last name, one blank, then the first initial; the last two columns are not read)
  • First Name - the department (may use an appropriate abbreviation)
  • TUid - the course number (first four columns) and the section number (last three columns)
  • MI - the semester (F for Fall, S for Spring)
  • Test Code - the year (96, 97, etc.)
• Check that the student sheets have:
  • no names or TUid's
  • only one response per question (multiple marks will be read as blanks)
  • complete erasures and no stray marks
• Place the sheets from each class in an envelope (the envelope does not need to be sealed). Each envelope must contain an instructor sheet, the student sheets, and all necessary identification information: the instructor's name, department, course and section number, and the number of student sheets written in the upper right corner of the envelope. For example, "Williams, Econ 1101, Sec 103, N=25"
• When all materials are ready, bring the answer sheets to MARC and have the following information ready:
• the total number of envelopes and student sheets being submitted
• the number of questions on the evaluation
• the type of output requested (section, instructor, course, and/or overall)
• the response values you would like on the output (i.e., A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1)
• the semester and year when the evaluation took places

MARC offers research data scanning services to Temple University students, faculty, and administrators. The data are captured on optical scanning sheets, scanned on an optical scanning machine, and converted to data files. Data files can be copied to a user-supplied diskette, CD, or USB flash drive, as well as to any of Temple's mainframes. A printed listing of the data is also supplied to the user.  

Policies
Temple faculty, students, and administrators may submit research data for scanning. Students must submit a letter from their faculty advisor stating that the student is conducting authorized research. Administrators must submit a written request describing the research project --- what it is, how much data there are, and whether or not the project is funded.

MARC provides research data scanning services for Temple-related research. Any other requests for these services must be submitted in writing. Requests for scanning of more than 2,000 sheets scanned in a twelve-month period must also be submitted in writing, and there may be a charge for sheets in excess of 2,000.

Requests for processing must be made in person at MARC (1200 Carnell Hall), Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Evaluation results will be ready in ten days. Results may be picked up at MARC during regular working hours, by instructors with personal identification. Instructors' assistants with personal identification may pick up results if they have been specifically authorized by the instructor to receive the output, and this information has been conveyed to MARC's Operations staff.

Scan Forms to Use
The research data must be submitted on either of the following MARC-approved optical scanning forms:

• Blue Classroom Exam Sheets are supplied to instructors by their academic department, not by MARC. Departments purchase these forms by using Staples Print Solutions Punch-out Catalog in TUmarketplace. If you have questions, please call Purchasing.
• 200 items, 5 response options per item
• ID fields - last name, first name, middle initial, TUid, and 8 optional code fields
• Red Data Forms are purchased through MARC, using a Journal Entry Transfer (JET) .
  • 120 items, 10 response options per item
  • ID fields - last name, first name, middle initial, 9-column identification number, date, and 9 additional fields

Submitting Research Data for Scanning
Use the following guidelines when preparing research data:

• Use only MARC-approved optical scanning forms.
• Verify that all sheets are filled out with a #2 pencil. If a sheet has been marked with pen, darken the existing marks with pencil.
• Fill in only one response circle for each item, and make a dark mark that completely fills the response circle.
• Erase completely all stray marks and undesired responses.
• Ensure that all data sheets are handled carefully. Sheets cannot be processed if they are folded, torn, etc.
• Check that the answer sheets are all facing the same way.

Blue Classroom Exam Sheets are supplied to instructors by their academic department, not by MARC. Departments purchase these forms by using Staples Print Solutions Punch-out Catalog in TUmarketplace. If you have questions, please call Purchasing.