Installation and Use of the CPI Professional Software

Installation:

If the CPI software package was downloaded from the web site, your web browser probably unstuffed the file and created the appropriate CPI installer (for Mac or Windows) on your hard drive. Whether installing from the downloaded installer or from the CD-ROM, simply open the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.

During installation, by default the CPI package is placed either in the 'Program Files' directory (Windows) or in your main hard drive directory (Macintosh) unless you select a different location.

An 'alias' or 'shortcut' is also created on your Windows desktop or Macintosh Dock for easy access to the CPI application.

Important: Always be sure that all files related to the CPI scoring application remain inside the CPI Pro folder/directory where they first exist.  If these files are moved, the scoring program and/or registration codes may not function properly.

Using the CPI:

To begin using any of the CPI materials (scoring file, forms, manual, instructions, etc.) simply double-click the CPI Pro application or the desktop shortcut (or alias).  If you are opening a demonstration version of the application, you will first be presented a popup message describing the limitations of that version along with options for upgrading your registration.

Simply click “OK” in the “Registration Notice” window in order to proceed to the actual application. 

If you have purchased a registration code, click the button near the top of the next screen (shown below) to enter the code and register the software.

This will open a separate registration window where you can enter your registration code.

After entering a valid registration code, you will be presented a “Thank You” message.  Simply click “OK” on that message and the software will reopen to complete the registration process.

If you are using a registered version of the CPI, the application will open directly to the screen which gives various options including viewing/printing forms, starting a new entry or viewing a list of existing entries.

If you are wishing to view or edit an existing entry you can simply select the name of the subject from the drop-down list and click the appropriate button to the right of the name.

Completing an entry on a new subject is accomplished in 4 easy steps as follows:

Step 1: From the opening screen click the button entitled 'View/Print CPI Rating Forms'. A new window will open in which you can preview and/or print the various paper rating forms. You may either print 1 copy of each form and then duplicate them as needed or just print new forms as you need them. In either case, the printed forms will note the expiration date for you to legally print or duplicate the forms (based upon your registration status).

Step 2: Distribute CPI rating forms to parents, teachers, and/or subjects and collect the completed forms for scoring.

Step 3: To score completed CPI forms, simply open the CPI Pro application and click the 'New Entry' button.

A new window will open which allows entry of subject information including name, age, grade, school, etc. Be sure to enter an age in whole years (no dashes, decimal points, months, etc.) and sex so that the norm-referenced scores can be accurately calculated.

Then select the appropriate button below that section to begin entering actual rating data (from parent, teacher, or self-ratings).

For each parent entry you may select from a list of parent/guardian types to be used as the label in the interpretive chart and descriptions.

You may enter multiple ratings for each subject (i.e. parent, teacher, and/or student/self ratings) in order to directly compare results on the graphic display provided in the report.

Step 4: When available ratings have been entered, simply click the 'Calculate Scores/View Report' button at the top of the window. A new window will open in which you can preview graphic displays of each rating category, combine or separate parent or teacher ratings or exclude certain ratings. You may also select the level of significance required for interpretation as described below.

The default interpretation is based upon intra-cognitive differences (within the subject) based upon the significance of such differences found within the norm group.  Although this is clearly the most appropriate interpretive option, in rare cases you may wish to switch to the alternate inter-cognitive comparison (using the button in the top right corner of the screen) which will simply base interpretations on differences between obtained standard scores and the mean of the norm group (100). 

To the right of the graphic display and data chart are additional buttons allowing you to combine/separate multiple parent or teacher ratings or exclude specific ratings (possibly due to low validity).

Combining/Separating parent or teacher ratings:  By default, the CPI scoring program combines highly similar parent ratings and separates dissimilar ratings.  You can override this selection simply by clicking the appropriate button to the right of the data chart.  By default, any available teacher ratings are combined to provide a display of the average teacher rating.  Again, you can override the default selection by simply clicking the appropriate button to the right of the data chart.

Excluding Certain Ratings: If it is felt that a given rating may be invalid (and inappropriately skew the overall results or cause confusion) that rating can simply be excluded from the charts and interpretations by clicking the appropriate button to the right of the data chart. Any excluded rating can be 'included' again by simply clicking the same button.

Optional Technical Report:  From the Graphic Report screen you may view a somewhat more technical report layout by clicking the appropriate button at the top of the screen.

This report provides the actual standard scores standard deviation of difference (SDD) scores, and global processing index (GPI) scores for each specific rating along with the overall interpretation summary.

From any of the report screens you may choose to view and/or edit computer-generated recommendations by clicking the appropriate button at the top of the screen.

Then you may scroll through all possible recommendations and select (by clicking “yes”) or deselect (by clicking “no”) those which are deemed appropriate.

Printing Reports:

Various print/save buttons are included in any layout which can be printed (usually at the bottom of the page).

Clicking the chosen print button will bring up your normal print screen giving you options such as number of copies, which pages to print, etc.  Be sure the page range is set appropriately for the pages you wish to print.

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Note:  For best viewing and printing results the Times New Roman font should be installed on your computer.

Saving Reports:

You may also email the report text.

Sending report text via email is accomplished by simply clicking the “Send as Email” button at the bottom of the report screen or selecting the appropriate option from the “Scripts” menu.  This option only works if your computer is set up with a default email application. 

In the screen which opens, simply enter a valid email address and edit the subject and message body as desired before clicking the “Send Mail” button.  After clicking this button a popup message will inform you that the message has been placed in the outbox of your email application.  You will then be automatically returned to the Graphic Report screen.

Deleting Records:

If you would like to delete any or all of the records in your CPI file (possibly to start fresh each school year), from the opening screen select the “View List of Records” button.  The screen below will open showing you a list of all available records.  From this list you may either delete individual records or select the button at the top to delete all records. 

If you would like to delete all records but also save an archived copy of the file (for later review) select the “Archive & Delete all records” button. 

This option will open a window asking you to select a location for saving the copied file.  Be sure to navigate to the CPI Pro folder/directory.   This location can be found on Windows/PC computers in the Program Files directory of  your C Drive (unless you chose a different location during installation).  For Macintosh users, the CPI Pro folder/directory is located in your Applications folder (unless you chose a different location during installation).

You may also rename the saved file as you see fit (perhaps including the year or date saved).

At a later date when you wish to reopen the archived file, simply select that option from the top of the “View List of Records” CPI screen and navigate to the CPI Pro folder/directory to open the desired file.

This archived file will open directly in front of the current CPI screen and you can navigate from one file to the other by using the “Window” menu.  Both files will close when you exit the CPI application.

Free Trial Period/Registration Code:

All LDinfo software is provided either through entirely online Apps (which work with any internet browser from anywhere) or downloaded applications (compatible with Windows OS, MacOS, or IOS). Initially, these apps or applications are provided a no cost and with sufficient functionality in order for you to fully evaluation their potential usefulness for your particular needs.

In order to unlock full professional functionality you would need to purchase a registration code with varying pricing options depending on number of software users and desured length of registration (from 6 months to 3 years). Click here to view pricing options.

You may always increase your length of authorized use by purchasing a new registration code (instructions for purchasing this code are provided on the www.LDinfo.com web site) and entering this code iwithin the specific LDinfo App or application.

CPI Forms: During your period of authorized use you may view, print, and duplicate any CPI forms which you may need.

There is a button near the top of the CPI application main window which will allow you to view and/or print CPI rating forms. There are 2 versions of the rating forms, one for parents or teachers to complete and the other for subjects to rate themselves (not recommended for children younger than age 10).

You may either print 1 copy of each form and then duplicate them as needed or just print new forms as you need them. In either case, the printed forms will note the expiration date for you to legally print, duplicate, or distribute them (based upon your registration status).

NOTE: You are not allowed to print reports during the free trial period or after your registration period has expired .

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