Design a OMR readable Questionnaire

[mb2k01]

Hi All,

 

Do any of you uber knowledgeable people know of a piece of software (ideally free but doesn't matter that much if it isn't) that would allow me to design and print a questionnaire which could later be read via OMR?

 

I have a DRS CD230 sat in our admin office collecting dust (we do electronic registration now) which I would like to put to good use by collating questionnaire results from a staff / parent / pupil IT&C survey.

 

The only one I've come across so far is SpeedQuest which I'm awaiting details on.

 

Any other recommendations?

[SteveBentley]

I don't know if Speedquest has the same limitations as the Multiquest app we use for tests, but you may find you have to get Speedwell to create a decode file for each type of form you want to use, at considerable expense.

 

We went down the route of Kofax Ascent Capture and a scanner with a sheet feeder to do questionnaires, which while it's a pain to set up is a lot more flexible.

[mb2k01]

Hi Steve,

 

Thanks for the speedy reply.

Do you happen to remember a rough figure you paid for the software?

[SteveBentley]

Bear in mind this was something like 5 years ago, but I don't think we got much change out of £2,500, and paid the same again for a very nice Panasonic high speed scanner.

 

Luckily it came out of a project funding grant!

[srochford]

I've used Remark Office OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) software for collecting and analyzing data from plain-paper forms. in the past - can't remember the price but it was quite reasonable.

[mb2k01]

Thanks guys - I'll have a look at both!