How do I configure tools and accommodations for individual formative assessments?

Item-based Enhanced accommodation (EA) assessments have several tools and accommodation features for students to use during the Mastery Connect assessment experience. Teachers can manage these tools at the individual assessment level or at the tracker level. 

Notes:

  • If you make changes to the tools and accommodations on an active assessment, any students currently taking the assessment need to log out and back in to see the changes.
  • In the Assessments list, assessments that support the enhanced accommodations feature display an EA indicator.
  • Tools and accommodations must be enabled in your district at the administrative level.
  • If a district enables the Respondus LockDown Browser at implementation or through a request to their Customer Success Manager, users will be able to enable the use of Respondus for students taking EA formative assessments.
  • Text-to-speech is not available for document-based assessments. Students who require text-to-speech for a document-based assessment should use a native OS screen reader such as VoiceOver for Mac or JAWS for Windows.

How do I configure tools and accommodations for individual formative assessments?

This guide will walk you through configuring tools and accommodations for individual formative assessments using Masteryconnect. You will learn how to access specific tools, enable question level tools, and make necessary adjustments for a seamless assessment experience.

1. Click "Trackers"

Access the Trackers section.
Click 'Trackers'

2. Click Tracker Name

Select the specific grade and subject.
Click Tracker Name

3. Click "Students"

Access the assessment tools.
Click 'Students'

4. Click Standard Header

Access the assessment tools.
Click Standard Header

5. Click "Assess"

Select the assessment type.
Click 'Assess'

6. View Tools and Accommodations

Utilize the sticky note tool.
View Tools and Accommodations

7. Select Tools and Accommodations

Utilize the sticky note tool.
Select Tools and Accommodations

8. Click "Include question level tools"

Proceed with the next step.
Click 'Include question level tools'

9. Click "Restore Default"

Reset to default settings.
Click 'Restore Default'

10. Click "Close"

Close the configuration window.
Click 'Close'
In this guide, you accessed assessment tools, utilized various measurement instruments like protractor and ruler, and set up question level tools on Masteryconnect for individual formative assessments. Additionally, you learned how to reset to default settings and close the configuration window.