FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS | ITEM BANKS
ACCESSING MASTERY CONNECT
Log in to your Mastery Connect account using your Canvas course, your SSO Dashboard (ie Clever) or masteryconnect.com.
CREATING AN ASSESSMENT FROM AN ITEM BANK
- Once you are logged in, click on "Assessments" at the top
- You can also create directly in your Tracker by clicking "Add Assessment" in the top right of your Tracker screen
- Click the blue button “+ Add Assessment”
- In the first drop down choose your subject
- Choose your core -- be sure your core matches the core used when creating your Tracker
- Choose your class -- remember class means grade or specific course name
- Choose whether you want to create a single or multi-standard assessment
- Add the title of your assessment
DISTRICT PURCHASED ITEM BANKS
- Click on the drop down under Assessment Source
- Scroll down below Document-Based and you should see “Item Based”
- Under “Item Based” you should see Item Banks your district has purchased
- Choose the Item Bank that fits your needs -- remember you can pull from multiple item banks in the same assessment
- Use the filter boxes to:
- Choose and switch standards if doing a multi-standard assessment
- Choose Question Type
- Choose DOK level
- Choose English and/or Spanish
- Select questions from the left side to add to the right side of the assessment
MASTERY CUT SCORE GRADING
- Once you have finished choosing questions, input your Mastery Cut Scores
- For more information on Mastery Cut Scores, please see our previous blog post from Victoria!
PRO TIP: If you switch between a single and multi-standard assessment while you are creating it, the assessment will reset and remove previously chosen items.
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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS | DELIVERING ASSESSMENTS
SINGLE-STANDARD ASSESSMENT
- Hover over the standard the assessment is linked to and on the drop down menu click “Assess”
- Once the standard is open, find the correct assessment and click the “Assess” button above that assessment
- This will bring up the option for Test ID or Student Portal
MULTI-STANDARD ASSESSMENT
- On your Tracker’s main page, find the assessment you are going to deliver
- Hover over the assessment name and on the drop down menu click “Assess”
- Then click "Assess" again over the columns of standards -- any of the “Assess” buttons will allow you to deliver the test
- This will bring up the option for Test ID or Student Portal
TEST ID OR STUDENT PORTAL
- Assess with Test ID
- Six digit code unique to specific Tracker
- Generating a new Test ID will negate the previous ID
- Click the clock icon next to "Expires" to change the expiration date
- This method requires students to have the Test ID to access the assessment
- Assess with Student Portal
- Toggle the button to provide access to students
- This method gives students access to the assessments directly from the teacher -- this allows students to take an assessment WITHOUT a Test ID
- Students can log in to the portal from anywhere and start the assessment without being in class
PRO TIP: When using Test ID, click the clock icon to change when the Test ID will expire. "Expire Now" will end the current Test ID and a new ID will need to be generated before students can continue the test. Be sure to click "Update" when finished.
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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS | TAKING THE ASSESSMENT
LOGGING IN TO THE ASSESSMENT
- Students will go to student.masteryconnect.com or their Canvas course
- If taking an assessment with a Test ID, students will be prompted to enter the Test ID
- They will then be prompted to enter their Student ID -- this can be found next to the student’s name in the Mastery Tracker
- If taking an assessment through a Canvas course, students will take the assessment as they would an assignment in Canvas
- If taking an assessment in the Mastery Connect Portal, students will see the assignment when they access the Student Portal
TAKING THE ASSESSMENT
- Questions will be on the screen one at a time
- By using the numbered bar and the blue arrows, students can go from one question to the next
- Student accommodations are found on the right of their screen
- This bar can be expanded using the arrow at the bottom
- Students are allowed only those accommodations provided by the teacher or district administrator when the assessment was created
- When students are finished they will click “Finish” in the top right corner
- A window will come up letting students know of any unattempted questions and/or if they are sure they want to submit the assessments -- students can click "No" if they would like to go back and fix any questions
- Once submitted, depending on the assessment, students will either see:
- You’re Finished, their score, and their color for each standard assessed
- You’re Finished and no score if the disabled for students and/or the teacher still needs to grade additional questions
PRO TIP: Student answers on the test are saved automatically. Students can pause, then resume or exit the test and come back at a later time, as long as they do not click "Finish" and "Submit". Students will just need the Test ID to resume testing. |
FINAL THOUGHTS
Creating assessments using district purchased Item Banks can help increase rigor and alignment in your assessments. Delivering these assessments in Mastery Connect can provide real-time data on how your students are doing on their journey to mastering the standards.
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