If your institution uses Canvas LMS, you can connect a Mastery Tracker to your Canvas course. After connecting the tracker to Canvas, you can access mastery data, third-party item bank assessments, and competency-based learning tools.
When you create a Mastery Connect assessment from your Mastery Tracker in Canvas, Canvas automatically creates a corresponding assignment. Once a student completes the Canvas assignment by the due date, the assignment data displays in the Mastery Tracker and the assignment score displays in the Canvas gradebook.
Note: Assessments that are not completed by the due date do not automatically populate in the Canvas gradebook.
Open Canvas Course
Log in to your Canvas account.
To log into your Mastery Connect account from Canvas, in the Global Navigation menu, click the Mastery link [1].
To enter your course, in the Global Navigation menu, click the Courses link [2]. Then click the course name link [3].
Note: If the course is not listed, select the All Courses link [4], then click the title of your course.
Open Mastery Tracker
In the Course Navigation menu, click the Mastery Tracker link [1]. Then click the Add Assessment button [2].
Select Assessment Creation Option
Select an option for adding an assessment to your Mastery Tracker.
To search the Mastery Connect community for pre-made assessments, click the Search Community link [1].
To see a list that is filtered to only display assessments you have created, click the My Assessments link [2].
To create a new assessment for your tracker, click the Create New link [3].
To create a blank assessment that only contains scoring information, click the Raw Score link [4].
View Assessment Community
If you select the Search Community or the My Assessments option, the Assessments Community displays.
By default, the Assessment Community uses your tracker to filter the displayed assessments by subject [1], core [2], and class [3]. Additionally, assessments for all standards display [4]. To view additional filtering options, click the Expand icon [5].
The Search Community option displays assessments from all creators [6], and the My Assessments option displays assessments you have personally created [7]. To apply or remove additional filters, click the filter drop-down menus.
To find a specific assessment, add text in the Search field [8].
Add Assessment from Community
To add an assessment to your tracker from the Assessment Community, click an assessment's Add button [1] and click the Add to Tracker link [2].
Add Community Assessment to Tracker
Locate the tracker in the Select Tracker list and click the tracker checkbox [1]. Then click the Add button [2].
Create New Assessment
If you select the Create New option, the Add Assessment window displays.
Enter a required title in the Title field [1].
To create a Formative Assessment click the Formative radio button [2]. If you are a district admin, or if you have benchmark author privileges to create a District Benchmark Assessment, click the Benchmark radio button [3].
The tracker, subject, core and class are pre-filled [4].
To select an assessment source, click the appropriate Source radio button [5]. Learn more about item-based assessments, document-based assessments, or entering raw scores in a tracker.
To select a privacy setting for the assessment, click the Privacy drop-down menu [6].
When you finish adding assessment details, click the Next button [7].
Create Raw Score Assessment
If you select the Raw Score option, the Assessment Editor displays.
To select a standard for the assessment, click the Select Standard drop-down menu [1].
Enter the number of points for the assessment in the Total Points field [2].
To edit cut scores, click the Scores button [3].
To create the assessment, click the Create Assessment button [4].
Edit Cut Scores
To change mastery cut scores for the assessment, enter the new minimum scores for mastery or near mastery in the Mastery Level fields [1].
If a question is worth more than one point, to adjust mastery levels for the question, enter new minimum scores for mastery and near mastery in the item's Mastery or Near Mastery fields [2].
To save changes, click the Save button [3].
To cancel your entries, click the Cancel button [4].
To return to your district's default mastery settings, click the Defaults button [5].
Note: When one mastery cut score is changed, all other cut scores will change to maintain the correct total percentage or number of points.
View New Assessment in Tracker
View your assessment within its applicable standard(s) in your mastery tracker. Multi-standard assessments display directly in the mastery tracker.
View New Mastery Assessment in Canvas Assignments
In the Course Navigation menu, click the Assignments link [1].
Mastery assessment assignments are added in your Canvas Assignments assignment group [2].
Linked Mastery Tracker assignments display the Mastery icon [3].
Notes:
- After your students complete the assignment, the graded scores display in your Mastery Tracker and in the Canvas course gradebook.
- Raw score assessments are published in Canvas by default. You must manually publish all other mastery tracker assignments for your course.
