As the end of the year approaches and a well-deserved break is on the horizon we wanted to offer educators a couple of parting gifts in Mastery to simplify their lives and make the new year even smoother in 2025.
We’re thrilled to announce two new features designed to streamline your assessment workflows and save you valuable time: Assessment Student Preview and Bulk PDF Exports for District Assessments.
Know What Your Students Will See: Assessment Student Preview
Want to see what an assessment will look like for students before assigning it? Now you can! With our new Assessment Student Preview, educators can experience assessments from the student perspective while the assessment is still in draft mode. This will allow educators to:
- Seamlessly switch between drafting your assessment and previewing it as a student to ensure that content meets your expectations.
- Proactively catch and correct any errors in content formatting and functionality before your students encounter them to ensure a smooth and confusion-free assessment experience.
- See exactly how automatic grading works for each applicable question and preview the feedback students will receive after hitting “submit”, allowing you to refine the assessment for maximum clarity and learning impact.
You'll be able to see tools on the item, such as calculators and rulers, giving you valuable insight into the student experience. We're looking forward to expanding this feature to include assessment-level accommodations, like text-to-speech, drawing, or highlighting, providing an even more comprehensive preview.
To see the preview, go to a drafted assessment, click the three dot “More” menu, and select “Student Preview”. From here, explore content, navigate between items as a student, and submit the assessment to see automatic scoring and feedback. When you’re done, click “Close View” to return to editing the assessment. For more information, please see the release notes.
Printing Just Got Simpler: Bulk Assessment PDFs for Administrators
Need to print common assessments for entire grade levels, schools, or your entire district? To make it easier to support student accommodations at scale and improve the overall administration of paper and pencil assessments, we’re introducing Bulk Assessment PDF Exports. With this feature, administrators can:
- Export multiple district benchmarks or formative assessments as PDFs with just a few clicks.
- Print multiple assessments in a single batch, eliminating the need to print individual assessments one by one.
Administrators can begin bulk exporting and printing assessments today. To do this,navigate to your assessment list, select the assessments you wish to export, and choose “Export to PDF” from the Bulk Actions menu For more information about this feature and how to use it, please see the release notes.
Thank You and See You in 2025!
These new features are our way of saying thank you to educators for their incredible work. We're committed to continuously improving Mastery to better serve your needs and simplify your daily tasks.
We hope these updates help you streamline your workflows and reclaim valuable time, allowing you to focus on what matters most – your students.
Happy Holidays from the Mastery team!
