KB856921 | HOW TO: Create, Edit or Delete a Skills Assessment
Where to Start
1. Click on the Assessments tab.
2. Under General, select Create a New Assessment.
3. Select Skills Assessment from the menu.
4. Click Okay.
1. Input/Select all required test information: Title, Academic Year, Subject Area, Scope, Grade Levels. Inputting a Description is optional.
3. Click Create.
Step 2: Create Assessment Slides (Adding Questions)
Basic Question
1. Input your prompt, this is what the student will see. For example, input A if the student will need to identify A aloud. Note you can also select a font below the prompt, sample of what it will look like will display on the screen.
2. Input directions on how to assess the question. For example, "What letter is this?" this will display at the bottom of the screen for students, and can also be read aloud by teachers. This is optional.
3. Question Groups- You may use group questions for reporting purposes, but it is not required.
4. Click Create. If you would like to create this question and immediately create another, click on the checkbox next to "Create Another" before clicking create. This will refresh the screen to allow you to immediately continue creating questions.
Image Question
1. Input the title of the question.
2. Upload an image. Click the button and select your image. It will display on the screen below. You can drag the edges to resize it.
3. Input directions on how to assess the question. For example, "What letter is this?" this will display at the bottom of the screen for students, and can also be read aloud by teachers. This is optional.
4. Question Groups- You may use group questions for reporting purposes, but it is not required.
5. Click Create. If you would like to create this question and immediately create another, click on the checkbox next to "Create Another" before clicking create. This will refresh the screen to allow you to immediately continue creating questions.
Advanced Question
1. Input the title of the question.
2. Create- Advanced questions allow you to have complete control over all aspects of the question, along the edges of the screen you have tools to draw, add shapes, text, images, adjust fonts, delete, duplicated and more!
3. Input directions on how to assess the question. For example, "What letter is this?" this will display at the bottom of the screen for students, and can also be read aloud by teachers. This is optional.
4. Question Groups- You may use group questions for reporting purposes, but it is not required.
5. Click Create. If you would like to create this question and immediately create another, click on the checkbox next to "Create Another" before clicking create. This will refresh the screen to allow you to immediately continue creating questions.
Once you've created all the questions you wish, you will see a list of them on the Manage Questions page.
1. To access a question for editing, click on the question itself.
2. To delete a question, click Actions > Delete to the right of the question.
3. To duplicate a question, click Actions > Duplicate.
4. To add more questions, click + Add Question at the top of the page.
Note: You cannot add or delete questions if student data has been added to the assessment (students have been tested).
1. On the Assessment Details page, click Manage Materials.
2. To add materials, click the green Upload button.
3. Drag/Drop any file(s) you wish to attach to this assessment to upload.
4. Click Done.
Once added, all materials will be listed on the Manage Materials page.
5. To view the material, click on the title.
6. To delete, click on the Trash Can icon to the right of the material.
1. On the Assessment Details page, click Manage Sharing.
1. Select who you would like to share with, i.e. user, grade level, site, etc.
2. Give users the ability to- By default users can View and Download the assessment, you may also give them the ability to Administer and Edit the assessment (Note: If you give users the ability to edit, their changes will be reflected for all users with access to the assessment).
3. Click Share.
4. All users the assessment is shared to, and the abilities given to them will be displayed at the top of the page.
Linked Assessments allows you to easily access other skills assessments that are related to the assessment you're in.
1. Select the Skills Assessment(s) you would like to link by clicking in the box, a drop down menu will populate with assessments you can chose to link.
2. Click Link.
There are some prebuilt reports to use to analyze data from your Skills Assessment, but you can also easily create a Custom Report. On the Assessment Details page, click + Custom Report to begin.
1. The title will populate automatically as the assessment titile, but you can edit as you see fit.
2. You can also chose to add this data to an existing report.
3. Report Columns- Select what data you wish to see on your Custom Report by clicking the checkboxesnext to the data.
4. Click Submit. You will get a green success message at the top of the page.
The report will display under Custom Reports and under the Reports tab at the top of the page. Click on the title to access it.
Note: Adding Skills Assessment data to an existing custom report adds traditional and advanced filters to that custom report. You may need to adjust these filters to ensure that you're seeing all expected records.
The Advanced tab allows you to view when the assessment was created/last updated, access Meta Data (once administered), view total number of student assessments as well as score the entire assessment.
If there are any parts of the assessment you'd like to edit, simply click on "Manage __________" on the Assessment Details page.
You can delete the assessment in two ways:
1. From the List Assessments page, click on the checkbox next to the title of the assessment you wish to delete, choose Delete Assessment from the dropdown at the bottom of the page, and click Submit.
2. Click on the Advanced tab (once within the assessment) and click the red Delete Assessment button.
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