The Assessment Authoring slides linked above, provide instructions on how to create an assessment two different ways within the system. It also shows you where to launch an assessment, share an assessment, create an answer document, and where to view Benchmark and Checkpoint assessments. The last slide provides directions on how to create a roster and test tickets.
You can see the test questions before you administer the assessment
You can select which questions are on the assessment
You can print a student copy and a teacher copy
You can give assessments as many times as you'd like
There are released items available for other subject areas that are no longer tested
You can administer Benchmark and Checkpoint assessments through the Assessment Authoring system
Full length assessments that mirror these content and test characteristics:
Length
Test specifications
Blueprints
Tools available to students (such as text highlighting, calculator)
Machine Scored
Allows for reporting in near real-time to give teachers rapid access to results
Allows for reporting measures that are familiar to Ohio educators
Results reported in CRS with additional tools to assist teachers in understanding and using the data
Information on ODEs Student Readiness Toolkits
Instructional strategies
Content information
Learning activities
Characteristics of Checkpoints
Readiness Assessments: 150 checkpoint assessments
Checkpoint assessment: 6-10 items
Items offer varying levels of difficulty and complexity (DOK, cognitive demand)
Items assess Ohio's Learning Standards for each reporting category
Scoring/Reporting of Checkpoints
Machine scored - including all English Language Arts Checkpoint Assessments
Raw scores provided in the Centralized Reporting System (CRS)
Readiness Assessments Contacts:
c.bubon@esceasternohio.org | Corey Bubon
j.eisenbraun@esceasternohio.org | Jeff Eisenbraun
s.kelecava@esceasternohio.org | Sam Kelecava