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1.Select Test then New Observational Assessment.
2.Complete the Properties Tab-
a. Create an Assessment Title - Naming Conventions- School, Course, Unit, Year
b. Select the Assessment Category, Course Type and Grade Level from the respective dropdown menus.
c. Optionally, select the Schools with Access and Courses with Access to limit the test to specific schools/courses.
d. Enter a Description (Optional)
e. Click Save
3. Select the Measures Tab-
a. Enter a measure Title.
b. Choose a Type:
Drop-down List to choose from a list of options when capturing data.
Open Entry if capturing data requires text or numeric values. The teacher will have the option to also select a color association that meets the standard for the data that they entered.
Numeric if the captured data should be a numeric value. That value will be tied to a specific color association automatically.
c. Enter a Question or Observation Description. This will be visible beneath the measure title when capturing data or within preview mode.
d. Enter a Unit of Measure (i.e. Number of Letters Identified, Types of Self Corrections, etc). This will be displayed at the top of the measure column.
e. From Scoring Color Association, click Manage Color Association. A pop-up window will appear that will allow you to select the appropriate color, label and minimum value for each color association. Click Add Color Association to continue to add additional color bands. The available colors match the performance band colors in the Baseball Card report. Once you have finished adding color associations, click Close.
f. Click Add Standards to attach the appropriate standards(s) evaluated with the measure.
g. You may choose to add a reference to the measure. To do so, select Choose under the Upload Reference and select the appropriate file.
References can include images (jpeg or png files), PDFs, Word documents, or spreadsheets (xls files).
Files cannot exceed 10 MB.
h. Once you have finished creating your Measure, click Save in the lower right hand corner.
i. You can continue to add additional measures by selecting the Add Measures button in the upper left corner.
j. To manage previously added measures, click the ellipsis, then choose Duplicate or Delete.
k. Click the drag icon to reorder measures as needed.
4.Select the Administration tab-
a. Enter a Date and Time for the Administration Window.
b. Click Publish Assessment when you are ready to publish the assessment for administration. You can click the Publish Assessment toggle to unpublish the assessment if you have the necessary administrative permissions and no student data has been captured.
c. Click Save
5. Click on Permissions in the upper right corner to add/grant appropriate rights to read, copy, update, and admin the assessment to individual teachers or groups of teachers.
a. Click Add Group.
b. Choose from the filters, then select the necessary users or groups.
c. Click OK
d. Select the appropriate permissions for each user or group, then click Save.
6. Click Preview to preview the observational assessment and its measures during creation.
7. Click Save.
Creating Observational Assessments Videos
Creating Observational Assessments Videos
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