Schoology Assessments
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Assessments are a great Schoology tool to use because for most of the question types, the system will grade the question for you. You will find everything you need to know about creating Assessments on this page. But don't limit yourself to using the Assessment tool just for formal assessments. It can be use for so much more. Find out more on our Hacking Schoology Assessments Page.
Getting Started with Assessments
Getting Started with Assessments
Learn how to set up an Assessment and how the tool bar works.
Setting up the Assessment.mp4Setting Up the Assessment - Learn the first steps to creating an Assessment.
using the toolbar.mp4Using the Toolbar in Schoology Assessments - There are many functions that can be added to each test question. Learn all of those that can be implemented through the tool bar.
System Graded Question Types
System Graded Question Types
One of the best things about Schoology Assessments is that the system will grade the questions for you. But only certain question types will be graded by the system. Below you will find the question types that the system will grade.
multiple choice.mp4Multiple Choice Question Type - This is your typical multiple choice question type, but you can take it a step further by adding pictures, videos and more to your answer choices.
true false.mp4True False Question Type - I like to think of this as an Either/Or question type as it doesn't have to just be a True/False question. Change the two options to whatever you want.
matching.mp4Matching Question Type - Go a step further with your matching questions by adding videos, audio clips or even GIFs.
ordering.mp4Ordering Question Type - Add pictures or GIFs to this ordering question type to take it up a notch.
fill in the blank-drag and drop.mp4Fill in the Blank Question Type - Spelling counts on this question type, so put in alternate spellings in the alternate answers for commonly misspelled words.
fill in the blank-drag and drop.mp4Fill in the Blank: Drop Down Question Type - The drop down feature make this fill in the blank question type more like a multiple choice question.
fill in the blank-drag and drop.mp4Fill in the Blank: Drag and Drop Question Type - The drag and drop feature make this fill in the blank question type more like a multiple choice question.
label image.mp4Label Image Question Type - Just add any image, a few labels and you have a great labeling exercise.
highlight hotspot.mp4Highlight Hotspot Question Type - Upload any image, draw around the objects and students click to choose their answer.
highlight text.mp4Highlight Text Question Type - You can set up your question to have students click on words, sentences or paragraphs. This is a great way to have students identify the main idea of a paragraph.
number line.mp4Number Line Question Type - Perfect for any number line or timeline questions.
chart.mp4Chart Question Type - Graphs available are bar, line, dot plot, line plot and histogram.
Open Ended Question Types
Open Ended Question Types
The question types included in this section are the ones that you, as the teacher, will need to grade. The system can not grade them for you.
short answer - essay.mp4Short Answer/Essay Question Type - With 18 formatting tools available to your students, this is a great way to get a written response from your students. You just choose which ones you want them to have access to.
audio.mp4Audio Question Type - Allow your students to record an audio clip to answer the question.
video.mp4Video Question Type - Allow your students to record a video to answer the question.
file upload.mp4File Upload Question Type - Students can upload a file as the answer to this question type. There 20 different files types that are accepted.
highlight image.mp4Highlight Image Question Type - Upload any image and your students can draw on it. You can also play back the screen recording to see exactly what each of your students did to get their final response.
math short answer.mp4Math Short Answer Question Type - 18 different keyboard types are available to your students. Pick the one that fits your needs and add it to the question.
Adding a Little Something Extra to Your Assessments
Adding a Little Something Extra to Your Assessments
alternate answers.mp4Adding Alternate Answers - sometimes you have multiple ways to answer a question. Adding alternate answers allows the system to know that there are multiple ways to get the answer correct and grade it accordingly.
learning objectives and rubrics.mp4Adding Learning Objectives and Rubrics to Assessment Questions - learn how to add learning objectives to track standard mastery or add a rubric to grade an open ended question type.
additional info.mp4Additional Information on Schoology Assessments - learn how to grade your open ended question types, how to see the live progress of your students and the reporting feature.
How to quickly add state standards to Assessment Questions.mp4How to Quickly Add State Standards to Assessments - Adding state standards to your resources can make it easier and quicker to get them added to Assessments and other materials in Schoology.
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