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Provide how-to instructions for assessment item types.
Provide a general purpose for item types.
Be organized by self-correcting and facilitator corrected.
Within Resources you can convert Test/Quizzes that you've made to Assessments. Watch the video or read here for more.
Add Text can be used to include:
Written, audio, and video directions.
Embed reference materials such as articles, audio, and video for viewing as part of a question set.
Add Text allows you to:
Include dynamic content that could not be contained in a traditional paper/pencil assessment.
Guide learners through a self-correcting module as part of their learning, increasing immediacy of feedback and reducing facilitator grading workload.
Learner's demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1)
Select best answer choice(s) from a set.
Answers can include text and/or pictures.
Learner's demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1)
Binary answer choice
True/False
Yes/No
0/1
Answers can include text and/or pictures.
Learner's demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1/2)
Multiple prompts and answers available increases difficulty
Opportunity for partial credit
Answers can include text and/or pictures.
Example uses:
Terms and Definitions
Objects or Pictures and Labels
Symbols and Proper Names
Causes and Effects
Scenarios and Responses
Learner's demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK1/2)
Multiple prompts and answers available increases difficulty
Opportunity for partial credit
Answers can include text and/or pictures.
Example uses:
Greatest to least, visa versa
Timeline/sequence of events
Steps in a process
Learners demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1/2)
Multiple prompts and answers available increases difficulty
Opportunity for partial credit
Opportunity for case-sensitive grading
Text answers only
Reduces guessing, while staying self-correcting
Learners demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1/2)
Multiple prompts and answers available increases difficulty
Opportunity for partial credit
Text answers only
Multiple Choice in context
Learners demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1/2)
Multiple prompts and answers available increases difficulty
Opportunity for partial credit
Answers can include text and/or pictures.
Choices can be used more than once
"Duplicate answers"
Multiple Choice in context
Learners demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1/2)
Multiple prompts and answers available increases difficulty
Opportunity for partial credit
Answers can include text and/or pictures.
Choices can be used more than once
"Duplicate answers"
Multiple Choice in context
Learners demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1/2)
Steps in creating
Upload an image and prompt
Create selectable areas on the image
Learners will select area(s) to respond to prompt
Answers are spaces created on the uploaded image
Selected answer highlight slightly darker
Example uses:
Select "X" on the image, diagram, map, etc.
Learners demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1/2)
Steps in creating:
Copy/Paste or write passage prompt
Choose whether you want passage highlighted by paragraph, sentence or word
Schoology automatically creates highlight areas based on selection
Learner chooses paragraph(s), sentence(s) or word(s) that answer prompt.
Example uses:
Identify the turning point
Select the key phrases that....
Choose any/all words that describe the main character or key events
Learners demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1/2)
Answers can be text or images
Example uses:
Greatest to least, visa versa
Timeline/sequence of events
Steps in a process
Enables students to review, create, or manipulate different kinds of charts. (DOK 1/2)
Chart Types Available:
Bar Graph
Line Graph
Histogram
Dot Plot
Line Plot
Learners respond to prompts through written responses.
Learner responses can include images, links, and other supporting materials.
Best used for DOK 3 or 4 questions, however can also be used for DOK 1/2.
Example uses:
Response to Literature
Text Analysis
Compare and contrast analysis
Learners demonstrate knowledge recall mastery (DOK 1/2)
Steps in creating
Upload an image and prompt
Learners will use the markup tools (6 colors) to draw on the image
You receive a marked up image for grading
Example uses:
Circle "X" on the image, diagram, map, etc.
Underline all the nouns in blue, verbs in red
Learners answer open-ended Math questions that require Math symbols.
Single or multiple Math Keyboards can be made available for learner access.
Custom units and unit distractors can be made available for one click use.
Both types allow learners to record audio/vide within the assessment question.
Best used for DOK 3 or 4 questions.
Useful in situation where learners may need writing accommodations.
Example uses:
Response to Literature
Text Analysis
Compare and contrast analysis
Learner uploads file of any of the types shown in the image to respond to a prompt.
Allowable files range from 1 up to 12.
Best used for DOK 3 or 4 questions.
Suggested for use in conjunction with other item types or for those that need accommodations only.