Go to Formative.com (there is a button on the start page as well) and click the button to sign in with Google. Be sure to enter your district email and password. Formative will remember you the next time you visit so instead of a login button, you will see "Dashboard" in the upper right corner.

• Import your classes from Google Classroom to make the setup quick and easy.  

• Share activities/assessments directly to Google Classroom when you assign a Formative.  

  • • Note: If you are using the secure browser, students will need to log out of the Chromebook and click the Apps button.  They will not be able to access the assessment directly from Google Classroom.

• As a gold plan district, you also have access to Grade Passback which pushes scores from Formative to Google Classroom. 

The Enhance a Document feature when building an activity allows you to upload a variety of file formats including PDF, Google Docs, Slides, Forms, Word, and images.  

With PDFs, you have the additional option to have it parsed which means Formative pulls out the questions and answer choices into separate questions with the help of AI.

Google Forms can be imported into Formative and then automatically converted into questions/answer choices.

Teachers: If you want students to take an assessment through the Respondus secure browser, you will need to turn on "Respondus High Security" in the assign settings.

Students (NEW 10/3/2024) Note: Students no longer need to log out of the Chromebook to access the secure browser.

• • Students can access assessments by clicking links shared in Google Classroom or by going to formative.com.

  • If needed, choose to sign in with Google and use their district account.

  • They will then see their dashboard and any activities assigned to them.  

  • Click on your assessment. There will be a message that they must take it in the secure browser.  

  • Click the blue button to launch the secure browser.

The Grading & Feedback settings section of Formatives help website explains all of them in detail but here is a summary:

After Submission - choose what you want students to be able to see and do after they submit the assignment.

• Allow Edits

• Make Hidden

• Keep visible (no edits allowed)

Return Scores - choose when or if you want scores returned to students.  (*You can come back to this setting when you want students to review the assignment and change it as needed.)

• After student submits

• Instantly

• Don't show scores * 

• When closed

Return Correct Answers - choose if and when you want the correct answer to be shown to the student.

• After student submits

• Don't show answers

• When closed 

For the highest test security settings, choose the following in the assign settings:

• After Submission: Select "Make Hidden". This will ensure the student can't see the assessment after they submit it.

• Return Scores: Select "Don't show scores".  This will not show the student their scores for individual questions or their overall score.

• Return Correct Answers: Select "Don't show answers".  The correct answers will not be shown to the student 

When you are ready for students to review the test, return to the assign settings and adjust the following settings:

• • After Submission: Select "Keep visible (no edits allowed)".  They will be able to see the questions and answers but not make any changes.

  • Return Scores: Select "After student submits". The student will see which questions they got right/wrong/partial credit, the points earned for each question and the overall score.

  • Return Correct Answers: If you want students to be able to see what the correct answer is for each question, choose "After student submits".  If you do not want them to see the correct answer, keep it as "Don't show answers".

You will first need to use the Grade Passback feature to push the scores to the assignment in Google Classroom.  You can then import the scores from Google Classroom to Aeries.  

Another option is to export the scores from the Responses tab and upload them to the assignment in Aeries.