Creating Item-Based Assessments in Mastery Connect:

1.Click the Assessments tab.

2.  Click Add Assessment.

3.  Add a Title to the Assessment.

4.  Click Alignment Source.  

5.  Click From a Tracker.  You do not have to select a standard with this option because your Tracker will already have your curriculum map in place which adds the correct standards.  Note:  Select From a Curriculum Map if you do NOT have trackers created.  Select the standard you will use for this assessment from the dropdown menu. 

6.  Scroll down the list and select the CIP you want to use for the assessment.

7.  Under the Source select Item.   

8.  Select your privacy setting from the three options:  

(A) Private to Me:  This means the curriculum map only displays in your curriculum maps page. When other users view your profile in the Mastery Connect Community, a private-to-you map does not display in your Curriculum Maps page.  

(B) Private to My School:  This means other users also assigned to your school can view the map when they visit your Mastery Connect Community profile and view your Curriculum Maps page. They can also copy your map.  If another user makes a copy of your curriculum map, the copy is added as a new curriculum map to their Curriculum Maps page, and they can edit the copied map.  

(C) Private to My District:  This means other users also assigned to your district can view the map when they visit your Mastery Connect Community profile and view your Curriculum Maps page. They can also copy your map.  If another user makes a copy of your curriculum map, the copy is added as a new curriculum map to their Curriculum Maps page, and they can edit the copied map.

In most cases, selecting Private to My District is the best method since this allows you to share Curriculum Maps with other teachers in your district.  The choice is yours.

9.  Click Next.

Now it's time to add the questions to our assessment.  Remember, you can create your own questions within Mastery Connect or use questions from the Item Bank.  For this example, we will create our own question.  

10.  Click the + Sign Icon to add a question.

11.  If you want to write your own question, click Author New Item.  

12.  Give the Assessment a Name.

13.  Select your Question Type.

14.  Select your Standard from the dropdown menu.

15.  Click Author.

16.  Type your question and type in the answer choices.

17.  Set the correct answer by clicking the correct answer choice.

18.  Set the point value for the question.

19.  Click Save Draft.

2o.  Click the + Sign to create the next question.  Repeat the process for all succeeding questions.

21.  Once you have finished everything, click Create Assessment.

22.  Click Add to Tracker to assign the assessment to your students.

23.  Select the Tracker (Class) where you want to assign this assessment.  Then click Add.

Congratulations!  You have successfully created an original assessment in Mastery Connect.