The Assessment Editor in Mastery Connect allows you to create or edit item-based or document-based assessments.
In the Assessment Editor, you can view assessment details, manage assessment content, manage settings, edit cut scores, and move assessments from draft state to created.
Open Assessment Editor
To open the Assessment Editor, create a new assessment or edit a draft assessment. In the Global Navigation menu, click the Assessments link [1]. Alternatively, as an administrator, click the Admin link [2] and learn more about how to edit benchmark assessments or district formative assessments.
In the Assessments page, add a new assessment [3], or click the More icon [4] of an existing assessment, and click the Edit link [5].
View Assessment Details
The Assessment Editor displays assessment information, including:
- a draft label if the assessment is in draft state [1]
- a label indicating the type of assessment [2]
- the assessment title and standards alignment [3]
- the number of standards covered in the assessment [4]
- the number of items in the assessment [5]
- the total number of points for the assessment [6].
You can use the Assessment Editor buttons to control scoring [7], assessment settings [8], or to delete the assessment [9].
Note: If no Draft label displays, the assessment is being used in a tracker.
View Standards Details
To view a list of the standards covered in the assessment, click the Tooltip icon [1]. To view a short description of the a standard, click the standard link [2]. The description window for the standard displays [3]. To close the standard window, click the Close button [4].
View Item-Based Assessment Editor
An item-based assessment contains items you add from item banks.
The item-based Assessment Editor opens by default to the Builder tab [1]. In the Builder tab, you can add, delete, and re-order items in the assessment.
To view an analysis of the assessment's balance, rigor, and question distribution based on metadata, click the Analysis tab [2].
To view a detailed answer key for the assessment, click the Answer Key tab [3].
Learn more about creating an item-based assessment.
Learn more about Assessment Analysis for item-based assessments.
View Document-Based Assessment Editor
A document-based assessment contains questions that relate to a document that you upload or to a bubble sheet.
The Assessment Editor displays the Assessment Content tab by default [1].
To view the answer key for the assessment, click the Answer Key tab [2].
Learn more about creating a document-based assessment.
Manage Settings
To manage assessment settings, click the Settings button [1].
To edit the assessment title, enter new text in the Title field [2].
Enter a new description in the Description field [3].
To edit the assessment type, click a radio button [4].
To select a new privacy setting, click the Privacy drop-down menu [5].
To designate an assessment as district approved, click the District Approved toggle on [6].
To save changes, click the Save button [7].
Note: The assessment type and district approved options only display for users with the appropriate permissions.
Edit Cut Scores
To edit mastery cut scores, click the Scoring button [1].
To change mastery cut scores for the assessment, enter the new minimum scores for mastery or near mastery in the Mastery Level fields [2].
If a question is worth more than one point, to adjust mastery levels for the question, enter new minimum scores for mastery and near mastery in the item's Mastery or Near Mastery fields [3].
If there are any changes to the default values, a Modified label displays [4].
To save changes, click the Save button [5].
To cancel your entries, click the Cancel button [6].
To return to your district's default mastery settings, click the Defaults button [7].
Note: When one mastery cut score is changed, all other cut scores change to maintain the correct total percentage or points.
Exit Editor or Create Assessment
Edits are saved automatically, and the most recent save date or time is indicated [1].
To exit the Assessment Editor and keep the assessment in draft state, click the Exit button [2].
To create the assessment, click the Create Assessment button [3].
