How do I create a formative assessment as an admin?

As a Mastery Connect admin, you can create formative assessments from the Admin menu.

You can create formative assessments from document-based sources or from item-based sources and you can distribute them as district formative assessments.

Assessments can be kept private, shared with your school, or with your district.  

How do I create a formative assessment as an admin?

How do I create a formative assessment as an admin?

1. Click "Admin"

Access the admin panel.

Click 'Admin'

2. Click "Assessments"

Navigate to the assessments section.

Click 'Assessments'

3. Click "Formative"

Select the formative assessment option.

Click 'Formative'

4. Click "Add Assessment"

Initiate the process to add a new assessment.

Click 'Add Assessment'

5. Enter Title

In the Title field, enter the title for the assessment.

Enter Title

6. Click "Formative"

In the Assessment Type section, click the Formative radio button.

Click 'Formative'

7. Click "Alignment Source"

Choose the alignment source for the assessment.

Click 'Alignment Source'

8. Select Alignment Source

To align the assessment to standards in a curriculum map, click the From a Curriculum Map option. To align the assessment to standards in a tracker, click the From a Tracker option.

Select Alignment Source

9. Select Subject, Core, and Class

To align the assessment to specific standards rather than to a source such as a curriculum map or tracker, click the Subject, Core, and Class drop-down menus, and make selections.

Select Subject, Core, and Class

10. Select Assessment Source

In the Source section, to create an item-based assessment, click the Item radio button. To create a document-based assessment, click the Document Based radio button. To create a raw score assessment, click the Raw Score radio button.

Select Assessment Source

11. Select Privacy Level

To set a privacy level for the assessment, click the Privacy drop-down menu and select a privacy option.

Select Privacy Level

12. Click "Next"

To draft the assessment in the Assessment Editor and enter assessment content, click the Next button.

Click 'Next'

13. View Assessment Editor

The assessment draft displays in the Assessment Editor. If you are creating an item-based assessment, you can add items. If you are creating a document-based assessment, you can upload a document and add questions.

View Assessment Editor

14. Click "Settings"

To designate an assessment as district approved, click the Settings button

Click 'Settings'

15. Designate Assessment

In the Privacy drop-down menu, select the Private to My District option. Then, click the District Approved toggle on.

Designate Assessment

16. Click "Save"

Save the changes.

Click 'Save'

This guide covered how to create a formative assessment as an admin in Mastery Connect.