In Mastery Connect, you can create items while creating or editing an assessment. To author a new item in an assessment, specify the item basics, which include the item name, an item bank for it to be added to, the question type, and standard. You can also select additional options such as an item difficulty, Depth of Knowledge, Bloom's Taxonomy, or Spanish language.
Alternatively, you can create items directly in the item bank as a teacher or as an administrator (admin).
Notes:
- You can edit items in an assessment only if the assessment is in its first draft state. Once you finalize and create the assessment, the items are added to the selected item bank. If you revert a created assessment to draft state, the items remain published; you cannot edit them.
- Items that you create in your personal item bank automatically become available in the district teacher item bank when the assessment is no longer in draft mode.
- Items that you create in your personal item bank cannot be reserved in the district teacher item bank.
Open Assessment Editor
To create an item in an assessment, you must first create or edit an item-based assessment.
When you edit or create an assessment, the assessment opens in the Assessment Editor. You can view the assessment status and type [1].
You can also view the title, subject, core, and grade level of the assessment [2].
Note:To create new items in an assessment, the assessment must be in draft state.
Open Author New Item
To create a new item, click the Add Item icon [1]. Then, click the Author New Item link [2].
Alternatively, click the Add Item button [3]. Then, click the Author New Item link [4].
Enter Item Details
Enter a name for the item in the Name text field [1].
To select an item type, click the Question Type drop-down menu [2] and choose an item type from the list.
To select an item bank, click the Destination Bank drop-down menu [3] and choose the desired bank.
To align the item with a standard, click the Standard drop-down menu [4] and search for or select a standard.
To access optional settings, click the Additional Settings menu [5].
To set the item difficulty, select a Difficulty option (None, Low, Medium, or High) [6].
To specify the Depth of Knowledge (DOK), select a DOK level (None, 1, 2, 3, or 4) [7].
To identify the Bloom’s taxonomy level, select a Blooms option (None, Create, Evaluate, Analyze, Apply, Understand, or Remember) [8].
To assign a language, select a Language option (None, English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Portuguese, or Vietnamese) [9].
To compose the item, click the Author button [10].
Note: Learn more about composing a specific item type.
Compose Item
In the Item Editor, you can view the item name, the selected item bank, and the item's standard [1].
To add item-level tools to the item, click the tool buttons [2].
To add a passage to an item, click the Passage button [3].
To edit the item name or other settings, click the Settings button [4].
Compose the item using the available fields and options [5]. Learn more about composing a specific item type.
Save Draft
To save the item in draft state, click the Save Draft button [1].
To discard the item, click the Close icon [2].
Note: To publish an item, you must create the assessment. The process of creating the assessment publishes drafted items to the destination bank.
View Item in Assessment
View the drafted item in the assessment.
You can edit an item while the assessment is in the draft state.
