Mastery Connect Release Notes (2024-03-21)

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In this Mastery Connect release (March 21), admins and instructors can align a Canvas assignment to a standard in a Mastery tracker for a more unified experience. Additionally, the header in the Mastery Connect student assessment experience is updated. Item flagging is available for Mastery Item Bank (MIB) and Mastery Item Bank Supplemental (MIBS) to enable easy communication when an item requires a review.

Note: To enable the Canvas assignment alignment feature in your account, contact your Customer Success Manager or create a support ticket. This feature is anticipated to be enabled in all accounts in summer 2024.

 New Feature

Canvas Assignments in Mastery Trackers

Admins and instructors can align a Canvas assignment or graded discussion to a standard and tracker for a more unified integration experience. This alignment automatically adds the Canvas assignment or graded discussion into the user’s Mastery Tracker, and receives Mastery results when the student submissions are scored.

Institutions that use both Canvas and Mastery Connect can create student work in either platform and link it between Mastery Connect and Canvas. Canvas displays a new Standard Alignment setting in courses that have linked a Mastery Tracker to their Canvas course.

The aligned Canvas assignment displays in the Mastery Tracker. Student scores from the Canvas gradebook automatically populate in the tracker.

 Updated Features

Student Assessment Header Enhancement

The student assessment header is updated to display the student name more prominently in the student assessment experience.

The student name displays above the assessment name. This update helps ensure students are in the correct assessment.

Item Flagging for MIB and MIBS

Item flagging is available for Mastery Item Bank (MIB) and Mastery Item Bank Supplemental (MIBS) to facilitate easy communication when an item requires a review. This feature contributes to the process of keeping Instructure item banks current and accurate.

Clicking the new Flag icon marks a MIB or MIBS item in need of review for issues like typos, factual errors, or inconsistencies. The Flag icon displays in the Item Bank and in the assessment editor item search area.