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We completed the district benchmark and the reports are delivered.We now want the teachers to access the test items to reteach. How do we make it happen ? 

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How do I add a student into my tracker?

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I went to print off the little slips for each of my students that show their results, aka the "print student scores", and they have changed the settings now, which force me to either print 1 student per piece of paper or print them in tiny format 4 p...

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Last year I was able to merge 2 different tests into 1 single test.  With the new layout of Mastery Connect, how do I do this?  

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Is it possible to have a multi-part question on the same screen within the same passage? This is how the stimulus feature works in Canvas, but I can't get it working for Mastery Connect. For example, with the passage on the left-hand side, the two qu...

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I am in the process of creating an assessment on mastery connect.  I am finished but I can not push the "create assessment" button. Am I missing something?

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I have created an Algebra I test and would like to assign it to another class that is not Algebra I, but Mastery Connect only recognizes my Algebra I classes and not the other classes. Is there a way to use an Algebra I test for another class?

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I have a free teacher account but I have new teachers at our school and they need a free teacher account on mastery connect so they can have the common assessments that we use for a course. How can you create a new FREE Teacher account in mastery con...

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Our school would like to limit student access to mastery connect assessments that are being given in Canvas so that students who are absent the day of testing can't take the test. Preferably, we'd like to be able to add a password like you can with q...

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I know I have done it before but today it is not letting me.  I made an error when bubbling my answers to a question on an asssessment. Mastery Connect won't let me fix my answers.   When I click apply changes it changes it back to my answer that is ...

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When I am viewing an assessment in the tracker, is there a way for me to have my students on more than just the lower 1/3 of my screen?  When it initially opens up, the students are up near the top, but then it jumps down to the bottom so it is only ...

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When searching for a way to change the default view from most recent to standard mastery, I see there should be a fourth option under settings that allows that. However, when I click on my settings it doesn't give me that option. ANy addtional help t...

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When I look at some assessments that I created at another school in the same district, it tells me I do not have access to this assessment. How do I fix it?

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I can not add items to the item bank.  I have tried multiple times over the last 3 days.  I have googled directions and put in the title, standard, type of question, etc.   However, when I click "continue" to actually create the question, the screen ...

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We had a teacher leave.  Students had to change homerooms, and now data, specifically item analysis data is missing.  Why wouldn't their item analysis data move with students when they only switched homerooms?  

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I am looking for information on how the Sugg NMark is calculated on benchmark assessments. We've tried running it through a few different calculations but cannot seem to replicate it. 

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How do I see data from a student that is no longer on my tracker?

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 Two students who took make up tests have a fractional score on the tracker 11/12. But for each standard remediation is indicated and when a report is run the student has no data found and show NO SCORE on printed score sheet. 

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When a student is switching from one English class to the next, their entire Mastery Tracker goes back to zero. Is there a way for the student's data to move with them when they move classes?

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I would like to print out the benchmark after the close of testing. Where do I find it and how do I get a copy to print?

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Happy Holidays!  I still do not have admin access to the 17 schools I support.  When logging onto Mastery Connect through Canvas, it is still a teacher account. See image above.   I have included a list of schools I support once again for your assist...

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The current size is too small for students to see more than a couple sentences and is hard for them to see what they are writing.

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Some of my students can´t get into mastery connect through Google or Clever.  It says the log in is incorrect.  Is there a different way to log in with a user name and password if this happens?

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On a benchmark assessment, how can you create a cluster question where one prompt is used on multiple questions?For example:Use the table in question 1-4Wheel Diameter in Millimeters, mm Total Distance, in miles Time, in Minutes, Day 1 Time, in Minut...

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I have assigned my students their test. However, when they click on start assessment it will go to a white screen or pop up no internet connection. I know the internet is fine because they can get on everything else except their test. Anyone know how...

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Is there an issue being worked for creating items and adding passages to items? I click to add, but the circle just keeps spinning in the area where the answers/items should be.

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I have teachers uploading assessments to trackers, but they are not showing up on the main tracker screen. Instead, you have to click on individual standards to see the assessments. Why would this occur? I added an assessment to the tracker and see i...

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How do you edit tests that have been posted under the assessments?  The kindergarten test Camping has an incorrect answer on 10014000081010.  How do you change it to sticks instead of tent? 

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Are there specific settings that teachers should have set within their trackers to view other teachers in their grade level and content?  For example, I have three 6th grade science teachers who all gave the same assessment.  When they go in to view ...

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Reaching out to see if anyone has had this issue before and if they have found the cause and solution. Student's score populates as "0" as soon as he signs on to the test. After resetting, it will randomly populate as though he has finished when he i...

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Beginning on April 10th 2024, explore and provide feedback on over 200 items aligned to the ACT reporting categories. Access the new sample items for free for two-weeks!

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Your students can now demonstrate their Mastery on any graded Canvas Assignment or graded discussion. Simply align your assignment, and score your student's work. 

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A few weeks ago our team was able to visit districts in the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium in Mississippi.  We were met with warmth and enthusiasm when over 40 representatives from various districts across the region joined us, bringing w...

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As uncovered in our latest studies, grade 3–8 students who completed more assessments in Mastery Connect had significantly higher ELA and math performance on end-of-year assessments. 

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During the past few years, our Product teams have been on a continuous journey of innovation. We’ve compiled a captivating walk down memory lane to highlight the enhancements made to Mastery Connect from 2021 through 2023.

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Welcome Back to School! The Mastery Connect R&D Team has been working all summer to support the learning you will do in your classroom this year. 

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The April updates to the Instructure Roadmap are now live. Get an overview of the adjustments, then dive into linked articles for more information. 

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At Mastery Connect we are always working to ensure that educators have access to what you need to start your school year off right. In that spirit we have made a few changes to our roadmap to make sure you can start assessing students on day one. 

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Mastery Connect and the Mastery Item Banks provide educators with tools to build and administer classroom assessments and intuitively visualize student mastery of a standard. But what happens when states update their standards?

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Since I joined Instructure earlier this year, I’ve been repeatedly honored and humbled by educators around the world and the work you are doing. I have found the many, many conversations I have had with teachers and leaders invaluable as we continue ...

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Today is the day! After reviewing our proposed path forward with various community members, we can share an outline of the next version of Idea Conversations! Building on what we learned from you, we created the following guiding principles, which sh...

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If you are a district administrator using both the Mastery Connect (AMS) and Canvas (LMS) applications, you already have the tools for a successful year. You can easily deliver learning activities through Canvas and visualize student levels of unders...

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Mastery Connect Help Center and Online PD are moving to new and improved homes!

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Read on to find out how to participate in user interviews so that we can improve the Learning Mastery Gradebook experience!

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Here at Canvas, we remain committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging and to serving all members of the Instructure family. We have updated the icon for item banks and resources within Canvas LMS and Mastery Connect to a file folder to acknowled...

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What do you do if your school or district changes courses at the end of the semester, but your MasteryConnect Tracker is set up to measure student progress for the entire school year? We have a solution, link that Tracker to a different course. 

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The MasteryConnect team was hard at work in 2021. Check out some of the features we are most proud of sharing with you.

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The MasteryConnect Teacher App works as the perfect companion for mastery-tracking both around the classroom and away from your computer. The Teacher App is available on both iOS and Android! 

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Managing content at a district level is a huge job, and content is always changing. Check out three tools that will help you get your most up-to-date content into Teacher’s Trackers to help inform instruction.

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The MasteryConnect team is looking toward the future, and we want to hear from you! 

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Welcome back for the 2021-2022 school year! It is time for fresh crayons, blank notebooks, and a new MasteryConnect integration with Canvas. Since teachers are busy getting ready for the return of students I wanted to share six of my favorite time sa...

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Districts want to help their educators ensure standard mastery, and then correlate those formative results with benchmark and summative data to predict progress - as well as to analyze disparities and trends by school, cohort, student subpopulation, ...

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Thank you to those of you who were able to attend the MasteryConnect Updates: More to Love for Back to School ‘21  webinar! We had a great time showing off the awesome new features that are on the way. If you were unable to attend, it’s not too late ...

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Using MasteryConnect and Canvas just got better! Soon Trackers will be connected to Canvas Courses, making it even easier to access the power of the MasteryConnect directly from your Canvas Course. Now you’ll have more time for teaching, assessing, a...

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The Tracker is the heart and soul of MasteryConnect. And now it’s even better! We are so excited to share our freshly redesigned Tracker with you! 

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For back to school 2021, MasteryConnect has redesigned the Tracker header and made navigation within the Tracker a LOT easier to use. Our team wants teachers to have access to the features that they need on a daily basis and not waste valuable time s...

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See what we have planned for back to school '21!

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We are excited to be blogging about MasteryConnect with you! Find out what to expect in our posts.

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In the classroom, with a paper copy of a text, students can use highlighters, sticky notes, and all kinds of colorful pens and pencils to help them annotate the text and read for understanding. Active reading while taking online assessments can be mo...

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Mastery Connect Release Notes

Learn about the latest releases, updates, and bug fixes for Mastery Connect

In this Mastery Connect release (April 18), the Assessment Editor for item-based assessments is updated with an analysis view. Furthermore, all assessment types are updated with an in-depth printable answer key. Additionally, searching for and filte...

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In this Mastery Connect release (April 12), additional item types are available for printing.    Updated Feature   Printable Item Type Updates Additional item types are available for printing. To ensure a smooth experience for printed assessments, ...

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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 updat...

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In this Mastery Connect release (October 26), Canvas New Quizzes can be converted to Mastery Connect assessments.    New Feature   New Quiz Conversion to Mastery Connect Canvas New Quizzes can be converted to Mastery Connect assessments. New Quizz...

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In this Mastery Connect release (October 19), users can include archived student data when bulk exporting scores as CSV reports.    New Feature   Bulk Export Archived Student Data Users can include archived student data when bulk exporting scores...

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In this Mastery Connect release (September 28), district administrators can bulk deliver benchmark assessments. An interface update is also included.    New Feature   Bulk Benchmark Assessment Delivery District administrators can bulk deliver benc...

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In this Mastery Connect release (September 21), teachers, collaborators, and admins with permissions to access a tracker can export a CSV report that displays mastery and assessment results by student for each standard in a tracker. Additionally, in...

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In this Mastery Connect release (August 24), administrators can download a CSV-formatted file of the Overview Report. Also, the experience for creating and editing curriculum maps and trackers is updated to provide various windows for an intuitive wo...

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In this Mastery Connect release (August 17), all standard selector drop-down menus are updated. Also, instructors can print all of their assessments. Additionally, users can easily view the number of items found next to the standard and item type. A...

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In this Mastery Connect release  (August 11), districts that use Chromebooks can install Respondus Lockdown Browser using a new extension via the Chrome Web Store.    New Features   Respondus Lockdown Browser Chromebook Extension Districts that us...

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In this Mastery Connect release  (July 20), a Tracker Status field is added to the benchmark progress export.    Updated Features   Tracker Status Field A Tracker Status field is added to the benchmark progress export.    The Tracker Status field...

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In this Mastery Connect release (June 29), Mastery Connect introduces an updated user experience which includes: the ability to convert Canvas Classic Quizzes to Mastery assessments, a new assessment creation experience, and a Tracker Assessment lis...

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In this Mastery Connect release  (February 2), the district teacher export includes teacher status.   New Features   Teacher Status The district teacher export includes a teacher status column. This update allows users to easily view teacher statu...

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In this Mastery Connect release (January 19), the option to Include Dictionary and Picture Dictionary is available in the Export Students modal.   New Features   Export Students Dictionary Setting The option to Include Dictionary and Picture Dicti...

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In this Mastery Connect release (January 13), teachers can create a Spanish language Mastery Connect item or passage. Additionally, Teachers can enable dictionary tools in Enhanced Accommodation (EA) assessments for individual students.   New Featur...

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In this Mastery Connect release (December 15), teachers and administrators can access Mastery View Predictive Assessment reports within Mastery Connect.   New Features   Mastery View Predictive Assessments Administrators and teachers can access Ma...

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In this Mastery Connect release (December 1), contextual metadata has been added to the item analysis graphs: this includes, item type, points available, the depth-of-knowledge (DOK) rating, and the item title. Updated Features Item Analysis...

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In this Mastery Connect release (September 15), district admins can export CSV reports of trackers, sections, students, and teachers from Mastery Connect.     New Features   Section, Tracker, and User CSV Exports District admins can export CSV rep...

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In this Mastery Connect release (August 18), the Helpful Resources menu links are updated to direct users to new Instructure Community, Online PD, and Support resources.     Updated Features   Helpful Resources Menu The Helpful Resources menu lin...

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In this Mastery Connect release (July 29), an export option is available in the Tracker-level Item Analysis report.     New Features   Tracker-level Item Analysis Export   An export option is available in the Tracker-level Item Analysis report. Th...

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In this Mastery Connect release (July 21), benchmark and district formative assessments are updated to provide a more clear user experience.     New Features   Assessment Management Experience Benchmark and district formative assessments are updat...

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In this Mastery Connect release (July 1), instructors can create a new tracker from one of their created or shared curriculum maps from the trackers list.     New Features   Create New Tracker from Curriculum Map Instructors can create a new track...

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In this Mastery Connect release (June 24), Mastery Connect has updated branding for Item Bank names, TE21 Reports and names, and mobile app tiles to better align with the Instructure brand.     New Features   Mastery Connect Branding Updates Maste...

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In this Mastery Connect release (June 16), filters on overview, benchmark, and district formative reports for admins have been redesigned. Also, admins have an Export Tracker Audit Report option in the Curriculum Map menu.     New Features   Repor...

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In this Mastery Connect release (April 28), instructors can easily enable text-to-speech functionality for all students in a tracker, as well as enable and customize the tool for individual students. Note: The text-to-speech tool must be activated i...

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In this MasteryConnect release (January 12), existing trackers can be migrated to a new course.     New Features   Tracker Migration Existing trackers can be migrated to a new course. This update allows instructors to easily maintain trackers over...

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In this MasteryConnect release (December 22): Navigate Item Bank has been updated to version 12.1.1The KDS Inspect Bank has been updated to the most recent version

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In this MasteryConnect release (December 14), CSV data exports allow users to choose between a classic format CSV export or an expanded format export with demographic data. Additionally, the Manage Data Exports page has been renamed the Data Export...

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In this MasteryConnect release (September 20), District Approved Resources allow users with permissions to create assessments and curriculum maps that cannot be cloned by other users in the district. Additionally, Accounts can determine if they wou...

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In this MasteryConnect release (August 31),  MasteryConnect roles have expanded to allow districts more flexibility with permissions in the admin tab.     New Feature   Roles Enablement MasteryConnect roles have expanded to allow districts more...

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