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I am an English department chair at a high school that uses performance-based assessments (essays). It is necessary for us to have each student essay scored by two separate graders and to then receive two separate scores for a moderator to come in af...

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Is there a district-wide MVPA Excel spreadsheet that has the student name, ID number, and predictive score for each benchmark all in one file?

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Is there a way to isolate a student's data from a benchmark assessment to see what standards need to be retaught for that specific student?

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Does anyone know how to generate a tracker report for standards without including the Beginning of the Year test? I feel like it's creating the appearance that the student's mastery is lower than it really is because that test is factoring into the o...

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Does the read aloud accommodation option read the answer choices for cloze dropdown items or a cloze association item? In addition, does it read the items and answers in a match list question?

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Another teacher's assessments all pop up on my home page. I am NOT following anyone. I have years of her assessments on my page. How do I remove these or un-connect from her? I have not taught at her school for 10 years. Help!

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Is there a way to upload a PDF and add a bubble sheet for students that does not include the print, screenshot, or share button at the top. It seems even in the lockdown browser this is a problem.  Also, is there a way to re-open an assessment (PDF w...

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How do you print a report that shows the students who have not completed the benchmark by grade, subject and teacher?

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(Thanks, @BethCrook for guiding this question to this excellent community of Canvas users!)I'm a technology coordinator and teacher in our upper school (9th-12th), and we're presently researching how Canvas and Mastery Connect could support our profi...

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I am not able to copy and paste questions and answers when I am trying to create an assessment.

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While taking the Final MVPA, I had four students whose answers did not save. They have logged back in and there were no answers present. They had finished 24 questions on the 6th grade ELA MVPA.

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I teach both 4th and 5th grade science. I would like to be able to add some 4th grade SOL questions to their tests for review or extra credit. How can I access 4th grade material/questions for 5th graders? It won't let me.

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How can I allow a student to retake an assessment I made? The student didn't take his time and I want him to retake it.

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How do I set up delivery options for individual students with accommodations like read aloud?

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The Analytic Report Dashboard is showing that 65 students have not been assessed (saying 288/301).  When going through the data, it is only 13 who have not been tested.  The test was not given today.  There were manually graded questions but all ques...

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Is there a way to run a report that provides a detailed report of the percentage of students who have mastered or have not mastered all assessed standards? For example, if RL.KID.1 has been included on 5 assessments, I want a report that gives an ove...

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After giving an uploaded practice benchmark test, I realized the standards were not correctly aligned. Is there a way I can edit the standards after the test has been taken? I want to see the data correctly to help my students where they need it most...

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How can I create/add my own document based assessment that includes matching items for students? Is there a way to make a document based assessment with technology enhanced items?

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My students will not finish their benchmark today and it is possible that we may not be able to continue for several days because of impending weather. I don't want the students to be able to access the benchmark from home. If I turn off the "Student...

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Is there a way to schedule a testing window within a certain date or time frame without having to manually toggle the exam on and off? I am going on maternity leave and need to be able to schedule my future exams so the students can access them at th...

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Can you take a look at Pickett Elementary for the second benchmark.  The predictive reports are available but not all of the data shows on the schools dashboard.  See example below:  

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After my students took an assessment, I found three questions that I had messed up and didn't catch during proofing, as well as 2 questions I just decided to remove.  Is it possible to delete those questions from my assessment and have the students' ...

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I want to reassign an assessment that the students have already taken as a pretest. How do I assign the same assessment as a post test? 

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I gave an assessment today and printed bubble sheets this morning. It will not let me scan them OR enter answers manually. Below is the error message I get when I try to scan the assessments in.

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Is there a way in MasteryConnect to allow students to review their answers after testing for remediation?

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My instructor has directed me to the answer key. However, there is no 'Assessments' tab in my dashboard.How can I located this?

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I have a student that we believed accessed the test from their phone instead of going through the laptop and being placed into the lockdown browser.  The teacher came to me with this concern and I have not been able to see anything on my end that sho...

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How do you unarchive a student in a tracker?

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The +sign is missing after the graph/available results icon - the Predictive Report option is also greyed out when I click the available results. Will they be available once testing closes next month? Thank you so much for your assistance!  

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I need to share assessments with my department and am unable to discern how to do so. Any directive or advice is greatly appreciated.

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Mastery Connect Product Blog

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The Mastery College Prep Assessment now mirrors the redesigned ACT, giving students realistic practice in less time while boosting confidence and readiness. Discover how these updates set learners up for success.

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We’re developing Co-Labs, our new interactive product roadmap experience – and we’re looking for engaged customers to join the pilot. If you’re excited to share meaningful feedback and influence what comes next, this is your chance to get early acces...

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Last back-to-school season, we introduced a redesigned analytics experience in Mastery Connect, giving educators more intuitive dashboards, advanced filters, and the ability to save customized reports. That launch was just the beginning. Since then, ...

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At Instructure, we know that time is the most valuable commodity in K12 schools. That’s why we’re putting the power of IgniteAI to work in Mastery Connect, helping educators efficiently gain actionable, accurate insights into their students’ learning...

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We’re excited to unveil the enhanced item bank experience in Mastery Connect — built around your feedback to deliver a faster, smarter, and more intuitive experience. Whether you’re authoring new content or searching for just the right assessment ite...

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We’re enhancing the scaling, scoring, and reporting model for Mastery Predictive Assessments to strengthen our alignment with the latest research-based practices and further lay the groundwork for even more powerful reporting capabilities in the futu...

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This blog post is part of the Mastery Connect back to school series, where we highlight the feature enhancements and updates to prepare you to maximize your upcoming school year.  Also check out our Back to School Tips & Tricks: Teachers: Tips for a ...

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Last week, we hosted a K-12 Assessment Product Discovery Session (CDS) in San Antonio, bringing together curriculum and assessment leaders from districts across the country. This in-person event provided a valuable opportunity for participants to eng...

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At Instructure, we believe the best way to improve is by listening to the people who use our tools every day—you. That’s why on June 21st US customers will begin seeing a quick question pop up while using Canvas or Mastery asking for your feedback. I...

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Students may have specific learning requirements for assessments that are essential for their success. To support this, we are offering the ability to enable tools and accommodations for individual students to provide a fair and inclusive assessment ...

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Ideas, Customer Discovery Sessions, and Early Adopter groups are exciting, but our efforts go beyond that. Here’s how we’ve been further strengthening our partnership:

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Ensure reliable and secure assessments by shuffling answer choices on Mastery assessments.

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With over 60 Mississippi districts using the Mastery View Predictive Assessments, Mississippi educators need confidence in their accuracy. A new study confirms that the Predictive Assessments are strongly aligned with the Mississippi Academic Assessm...

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Discover how incorporating validated items in the Predictive Assessments enhances accuracy, strengthens instructional insights, and ensures a balanced approach to assessment—without adding extra burden to students.

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We're launching the Mastery Item Review Panel, where select assessment and standards experts can provide direct feedback on draft Mastery View Predictive Assessment items.

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We’re thrilled to announce two new features designed to streamline your assessment workflows and save you valuable time: Assessment Student Preview and Bulk PDF Exports for District Assessments.

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As we near the end of 2024 and look back upon the year… I’d like to share a deeper dive about our discovery process, how the R&D team creates new feature solutions.

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The Mastery View College Prep Assessment Reports, previously only available via ShareFile, can be accessed by teachers, school administrators, and district leaders directly from within Mastery Connect.

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Discover three updates to help districts and teachers create their Mastery Trackers for the 2024 school year! 

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A new report sharing predictive validity evidence for the Mastery View Predictive Assessments is now available. The report provides evidence from seven districts across four states for grade 3–8 students in math, reading, and science.

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If you have accessed your Mastery Connect account since last week, you likely noticed a change in our default color palette. While this change has significant visual impact, we believe it will ultimately improve Mastery Connect by making it more acce...

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Explore your Mastery connect data with new dashboards, visualizations, and features! 

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Please read for important updates to our Mastery Connect teacher and student mobile apps.

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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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Beginning today, Community members will only be able to comment on Product Blogs published in the last six months.

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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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Mastery Connect Release Notes

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

Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to be displayed in production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. Unless otherwise stated, all features i...

Mastery Connect Releases

Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to be displayed in production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. Table of Contents New FeaturesTrackersG...

Mastery Connect Releases

Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to be displayed in production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. Unless otherwise stated, all features i...

Mastery Connect Releases

Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to be displayed in production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. Unless otherwise stated, all features i...

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Upcoming Mastery Connect Changes 2025-07-31 End of Life: Inbox & MessagingEnd of Life: Resource Pins & PlaylistsEnd of Life: Student Class Activity & Playlist For more information, please see Upcoming Mastery Connect Changes and Frequently Asked Que...

Mastery Connect Releases

Upcoming Mastery Connect Changes 2025-07-31 End of Life: Inbox & MessagingEnd of Life: Resource Pins & PlaylistsEnd of Life: Student Class Activity & Playlist For more information, please see Upcoming Mastery Connect Changes and Frequently Asked Que...

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Periodically functionality will be added, changed, or removed in Mastery Connect. Announcements are made in Release Notes on an ongoing basis. Other changes may not be directly related to Mastery Connect, such as browser updates, which are not assoc...

Mastery Connect Releases

Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to be displayed in production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. Unless otherwise stated, all features i...

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In this Mastery Connect release (December 19), Mastery Connect supports bulk Printable benchmark PDF and answer key exports, and assessment authors can preview assessments. Additionally, Gradecam enhancement has been implemented.    New Features  ...

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In this Mastery Connect release (October 31), Mastery Connect supports single sign-on (SSO) through ClassLink. Additionally, Mastery Connect & Desmos customers can request the Desmos Matrix Calculator to add to available Desmos calculators.    New ...

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In this Mastery Connect release (September 27), the Quick Reassess feature allows Mastery Item Bank users to easily reassess students with a few clicks. Additionally, the Mastery Connect login page is redesigned with an improved user experience.   ...

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In this Mastery Connect release (September 19), administrators can export multiple Mastery View Predictive Assessment Reports at the same time, item types have been updated, and all educators can search for their items and passages using keywords in...

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In this Mastery Connect release (August 22), admins and teachers can easily compare an assessment to other assessments.    New Features   Assessment Compare   Admins and teachers can easily compare an assessment to other assessments.   On any Ass...

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In this Mastery Connect release (July 25), district admins can restrict teacher tracker creation. Additionally, districts can opt to change account settings so teachers only have access to approved cores when creating trackers, curriculum maps, or a...

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In this Mastery Connect release (July 19), the Mastery Connect global color palette is updated to enhance accessibility.    Updated Feature   Global Color Palette Update   The Mastery Connect global color palette is updated to be fully accessible...

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In this Mastery Connect release (July 11), the Save option allows users to save selected dashboard filters and options.    New Features   Saved Dashboards The Save option allows users to save selected dashboard filters and settings. This feature a...

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  In this Mastery Connect release (July 1), Overview and Assessment dashboards provide admins with flexibility and insight into student Mastery performance and assessment results. Also, educators can align assignments and grade Canvas content to a s...

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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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