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 Con...
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 enh...
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 Calculato...
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 i...
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 sea...
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...
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 c...
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 glob...
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 selec...
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...
Inthis 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 filtering items within the Assessment Editor is improved and streamlined with several design updates.
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 Mast...
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 c...
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 includ...
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 Deli...
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 studen...
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 upda...
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...
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 Lockd...
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 bench...
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...
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. Thi...
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
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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) ...
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 Ass...
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 ...
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 U...
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
Hel...
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 avail...
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
Benc...
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...
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 ...
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 t...
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....
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 a...
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
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 ...
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...
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
MasteryC...
In this MasteryConnect release (August 23), all TEI-authored assessments are supported on the mobile Teacher app for both Android and iOS devices. Additionally, MasteryConnect MasteryView assessment...
In this MasteryConnect release (July 2), Instructure introduces a deeper integration for customers using Canvas LMS and MasteryConnect. Additionally, Tracker navigation design aligns with the Instru...
In this MasteryConnect release (April 30), teachers can upload documents for individual students from the student report page.
New Feature
Document Uploader
Teachers can upload documents ...
In this MasteryConnect release (March 9), additional tools and accommodations options have been added to enhanced accommodations (EA) Formative and Benchmark assessments. Additionally, Administrator...
In this MasteryConnect release (December 11), teachers can manage tools and accommodations options at the formative level. Additionally, updates have been made to the Assess Modal and the warning me...
Mastery Connect releases take place as determined by the product team and deploy new code to the production environment.
Mastery Connect Release Notes (2024-03-21)
New Feature
Canvas Assignments in ...
In this MasteryConnect release (December 8), improvements have been made to the Teacher Item Analysis Report interface and design.
New Feature
Teacher Item Analysis Report
The Teacher Item...
In this MasteryConnect release (November 2), administrators and benchmark facilitators can manage tools and accommodations options at the benchmark level.
New Feature
Benchmark Tools and Acc...
In this MasteryConnect release (October 10), MasteryConnect introduces an updated color scheme to align with the Canvas LMS.
New Feature
Branding Alignment
MasteryConnect introduces an up...
In this MasteryConnect release (September 19), MasteryConnect assessments can be used as a primary assignment type in Canvas.
Note: A Canvas Admin will need to delete an institution's MasteryConnect...
In this release, MasteryConnect introduces a new student experience that provides students with a more accessible interface while taking an assessment. Additionally, assessment delivery indicators he...
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