ILLUMINATE BOOT CAMP Session II All About Assessments 26 November 2013 John Endahl

AGENDA WIKI Resources Assessments Summary Assessments Demographics Q & A

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ASSESSMENTS  Track student responses  Typically provides an overall score as well as item, standard and cluster scores  Items can be aligned to standards  Items can be grouped into clusters or “question groups”  Assessments can be graded using GradeCam  Assessments have numerous reports available immediately

BUILDING AN ASSESSMENT

SUMMARY ASSESSMENTS  Does not provide item level information  Can be used to track multiple assessments (overall score only)  Summary assessments do not provide the depth of reporting  All score columns can be used in Custom Reports  Summary assessment data cannot be used when tracking standards progress in the Student Profile

BUILDING A SUMMARY ASSESSMENT

DEMOGRAPHICS  A “Summary Assessment for non-assessment data”  Think “field trip permission slip turned in?” or “Number of books collected during charity event”  Does not have reports, but data can be used in a Custom Report

BUILDING A NEW DEMOGRAPHIC Uses exactly the same process as a summary assessment

USEFUL HELP DOCUMENTS  Overview of assessment types overview  Assessments  Overview of the process resolve=true&data-manual-id=  Rubrics and custom question types: types-rubric-points-etc-and-build-answer-sheets

USEFUL HELP RESOURCES  Assessments - Advanced Topics  Versions assessment-versions  Question Groups question-groups  Performance Bands performance-bands

USEFUL HELP DOCUMENTS  Summary Assessments and Demographics delete-a-summary-assessment-or-demographic

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING Next webinar Tuesday, December 3 - 3:30-4:30 Using Assessment Reports and Pre-builts