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CIITS: Scheduling and Administering Online Common Assessments

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Schedule assessments for particular grades, schools, or courses

Determine assessment options for online testing administration

Consider best practices for online test administration

Score open-ended responses and upload external assessment data

Learning Objectives

Online Testing Overview

Performance data available for analysis

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Create test Schedule Test

Tests administeredto students online

Results collected online

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Session 1: Step 1: Create Common Assessments Session 2: Steps 2-4: Schedule, Administer, and Score Session 3: Step 5: Review Results

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SCHEDULE A TEST

Locate a Test Draft: Assessment Admin Dashboard

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Preview an Online Test

Scheduling a Test

Once a test has no errors and has been marked “Ready for Scheduling,” you can assign a schedule to your test and identify online testing options for the test.

What is the test administration start

and end dates? When are scores due?

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Online Test Options

Should students have

access to results

immediately?

Online test Passcode

Can students take the test

outside of schedule start/end

date?

Should test time be restricted to certain hours on

certain days?

Is this a timed test?

Assign Test

ADMINISTER A TEST

Printing

From the Print section you can generate files for the following:

Answer Booklet PDF (not available for Answer Key Only tests)*

Teacher Instructions will be printable for a test if it contains questions with instructions

Student usernames and passwords for online testing

* Download Test Booklet to PDF or Word from Test Detail screen

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Student Usernames & Passwords

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Search by Teacher/Section and export student usernames/passwords to Excel

Can search for one or more teachers at a time

Can save Excel file for electronic distribution or print for paper distribution

Teachers can access and print student usernames/passwords once the test is scheduled for their students

Track Completion Rates

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ONLINE SCORING & UPLOADING EXTERNAL

ASSESSMENT DATA

Assessment Admin “Score” Feature

Updating Results with Online Scoring:

Once students submit their tests, open response items can be scored directly in Assess Admin

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Uploading External Assessment Data

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Upload File feature allows you to upload a CSV file with results from an externally administered assessment for multiple students

Create the test using the Answer Key Only option.

Saves time – no need to create content, just identify the correct answer for each question and tag each question to the appropriate standard.

Upload the CSV file

* Download the resource titled “Uploading External Assessment Results” for step-by-step directions.

Wrap Up

Session Summary

Application Activity

– Contact your district IC support team if you have not been given appropriate permissions to use this function within CIITS.

– Optional: If you are ready to administer common assessments you are welcome to get started!

Q and A

Help desk: 1-855-435-7459 or ciitshelp@schoolnet.com

Download Materials (if not completed earlier)

Workshop Evaluation

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