How students take assessments

Students can access the assessment from anywhere they can access other graded materials:

• The Materials list on the main Course page.

• The Upcoming feed.

• The Calendar.

• The Notifications feed.

Students click Start Attempt to begin the assessment.

Navigating the assessment

Students can navigate the assessment by:

• Clicking question numbers along the bottom of the screen

• Using the tab and arrow keys on the keyboard

Students may only have one attempt in progress at a time.

Answering questions

Depending on the question type, students can interact in different ways:

• Drag and drop for ordering, matching, labeling an image, and more.

• Rich text editor for short answers, essay questions, and more.

• Math keyboards for math short answers.

• Button selector for multiple choice, true or false, and more.

• Drawing tool to highlight an image and more.

Each of these functions may also be completed using the keyboard’s tab, arrow, and enter keys.

Saving and submitting

As students answer questions, their work saves automatically. Students can submit completed attempts from the review screen, which students can open at any time:

• Click the review icon from the margin menu.

• Click Review in the navigation bar at the end of the screen.

Accessibility features

Students can access additional accessibility features by clicking the accessibility icon, including:

• Adjusting color contrast

• Changing font size

Students can also click the Full Screen icon to display the assessment in full-screen mode.

Flagging questions

Students can flag questions to review them later:

• Click the flag icon on any question to mark it.

• Click the flag icon again to remove the flag.

• Flagged questions appear on the Review screen when the Flagged box is selected.

Eliminating answer choices

Students can use the Eliminate Choices tool to rule out incorrect answers:

• Click the eliminate choices icon.

• Click any answer choice to mark it as eliminated.

This helps students narrow down options and focus on finding the correct answer.

Using tools during the assessment

Students can use the protractor tool to populate the screen while attempting the assessment:

Students can use the Notepad tool to take notes during an assessment.

For subjective questions aligned with a rubric, the rubric icon and link are displayed in the margin so students can click to review it.