Create an observational assessment

Create assessment

Properties

1. From the main navigation menu, choose Tests, then New Observational Assessment.

2. Enter the assessment’s properties.

   1. If an assessment has two or more Course Types with Access, the Course Type for Reporting determines the assessment course type in the Baseball Card Report and Scoreboard.

   2. Schools with Access will limit the assessment to selected schools. 

   3. Courses with Access will limit the assessment to selected courses. 

3. Optionally, turn on Use scoring to select a Performance Band for the test.

Measures

1. On the Measures tab, select Add Measure.

2. Enter a measure Title.

3. Choose the data capture Type.

   • Drop-down List: if capturing preset data points from a drop-down list

   • Open Entry: if capturing text and numeric values

   • Numeric: if the captured data should be a numeric value

   • Letter: if the captured data should be a text value

4. Enter a Question or Observation Description.

5. Enter a Unit of Measure.

6. From Scoring, click Manage Color Association, then Add Color Association.

   1. On the Scoring Color Association and Label dialog, choose a Color, then enter a Label for each performance band you want to associate with the measure.

   2. Complete the required information for each association. The required information is dependent on the data capture type.

7. Update Points and Percent for each association as needed. You must have Use scoring activated on the Properties tab to Display percent.

8. If needed, Add Standards.

   1. Enter search criteria, then Add the standards.

   2. Click Done.

9. If needed, upload a reference file.

   • References can include images (JPEG or PNG), PDFs, Word documents, or spreadsheets (XLS).

   • Files cannot exceed 10 MB.

Administration

1. On the Administration tab, enter a Date range for the Administration Window.

2. Turn on Publish Assessment if you are ready to publish the assessment for administration.

   • Turn off Publish Assessment to unpublish the assessment if you have the necessary administrative permissions and no student data has been captured.

3. The observational assessment creator and staff with administrative access to the assessment can add or manage the associated Permissions.

4. On the Permissions page, choose to Add Group.

5. Choose from the filters, then select the necessary users or groups.

6. Click OK.

7. Select the appropriate permissions for each user or group, then Save.

8. Save the assessment.

Manage observational assessments

Changes made to an observational assessment's Course Type or Grade Level take approximately 10 to 30 minutes to display in Assessment Manager if the administration window is currently open. Some changes to the administration window are reflected on the Capture Data page following the nightly build.

If the administration window includes the current date, and the window is shortened:

• The Capture Data option will not be available in Assessment Manager.

• You can navigate to the Capture Data page from the direct URL, but you cannot manage data.

• After the nightly build, the student list will not display on the Capture Data page, and the latest data displays in the Baseball Card report to reflect the changes to the administration window dates.

If the administration window does not include the current date and the window is extended:

• The test record is immediately added to Assessment Manager.

• After the nightly build, the student list displays on the Capture Data page.

The following changes will display in the Baseball Card report after a nightly build:

• Assessment Title

• Assessment Category

• Primary Course Type

• Changes to standards