Getting started with Assessments

From the Assessment Library, select the assessment collection available to you.

1. From the Assessment Library click on your chosen assessment, this could be a standard assessment, an edited assessment or a shared assessment.
2. On the Assessment page you will get a summary of the assessment, a breakdown of the relevant standards, teaching and grading instructions. To assign this assessment to students click on the Assign button.
   
3. Now you will see your classes. Select all or individual students to take part in the assessment.
   
4. Now choose the assessment start and end dates.
5. You should now get a pop-up message letting you know the assessment has now been assigned.
6. You will now be taken to the Assessment Center where you can manage and track any assessments.

You can share an assessment which you have already assigned to your students by navigating to the Assessment Center. From here click the three dots next to the assessment you wish to share and select your chosen sharing method.

How do I navigate to the edit mode of an assessment?

1. Navigate to the Twig Assessment Center by clicking Assess > Assessment Center in the main navigation bar.
2. Click on Assessment Library in the left-hand side menu.
3. Now select your assessment collection from the drop-down menu.
4. Click the three dots next to your assessment and select Edit

How do I edit an assessment title and description?

Once you have selected to edit an assessment you can edit the title and description.

1. Click on the pencil icon next to Properties.
2. Now you can edit the title by clicking on the title text.
3. You can also change the image.
4. Here's the existing assessment:
   And here's the edited version:
5. After editing the title and image, click Save.

How do I edit student instructions?

1. To edit student instructions, navigate to the assessment editor, then click on the pencil icon next to Assessment Student Instructions.
2. An editable text box with the Student instructions will now appear. You can remove or change the image, change the title, or add additional instructions for your students.
3. Use the text editor to add in links, images, or to change fonts or styling.
4. When you are finished updating student instructions click outside of the text box. Now you should see the option to Update Changes.
5. After you have updated the changes you can Save and Preview.

How do I edit assessment questions?

1. To edit questions, navigate to the assessment editor, then click on the pencil icon next to the question group.
2. Here you can add additional student instructions or rename the question.
3. To save changes click Apply Changes.
4. To edit a question item, expand the question by clicking the arrow icon, and edit the question by clicking the pencil icon.
5. You can add in additional student instructions for each specific question. You can also edit answers, delete answers and add in additional options in multiple choice questions.
6. You can change the correct answers.
7. Points allocated for each question can also be edited.
   

How do I delete questions from an assessment?

1. Click the three dots next to a question to delete questions or question groups.
2. Select Delete.
3. The question will now be removed.

How do I reorder assessment questions?

There are two ways to re-order assessment questions. You can grab the question, or click the three dots and select Move above or Move below.

How do I preview my assessment?

To view any assessment edits, click the Preview button.

Can I edit an assessment after I've assigned it to a student?

After you have assigned your edited assessment, you can make changes to instructions and titles but you can not edit any assessment questions.

Share any of your previously edited assessments with other teachers at your school from the Assessment Library.

1. Navigate to the Assessment Library from the Assessment Center.
2. Use the dropdown to select your Assessment Collection.
3. Scroll down and click on My Assessments.
4. Find the assessment you want to share. Click the Menu icon.
5. Click Share.

    Note

   Teacher sharing permissions for assessments are enabled by your District Administrator. If sharing options are not available, please contact your District Administrator.

6. Use the checkboxes to select the teachers you want to share the assessment with.
7. Click Share.
8. Your assessment will now be shared with the selected teachers. The assessment can be found on their account under the Shared with Me tab.

Assessment Reports provide an in depth look at how students are performing on each assessment. You can look at an overview, then look at each assessment, before drilling down to look at how students are performing with specific questions.

There are three types of Assessment reports:

• Assessment Overview: Provides a snapshot of how your class or classes are performing over all assessments, and how many assessments they have completed.
• Assessment Report: This is a breakdown of how classes and students have performed for each Assessment.
• Item Analysis Report: Look in detail at how students have performed on each question within an assessment.

Watch our Assessment Report Overview Video to see how to use each report. 

Class Reports look at how students and classes are performing and progressing over a period of time. You can look at the performance of classes and students using a specific legend, as well as see their progression. With Live Class Monitoring you can also see in real-time how students are answering assessment questions. 

There are three types of Class reports:

• Performance Report: Analyze the performance of your class and students and see where each class falls within each bandwidth.
• Progression Report: Compare the progress on all assessments assigned to all classes and view an aggregate score for these assessments.
• Live Class Monitoring: Look in detail at how students have performed on each question within an assessment.

Watch our Class Report Overview Video to see how to use each report. 

Student Reports look at how specific students are progressing with specific assessments and overall. You can also look at how each student is progressing with specific standards over all assessments they have taken.

There are three types of Student reports:

• Student Performance Report: View the progress of a student on all the assessments assigned across all classes by score, performance bandwidth and time spent.
• Progress Report for a Student: View the progress of a student on all the assessments assigned across all classes by score, performance bandwidth and time spent.
• Standards Mastery for a Student: Filter results to view a specific student's performance by standard domain and codes.

Watch our Student Report Overview Video to see how to use each report. 

Standards Reports provide an indepth look at how students are performing with each standard. See how your students perform on each Standard.

There are two types of Standards reports:

• Standards Mastery for All Classes: View an aggregate of the overall mastery for all the classes on all standard domains assessed in the assessments.

Watch our Standards Report Overview Video to see how to use each report. 

Gradebook Reports show how students are performing on both assessments and standards. Search for specific assessments or standards.

There are three types of Assessment reports:

• Gradebook Report:View a detailed summary of the performance of students assessed on one or more assessments in the assigned standard codes.
• Assessment Gradebook Report: View a detailed summary of the performance of all the students assessed on one or more assessments.
• Standards Gradebook Report: View a detailed summary of the performance of all the students in the assigned standard codes.

Watch our Gradebook Overview Video to see how to use each report.