Assessment Administration Guidelines for Teachers

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1 Discovery Education Assessment (formerly Thinklink) Assessment Administration Guidelines for Teachers Prepared by Susan Homes Version 4.0 September

2 Table of fc Contents Topic Page Teacher Login 3 Creating/Editing Classes 6 Generating Test Access Codes 11 Viewing Reports 16 Student Benchmark Assessment Login Procedures 26 Creating Practice Probes 36 Student Practice Probe Login Procedures 47 Accessing IL Learning Standards and Online Resources 56 2

3 Accessing Discovery Education Assessment Teacher Login 3

4 Navigate to the Thinklink Learning website: Click on Educator Login 4

5 login Enter your username and password. You may obtain this information from the technology staff member assigned to your building. 5

6 Creating/Editing Classes 6

7 Teacher name and School Teacher name Welcome screen Navigational links are available on the main welcome screen as well as along the top menu bar. To set up your classes for testing, click on the Class Administration link or the Classes menu item. 7

8 Teacher name and School Teacher name and School If you are the teacher that will be conducting testing with your students, you may see a class or classes already defined. If you don t, simply click on the Create a New Class link and enter a name, subject, grade and an estimated number of students. t If any of the information that is listed is wrong, simply click on the class title and you will be allowed to correct the information. If you are not the teacher that is conducting the assessment but you would like to have a class set up with your students (such as special ed. resource teachers), you should set up a New Virtual Class. This allows you to see the test results of students who complete testing under another teacher s supervision. Once your class(es) are listed on this screen, click on the appropriate class name to assign students to the class. 8

9 Teacher and School Name Teacher name Student names hidden for privacy Student names hidden for privacy Locate students for the class and place a checkmark to the left of the names. You can select multiple students during this step. When students have been selected, click on the Add Selected button. 9

10 Teacher name and School Teacher name When all students t in the class appear in the right-hand column, click on the Save Changes button. Student names hidden for privacy Student names hidden for privacy 10

11 Generating Test Access Codes 11

12 Teacher name and School Teacher name and School It is necessary for each teacher that will conduct testing to generate a class access code on the day of the test. The test code is only active for 8 hours. To generate the access code, click on the Benchmarks menu item. 12

13 Teacher name and School Select the class that will take the assessment. Click on Proceed to next step button. 13

14 Teacher name and School Select the Assessment that you will be administering. Click on Generate Access Code button. 14

15 Teacher name and School Write down the Login code that appears or print out the page. Your students will all use this code to access the testing. Remember that this code is only active for 8 hours and must be generated the day of testing. 15

16 Viewing Reports 16

17 Click on Reports on the menu bar at the top or on the Reports link on the Welcome page. 17

18 Click on the appropriate Class and your desired test options. Then, click on Get Reports. 18

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24 To display individual student reports (separate page for each student t in the class or one student only), return to the main Reports page and scroll down to this section. 24

25 Sample student report 25

26 Student Login Procedures Benchmark Assessments 26

27 Navigate to the Thinklink Learning website from the district s home page (located under the Parents & Students menu) or 27

28 Click on Student Login 28

29 Students should click on the Benchmark button to begin the assessment. 29

30 Students then enter the access code you generated earlier that day for the test. Remember the access code is only active for 8 hours. Once the access code is entered, students should click on Login. Benchmark Assessment Test 30

31 Benchmark Assessment Test Each student should scroll through the list of students in the class and click on his/her own name to begin the test. 31

32 Benchmark Assessment Test To begin the test and follow the questions in order, students should click on the here link at the top of the page ( Click here to start assessment at the beginning ) 32

33 Benchmark Assessment Test The student should click on the answer they wish to select and then click Next Page. To change an answer selected on the page, the student can click on reset answers. 33

34 Benchmark Assessment Test If the student has time and wishes to go back and look over previous questions/answers, he/she should click on the Question List button. If the student is finished with the test, he/she should click on the Finish button. 34

35 Benchmark Assessment Test After finishing i the test, the student will see this screen. He/she should click on the here button ( You have finished the test. To close this window, click here ) 35

36 Creating Practice Probes 36

37 Practice probes allow you to create your own assessments and practice sheets drilled down specifically to state goals and standards. This is a great way to meet a specific student s needs or to create a review sheet or practice sheet for an entire class. To access this feature, click on the Progress Zone menu item and then click Create New Probe 37

38 Enter a title, select the Grade, select the Subject, select the difficulty level of your desired items, determine item usage, select number of attempts per question and then, when finished, click Continue. 38

39 Select the Skill and/or subskills you would like included d on the probe. When finished, click Continue. 39

40 Select the Skill and/or subskills you would like included d on the probe. When finished, click Continue. 40

41 Select the Items you would like included on the probe. When finished, click Continue. 41

42 Finalize your probe. When you are satisfied with the probe, click Save & Exit. 42

43 The probe is now saved and ready for assignment. 43

44 Teacher name and School Select the class that will be assigned the probe. Then click Add Selected, Save and Exit. 44

45 Record the Login Code. The students will need this code to access the Probe online. You may set game options on this screen to allow students to complete the probe in a Game mode. 45

46 Teacher name and School Teacher name and School Practice probe results are available in the Practice Probe Grade Book. 46

47 Student Login Procedures Practice Probes 47

48 Online Practice Probes Click on Student Login 48

49 Students should click on the Progress Zone button to begin the practice probe. 49

50 Online Practice Probes Students should enter the Probe Code generated by the teacher during the creation of the activity. After entering the number, students should click Next. 50

51 Online Practice Probes Each student should then enter his/her name and click on Next. 51

52 Online Practice Probes If games are enabled by the teacher, the student will be presented with the game format options. The student should click on the radio button associated with their desired d format and then click Next. 52

53 Online Practice Probes Students click the Start button after reading the basic instructions. The student then answers the question presented on the screen and then clicks on Save Answer before clicking Next. 53

54 Online Practice Probes If the student t answers the question correctly on the first try (or second if the teacher sets up the option), he/she can activate the game mode by clicking on Start Game. The student can choose to move onto the next question without t playing the game by clicking Next. 54

55 Online Practice Probes The student can view their results! 55

56 Accessing Illinois State Learning Standards and Online Resources 56

57 Teacher name and School The Resources menu provides you with access to the Illinois State Reporting Categories, including Skills, Description, Subskills and links to online resources for each Skill area by grade level. You can access this information by clicking on the appropriate grade level Show button for the Skill you are researching. 57

58 Teacher name and School Clicking on the + signs to the left of the Subskill headings will reveal online resources and United Streaming video clips that are associated with that particular subskill. 58