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Assessments: Illuminate

Assessments: Illuminate
 
What is Illuminate? What can it do? (Overview)
 
 
How do I create an Assessment? Assign the Assessment? Score Constructed Response?
How do I create an assessment? 
(see the right on how to create it from an existing document or from scratch)
 
create a new assessment
 
Once I have my assessment, how do I share it with other teachers/admin? Link
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Create an Assessment from an Existing Document:
 
Create a Flexible Assessment: 
 
Question Type:  
 
Teacher Note for Explicit Constructed Response: 
Allows you to typing in all possible solutions Math ex:  1/2, .5.  Please note that it is case sensitive
(So type in:  eight, Eight).
 
 
 
 
 
Create an Assessment from Scratch:
 
Create an Item Bank Assessment from a Searchable Item Bank
 
How do I create my own Item for an Item Bank Assessment?
Teacher Note:  Once items are created then build your assessment the same way as the first video above.
 
How do I adjust the performance band?
 
performance band
 
Create and apply a different
Performance Band
  
How do I assign the assessments to my students?
 
assign illuminat test
 
Teacher Note:   When assigning the assessment you can adjust testing tools (text to speech, calculator, highlighter, etc.  Here is the Testing Tool Library/Accommodations: Link 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assign it to my Google Classroom as an Assignment
(Suggested for anyone who has Google Classroom)
 
Assign Test by Testing in Portal or Providing a Link through Quick Code (suggested for HS)
Written Instructions:
 
Print Student Answer Sheet
 
How to Scan the Answer Sheet:
Written Instructions:
 
 
 
 
 
How do I grade a constructive response Item on an Illuminate test?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
How do I transfer Illuminate grades into Aeries?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
PLC Data Protocol
 
data protocol
(click on picture above to see the original and click links)
 
How do I Run a Report (Analyze Assessment Data)
Overview Data (Report)
Teacher Tip: Click any area of the donut to get a list of students preforming in each band
 
Illuminate Reports
Use "Student Response" report to see how students scored out of total points
 
 
How do I run a Custom Report (Advanced)
 
Teacher Note:  You can create a report that compares students demographics (ex: EL, GATE, SPED) with assessment information.  You can also create a report comparing state test data, screener data, and multiple teacher created illuminate assessments in the same window.   Here is a sample of a Custom Report 
 
How to Run a Custom Report
 
Advanced Section:
 
Live Proctoring
(monitor student progress- who completed, who needs to take the test, ....or pause student test)
Written Instructions:
After the Assessment for Students: 
Personalized Review Assignment (PRA) Resources:
(when students complete an assessment, they automatically are assigned a resource to review, remediate, or enrich)
 
 
 
 
After the Assessment for Teachers:
Comparing multiple versions of the same test 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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