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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide Embarc Assessment users with a guide to editing an individual student’s score once the assessment has been administered. Sometimes you may need to change the point value of a question for an individual student only and not the entire class. For example, if a student argues points back or reads a question in a different way than you intended it to be read you may want to award that individual more points then they originally had. This document will show you how to adjust an individual’s score without affecting everyone who has ever taken the assessment. Planning Items
Manually Changing One Student’s Score
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide Embarc Assessment users with a guide to editing an individual student’s score once the assessment has been administered. After an assessment has been administered, only the assessment’s owner or a system administrator can make changes to student scores. If you need to make mass corrections to an assessment, please see the HOW TO- Make Corrections to an Administered Assessment document or video. Manually Changing One Student’s ScoreSometimes you may need to change the point value of a question for an individual student only and not the entire class. For example, if a student argues points back or reads a question in a different way than you intended it to be read, you may want to award them more points than they originally received. To do this you will want to manually edit the student’s score.
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc Assessment with a guide to creating individual testing sessions. A testing session is a logical way to bring together a teacher, an assessment, and a group of students for the purpose of giving an assessment. Planning Items
Creating a Testing Session
a. Remember to use a name that uniquely identifies the class taking this test. 4. In the DEPARTMENT dropdown, select the department that contains the assessment you would like to give. a. You must select the department in order to obtain a list of assessments to choose from. 5. In the ASSESSMENT dropdown, select the assessment that you would like to give. a. The Assessment dropdown will be filtered based on the selected department. b. Select if this is a district-wide assessment or an educator assessment. c. The Assessment dropdown will display only “Active” assessments that are district-wide or educator-specific based on the selected folder. 6. In the EDUCATOR dropdown select the educator that will be associated with this session. 7. In the TESTING PERIOD dropdown, select the testing period appropriate for the session you would like to generate. 8. In the COURSE dropdown/textbox select or enter the course name that will be associated with this session. a. This will be displayed on certain reports. 9. If the test is going to be taken online check the checkbox next to TESTING WILL BE DONE ONLINE. 10. In the OPEN DATE textbox, enter the date when the assessment will be available to students. If the test is going to be taken online, also enter a CLOSE DATE and specify TIMES for both the open and the close dates. The open and close dates/times are used to determine when the assessment will be available for students to take using the online Student Wizard and are adjusted to your district’s local time zone. a. If the responses will be recorded using scan sheets or scoresheets, all student responses will be dated the same as the session start date. 11. Once you have filled out all of the Testing Session Details information, click SAVE. 12. Next, use the filters at the bottom of the page to select a list of students that should be associated with this session. Click the REFRESH button to update the student lists based on your filters. a. If your technology department was able to provide a list of classes per student during the annual setup process of Embarc Assessment, you should be able to view the list of your students by selecting the course and section from the provided dropdowns.” 13. If you are unable to get all of the correct students with one set of filters, you can use additional filters. 14. Once all of the testing session details and students have been selected, click the SAVE button to create the testing session. a. If any red error messages are displayed, please correct the errors and save again. |
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc Assessment with a guide to creating a test or an assessment. Assessment StructureThe basic structure of an assessment is the following: Section – A section is a logical grouping of questions, often related by subject or question type. For example, a section could display an image of a graph and all of the questions in that section could be about the graph or a section could be as simple as “Section 1 – True/False Questions.”
Questions – Questions exist within a section. Questions can be True/False, Yes/No, Single Choice (also known as multiple choice), or Constructed Response. Images, charts, and tables can be used as part of a question. If the assessment you are creating will be taken online, questions can also support feedback, hints, links, and attachments. In addition, questions can be marked as extra credit if you so desire.
Choices – Choices are the options a student will have to select from when answering a question. Each choice has a point value. The value of a choice cannot be greater than the point value of the question the choice belongs to, but the point value can be less to support partial credit. In a typical single choice question, several choices will be given a point value of zero, and one will be worth full credit. Planning Items
Creating An Assessment
Assessment Details
a. NOTE: If the students normally taking the assessment are all in one grade, select this grade using the first dropdown and leave the second grade dropdown unselected. If the students normally taking the assessment are in multiple grades, use both dropdowns to select the appropriate grade range. 4. If you are an Embarc customer, in the CURRICULUM TO ASSESS dropdowns you can select the course and unit that your assessment is related to. 5.Using the ALIGN QUESTIONS TO dropdown, select what you would like to align your assessment questions to. Standards This refers to standards created by your district, put out by the state, or any national standards your district may be responsible for. Learning Targets i. This refers to learning targets developed by your district in Embarc. This is the preferred option because it allows reporting at both the learning target and the standard level because in Embarc learning targets are tied to the standards. None i. This option allows you to create an assessment that is neither aligned to standards or learning targets. The Embarc Assessment staff suggests that, if possible, you use one of the other two options. Under ASSESSMENT AVAILABLITY select if your assessment is District-wide or Educator Specific. a. If selecting Educator Specific, the educator who “owns” the assessment must be selected. b. Only administrators can create district-wide assessments. Also select if this assessment is AN ACTIVE ASSESMENT THAT CAN BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS. Only assessments that have this selected will be available to administer to students. In the OVERVIEW/STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS textbox enter any instructions for the students about how to take the assessment. NOTE: Common text formating options such as bold, italics, and bullets can be inserted using the toolbar provided. Additional OptionsThe Additional Options are listed on the bottom of the Assessment Details page.
2. PRINTED FONT SIZE is only applicable to assessments that are going to be printed and allows you to choose the size of your font within your assessment. 3. SCANNING OPTIONS allows you to choose what scanners your assessment can be used with. If you are planning on using a scanner to administer your assessment you must select that scanner here. a. These options may vary based on your district’s configuration. 4. When you have completed filling out the New Assessment Details page, click SAVE located at the top or bottom of the screen. a. If any red error messages are displayed, please correct the errors and click the SAVE button again. 5. Once you have created your assessment the ADD SECTION button and the ADD QUESTION button will appear. You can now add sections or questions to your assessment. Adding SectionsOnce the assessment has been successfully saved, an ADD SECTION button will be displayed. Click the ADD SECTION button to begin adding sections to the assessment. Section Details
a. Note: The section overview can be used to provide instruction for the section or to provide information used to answer a series of subsequent questions 3. If desired, provide an image for the section. This image will be displayed on the printed assessment and in the Student Wizard at the top of each question within this section. a. To do this, click the INSERT IMAGE link. b. Then click BROWSE. c. In the new window that opens, click CHOOSE FILE. d. Then select the image you would like to insert from your computer. e. Once you select your image, click NEXT. f. Crop your image to the desired size and when you are done click FINISH. 4. Finally choose if you would like this section to print on a new page by selecting the checkbox next to PRINT THIS SECTION STARTING ON A NEW PAGE. 5. Once all of the fields have been filled, click the SAVE button. a. If any red error messages are displayed, please correct the errors and click the SAVE button again. Adding QuestionsOn the Assessment Details page, click the ADD QUESTION button to begin adding questions to the assessment. Question Details
a. You can use a variety of special characters and formatting via the advanced editing feature. A built-in equation editor for inserting common math formulas and symbols can be found in the provided toolbar. For more advanced mathematical calculations, you may need to create the equation outside of Embarc Assessment and insert it as an image. 2. If desired, provide an image for the question. The image will be displayed on the printed assessment and in the Student Wizard below the question’s text. a. To do this, click the INSERT IMAGE link. b. Then click BROWSE. c. In the new window that opens, click CHOOSE FILE. d. Then select the image you would like to insert from your computer. e. Once you select your image, click NEXT. f. Crop your image to the desired size and when you are done click FINISH. 3. In the QUESTION TYPE dropdown, select if the question is a yes/no, true/false, single choice, or a constructed response question. a. If your question type is single choice, you will need to add your choices and indicate the correct answer in the CHOICES box. You can add more choices as needed. b. If you question type is true/false or yes/no the system will automatically generate your choices and you will simply need to select the correct one. c. If your question type is constructed response, you do not need to enter choices or indicate a correct answer. 4. In the POINT VALUE textbox, enter the maximum point value for the question. 5. You can also select if the question is extra credit, using the THIS QUESTION IS EXTRA CREDIT checkbox. a. Extra credit questions answered correctly will be added to the points earned, but not included in the total points possible. Choice DetailsUse the Choice Details page if you would like to change or add more information to any of the choices.
a. To do this, click the INSERT IMAGE link. b. Then click BROWSE. c. In the new window that opens, click CHOOSE FILE. d. Then select the image you would like to insert from your computer. e. Once you select your image, click NEXT. f. Crop your image to the desired size and when you are done click FINISH. 4. Enter the point value for the choice (decimals are supported) in the POINT VALUE textbox. a. The choice point value cannot be greater than the question’s possible point value. Optional Fields (based on the District Options)Feedback: Feedback defined at the choice level will be displayed if the student selects this choice. Feedback is only supported when taking the assessment online using the Student Wizard.
a. If any red error messages are displayed, please correct the errors and click the SAVE button again. 2. The SAVE & NEW button is used to save the current choice and create another choice for the current question. Advanced OptionsTo access the question’s advanced options, click the ADVANCED OPTIONS link. Printable Version Options
a. Printing the choices as columns saves paper, but may not be as aesthetically pleasing given the length of the choices. Online Student Wizard Options
a. This feature discourages student cheating by displaying the choices in a different order on each computer. 2. If you would like an attachment with your question, upload it in the FILE window. a. The attachment will be made available in a separate window if requested by a student via the Student Wizard when viewing this question. 3. If you would like to have an Internet link with your question, enter it in the WEB LINK textbox. a. The link will be made available in a separate window if requested by a student via the Student Wizard when viewing this question. Optional Fields (based on the District Options)1. Feedback: Feedback defined at the question level will be displayed if the student selects a choice that does not have choice specific feedback provided. This is the easiest way to provide feedback to the student. 2. Hints: Hints are only applicable if you are using the Student Wizard. Hints will be made available in a separate window if requested by a student via the Student Wizard when viewing the question. If hints are used, the student’s score is not affected in any way. 3. Once all of the fields have been filled, click the SAVE button. a. If any red error messages are displayed, please correct the errors and click the SAVE button again. 4. Once you have all of your sections created you can begin to move questions into the desired section. To move questions from one section to another, click on the dots to the left of the question and drag the question into the desired section. Adding a Preexisting QuestionWe have partnered with a company called Certica to provide the Navigate Item Bank™ − based on the Formative Assessment Item Bank™ - designed to help educators easily create assessments that guide instruction at the district and classroom levels. A question bank of over 85,000 standards-based items are available directly within Embarc to measure students’ understanding of concepts and mastery of standards in Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. To use the question bank, your district will have needed to purchase the license from Certica to use one or more of the question sets.
10. A message in blue will inform you that your question has been copied to the assessment. Adding Alignment
a. The first is to click the ALIGN icon next to the question you would like to align on the Assessment Details page. b. The second option is to click the EDIT ALIGNMENT button on the Question Details Page. 2. Once on the Question Details > Alignment page, you will be presented with a series of filters, which differ based on if you are aligning to Standards or Learning targets. 3. Select the appropriate information for each filter and then click the SEARCH button to obtain a list of items that can be aligned to the current question. 4. Select the checkbox located beside the item you would like to align your question to. 5. Once the appropriate items have been selected, click the SAVE button. 6. The CANCEL/BACK buttons will take you logically back up the Assessment / Section / Question / Choice hierarchy. Repeat the process of adding questions, choices, and alignment until your assessment is complete. Helpful Items
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc Assessment with a guide to generating testing sessions. Session generation is an efficient alternative to manually creating sessions by going into the Sections portion of Embarc Assessment and clicking “Add New”. This feature is used to generate testing sessions for one more sections of a course and assign a given assessment to a group of students. The students are automatically selected for each session based on the student/course relationship provided during the data import process. After sessions have been generated, student rosters and session details may be easily modified. Generating Sessions
a. The Assessment dropdown will be filtered based on the selected department. b. The Assessment dropdown will display only “Active” assessments that are district-wide or educator-specific based on the selected option. 5. If you would like to give your session a prefix, enter it in the SESSION NAME PREFIX textbox. a. Generated sessions will be named using the following naming convention: [Prefix]-[Course Name]-[Section Name]-[Teacher Last Name] 6. In the COURSE/SECTION dropdown, select the course/section appropriate for the session you would like to generate. 7. Check the checkbox next to TESTING WILL BE DONE ONLINE if you will be giving the assessment online via the Student Wizard. 8. In the OPEN DATE textbox, enter the date when the assessment will be available to students. If the test is going to be taken online, also enter a CLOSE DATE and specify TIMES for both the open and the close dates. The open and close dates/times are used to determine when the assessment will be available for students to take using the online Student Wizard and are adjusted to your district’s local time zone. a. If the responses will be recorded using scan sheets or scoresheets, all student responses will be dated the same as the session start date. 9. Once you have entered all the appropriate information, click the GENERATE SESSIONS button to create testing sessions for the selected criteria. a. A green bar should appear at the top of your screen stating, “Testing Sessions have been generated successfully”. Reviewing Generated SessionsOnce you have generated your testing session, you will want to review them and make any necessary changes. The steps below explain how to review your generated sessions.
a. You can use the search filters to find the sessions that you have just generated. 3. Click on the SESSION NAME to view the details of the session. 4. Students may be removed from a session by deselecting the CHECKBOX next to the student and clicking the SAVE STUDENTS button. 5. You can manually add additional students by searching for them using the search filters. Once you have filled in the appropriate filters, click the REFRESH button to update the list of students that fit your search criteria. 6. After you find the student(s) you would like to add, check the CHECKBOX next to their name and click the SAVE STUDENTS button.
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc Assessment with a guide to giving a printed assessment. Printed assessments are like traditional paper and pencil tests and require the teacher to manually enter student responses into the system. Questions that are true/false, yes/no, or single choice will be scored using the point values assigned to each response. Planning Items
Giving a Printed TestPrinting the Test
Administering the Test
Scoring the TestThere are two ways to score a printed test. In the first option you can download the scoresheet, fill it out, and then upload it back into the system. In the second option you can manually score each student. Scoring with the Scoresheet
a. Depending on your web browser, you may be asked to open or save the file to your computer. b. Save the file to your computer in a location that you can remember so it can be used later. 3. Browse your computer and locate the scoresheet file on your computer that was saved in the previous step. 4. Open the spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel. 5. The scoresheet provides a simple way to enter multiple student responses for an assessment and testing session using a familiar spreadsheet layout. a. Each student assigned to take the assessment is listed as a separate row. b. Each question on the assessment is listed as a separate column. 6. For each student, enter their response to each question in the spreadsheet. a. For true/false, yes/no, and single choice questions, enter the choice selected by the student. For A, B, C, D, please enter a 1, 2, 3, or 4 in the correct location. b. For constructed response questions, enter the number of points the student earned for their answer (ie. 5, 10, 20) instead of entering their actual response. c. If an invalid response is entered (ie. “7” when the question is only worth five points), an error message will appear notifying you of this mistake. d. Click the RETRY button in the error message dialog and enter a valid entry for that question. 7. Once all of your assessments have been scored and entered into the scoresheet, SAVE the spreadsheet. It will be uploaded into Embarc in the next steps. 8. To uploaded student responses and scores provided in a scoresheet back into Embarc Assessment, click the SCORESHEET IN button on the Testing Session Details page. 9. Next, browse your computer for the scoresheet file that corresponds to the testing session you are viewing. Then, click the UPLOAD SCORESHEET button. NOTE: If you would like this upload to override previous scores click the checkbox next to, REPLACE EXISTING SCORES WITH THOSE IN IMPORT FILE. 10. After clicking Upload Scoresheet, student responses are loaded into Embarc Assessment and scored based on the question and choice point values for the assessment. Constructed response point values are also loaded for their corresponding questions. 11. If you would like to make any changes to a student’s score or adjust scores for constructed response questions, go to the Testing Session Details page and click the SCORE ICON next to the student you would like to make changes to. 12. Once on the Student Manual Scoring page you can override a score or change a student’s response to a question. 13.To change a score, simple enter the new score in the SCORE textbox and select the checkbox next to OVERRIDE SCORE. Manually Scoring
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc Assessments with a guide to administering an assessment online. It will also provide an overview of what a student would see when they take a test online using the online Student Wizard. Planning ItemsBefore you can give a test, you must have created the assessment, a testing session for the assessment, and assigned students to the testing session. Students can be assigned by selecting them manually or by generating testing sessions. For help creating an assessment, see the HOW TO- Create an Assessment training document. For help creating a testing session, see the HOW TO- Create a Testing Session training document. Giving a Test OnlineSetting Up a Test
Student Usernames and Passwords
The Online Student Wizard
a. The student will select their district state, district, and provide their assigned username and password. b. The student will click the LOG IN button to login. c. If the district has provided email addresses for students during the data import process, students may use the FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD link to have their login information emailed to them. 2. Once a student is logged in, a listing of available assessments is shown. The listing includes the name of the assessment, the teacher who assigned the assessment, and when the assessment is available for them to take. 3. To view an assessment, the student will click on the name of the assessment from the list. This will show the assessment details page including the overview of the assessment, all sections, and the number of questions in each section. 4. To begin taking the assessment, the student will click the START/CONTINUE button. The first unanswered question will be displayed. 5. When viewing a question, the student will select an answer for single choice, true/false, or yes/no questions by clicking the radio button next to their desired choice. 6. When they are ready to move onto the next question, the student will click the NEXT QUESTION buttonto save their answer and continue to the next question. a. Clicking the PREVIOUS QUESTION button will let the student view the previous question. Their answer to the current question will not be saved. b. Clicking the SKIP THIS QUESTION button will let the student skip the current question and view the next question. Their answer to the current question will not be saved. 7. For constructed response questions, the student will enter their response in the PLEASE RESPOND textbox. a. Student responses that are entered online will be visible to a teacher when viewing an individual student’s score from the testing session details page. b. Students may also respond by writing their answer on a separate sheet of paper and clicking the NEXT QUESTION button. For questions that contain images, the student can click the CLICK TO VIEW LARGER IMAGE… linkto see the image in a larger version. The ability to zoom in and zoom out are also available. 8. Once the student has answered all of the questions on an assessment, they will be brought back to the assessment details page. Students may review their answers by clicking on a question number in the listing. 9. If a student is pleased with their answers and are finished taking the assessment, the student will click the COMPLETE & TURN IN buttonto complete the assessment. A confirmation message will be shown to ensure the student would like to hand in their assessment, and they can click the OK button to continue. Viewing Student Scores
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc Assessment with a guide to giving a test using a scanner. Embarc Assessment has partnered with several vendors to provide various levels of scanning integration. Depending on your district’s needs, Embarc Assessment offers auto-feed scan forms that are pre-printed, scan forms with pre-filled student IDs that a district can print themselves, or blank scan forms that a district can print themselves. For all of the different scanning options, the scanner will create a data file of student responses that can be uploaded into the system for a single testing session. Planning Items
Giving a Test Using a ScannerPrinting the Test
Administering the Test
Scoring the Test
Importing Student Responses
a. In the example below, the user is clicking the UPLOAD DATALINK 3000 FILE. 5. If you would to override any existing scores with this import, check the checkbox next to REPLACE EXISTING SCORES WITH THOSE IN THE IMPORT FILE. 6. After clicking theUploadbutton, student responses are loaded into Embarc Assessment and scored based on the question and choice point values for the assessment. 7. If you would like to make any changes to a student’s score or adjust scores for constructed response questions, go to the Testing Session Details page and click the SCORE ICON next to the student you would like to make changes to. 8. Once on the Student Manual Scoring page you can override a score or change a student’s response to a question. 9. To change a score, simple enter the new score in the SCORE textbox and select the checkbox next to OVERRIDE SCORE. 10. To change a student’s response, simply select the desired response using the bubbles next to each response option. 11. Once you have finished editing a student’s responses, click SAVE at the bottom of the screen.
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc with a guide to importing question bank items and tests created in ExamView Test Builder or TestGen Test Generator into an Embarc assessment. OverviewEmbarc makes it easy for users to create assessments by providing their own questions based on actual classroom learning and the district’s curriculum. Since many textbook vendors publish corresponding exams and question banks for use with ExamView and/or TestGen, Embarc supports importing those questions in an effort to make building assessments easier. NOTE: The import process has been tested with ExamView version 6.2.0 and TestGen version 7.4.4 Export Questions from ExamViewOpening/Creating A Test using ExamView Test Builder
Export the Test
Export Questions from TestGenCreate a Test using TestGen Test Generator
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Import Questions into EmbarcLogin to the Embarc administrative website at:https://admin.embarc.com Import Questions
Review, Align, and Reorganize Imported QuestionsReview Imported Questions
Adding Alignment
5. Select the checkbox located beside the item you would like to align your question to. 6. Once the appropriate items have been selected, click the SAVE button. 7. The CANCEL/BACK buttons will take you logically back up the Assessment / Section / Question / Choice hierarchy. Repeat the process of adding questions, choices, and alignment until your assessment is complete. Reorganize Questions into Sections
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc Assessment with a guide to maintaining students. This document will review how to edit an existing student and how to create a new student. Planning ItemsAlthough Embarc Assessment gives you the ability to edit and add students within the system, you typically want to import your students from your student management system. The student page within Embarc Assessment is meant as a quick way to fix an error if you find one. This being said, each time you import from your student management system any changes that you had made within Embarc Assessment will be over written by the new import. Adding a Student
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc Assessment with a guide to maintaining courses/sections. This document will review how to edit an existing course/section, how to create a new course/section, how to add students to a course/section, and how to delete a course/section. Planning Items
Adding a Course/Section
10. When you have entered all the required information, click SAVE. Editing An Existing Course/Section
Adding Students
Deleting A Course/Section
Deleting from Main Course/Section Page
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc Assessment with a guide to maintaining testing periods. This document will review how to edit an existing testing periods and how to create a new testing period. Planning ItemsTesting Periods are simply a way to group and organize assessments within Embarc Assessment. Often schools will use this to group assessments by semesters, quarters, or trimesters. Adding a Testing Period
Editing An Existing Testing Period
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide Embarc Assessment users with a guide to editing assessments once they have been administered. After an assessment has been administered, only the assessment’s owner or a system administrator can make changes to the assessment. Planning Items
Making Changes to an Already Administered Assessment
4. Click the UNLOCK button to allow changes to be made. Changing a Question’s TextYou may want to change a question’s text if you discover a spelling/grammatical error, if you have entered the wrong questions, or if you want to adjust the wording of the question.
Changing a Question’s Point ValueYou may want to change a question’s point value if you want to throw a question out, make a question worth more points, or make a question worth less points.
Changing a Choice’s Point ValueYou may want to change a choice’s point value if you discover that an incorrect choice is worth the full point value, or if you discover that the correct choice is not worth the full point value of the question.
Manually Changing One Student’s ScoreSometimes you may need to change the point value of a question for an individual student only and not the entire class. For example, if a student argues points back or reads a question in a different way than you intended it to be read, you may want to award them more points than they originally received. To do this you will want to manually edit the student’s score.
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc Assessment with a guide to scoring constructed response questions. Unlike other question formats which are automatically scored if the assessment is given online or scored using a scan form, constructed response questions must be manually scored by the teacher. Constructed response questions can be scored for an individual student directly within Embarc Assessment or for a group of students for a single testing session using a scoresheet. Planning ItemsIf you plan to give your assessment online, you have the option of students entering their response online by typing it or writing it on a separate sheet of paper. If students supply their response online, you will only be able to view and score an individual student’s response one student at a time. If students provide their response on a separate sheet of paper, you may score a student’s response individually or all students for a single testing session using a scoresheet. Choose the best way for students to answer constructed response questions with these options in mind. Scoring a Single Student in Embarc AssessmentConstructed response questions from a printed assessment, scan form assessment, or assessments given online can be scored manually for an individual student using Embarc Assessment.
Scoring Multiple Students Using a ScoresheetConstructed response questions from a printed assessment, scan form assessment, or assessments given online can be scored using a scoresheet. Scoring the Test
Uploading Scores into Embarc Assessment
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide Embarc Assessment users with a guide to the additional options available on the Testing Session page. This document discusses various options and abilities when maintaining testing sessions. Testing Session MaintenanceGeneral ButtonsCopy: Clicking the COPY button places the current testing session into your clipboard and returns you to the Session List page where a PASTE button will now be displayed. Clicking the PASTE buttonwill place you on the Session Maintenance page for the new session. The new session will be identical to the copied session but “_copy” will be appended to the session name.
Print One: This creates a hardcopy of the assessment as an Adobe Acrobat document (.PDF) that can be printed, emailed, or saved. Print All: Thiscreates a hardcopy of the assessment for each student assigned to the testing in the session, with the students’ name at the top, as an Adobe Acrobat document (.PDF) that can be printed, emailed, or saved.
Scoresheet Out: This button provides an Excel spreadsheet with the questions as columns and the students as rows. Responses can be recorded in this spreadsheet and uploaded back into the system via the “Scoresheet In” button. This process is typically used when the assessment contains constructed response questions or if the assessment is based on classroom observations. If your assessment includes multiple formats of questions, you can use the online Student Wizard or a Scanner for some of the questions and this method for others. Scoresheet In: This button allows you to upload an Excel spreadsheet, previously acquired via the “Scoresheet Out” button, containing student responses. You cannot upload a spreadsheet that was not created by the system nor can you upload a spreadsheet from a different testing session.
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Student Grid Features
ReportsEmbarc Assessment offers users the ability to run five different reports on testing sessions. To access the reports, you must first choose the session you would like to run the report for from the main Testing Session page. Then on the Testing Session Details page you will see the reports displayed in the left-hand navigation bar.
Print Scores (Overview)This report provides a list of the students, their student ID, the points earned, the points possible, and their percentage. Students are also color coded red (0-50%), yellow (50-70%), light green (70-85%) or dark green (85-100%). Print Scores (Details)This report is similar to the Print Scores (Details) report, but instead it offers a breakdown of each student’s individual responses. For each questions, it will show the correct response, the student’s response, and how many points they earned out of the points possible. Performance By Question This report offers a breakdown of each question, providing the average score, standard deviation, and number of submitted scores for each questions. Performance By StandardThis report shows the average student performance on each standard associated with a given assessment. It will also show you the standard deviation and number of responses for each standard. Performance by Learning Target This report will show the average performance of all students one each learning target associated with a particular assessment. It will also tell you the standard deviation and the number of scores for each learning target.
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc with a guide to importing student responses using scan forms and the DataLink 3000 scanner from Apperson (formerly Benchmark 3000). Scanner/Form RequirementsIn order to begin scoring assessments using the DataLink 3000 scanner in your Embarc account, you will first need to purchase the scanner and pre-printed forms from Apperson Education Products. With the benefit of an automatic feed tray, the scanner can process 100-question forms at a rate of over 3000 forms per hour when connected to a computer using the provided USB cable. Please visit the following links for additional information and pricing: DataLink 3000 Scanner Pre-printed DataLink Answer Forms We recommend using one of the following supported scan forms:
Software RequirementsIn order to begin scoring assessments using the DataLink 3000 scanner, you will need to download and install the BYOA/DataLink 3000 Scanner Software. The software is used to process forms that are read using the DataLink 3000 auto-feed scanner. The installation files can be downloaded from the Embarc Administrative website.
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Scanning Completed FormsOnce your assessment has been administered, the completed scan forms may be scanned using the DataLink 3000 Scanner Software. Once the software is installed and your scanner is properly connected to a computer using the provided USB cable, please use the following steps to scan completed student response forms:
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PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide users of Embarc with a guide to importing student responses using scan forms and the Remark Office OMR software solution from Gravic. Software RequirementsIn order to begin scoring assessments using the Remark Office OMR software scanning solution in your Embarc account, you will first need to purchase the software from Gravic, Inc. The software is used to process forms that are scanned using a pre-existing image scanner (not provided). Please visit the following link for information and pricing on Remark Office OMR software: http://www.gravic.com/remark/officeomr/ Hardware/Scanner RequirementsIf you do not already own a TWAIN-compliant image scanner, please consult the following link for information on supported devices and other considerations: General Scanner Information Vendor-Recommended Scanners Assessment RequirementsAssessment Setup
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NOTE - Prior to administering an assessment, it is advised that the assessment "Audit Report" be run and reviewed. This will ensure that the assessment meets the requirements of its supported scanning options as well as contains valid question and choice information. Printing FormsScan forms compatible with the Remark Office OMR software scanning solution can be downloaded from within your Embarc Administrative Account.
NOTE - To ensure successful scoring of student responses, when printing from Adobe Acrobat you must ensure that the option for "Page Scaling" is set to "None" and the option for "Auto-Rotate and Center" is unchecked (see diagram below). Failure to print with these settings may cause the forms to be unreadable by the Remark Office ORM software and cause incorrect scoring. Scanning Completed FormsOnce your assessment has been administered, the completed scan forms may be scanned using Remark Office OMR and TWAIN-compliant image scanner. For information on how to install and configure your software and scanner, please reference the "Remark Office OMR User's Guide" that can be found with your purchased software. Once your software is installed and your scanner is properly configured, please use the following steps to scan completed student response forms:
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