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Add/Edit Assessment Groups

A guide to create and edit assessment groups within SmarterMeasure

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Written by Jessica Drouin
Updated over a week ago

Overview

This article outlines how to add and configure assessment groups in SmarterMeasure. You’ll learn how to modify tool order, set group preferences, configure readiness ranges, add a reading passage, and adjust student report preferences.

How to Add Assessment Groups

  1. Go to admin panel https://admin.smartermeasure.com and login with username and password.

  2. From the Dashboard view, click Manage Account.

  3. Click Assessment Groups.

  4. Click Create Assessment.

  5. Complete the General Information section for items such as: Assign Assessments to Primary Administrative Login, Assign Assessment Name (only visible to admins), username, password, and confirm password.

  6. Make modifications within the tool order:

    1. Omit any section or sections by dragging section/s to the grey box.

    2. Select reading passage (11th grade is default; select from 8th-13th grade levels).

    3. Adjust Readiness Ranges by adding an alternative numeric value or use slider bars.

    4. Reorder sections by clicking and dragging them into the preferred order.

  7. Modify Assessment Group Preferences

    1. Select Scoring Type (percentage is default/most common).

    2. Select Assessment Mode (sequential is default/most common).

    3. Determine whether the National Averages Chart will show up on the student report.

    4. Select Results Mode.

      1. SmarterMeasure Report – default mode

      2. SmarterMeasure and Custom Text (add custom message that appears on the student report). When choosing this option, an editor window will appear to type in a message.

      3. Custom Text Only – Students DO NOT get their report, but a custom message from the school instead. Administrators will have access to the student report.

      4. Redirect to URL – Students DO NOT get their report, but are sent directly to the URL listed immediately after the student completes SmarterMeasure.

    5. Confirm Email Text -This is the final field a student sees prior to completing the assessment. To customize the text, use the editor window.

    6. Assessment Completion Notification Email – add one or more email addresses to whom PDF of the student reports/results should be sent (EX: Student Success Coach, Advisor, Etc.)

    7. Registration User Information.

      1. Register User Lockout Period - Number of days since user has completed the assessment until they can be manually registered again.

      2. Register User Default Email Subject - Type desired email subject line.

      3. Register User Default Email Content - Type or edit email content user will receive once registered for the assessment.

    8. LTI Preferences (NOTE - these are only for LTI integrations)

      1. LIT Gradebook Mode - Select whether completion percentage will be sent to the gradebook after each section or after the entire assessment is complete.

      2. LTI Gradebook Scoring - Determines which score is sent to the gradebook.

    9. Proctoring Preferences

      1. Proctoring Required - Select if proctoring will be required (if "yes" continue with following settings below)

      2. Proctoring Exam ID - Enter the desired Exam ID

      3. Proctoring Modality - Select between Automated or Automated with Review.

  8. Custom Questions - select which additional questions (if any) you want the users to complete. Note - custom questions are created under Account Requested Data

  9. Click Save.

How to Edit Assessment Groups

  1. To edit an existing group, click on the gear icon to open the Assessment Group.

  2. Then proceed to adjust any settings as listed above.

  3. Click Save when finished.

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