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  • Grading Constructed Response Items (Non-Online Testing)
    • ​​How to grade Constructed Responsse (teacher graded) items on student bubble sheets or entering directly into the system after students takes a hybrid or paper-pencil assessment.
  • Grading Constructed Response Items (Online Testing) 
    • ​How to grade Constructed Response (teacher graded) items within the system after student take an assessment online. Teachers can view questions and student responses on the same page.
  • ​Review the various data entry methods available via Illuminate
    • Online administration, manual data entry, data file upload of student responses, bubble sheet scanning of student responses. 
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    • How to Setup and Assessment for Online Administration- required for students to access assessment online. 
  • How to create an Itembank assessment for paper-pencil or online administration.- Using Illuminates INSPECT Itembank of almost 35,000 items written for CCSS. Items writtend following the same item specifications used by SBAC. Hundreds of innovative items are added each month. 
  • How to Create a Quick Assessments usign the Itembank. - Select standards to be assessed and number of questions per standard to auto generate an assessment for online or paper-pencil administraiton depending on the item types you choose. 
  • How to identify Grade 3-8 ELA & Math CCSS Checkpoint assessments. - Pre-built quiz like assessments intended to be used throughout the school year for targeted instruction.
  • How to Access Digital Materials for Assessment 
    • ​​Teacher Rationale, Student Blooklet, alternate answer sheets, etc.
  • How To- Find Assessment in Illuminate 
    • ​​Locating an assessment within the Illuminate system.
    • What filters can be used when locating a BUSD Benchmark Assessment

 

 



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