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How to use Math assessments
Assessments are similar to a test or quiz. They can be used to test your students’ understanding of a topic or to identify any gaps in their learning.
When a student takes an assessment, they’ll be answering outside of Sumdog’s games, much like a paper test. The results are sent to you in real time and you can share or print these if you wish.
Assessments can be repeated for a class or student to see if they have shown an improvement. You can also create an assessment for your current class and repeat it for your class next year. With the assessment, you will be able to choose the questions and set a time limit for students to complete the assessment.
Students are able to start the assessment and then stop and come back to it (as long as it’s within the time limit you have set).
How to create an assessment
These instructions explain how to create an assessment for your class or classes or specific students.
Click ‘Set Work’
Click ‘CREATE & VIEW’ in the ‘Assessments’ box
You can navigate between the tabs to either choose a premade Assessment from the Assessment Library or create your own Assessment.
You can read more about the Assessment Library here.
To create a custom Assessment, click on the ‘Create your own Assessment’ tab.
Click on ‘Choose’ next to the skills box to select skills
Select the skills you would like the students to work on.
Click the arrow to the left of each skill level to show all the skills or skill categories within that level.
Check the box next to the skill(s) you would like to include. Selected skills will appear on the right in pink.
Click ‘Generate Questions’.
This page will show you the questions that will be asked. To change a question, click on the blue refresh box on the top right.
Click ‘Save’ to close the box and return to the ‘Set an assessment’ page.
Click ‘Choose’ next to the box that says ‘Students’.
Select which students you wish to include in the assessment.
Click the arrows to show students within a class or group.
Check the box next the student’s name to select the student.
Once the student(s) are selected, click ‘Done’.
Set up the details of the Assessment.
Title – Give your Assessment a title. Your students will see this title on their account and it will help them identify the activity in their Tasks list.
Time allowed – This is how much time your students will have to complete the assessment once they have started it.
Available from and Available until – this will be the period during which the assessment will be visible on the student’s account.
Click ‘Set Assessment’.
How to view the results of an Assessment
These instructions explain how to view the results from an Assessment you have set.
Click ‘Reports’.
Click on ‘Assessments’.
Click ‘report’ next to the Assessment you would like to view.
You will now be able to see data for the whole class.
Click ‘Detailed Report’ to view individual student results.
You will be able to see the students’ answers.
If there are dashes in the results, this means that the student skipped that question or ran out of time.
Click on the question number to see what each student answered.
You will now be able to see which of the multiple choice options each of the students had selected.
Click ‘Done’ to return to the result page
How to edit an assessment
These instructions explain how to edit an assessment once you have created it.
You can edit all aspects of the assessment before the start date. If the assessment has already started, you will only be able to extend it.
Click ‘Reports’.
Click on ‘Assessments’.
Click on ‘repeat’ next to the Assessment you wish to edit.
Select ‘Choose’ beside the skills box to edit the skills which will be included in the Assessment.
Select ‘Choose’ beside the students box to edit the students you want to set the assignment for.
You can edit the title and times of your assessment.
Title – Give your Assessment a title. Your students will see this title on their account and it will help them identify the activity in their Tasks list.
Time allowed – This is how much time your students will have to complete the assessment once they have started it.
Available from and Available until – this will be the period during which the assessment will be visible on the student’s account.
Click ‘Preview Questions’.
Here you will be able to view the questions will be included in the Assessment.
To change a question, click the refresh button in the top right above the question.
Click ‘Save’ to confirm the changes.
Click ‘Set Assessment’ to apply the changes you’ve made.
How to repeat an assessment
These instructions explain how to repeat an assessment that you have set previously.
Assessments can be repeated for the same or different class from the one it was originally set for.
Click ‘Reports’
Click ‘Assessments’
You will be able to see a list of previously set Assessments.
Click ‘repeat’ next to the Assessment you would like to repeat
You can select the student and edit the skills you want to include in the Assessment.
You can repeat the Assessment for the same class or selected students within that class. You can also set the Assessment for an entirely new class.
Set up the details of the Assessment.
Title – Give your Assessment a title. Your students will be able to see this and it will help them identify the activity in their Tasks list.
Time allowed – This is how much time your students will have to complete the assessment once they have started it.
Available from and Available until – This will be the period during which the Assessment will be visible on the students’ accounts.
Click ‘Preview questions’ to see the questions that will be asked in the Assessment.
You will now see the questions that will be asked in the Assessment.
You can change a question by clicking the refresh button on the right above the question.
Click ‘Save’.
Click ‘Set Assessment’ to repeat the Assessment.
How to make sure your students work on your assessment
If your students have not had any other activities set for them, then the assessment you created will automatically appear on their dashboard. If they have had other activities set for them, then they can select your assessment by clicking on their Tasks list and viewing the list of available activities.
These instructions explain how to restrict your students so that they can only work on the assessment you have created.
Click ‘Set work’
Select ‘Live Controls’
Click ‘RESTRICT’ in the Focus Work box
Check the ‘Assessment’ option. You can select multiple activities.
Your class will be restricted to the selected activity or activities for one hour
Click ‘Restrict’ to confirm
How to answer assessment questions as a student
Assessments should appear on students’ dashboards when they log in to Sumdog. However, if it does not, they should follow the instructions below to answer assessment questions.
These instructions explain how a student can participate in an assessment you have set for them.
Click ‘Task’
Select the activity from the Tasks list
Click ‘Start’
Students will see a quick loading screen.
Click ‘NEXT’ to start the Assessment
During the Assessment, the students select the answer from the multiple choice options.
If they don’t know the answer, students can click ‘NEXT’ to skip a question. They can also click on the back arrow to review or change a past answer
At the end, your students will have the option to review their answers or click on ‘DONE’ to submit them to you
Once the students have clicked on ‘DONE’, they will then see a screen showing them how many questions they answered correctly and how many coins they have earned
How students continue with the assessment if they have stopped mid-way through
These instructions explain how students can continue with the assessment if they had to stop mid-way through.
To do so, they will need to select the assessment from their Tasks list and follow the guide below:
Click ‘Task’
Select the activity from the Tasks list
Students will be shown a quick loading screen showing a summary of their progress.
Click ‘NEXT’
Continue answering questions as normal
How to set an Assessment
This video shows a walk-through of the steps to create a math assessment.
Frequently asked questions - Math assessments
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