Assigning an Assessment

SAT Suite of Assessments

Navigation

To create assign a new assessment to a class of students, click the 'Assessments' tab from the left hand navigation and the blue 'Assign Assessment' button on the top right.

Assigning to Grade Levels or Classes

To begin the assessment assignment process, users choose whether to assign the assessment to entire grade levels of students, or to specific classes at the school.

If choosing to assign to specific classes, users have the choice to assign to specific grade levels within the class or classes if they choose.

Choose which Assessment and Sections to Assign

Next, choose which assessment you wish to assign. Note: You may only select one option.

After selecting the assessment, choose which section or sections you wish to assign. Note: You may select one or multiple.

Choose Continuous or Broken Assessment Administration

With the new adaptive Horizon Assessments for the PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, and SAT, each section (Reading & Writing, Math) contains two parts.

For a Continuous Administration, students are routed to Part 2 of the assessment section immediately after they complete Part 1.

For a Broken Administration, set two start different dates and times for when each section will become available to students.

Assigning a Continuous Assessment Administration

In the Administration Type section, select Continuous Administration.

For a Continuous Administration, set a single start date and time that the section becomes available to students. End dates and times will automatically close the assessment window. End dates and times are optional.

Assigning a Broken Assessment Administration

In the Administration Type section, select Broken Administration.

For a Broken Administration, set two different start dates and times for when each section will become available to students.

Reveal Score Report and Reveal Correct Answers

Reveal Score Report: Users have the functionality of choosing when student score reports become available for students to view. They can be accessed as soon as a student completes the assessment section, or at a specific date and time of your choosing.

Reveal Correct Answers: Users have the functionality of choosing when the full list of student responses and correct answers are available to students on their completed assessment score reports. They can be shown as soon as their score report is available, or at a specific date and time of your choosing.

Section Timing

Select which timing option you would like for each assessment section.

Note: Students designated at the user level with the Untimed status will always receive untimed assessments, regardless of the assignment selection.

Section Auto-Submit

Select the amount of time after a student begins an assessment section in which our platform will automatically submit their assessment section for scoring.

Assessment Player Options

Select which optional functionality you would like made available to students.

ACT Suite of Assessments

Navigation

To create assign a new assessment to a class of students, click the 'Assessments' tab from the left hand navigation and the blue 'Assign Assessment' button on the top right.

Assigning to Grade Levels or Classes

To begin the assessment assignment process, users choose whether to assign the assessment to entire grade levels of students, or to specific classes at the school.

If choosing to assign to specific classes, users have the choice to assign to specific grade levels within the class or classes if they choose.

Choose which Assessment and Sections to Assign

Next, choose which assessment you wish to assign. Note: You may only select one option.

After selecting the assessment, choose which section or sections you wish to assign. Note: You may select one or multiple.

Assign an Assessment Window for each Section

The assessment window open date/time is when the assessment section will be available for students to access via their dashboards. The assessment window close date is an optional date/time in which the assessment section is no longer available for students to access. If no close date is set, the assessment section will remain available to the student indefinitely until they start and complete the section.

Reveal Score Report and Reveal Correct Answers

Reveal Score Report: Users have the functionality of choosing when student score reports become available for students to view. They can be accessed as soon as a student completes the assessment section, or at a specific date and time of your choosing.

Reveal Correct Answers: Users have the functionality of choosing when the full list of student responses and correct answers are available to students on their completed assessment score reports. They can be shown as soon as their score report is available, or at a specific date and time of your choosing.

Section Timing

Select which timing option you would like for each assessment section.

Note: Students designated at the user level with the Untimed status will always receive untimed assessments, regardless of the assignment selection.

Section Auto-Submit

Select the amount of time after a student begins an assessment section in which our platform will automatically submit their assessment section for scoring.

Assessment Player Options

Select which optional functionality you would like made available to students.