PARCC PREP: CREATING ONLINE ASSESSMENTS ON ENGRADE PROMr. Adam EngelChemistry and Physics TeacherCoolidge Senior High School

Email: MrEofScience@gmail.comPhone: (202) 697-6733

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

WARM UP

Instructions Open your computer and log in. Open your browser of choice – I

suggest Google Chrome – and navigate to the following website: tiny.cc/engelsampleengrade

You have approximately 7 minutes to complete the test. Please begin.

INTRODUCTION

Agenda Warm up Agenda Engrade Pro “Tests and Quizzes”

feature Create your own quiz HOMEWORK: Offer the quiz to one or

more of your classes in both physical and Engrade formats. Compare performance on the two test styles.

Boilerplate Objective: TWBAT adapt a

previously-written assessment to an online format using Engrade Pro and their own ingenuity.

Essential Question: What is the value of giving students online tests?

#EngradeProTester

PART 2: ENGRADE PRO TESTS AND QUIZZES

PLEASE TILT YOUR LAPTOP SCREENS DOWN AT THIS TIME

WHAT IS IT?

Engrade Pro released a “Tests and Quizzes” feature earlier this year, allowing teachers to administer virtual assessments through their grading system.

Tests and Quizzes is conveniently located on the website’s left side navigation bar.

Here, let me show you!

HOW IS IT USEFUL?

Tests and Quizzes allows teachers to input the correct answers ahead of time. Engrade will automatically score the test and can show students their grade as soon as they click “submit”.

Teachers can export test grades directly to their gradebook. No need to waste paper! Students can take their tests on a computer, phone, or tablet. Tests can be scheduled so students can access them over a

weekend.

WHY SHOULD WE USE IT?

Testing our students online allows them to get accustomed to the style favored by PARCC, College Board, and many colleges.

A school-wide implementation presents a united front to support the students.

It saves time, energy, and paper!

HOW DO WE DO IT?

Please lift your computer screens back up at this time and follow along in the brief demonstration.

Covered in the demonstration: Create a new test Add a question Different kinds of questions Assigning tests to one or more

classes.

HOW TO ACCESSAfter logging in, Tests and Quizzes is conveniently located on the website’s left side navigation bar.

MY TEST LIBRARYHover over “Add New…” and a list will appear. Click on “Test” to begin your new test.

CREATE A TEST OR QUIZFill in the form. Give your test a title and label it with whatever labels best fit the test.

OPTIONSSome cool options:-Provide your students with a reference sheet or calculator.-Randomize answers-Allow students to view answers after the test

LIVE DEMONSTRATION- At this point, we will switch to a live demo. Please follow along as we build our own quiz together.

BRIEF REVIEW

How do you… Navigate to “Tests and Quizzes”? Create a new test? Create a new question?

What are some types of questions that can be created?

Why would you schedule a test outside of school hours?

YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT…

Adapt your own assessment to the Engrade Pro format.

Create at least 4 questions on the test. Mess around with other types of questions.

Done? Click “Preview Test”, trade with a partner, and take one another’s tests (optional).

THANK YOU!