How to make an Item Bank Assessment
- 1. How to make an Item Bank Assessment
- 2. How to Log On to Illuminate • Open a browser and type bulloch.illuminateed.com in the address bar. • Click Sign in with Google • If you have not already logged in to Google in this browser, enter your bullochschools.org email and network password.
- 3. How to Begin Making an Assessment • Click on Assessments • Click on Create a New Assessment • Click on the bubble next to Itembank • Click Okay
- 4. Quick Mode Assessments in the Item Bank • Click on the bubble next to Assessment (Quick Mode) • Click Next
- 5. Step 1: Enter Details • Name your Assessment • Fill out the Assessment Tags • Academic Year • Grade Levels • Subject • Click Continue
- 6. Step 2: Select Standards • Select Type, Subject, and Grade Level • Scroll down and click on the arrows next to the standard group to drill further into the standard. • Click on the number of items in the parentheses to add this standard.
- 7. Step 2: Selected Standards • Scroll up to select the number of questions you want to include for each standard. • Click Modify Criteria • Banks (Leave blank to use all) • Types • Multiple Choice • Attributes • Media Type • Click Update Criteria • Click Continue
- 8. Step 3: Select Exclusions • This is where you can search for assessments that you have created or used in the past. • Simply sort by keywords or by academic year, grade level, or subject. Then click Add • If you have not created any assessments, click Continue
- 9. Step 4: Generate Questions • Click Generate Questions for All Standards • Check to see if all of your questions were generated. If not, click Re-Generate Standard • Look over the items. If you are unhappy with an item, click Re- Generate next to that item. It will then give you another item if available.
- 10. What Next? • Click Save to come back to it later. or • Click Ready to Publish
- 11. Ready to Publish (Options) • Edit the name of the assessment. • Add more items • Look back over the assessment. You can remove items if necessary.
- 12. Ready to Publish (Options) • Change the order of the items. • Generate an item booklet. (Only available if all of your items can be administered on paper) • Publish your assessment so that you can administer.
- 13. Administering Online • Click on Assessments • Click on List Assessments • Find your ItemBank Assessment • Under Administer, click Online
- 14. Online Testing – Assessment Roster • Click on Add Roster • Choose the testing window start and end time • Select Academic Year and Grade Level • Select Section
- 15. Online Testing – Administration Settings • Click Show • Choose All Day or Daily Window • Set Daily Start Time and End Time • Make changes to Time Duration, Student Pauses, Availability, Browser, and whether you want answer choices randomized or not.
- 16. Online Testing – Tool Settings • Click Show • Make sure that Use Item Setting is selected for each one. • You may want to disable the Digital Notepad
- 17. Online Testing – Assessment Review Settings • Click Show • Choose whether or not to Show Results • Student can see grade and see how many he got correct/incorrect • Choose whether or not the answer key will be shown to the student • Student can see grade and see the correct answers to the questions he/she missed
- 18. Time to Save • Click Save • Make sure the status bar says complete • View what students have completed the assessment by clicking the number under students.