After successfully uploading your ExamView Blackboard zip file (see ExamView - Importing an ExamView Blackboard Assessment File), the assessment will automatically open in the Edit ExamView > Assessment Info setup screen.
Assessment Info Screen
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School Year - The new assessment will default to the school year as set in My Preferences. To select another year, click on the current year and select the desired year from the drop down.
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Assessment Level - Depending on your user account permissions, you may be able to save your ExamView assessment as a School, District or PLC assessment. Select the appropriate Manage Assessments tab location (if a selection is available) for your assessment.
Assessment Name - Enter the assessment name (50 character maximum). The assessment name must be unique and clear to you and anyone you may decide to share with.
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Subject - Select the subject from the drop-down menu. You can add other subjects in the next step, if desired.
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Existing Collection - Select an existing Collect to save the assessment to.
- PLC (optional) - Select a PLC to filter the student population. If a PLC is chosen, Student Selection will be based on the students rostered to the collective PLC.
- Tag Assessment - Give your assessment a tag for easier search capability within the Manage Assessments module.
Note the breadcrumb arrow links for the different assessment setup screens. As you complete each step, it will be denoted in the breadcrumb with a green check which serves as a visual cue of your progress. The current step will be highlighted in green.
An assessment cannot be published until all steps in the breadcrumb are checked.
- Setup for Multiple Grades (optional) - Slide No to Yes to set up the assessment for multiple grades.
This will combine unique grade level assessments into a single, multi-grade assessment. Students will not be able to take the assessment online. Note that this option is not necessary for course-based assessments.
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Student Selection: There are four options for scheduling students.
- Schedule all students to take this assessment - If you are a teacher level user, then all students are all the students on your roster(s). If you are a school level user, then all students are all rostered students at your school. If you are a district level user, then all students are all students across the district.
- Schedule students by grade level: Use this option if you want only students in a specific grade(s) to take the assessment. Check the box(es) of the grade(s) you wish to schedule
- Schedule students by Course Group or Course: Use this option if you have created Course Groups in the Group Manager or would like only students in a specific Course(s) to take the assessment.
- Schedule students by Student Group: Choose this option if you have created student groups in the Group Manager and want only those students to take the assessment.
- Once you have made your selections, click Save if you are done with making your selections on the Info screen and wish to exit the system to return later. Or, click Next to proceed to the next step and your work will automatically be saved.