Online Tool - Writing Checklist – SchoolCity

The Student Portal is the User Interface used by students to take online assessments. There are a variety of tools that may be available for an assessment. Available tools are determined by the Test Administrator and/or the Test Creator. This article reviews the Writing Checklist tool that can be added to assessments that includes Writing Prompt or Constructed Response Items. This tool provides a checklist that allows students to mark objectives as complete for expository or persuasive writing.

Enabling Online Markup for an Item

Image of Item Creation Properties tab with the writing checlist checkbox marked as step 1 and save marked as step 2

On the Properties tab of item creation, use the checkbox to select Writing Checklists.
Select Save.

image of preview and publish tab with it marked as step 3 and online markup marked as step 4

Select Preview & Publish tab.
Select Online Markup.

Image of markup options module with the checklist button marked as step 2 and the checklist for item icon marked as step 3

Under Markup Options, select Checklist.
Select the checklist icon.

Image of Assign writing checklist module with the writing checklist dropdown menu marked as step 4 and save marked as step 5

Use the dropdown menu to select a Writing Checklist.
Select Save.

Select a Writing Checklist when Creating an Assessment

Image of Test Creation summary tab with the online markup button marked as step 1

After the item has been added to an assessment, on the Summary step of Assessment Creation, select Online Markup.

Under Markup Options, select Checklist.
Select the checklist icon.

Use the dropdown menu to select a Writing Checklist.
Select Save.

Enabling Online Markup for an Assessment

Image of test creation Setup tab with the online setting lider turned to show and marked as step 1

On the Setup step of Assessment Creation, use the slider to show Online Settings.

Image of other tools optios with writing checklists marked as step 2 and the unlock radio button marked as step 3

Under Other Tools, use the checkbox to select Writing Checklists.
Use the radio button to unlock the tool.

Unlocking a tool controls whether users administering the assessment can update the online setting for the assessment during Online Administration (i.e., locked padlock prevents a test administrator from changing the setting).

Student View

Image of student preview screen with the writing checklist icon marked as step 1

Select the Writing Checklist icon.

Image of the writing checlist objective with the checkbox marked a step 2, x button marked as step 3, and clear marked as step 4

Use the checkboxes to check each objective as they are complete.
Select the X to exit the checklist and go back to the assessment.
Select Clear to remove all checkmarks.