Upload your own Assessment Items into your Created Items in the Assessment Center.
1. From the Assessment Center, click the Go to Assessment Items Upload button under Upload Assessment Items.
2. On the Assessment Items Upload page, click the Download Excel Template button.
3. For each question you want to upload:
a. Fill in the Assessment Item Name
b. Fill in the Assessment Item Question /Stem
c. Fill in the Keywords. Separate individual keywords with a comma
d. Fill in the Correct Answer (For Constructed Response items only)
e. Fill in the Multiple Choice Answer Option Text
f. Enter (Yes or No) to identify the Multiple Choice Answer that is correct
g. Repeat steps 5-6 for Multiple Choice Options 2, 3, and 4
4. When you have finished adding your assessment items, save the file to your computer.
5. On the Assessment Items Upload page, select a Grade Level, Subject Area, and Course for your assessment items.
Please note: If your assessment items are not associated with a course, please select the No Course button under Course.
6. Click the Choose File button to locate and select the Excel file containing your Assessment Items.
7. After choosing your file, select the Upload file button to upload your Assessment Items into your Created Items in the Assessment Center.
8. After you have uploaded your Assessment Items file, Standard Alignments will need to be assigned to your assessment items. Click the Add Aligned Standards button to align standards to your assessment items.
9. On the Align Standards screen that appears, select one of your saved preferences or search using a grade and subject or course combination. Select any combination of your desired option(s) from each filter. Click the plus sign to expand a filter(s) of interest, click View More if necessary, and then click the desired checkbox(es).
Click the Add Standard button to add a standard to your curriculum map. Click the Remove Standard button to remove a standard from Current Academic Standards within your curriculum map.
Click the Current Academic Standards tab to view the standards and eligible content currently aligned to your curriculum map. Click the Remove button to remove a standard or eligible content from the curriculum map. Click Save once you have made your desired selections.
10. Your chosen Standard(s) will appear under Aligned Standards next to your Assessment Item.
11. Completed assessment items will appear in the My Created Items question bank within Build an Assessment. Click the Start a New Search button to go to Build an Assessment and begin searching for assessment items.