This resource describes Lincoln Learning Solutions’ Online Assessments, how teachers can locate the Lincoln Learning-created rubrics, and provides tips for grading.
Lincoln Learning Online Assessments
An online assessment is one the student completes within the Learning Management System (LMS), similar to a quiz or test. It will contain a variety of question types including matching, ordering, multiple answer, multiple choice, fill in the blank, passage, and/or essay. Once the student submits the online assessment, it is ready for the teacher or system to grade.
Lincoln Learning Solutions Mastery Assess Its and Checkpoint Assess Its are online assessments.
Checkpoints are typically found every five lessons and are automatically graded by the system.
NOTE: Credit Recovery courses do not contain Checkpoints but may contain auto-graded, lesson-level online assessments. All pre- and post-tests are also auto graded.
Mastery Assess Its are summative assessments across multiple learning objectives much like a unit exam found at the end of a module. Mastery assessments are automatically graded in the LMS unless the assessment includes at least one essay question; any essay questions require teachers to grade the student’s written response.
Open-ended Essay Rubrics
All Lincoln Learning open-ended (essay) questions were created with a rubric. Each rubric contains criteria levels that explain to learners what is expected from them when answering the open-ended questions.
View our Lincoln Learning Essay Rubric Catalog to learn more.
Grading Essays in the LMS
How you access a rubric will depend on your LMS. Click the LMS name below to navigate to specific directions based on that LMS.
If you do not see your LMS listed, visit your LMS help center for assistance.
NOTE: In all LMS, the essay question will be the top item(s) within the grading experience for easy teacher access.
Buzz
Online assessments that have passage (essay) questions with student-submitted responses appear at the top of the list of questions. The Lincoln Learning Solutions' rubric is found linked about the question.
NOTE: In some essay questions, you may see built-in rubrics which you can click on to automicatically populate the question score.
TIP: If leaving assessment feedback, utilize templates. Click here to review how to create and use Feedback Templates.
Additional Buzz Resources
How do I use the Grade Editor?
Introducing Buzz Messages & Inbox
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Canvas
Online assessments that have passage-essay or essay questions with student-submitted responses have a suggested answer below the student response.
TIP: Some essay questions may have an associated rubric tied to the question. If one is not directly linked to the question, reference our Lincoln Learning Rubric Catalog to assist with grading essays.
Use this suggested answer, as well as, the open-essay rubrics, to score the question. Leave written or audio feedback to provide praise, assist your student in improvement, and more.
Click Save to score the assessment.
WARNING: In Canvas, the SpeedGrader features should not be used to submit scores.
TIP: Select Grant Retry? prior to clicking Save to allow the student to have another opportunity to take the assessment.
Additional Canvas Resources
How do I use the To Do list and sidebar in the Dashboard as an instructor?
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Schoology
Online assessments that have passage-essay or essay questions with student-submitted responses will need to be graded by the teacher.
In the Gradebook of your course, find the online assessment needing grading assistance.
TIP: Although there is a projected score, you will know you have not graded the essay questions, because the Grade Comment will not show instructor update.
Click the linked assessment name at the top of the column.
Items needing your attention say Needs Grading. Identify the student's assessment you'd like to grade and select Grade in the Grade View column.
TIP: Sort the Grade View column to bring the items you need to grade to the top or the bottom of the list.
Submitted responses have a suggested answer below the student response. Some questions may also have a rubric available to help you grade.
TIP: Some essay questions may have an associated rubric tied to the question. If one is not directly linked to the question, reference our Lincoln Learning Rubric Catalog to assist with grading essays.
Use this suggested answer, as well as, the open-essay rubrics, to score the question. Leave written or audio feedback to provide praise, assist your student in improvement, and more.
Click Save to score the assessment.
TIP: After grading the assessment, return to the Gradebook, find the assessment you just graded, click the speech bubble, and click Display to Student. This will provide an instructor update in the student's Grades.
Additionally, you can edit the Grade Comments to include details like feedback provided.
Additional Schoology Resources
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