Creating New Assessment Questions in Aware

When creating assessments in Aware, teachers can add the following item types to an assessment: multiple choice, multiple selection, numerical response, constructed response, resource, and interactive item types. Assessment creators can also search available item banks.

Adding a New Item in Aware

Quick Guide

1. Select Author.

2. Click on New Assessment and then choose Create New Standard Assessment.

3. Set the Title, Subject, Grade Level, Test Type, Associated Courses, Associated Campuses, and Performance Levels and then select Generate Test.

4. Select an item type to add a question to the assessment. You can choose questions that are both Print and Online Friendly such as multiple choice, questions that are Online Only such as interactive item types, and questions from Item Banks.

5. Select the Add plus sign icon to add more questions. Continue this step until the assessment is complete.

Illustrated Guide

Step 1: Select Author from the main menu.

Step 2: On the Author Assessments screen, click on New Assessment and then choose Create New Standard Assessment from the resulting drop-down menu.

Step 3: Fill in the standard assessment information:

1. Enter a Title.

2. Use the drop-down menus to select a Subject, Grade Level, and Test Type.

3. Select Add Standard Set. The Subjects and Grade Levels drop-down menus automatically populate to filter the list. You can also search for a specific standard set by typing in the Search bar ( search ). Select the checkbox for each standard set you want to apply, then click Select Standard Sets.

4. Select Add School. The Grade drop-down menu automatically populates to filter the list. Select the school(s) to which the test will become available and then click Close.

5. Select the Performance Levels to include in the assessment and enter a Percentage for each selected level. For more details on setting Performance Levels, see Setting Performance Levels for Individual Assessments.

6. Select Generate Test when finished.

Step 4: Select your first item type. You can choose questions that are both Print and Online Friendly such as multiple choice, questions that are Online Only such as interactive item types, and questions from an Item Bank.

Step 5: Once you have created your first question, add additional items by clicking on the Add plus sign icon. A drop-down menu appears, listing the available item type options. Select the next item type to add another assessment item. Continue this step until the assessment is complete.