iO Assessment 101 - Unpacking Your Assessment Results with Standards-Based Reports

UNPACKING YOUR ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT DASHBOARD: 40,000’ View

• In order for test/test key results to be displayed in the Assessment Dashboard, cutpoints had to have been applied prior to administration 

• Review ‘Testing Activity’ and ‘Overview’ tabs

• Click SBR in upper-right corner to jump to Standards Based Reports 

STANDARDS BASED REPORTS: In Depth Report Suite

There are two paths to get to the Standards Based Reports suite: 

Classroom Based Reports: STANDARD SUMMARY 

Key Questions

1. How did your class perform overall?
2. Which students need additional support?

Navigation

Go to Select Reports dropdown > select ‘Standard Summary.’ 

Purpose 

Shows overall assessment performance. 

Tips

• To view a class summary or student list (above image), use Quick Options: 

  • Student = student by student list 
  • Teacher = class summary 

• To add a graph, cutpoints must be applied to the test/test key prior to administration

Classroom Based Reports: BY STANDARD 

Key Questions

1. Which standard(s) performed best? Why?

2. Which standard(s) performed lowest? Why? 

3. How/when will you address/reteach low performing standards? 

Navigation

Standards Based Reports > go to Select Reports dropdown > select ‘By Standard.’

Purpose 

Shows lowest performing standard at top, highest at bottom.

Tip

In the ‘Qn’ column, click a blue question # to drill into specific questions (this will take you to the Item Detail report). 

Classroom Based Reports: BY ITEM 

Key Questions

1. Which questions performed best? Why? 
2. Which questions performed poorest? Why? 
3. Which need to be reviewed with class?

Navigation 

Standards Based Reports > go to Select Reports dropdown > select ‘By Item.’

Purpose 

Overall class performance, question-by-question.

Tip

In the ‘% Correct’ column, click to sort and identify high/low performing questions. 

Classroom Based Reports: ITEM DETAIL

Key Questions

1. How did students respond? What answers did they choose? 
2. What distractors (wrong answers) were chosen by most students? Why? 
3. How can the results be used to differentiate instruction? 
4. What are instructional next steps?

Navigation

Standards Based Reports > go to Select Reports drop down > select ‘Item Detail.’

OR

Click the blue item number (drill down) from ‘By Standard’ or ‘By Item’ reports. 

Purpose

Shows student answer choices and item rationales. 

Tip

Click response percentages to see students who chose that response (this will take you to the Item Detail report). 

Classroom Based Reports: STUDENT RESPONSES

Key Questions

1. How did students respond? 
2. What answers did they choose?

Navigation

Standards Based Reports > go to Reports dropdown > select ‘Student Responses.’

Purpose 

Shows overall student performance and responses to each question. 

Student Based Reports: STUDENT RESPONSES

Key Questions

1. Where is a mini-report I can pass back to students?

Navigation

Go to Select Reports dropdown > select ‘Student Responses.’

Tip

To create mini reports for students, select List at top of report > download to PDF, then cut into strips.

 Student Based Reports: STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Key Questions

1. Where can I get a full-page student report with overall and standard performance?

Navigation 

Go to Select Reports dropdown > select ‘Student Performance.’ 

Purpose 

Comprehensive student performance. Ideal for printing for parents/guardians or students. 

Tips 

• View by standard: At top of report, select By Standard. 
• Download to PDF to print for parents/guardians or students. 
  • Due to student data privacy, do not choose the option to email the report.