Determining student comprehension as you teach facilitates effective instruction, but delivering and evaluating formative assessments can be a time drain. To simplify this process, you can deliver formative assessments through Prodigy Math’s engaging game-based learning environment. And you’ll automatically track results within your teacher account!Here are four easy steps to use Prodigy for formative assessments:
1. Go to your in-account Assessments tool
Visit the Prodigy Math website and click Login in the top-right corner. Select a classroom. Within the classroom, go to the Assessments tool.
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2. Set a domain- or standard-aligned Assignment
At the top of your screen, click the green Create button. Select the first option in the list: Assignments.
A screen will load that allows you to create an Assignmentbased on the domain and standard you’re teaching.Just search for the skills you’re focusing on from the drop-down list:
Click Next to set the number of questions per domain or standard in your Assignment. You can set up to 25 questions per standard, allowing you to deliver a brief or thorough assessment. Clicking Next again will allow you to send the Assignment to specific students. But for a formative assessment, it’s best to select all your students.
Click Next a final time to set the dates for the Assignment to appear in-game.
3. Schedule time to use Prodigy
To complete an Assignment, which automatically appears as in-game questions within math battles, students need Prodigy time. Consider scheduling it as:
4. View the Assignment Report to inform in-class instruction
When the final day of the Assignment passes, return to your Assessments and access the report by clicking on the Assignment, which appears in purple, in the calendar.
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This will generate the list of questions within the Assignment, showing how each student answered -- correctly, incorrectly or unattempted.
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You can see the exact questions and each student’s answers by scrolling down within the Assignment Report.
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You can quickly identify common trouble spots, helping guide your in-class instruction strategy while teaching a given domain or standard!>>To deliver a formative assessment through Prodigy Math, create or log in to your teacher account 👇