From quick checks for understanding to common summative assessments and everything in between, it's easy to create an Extempore assessment that meets your students' needs.
Create an Individual Assessment
From your class page, click the add new icon to create an assessment, which takes you to the page below. From here, you can create the framework of your assessment.
Follow the steps below:
Give your assessment a name.
Set a timeline for when the assessment will be available to students.
Select individual assessment.
Optional:
Customize settings for grading & delivery, including:
a description of the assessment for students
when grades are published
when students can review their submission
if questions are randomized or sequential
if late work is accepted for the assessment
which students are assigned the assessment
4. Decide if you'd like to attach a rubric per question or to the whole assessment.
5. Click Next to save and continue.
Add Questions to an Individual Assessment
With your assessment framework now in place, you're ready to add questions.
Follow the steps below:
Add a question title
Choose how students will respond to the prompt: video, audio, text, multiple-choice, simulated conversation, or screen recording.
Add question text. This could be a prompt, a short passage for students to read followed by a question, or directions.
Optional:Select a rubric for the question to assign a numeric grade, or select No Rubric - Mark Complete.
Finally, consider adding optional limitations, such as timers or limits on the number of attempts a student has to respond.
To preview what your students will see for each question, return to your class page and click the View as Student button.
Tips and suggestions for creating questions on Extempore
If you're unsure where to start, why not use some communicative tasks? Check out the video below and see more on our Extempore Bites channel on YouTube.