From quick checks for understanding to common summative assessments and everything in between, it's easy to create an Extempore assessment to meet the needs of your students.
How to Create an Individual Assessment
From your class page, click the plus button ➕ to create an assessment, where you'll be taken to the page below.
From here, you can create the framework of your assessment:
Give your assessment a name.
Set a timeline when the assessment is available to students.
Select individual assessment
Add an optional description
Customize parameters:
Decide whether you want to publish grades manually or immediately.
Choose to randomize questions if desired.
Select to enable sequential mode to ensure students respond to questions in order.
Choose which students will be assigned the assessment.
Click Next to save and continue.
Adding Questions
With your assessment framework now in place, you're now ready to add questions.
Add a question title
Decide how students will respond to the prompt: video, audio, text, multiple choice, simulated conversation, or screen recording.
Add question text. This could be...
a short passage with a question at the end.
a message for students to respond to.
directions for responding to a media prompt.
Decide if you want to add media to your prompt. For example...
upload an image, audio, or video from your computer.
create and attach a video or audio of yourself.
attach your favorite authentic resource from YouTube.
Select a rubric to provide a numeric grade or No Rubric - Mark Complete.
Finally, consider adding optional limitations.
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.