As a teacher or administrator, you can preview an assessment to view and interact with it as it will appear to students.
There are three ways to preview an assessment in Otus:
From within the draft assessment itself (simple and advanced only)
Preview a Draft Assessment
Step 1: While in the Assessments module, locate the assessment in your drafts.
Step 2: Select the ellipsis to the right of the assessment.
Step 3: Choose Preview.
Preview an Assigned Assessment
Step 1: Navigate to your Assessments module.
Step 2: Select Assigned.
Step 3: Choose the correct class.
Step 4: Select the ellipsis to the right of the assessment.
Step 5: Select Preview.
Examples
Simple Assessment
You can preview a simple assessment while you are in the builder; select Preview in the upper right-hand corner.
After selecting Preview, you will be taken directly to the first question on the assessment.
This will be the exact view the students will have.
You can input answers, but nothing will be saved or submitted
Advanced Assessment
You can preview an advanced assessment while you are in the builder; select Preview in the upper right-hand corner.
The view you see will be the exact view the students will have. *Note - the TextHelp Toolbar shows by default, but it will not appear on the student's side unless enabled when the assessment is assigned
You can input answers, but nothing will be saved or submitted
➡️ Preview an Item in an Advanced Assessment:
While editing an Advanced Assessment, you can also preview an individual item or question as you build. The advantage here is that you can also verify scoring.
While editing any question, select Preview.
The score bubble will turn green if you've entered the correct answer(s).
Rubric Assessment
❗ Please note: Rubrics do not have a preview option available within the builder. Instead, you will need to use the preview option from the Drafts page or from the Assigned Assessments page.
After selecting Preview, you will be taken directly to the Rubric Assessment.
This is not exactly what the students will see, but it gives you an idea of what the rubric will look like.
💡 Tip: Did you add an attachment (such as a Google Doc) to your rubric? If so, that attachment is not shown on the preview. Don't worry though; it will be there for the students!
Otus Live Video
Click to view a video from our Otus Live series on how to preview an advanced assessment.
Click to view a video from our Otus Live series on how to preview an advanced assessment.