Simple Assessments are one of the five types of assessment formats we offer in Otus. They are relatively simple to create and score (when compared to an Advanced Assessment).
Great for:
Quick Checks
Exit Tickets
Comprehension Checks
Types of questions it offers:
Multiple Choice
True/False
Short Answer
Student example view:
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Create the Assessment
Step 1: From your Assessments module, select Create Assessment.
Step 2: Select Simple from the Otus Assessment options.
Step 3: Enter an assessment name, select an assessment type, and choose a grading scale. Note: If you want to change the grading scale after creating the assessment, you may clone it and update the grading scale, within certain parameters.
Step 4: Select Create.
Add Questions
Step 1: Select + Add Question.
Step 2: Choose Multiple Choice, True/False, or Short Answer.
➡️ Multiple Choice
1: Type your question here. You can make your text bold, italicized, or underlined. There is a character limit of 300. 2: If you'd like to add an image, audio recording, video recording, or YouTube video, select the respective icon:
3: Enter answer choices here - answer choices can only contain text. 4: Select vertical dots to indicate a Correct Answer. If you choose more than one correct answer, it is all-or-nothing scoring; the student must select all correct answers in order to earn full credit. You can also Remove the answer option as well. *Select + Answer Option to add additional answer choices. 5: Select Link Standard to link standard(s) to a question. 6: Determine the point value (for points-based assessments only). Point values can include decimals to the tenth place.
❓ Is there more than one correct answer? If so, the student will need to choose all correct answers in order to earn the points.
In the example above, to earn 1 point, the student must choose both A and B. If you are looking to award partial credit, you may want to consider building your assessment as an Advanced Assessment instead. There is no way to give partial credit with auto-scoring on Simple Assessments.
❗ If you are unable to see the Points Box and Save Button, you will need to scroll down within the question box or zoom out a bit.
💡 Tip from the Otus Team: to zoom out:
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➡️ True/False
 1: Type your question here. You can make your text bold, italicized, or underlined. There is a character limit of 300. 2: If you'd like to add an image, audio recording, video recording, or YouTube video, select the respective icon:
3: Select True or False as the correct answer. 4: Select Link Standard to link standard(s) to a question 5: Determine the point value (for points-based assessments only). |
➡️ Short Answer 1: Type your question here. You can make your text bold, italicized, or underlined. There is a character limit of 300. 2: If you'd like to add an image, audio recording, video recording, or YouTube video, select the respective icon:
3: Select Link Standard to link standard(s) to a question 4: Determine the point value (for points-based assessments only).
💡 Tip from the Otus Team: student responses have a character limit of 1000. |
Editing the Assessment
Hover over a question to see the editing options.
If a standard is attached, you'll see the beginning of the description of the standard.
Copy icon (the first icon): select this icon to duplicate the question.
Pencil icon: select this icon to edit the contents of the question, including the standard.
Trashcan icon: select this icon to delete the question.
Move icon: select this icon to move the question(s) into a different order on the assessment. See the example below:
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💡 Tip from the Otus Team: if you've already assigned the assessment, any edits you make to the draft will update on the assigned version. You do not have to re-assign the assessment.
Otus Live Video
Below is a video from our Otus Live series on how to create a Simple Assessment.
Simple Assessment FAQs
If I make edits to the assessment, do I have to reassign the assessment for students to see the edits? No, you do not have to reassign. Any edits you make to the draft will update on the assigned version that the students will see.
For multiple-choice questions, can I use images in the answer choices? Using images in answer choices for Simple Assessments is not possible at this time. If you'd like to include images in answer choices, we recommend creating an Advanced Assessment.
Can you use math symbols on a Simple Assessment? Using math symbols in Simple Assessments is not possible at this time. If you'd like to use math symbols, we recommend creating an Advanced Assessment.
Are there file size limits and/or file type restrictions when adding images, video, and audio? For more information on adding images, videos, and audio to Simple Assessments, including file sizes and types, click here.
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