If you’ve ever wondered how to use ATI for day to day classroom assessment, here’s a set of directions on how to get started with Test Builder.
First time only set up steps:
Click the “Setup” tab
Move the pointer to the “Libraries” link - select the “Library Builder” link
From the “Library Type” drop-down menu - select “Assignment/Test”
Click “New Library” link
Enter the Library Name. Use your last name as the first word in the Library Name for easy reference (ex: “Zehring Math 06-07″)
Click the “Save and Next” button
Building a test:
Click the “Assessment” tab
Move the pointer over “Test Construction”
Select the “Test Builder” link
From the “Library” pull-down menu, select the library that was just created.
Click the “Click here to add a new test” link
Enter a title that identifies the main idea of the test.
Do not modify any other categories yet. These options can be edited at any time.
Click the “Save” button
Adding Questions:
ATI allows the teacher to create his or her own questions and answers. ATI also includes a “Generate Questions” feature, which automatically creates questions that test your selected objective.
For this test, click the “Generate Questions” link
Under Step 1, double click a bank associated with the objective you will test. The bank will appear in the “Selected Test Libraries” box to the right.
Scroll down to the list of objectives. To the right, select the number of questions that will appear on the test that relate to each objective. Some objectives offer 10 or more questions, some objectives offer only one question.
Click the “Generate Test Questions” button
Scroll up to the top of the page
Click the “Preview: (Test Name)” link
The link will download a PDF file that shows the questions and answers with the correct answer for each question marked. This is only a preview file. The actual test will be completed on the computer.
Click the “Test Status” link
Select the bubble next to “Tryout Phase”
Click the “Save Test Status” button
Scheduling the test:
Move the pointer over the “Test Scheduling” tab at the top of the page
Click the “Class Calendar” link
Click the “Schedule Test” link from the box to the right of the Class menu
Select the library you created (your name should be in title) from the “Library” drop-down menu
Select the test you created from the “Test” drop-down menu
Under “Test Availability”, select the beginning and ending times for the test to be taken. This can be a window of time during a single day, or a window that is open for several days.
Under the “Student Scores Availability” section, select the time when students can begin to view their results. A teacher can view the results of any test any time after the student completes the test.
Under “Additional Settings” type a password and confirm the password. Students will need this password to access the test.
ATI is picky about passwords, so it may take a few tries before the password is accepted. Make sure to write this password down in a safe place so it is not forgotten.
Click the “Save Schedule” button
Taking the test:
Student should go to http://www.ati-online.com/
Click the “K-12 Student / Parent Center” link
Enter Login Name and Password provided by administration or computer liason
Click the “Take a Test” link
Enter the password selected in the test builder
Viewing the results (as a teacher):
Click the “Assessment” tab
Click the “Test Scoring” link
From the “Library” drop-down menu, select the library you created
From the “Test” drop-down menu, select the test you created
From the “Student” menu, select “[All Students]” to view scores for the entire class. Select an individual student to view his or her scores.
For a print out of the results, click the “Class Score List” in the “Report Options” box to the right. The link will download a PDF file with scores for each individual in the class.
