This article compares the functionality between the Legacy Item Bank and the Item Bank regarding Online Testing Tools, Test Administration, Live Proctoring, Assessment Creation, Item Creation, and Renaissance Content.
Online Testing Tools
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| Text-to-Speech |
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Make sure to select the next button to advance Text-to-Speech from the passage to the question. |
| Spanish Text-to-Speech |
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Yes, however, items must be linked to a passage that is tagged as Spanish. |
| Desmos Calculator |
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The Desmos calculator in the Item Bank has a dedicated close button. This allows users to interact with the item and calculator in parallel. In the Legacy Item Bank, attempting to interact with the item will close the calculator. |
| Passage Tools |
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| Answer Choice Strikethrough |
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| Highlighting |
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| Spell Checker |
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| Dictionary |
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| Protractor |
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| Digital Notepad |
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| Math Equation Editor for CR Items |
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| Color Contrast |
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Test Administration
| Features | Legacy Item Bank | Item Bank | Item Bank Differences |
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| Live Proctoring |
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See the Live Proctoring section for more details. |
| Item Shuffling |
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| ZE Library Support |
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| Annotation of Student Responses |
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| Lightning Grader |
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Live Proctoring
| Features | Legacy Item Bank (Natively Authored) | Legacy Item Bank (INSPECT/ Learnosity) | Item Bank | Item Bank Differences |
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| Multiple Choice |
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| Constructed Response |
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| Hot Text/Select Text |
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| Inline Dropdown |
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| Drawing Response |
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| Math Equation Response |
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| Evidence Based Selected Response |
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| Charting |
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| Ordering/Sorting |
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| Multiple Binary/Matching Tables |
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| Drag-in-the-Blank/Hot Spot |
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| Graphing |
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Magnifying Glass is required to see the answer. |
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| Number Line |
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Magnifying Glass is required to see the answer. |
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| Classification |
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Magnifying Glass is required to see the answer. |
Assessment Creation
| Features | Legacy Item Bank | Item Bank | Item Bank Differences |
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| Test Sections |
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| Printed Booklets |
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Users can preview the booklet before downloading it. All formatting changes are in real-time and do not require a click to generate. |
| Change Question Weight |
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| Duplicate Assessments |
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| Assessment Revisions |
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Item Creation
| Features | Legacy Item Bank | Item Bank | Item Bank Differences |
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| Charting Items |
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| Classification Items |
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| Constructed Response Items |
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| Drag-in-the-Blank Items |
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| Evidence-Based Selected Response Items |
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| Explicit Constructed Response Items |
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| Graphing Items |
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| Hot Spot Items |
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| Inline Dropdown Items |
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| Matching Table Items |
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| Math Equation Response Items |
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| Multiple Binary Items |
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| Multiple Choice Items |
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Unable to attach rubrics. |
| Multiple Select/NTSR Items |
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Unable to attach rubrics. |
| Number Line Items |
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| Ordering Items |
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| Adding Audio/Video |
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| Drawing Response |
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| Item Materials |
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| Item Revisions |
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| Multi-Trait Rubrics |
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| Partial Scoring |
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Renaissance Content
| Features | Legacy Item Bank | Item Bank | Item Bank Differences |
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| Legacy Inspect |
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Multi-part items are not available yet. |
| Inspect Plus |
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Multi-part items are not available yet. |
| Inspect Premium |
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Multi-part items are not available yet. |
| Texas Test Maker |
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| Quick Checks |
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Multi-part items are not available yet. |
| Licensed Text Bank |
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Next Steps
To learn more about the differences between the Legacy Item Bank and the Item Bank, take a look at Transitioning from Legacy Item Bank to Item Bank FAQ.