Deleting Assessments – DnA & ISE

Before You Begin

Assessment deletion is a permanent action, and cannot be undone. Assessments are deleted for all users the assessment is shared with. All student data and scores tied to the assessment are deleted. Confirm that the correct assessment is selected and deletion is necessary, and download all desired assessment data and materials before deleting any assessment.

Required Permission: User must be the assessment author.

Where to Start

Go to Assessments.
Select View Assessments.

Deleting Assessments from View Assessments

Individual Assessments

An example View Assessments page, with the Action dropdown labeled as step 4, and the Delete option labeled as step 5.

Locate the desired assessment to delete on the View Assessments page.
Select the Actions dropdown.
Select Delete.

Bulk Delete and Summary Assessments

An example View Assessments page, with the assessment checkboxes labeled as step 3, the bulk action dropdown labeled as step 4, Delete labeled as step 5, and Submit labeled as setp 6.

Select the checkboxes next to the desired assessments to delete.
At the bottom of the page, select the bulk action dropdown menu.
Select Delete.
Select Submit.

Summary Assessments cannot be deleted from within the assessment, and must be deleted from the View Assessments page. Summary Assessments cannot be deleted individually using the Action dropdown menu, but must be deleted using the bulk action dropdown.

Delete from Within the Assessment

Flexible Assessments

An example Flexible Assessment, with the Advanced Settings gear icon labeled as step 4, the Advanced tab labeled as step 5, and Delete Assessment labeled as step 6.

Access the desired Flexible assessment.
Select the Advanced Settings gear icon.
Select the Advanced tab.
Select Delete Assessment.

Item Bank Assessments

An example Item Bank Assessment, with the Advanced Settings gear icon labeled as step 4, the Advanced tab labeled as step 5, and Delete Assessment labeled as step 6.

Access the desired Item Bank assessment.
Select the Advanced Settings gear icon.
Select the Advanced tab.
Select Delete Assessment.

Skills Assessments

An example Skills Assessment, with the Advanced tab labeled as step 4, Information labeled as step 5, and the Delete Assessment button labeled as step 6.

Access the desired Skills Assessment.
Select the Advanced tab.
Select Information.
Select Delete Assessment.

Summary Assessments

Summary Assessments cannot be deleted from within the assessment, and must be deleted from the View Assessments page. Summary Assessments cannot be deleted individually using the Action dropdown menu, but must be deleted using the bulk action dropdown at the bottom of the page. View the Deleting Assessments from View Assessments section above to learn more.

Assessment Views

An example Assessment View, with the Advanced tab labeled as step 4, and Delete Assessment View labeled as step 5.

Access the desired Assessment View.
Select the Advanced tab.
Select Delete Assessment View.

Confirm Deletion

Regardless of the method taken to begin the deletion process of an assessment, a confirmation page will appear before the assessment or any data is deleted.

An example deletion confirmation page, with the assessment information labeled as step 1, the confirmation checkboxes labeled as step 2, the Nevermind, get me out of here! button labeled as step 3, and the Delete Assessment button labeled as step 4.

Confirm that the listed assessment type and assessment name match the desired assessment to delete.
Confirm to delete the assessment by selecting BOTH of the statement checkboxes.
To cancel deletion and go back, select Nevermind, get me out of here!
Select Delete Assessment to confirm and delete.

Remember, assessment deletion is a permanent action, and cannot be undone. Assessments are deleted for all users the assessment is shared with. All student data and scores tied to the assessment are deleted. Confirm that the correct assessment is selected and deletion is necessary, and download all desired assessment data and materials before deleting any assessment.

Next Steps

To learn more about assessment functions, take a look at the other articles in the Assessment Basics manual.