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Link Passages, Standards, and Tags to an Item in the Item Bank

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All item types in the Item Bank allow for users to add a passage, standards, and tags to an item as needed. Making a standard selection is required before it can be published. Tags are not required, but can enhance reporting capabilities after students have completed testing. Passages should be linked based on the context of the item. This lesson walks through adding each of these to an item.

Before You Begin

This lesson begins assuming you have already started creating an item. For more information on creating items, visit Item Bank Items.

Passages

An example Item Creation popup screen with the passages book icon selected and labeled as step 1, the passage search field labeled as step 2, and the Create a New Passage button labeled as step 3.
  1. Select the book icon to access Passages.
  2. To find an existing passage, type into the provided space to search for a title, or select the drop down menu.
    • Wait for a moment after typing keywords into the search field; depending on how many passages are available, it can take some time for the list to load.
  3. To create your own passage for the item, select Create a New Passage.
An example Item Creation popup window with a passage preview displaying, labeled as step 4, the expand button labeled as step 5, the View Passage List button labeled as step 6, and the Link Passage button labeled as step 7.
  1. After selecting a passage from the dropdown, a preview of the passage displays.
  2. Select the Expand icon to view the passage preview in a larger screen.
  3. To return to the passage search to select a different passage, select View Passage List.
  4. To link the passage to the item, select Link Passage.

Standards

Item Bank items cannot be published until at least one standard option has been selected, whether linking a standard, or selecting the No Standard option.

An example Item Creation popup window with the Standards icon selected and labeled as step 1, the Base Standards list labeled as step 2, the Aligned Standards list labeled as step 3, and the Edit Base Standards link labeled as step 4.
  1. To align standards to an item, select the 3 paper icon.
  2. Base Standards are chosen standards that appear with every item for quick access. Select the + sign to link a standard to the item. Select + No Standard to publish the item without linking standards. A checkmark appears next to selected standards.
  3. Selected standards also appear under the Aligned Standards list. Align as many standards as needed.
  4. If the standards you are looking for do not appear in the Base Standards list, select Edit Base Standards.
An example My Standards window with the Providers, Subjects, and Grade Levels buttons labeled as step 5, one of the selected standards labeled as step 6, the Clear All and individual standard X buttons labeled as step 7, and the Done button labeled as step 8.
  1. Select at least one each of the Providers, Subjects, and Grade Levels.
    • Provider - The name of the standard set (Common Core, NGSS, etc.).
    • Subject - The subject of standards from the provider (Math, ELA, Science, etc.).
    • Grade Level - The student grade in which the standards are intended for.

The standards search will not function until at least one Provider, Subject, AND Grade Level is selected.

  1. Select a standard from the list. A green checkmark appears next to a chosen standard, and the standard is added to the Selected Standards list.
  2. All selected Base Standards appear in a list. Select the X next to an individual standard to remove it, or select Clear All to remove all standards.
  3. Select Done after all selections have been made.

Tags

An example Item Creation popup window with the Tags button labeled as step 1, Depth of Knowledge labeled as step 2, Difficulty Level labeled as step 3, Language labeled as step 4, and Revised Bloom's Taxonomy labeled as step 5.
  1. Select the Tags icon to add tags to the item.
  2. Use the dropdown menu to select a Depth of Knowledge.
    • 1 - Recall
    • 2 - Skills and Concepts
    • 3 - Strategic Thinking
    • 4 - Extended Thinking
  3. Use the dropdown menu to select a Difficulty Level.
    • Low
    • Medium
    • High
  4. Use the dropdown menu to select the Language.
    • English
    • Spanish
    • German
    • French
  5. Use the dropdown menu to select a Revised Bloom's Taxonomy.
    • 1 - Remembering
    • 2 - Understanding
    • 3 - Applying
    • 4 - Analyzing
    • 5 - Evaluating
    • 6 - Creating

Next Steps

To learn more about creating items, visit Item Creation Tool Bar.

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