Create a Skills Assessment – DnA & ISE

This lesson will guide you through the process of entering basic information to create a Skills Assessment.

Where to Start

Select the Assessments tab.
Select Create Assessment.

Under Assessment, select Skills.

Basic Information

The Creating a New Skills Assessment page with Title labeled as step 4, Academic Year labeled as step 5, Subject Area labeled as step 6, Scope labeled as step 7, Grade Levels labeled as step 8, Performance Bands labeled as step 9, Description labeled as step 10, and the Create button labeled as step 11.

Enter an assessment Title.
Select the Academic Year.
Select the Subject Area.
Select the Scope.
Select one or more Grade Levels.
Select a Performance Band from the dropdown, or select the checkbox next to Don't use performance bands. Select the preview button to view the performance bands cut points, colors, labels, and mastery.
(Optional) Enter a Description of the assessment and its intended use.
Select Create.

If using the old Skills Assessment creation page, selecting Create will direct you to the Details page, and you will have to select Manage Questions to start adding questions.

Next Steps

Now that you've learned how to create a Skills Assessment, learn how to Add Skills Assessment Questions.