Abel Gonzales
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Reassign or “redirect” is a great feature to use if:
(1) Students were absent during the initial testing window
(2) Students have inadvertently skipped questions on the assessment and you want them the opportunity to go back in and answer those
(3) Students rushed through an assessment without giving their best effort and you want them to retake
(4) You want to give students additional practice on the assessment
When you redirect, the prior responses ARE NOT DELETED. If the students wish, they can change their responses or keep them as is. On the teacher's side, the student's cards will show grey boxes and appear as if it has not been taken yet. Redirect will allow you to see live data on the retake and will not delete their previous work unless you choose to do so.
Teachers are able to redirect an assignment any number of times. Redirect remains available even after the due date has passed.
How to Redirect
Follow these steps to redirect:
1. From the menu, select the "Assignments" tab.
2. Find the assignment in your list and click on the Live Class Board icon corresponding to the class you wish to redirect.
3. To redirect the assignment to all the students in your class, place a checkmark in the box entitled Select All. To redirect the assignment only to specific students in your class, click on the checkbox next to their names. Next, click Redirect to initiate the process.
4. This takes the teacher to a screen to confirm. Here the teacher has some options to choose from. The options are different for Premium and Free accounts. We will walk you through details about each:
With a Free Teacher Account, you have the options to:
- Edit the student selection
- Choose a Close Date for the redirected assignment
When you redirect an assignment to students from the Free Teacher Account, students will have a fresh attempt to do the assignment. No previous responses or feedback is shown. Students click the "retake" button o, their assignment dashboard to enter the assignment. (If a student does not see the retake option, have them refresh the page or log out and log back in again.)
With a Premium Edulastic subscription, you have the options to:
- Edit the student selection
- Specify which questions are delivered to students, all or only skipped or incorrect
- Choose to show the student his/her previous responses and ($Premium)
- Choose to show student his/her correct/incorrect feedback and teacher’s comments($Premium)
- Choose a Close Date for the redirected assignment
5. The Show Previous Attempt ($Premium) dropdown displays the following:
Teacher feedback only: Sends back a blank copy as if it were the first time they took the test. Any comments the teacher adds to the particular student’s test will be shown. This does NOT show if it was correct/incorrect.
Student score & teacher feedback: Sends back a blank copy as if it were the first time they took the test. Any comments the teacher adds to the particular student’s test will be shown. This does show if it was correct/incorrect.
Student response & teacher feedback: Sends back the students test with all their answer choices. Any comments the teacher adds to the particular student’s test will be shown. This does NOT show if it was correct/incorrect. Best for giving extra time or allowing students a retake without the assistance of knowing which answers they need to change.
Student score, response & teacher feedback: Sends back the students test with all their answer choices. Any comments the teacher adds to the particular student’s test will be shown. This does show if it was correct/incorrect. The best option for allowing students a retake on low-stakes assessments to fix the ones they missed. Use this on non-choice options so they don’t have any advantages when being told it was wrong.
Viewing the Multiple Student Attempts
In addition, when teachers are grading the retake, the teacher can toggle through each attempt to see how a student answered from one version to the next.
To see multiple attempts, first, click on the student card.
In the right corner, the teacher can shuffle through the student's answers for each attempt.
Please note: the final attempt is the score that is recorded on Reports and Express Grader.
Best Practice: If the student’s best attempt is an earlier one, the recommendation is to manually adjust student scores in Express Grader ($Premium), or redirect the assessment to the student one more time with comments indicating which changes to make.
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