Assessing Student Learning in
K12912 Programs
High School Teacher Guide
SY10-11
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Contents
Assessing Student Learning .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Grading Information ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Grading Student Work ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Knowing When Assignments Have Been Submitted .................................................................................................................... 4
Finding Answer Keys .................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Grading Student Work ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Download Student Work.............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Return Graded Work .................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Gradebook ................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Exam and Question Statistics ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Gradebook Details ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
User Activity ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Appendix I: Location of Answer Keys and Rubrics in K12 Courses ..................................................................................................... 9
List of Courses .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Teacher Graded Assignments (TGA) ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Computer Scored (CS) Assessments............................................................................................................................................. 9
Problem Sets .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Threaded Discussion Grading Rubric ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Appendix II: Location of Answer Keys and Rubrics in K12 Managed Courses .................................................................................. 11
List of Courses ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Teacher Graded Assignments (TGA) .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Computer Scored (CS) Assessments........................................................................................................................................... 11
Threaded Discussion Grading Rubric ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Appendix III: K12 Managed Courses Part II ..................................................................................................................................... 13
List of Courses ............................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Teacher Graded Assignments (TGA) .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Computer Scored (CS) Assessments........................................................................................................................................... 13
Threaded Discussion Grading Rubric ......................................................................................................................................... 13
Appendix IV: Technology Courses ................................................................................................................................................... 15
List of Courses ............................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Answer Keys ............................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Grading Rubrics .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Appendix V: K12 Partnered Courses ................................................................................................................................................ 16
List of Courses ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Answer Keys ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Appendix VI: World Language Courses ........................................................................................................................................... 17
List of Courses ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Answer Keys ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Questions ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
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Assessing Student Learning
It is important to monitor and assess student learning. K12912 courses use various techniques to measure
student mastery of the material and engagement in the course, including:
 Computer-scored lesson quizzes
 Computer-scored Unit and Course tests
 Teacher-graded Unit tests
 Teacher-graded worksheets and lab reports
 Teacher-graded writing assignments
 Asynchronous Threaded Discussions
o Online text-based discussions between students about course content
 Gradebook Details
o Specifics about individual student performance on computer-scored assessments
 Exam Statistics
o Statistics regarding the performance of all students in a Learning Management System
(LMS) classroom on a computer-scored assessment. Statistics are provided regarding
overall assessment performance and performance on individual questions.
 User Activity Reports
o Indicates the time (in minutes) that a student spent in the LMS classroom on any given
date and the time spent in each item of the left-hand navigation area.
Grades for computer-scored tests and quizzes are automatically entered into the Learning Management
System (LMS) Gradebook and are immediately available to students.*
Teacher-graded assignments (TG) and tests are submitted by students to the LMS Dropbox. Teachers
retrieve assignments from the Dropbox and use answer guides and rubrics found in the course (and
visible only to teachers) to score and provide feedback on the assignments. The grade is then entered
into the Gradebook by the teacher and the assignment is returned to the student. Teachers also grade
threaded discussion activity by students using provide grading rubrics.**
* = The Gradebook Review Date for an assignment in the Course Scheduler of the LMS must be set to
the current date or an earlier date for the grade to be visible to students.
** = Details on the type and location of answer keys and rubrics for different courses are found in the
appendix of this document.
Grading Information
Grading information is available within the
Course Home area in the Learning
Management System (LMS). Additional
Answer Keys and Grading Rubrics are
provided for teachers, as described below.
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Grading Student Work
Your implementation of K12912 courses may include one or more teacher graded assignments or
assessments and it is important for students to receive timely instructional feedback on work they have
completed.
Knowing When Assignments Have Been Submitted
At the bottom of the Course Home page of your course, you will find the What’s New tool. This tool will
indicate activity that occurred in the course since the last time you entered the course. If the title of a
Teacher Graded assignment or assessment (TGA) appears here, it indicates that at least one student
submitted that item. By selecting the name of the course item, the names of the students who
submitted this item display. Selecting Go to the right of the item title will take you directly to the items
to be graded.
Finding Answer Keys
Answer Keys are provided for all graded assignments
in a course. Teacher Answer Keys are available within
the lesson screen immediately below the assignment
or assessment item and with the Unit Resources in
the left-hand navigation area. Additional information
about the specific areas to find answer keys and
rubrics appears later in this document.
Grading Student Work
Students submit Teacher Graded offline work via the course Dropbox tool. Students will save their work
to their local computer, navigate to the Dropbox, select the Dropbox basket for that assignment, and
upload their file and any comments for the teacher.
Upon entering the Dropbox area, instructors will see a summary per basket of how many student
submissions are currently in the Inbox for that basket, and in parenthesis next to that number, how
many are yet unread by the instructor.
Once a Basket is selected, the following tabs appear:
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Inbox: Shows all submissions available for you to grade and return to students.
Outbox: Shows all submissions that you have returned to students.
No Submissions: Provides a list of students who have yet to submit the assignment.
Clicking the Students button displays a summary of Dropbox entries by student. The Entire Inbox
button displays all inbox entries.
Download Student Work
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Select  Go from the What’s New area when a new assignment appears for grading, or…
Select  Dropbox from the top of your course screen for the assignment you wish to download
Select  Download Attachments on the Inbox tab to download the attachments from single
or multiple students
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Return Graded Work
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Select  Dropbox tab at the top of the course screen
Select  the name of the student whose work you are returning
Select  to upload the file
Enter  the numerical grade in the space provided and any comments to the student
Select  Save and Return to Student
Grading Student Work
Two methods are commonly used to provide feedback to student work: embedded in the student’s
original file or in the Comments area of the Dropbox.
Adding Feedback to Student’s File
 Save the student’s submission to your computer
 Edit the file with your feedback
 Re-save the file containing feedback
 Return file to student via the Dropbox and enter grade in Numerical Grade space
Adding Feedback to Dropbox Comments
 Read and score assignment using answer key
 Enter feedback in the Comments space in the Dropbox
 Enter score in Numerical Grade space
 Return file to student
Monitor Student Progress
Monitoring student progress is important in any instructional environment. The LMS provides several
powerful tools to monitoring student progress in their courses. You can review student progress at the
individual student level as well as the assignment level.
Gradebook
Selecting the Gradebook tab at the top of the Learning Management System (LMS) opens the course
Gradebook. Selecting any student name will display his or her grades in the course so far.
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To examine grades for all students on assignments in a specific unit, select the Unit from the pull-down
menu and select Go.
Exam and Question Statistics
Selecting the bar chart icon at the top of an assignment column will display the Exam Statistics for that
assignment. The second tab of the Exam Statistics allows you to pinpoint items on the test that many
students struggled with on the assessment.
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Gradebook Details
Selecting the grade of any student assignment will open the Gradebook Details for the assignment,
displaying the questions provided to the student, their answers, date and time the test was taken, and
the length of time spent on the test.
User Activity
User Activity within the Learning Management System (LMS) Gradebook displays data accurate to the
previous 24 hours. Selecting User Activity in the Gradebook displays the amount of time (in minutes)
that students have spent in each unit of the
course. Selecting the unit number will display
how much time every student spent in each
unit item.
Selecting the name of any student displays
the time that student spent in each area of
the course. Expanding a unit title displays the
time spent on each individual course item in
the unit.
Choosing View by date from the drop-down
menu and selecting Go allows you to see the amount of time each student spent in the course on any
given day. You may select options to view a date range less than 31 days.
You can export any Gradebook activity to Microsoft Excel by selecting the Export View link found on the
screen.
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Managing Academic Integrity
In any educational setting, managing academic integrity is an important part of an instructor’s job.
K12912 courses are no different.
By default, all computer- and teacher-scored tests and quizzes are open available to students as soon as
your LMS classroom is available to them. It is important that you take steps to restrict access to these
course items until they are required for student use. You can achieve this by:
 Entering dates in the Restrict Before Date and Restrict After Date fields in the Course Scheduler
area of the LMS.
 Password protect computer-scored assessments, either removing the password or distributing it
when access is needed:
o Select  Author tab at the top of the left-hand navigation
o Select  the title of the test or quiz
o Select  Toolbox
o Enter a password in the Password text box near the bottom of the screen.
o Select  Save Changes
o To remove the password, simply delete it from the Password text box and Save
Changes.
The academic Integrity of open-ended and composition assignments often suffer from plagiarism. Use a
service like www.turnitin.com to check for plagiarism. Alternately, you can use common search engines
like www.google.com to check specific phrases that do not match the “voice” or skills level of a student.
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Appendix I: Location of Answer Keys and Rubrics in K12 Courses
List of Courses
Achieving Your Career & College
Goals
Algebra I and II
American Literature
AP® European History
Biology
British and World Literature
Chemistry
Earth Science
Environmental Science
Finding Your Path I, II, III & IV
Fine Art
Geometry
Introduction to High School
Online Learning
Introduction to Online Learning
Journalism
Literary Analysis and
Composition I and II
Modern U.S. History
Modern World Studies
Online Learning 10-11
Physical Education
Physical Science
Physics
Pre-Algebra
Reaching Your Academic
Potential
Service Learning
U.S. History
Washington State History
World History
Teacher Graded Assignments (TGA)
Teacher Graded Assignment (TGA) answer keys are available on the same lesson slide as the student is
assigned and under Unit and Lesson Resources.
Computer Scored (CS) Assessments
To review the question and answers for Computer Scored (CS) multiple-choice assessments follow the
instruction below.
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Select  the Quiz or Assessment item you want to review
Select  Author tab
Select  Expand All
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Problem Sets
Problem Set Answers are available in the back of the text as well as Unit Resources  Materials.
Threaded Discussion Grading Rubric
Threaded Discussion Grading Rubrics are available in the Course Syllabus as well as every Threaded
Discussion prompt.
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Appendix II: Location of Answer Keys and Rubrics in K12 Managed Courses
List of Courses
Music Appreciation
AP® English Language and
Composition
AP® English Literature and
Composition
Geography and World Cultures
U.S. Government and Politics
U.S. and Global Economics
AP® U.S. History
AP® U.S. Government and
Politics
AP® Macroeconomics
AP® Microeconomics
AP® Psychology
Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Statistics
Skills for Health
AP® Chemistry
AP® Physics B
Teacher Graded Assignments (TGA)
Teacher Graded Assignment (TGA) answer keys are available within the Unit Teacher Resources.
Computer Scored (CS) Assessments
To review the question and answers for Computer Scored (CS) multiple-choice assessments follow the
instruction below.
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Select  the Quiz or Assessment item you want to review
Select  Author tab
Select  Expand All
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Threaded Discussion Grading Rubric
Threaded Discussion Grading details are stated within the Threaded Discussion prompt associated with
the left hand navigation item.
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Appendix III: K12 Managed Courses Part II
List of Courses
Anthropology
Business and Consumer Math
Business and Personal Relationships
Business Communication and Career Exploration
Life Science: Oceanography
Macroeconomics
Personal Finance
Psychology
Teacher Graded Assignments (TGA)
Teacher Graded Assignment (TGA) answer keys are available on thebigthinK12. Contact a mentor
teacher or Teacher Effectiveness if you need assistance locating any necessary teacher answer keys.
Computer Scored (CS) Assessments
To review the question and answers for Computer Scored (CS) multiple-choice assessments follow the
instruction below.
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Select  the Quiz or Assessment item you want to review
Select  Author tab
Select  Expand All
Threaded Discussion Grading Rubric
Threaded Discussions are worth 10 points and teachers should follow a standard Grading Rubric to
remain fair and consistent. Teachers may use the grading rubric available for K 12 courses and adjust the
rubric scale match the total points earned.
Look on thebigthinK12, contact a mentor teacher or Teacher Effectiveness to obtain the K 12 Threaded
Discussion Grading Rubric.
The K12 Threaded Discussion Grading Rubric is available on thebigthinK12. Contact a mentor teacher or
Teacher Effectiveness if you need assistance locating this resource.
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Appendix IV: Technology Courses
List of Courses
3D Art I – Modeling
3D Art II – Animation
Audio Engineering
C++ Programming
Computer Literacy I and II
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Digital Arts I and II
Digital Photography and Graphics
Digital Video Production
Flash Animation
Game Design I and II
Green Design and Technology
Introduction to Entrepreneurship I and II
Introduction to Marketing I and II
Online Game Design
Web Design
Answer Keys
Answer keys are located in the left navigation bar, underneath the link to the quiz
itself, and hidden from student view.
Grading Rubrics
Grading rubrics are included in the project descriptions, so that students understand
how they are being evaluated. Below is a screenshot of the Game Design grading
rubric.
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Appendix V: K12 Partnered Courses
List of Courses
AIMS High School Math
Reading and Writing Exam Prep
All AP Exam Review courses
AP® Biology
CAHSEE English-Language Arts and Math Prep
English Foundations I and II
Math Foundations I and II
Answer Keys
Teachers can access the Grading Rubrics by downloading them from the Teacher Resources, Course
Materials or Course Enrollment areas.
Teachers may also navigate to grading Rubric through the course Gradebook by:
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Navigate to the Gradebook
Select  ULA title from the Unit View
Select  Apple and Books icon to access the Teacher Resources
Locate  the rubric for the assignment you need
Keep in mind, teachers need to update the High School Gradebook weekly to reflect the cumulative
grades earned in K12 Partnered Courses.
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Appendix VI: World Language Courses
List of Courses
AP® French Language
AP® Spanish Language
Chinese I and II
French I, II and III
German I and II
Latin I and II
Spanish I, II and III
Answer Keys
Students’ complete graded assignments within powerspeaK12, some of these activities are graded
automatically while others required teacher feedback.
Please contact powerspeaK12 support for additional assistance regarding your World Language course.
Support@Power−Glide.com or 800-596-0910
Questions
If you have any questions regarding this document or training, feel free to submit a teacher help ticket
to teachereffectiveness@k-12.com.
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