Advanced SAGE Formative
Adding Your Own Resources
Using Common Assessments
Creating Educator Groups
List of New Features
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Group Membership
– Create and join educator groups and manage group membership.
Collaborating on Shared Activities and Stimuli
– Access group’s shared Activities table on the Activity Builder screen.
Form-Based Content Editors
– A Content Editor tool specialized for a single activity type.
Importing Activities
– Upload and import activities downloaded from external applications.
Match Activity
– Present students with 2 sets of associable options and require them to match
the options in the first set with the corresponding options in the second set.
Exporting Roster Information
– Export roster information from the Classes/Groups table or the Students
table.
Exporting Reports
– Export data in Assignment Summary, Benchmark Proficiency, and Item
Analysis reports.
Creating Activities
Form-Based Content Editors
Activity Builder
Allows you to create activities and stimuli. You can
create the content for these activities and stimuli with the
available Content Editor tools.
Creating Activities: Using the Content Editor
Two types of Content Editor tools
 Form-Based Content Editors: Each simplified Content Editor
tool is specialized for a single activity type. Form-based Content
Editors are currently available for four activity types: MultipleChoice, Multi-Select, Table Match, and Text Response.
 All-in-One Content Editor: This is a multi-functional tool that
you can use to create Multiple-Choice, Multi-Select, or Text
Response activities. Note: Less user-friendly than form-based
editors
Content Editors
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Each Content Editor tool consists of three tabs. Each tab corresponds
with a different step in the activity creation process:
– Edit Details: This tab allows you to name the activity, align it to
standards, and select a group to which it belong. The fields and
features on this tab are the same for all Content Editor tools.
– Edit Content: This tab allows you to create and edit the activity
content. The fields and features on this tab depend on the selected
Content Editor tool.
– Preview Content: This tab displays a preview of the activity
content.
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The Create New Activity drop-down list on the Activity Builder screen
contains the available Content Editor tools.
Selecting a Content Editor Tool
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To begin the activity creation process, select the required Content
Editor tool from the Create New Activity drop-down list above the
Activities table. The Edit Details tab of the selected Content Editor tool
opens.
• To create an activity with a form-based Content Editor, select either
“Multiple-Choice Activity,” “Multi-Select Activity,” “Text Response
Activity,” or “Match Activity.”
• To create an activity with the All-in-One Content Editor, select “All-inOne Content Editor.”
Edit Details Tab
• In the Name field, enter a name for the activity.
• To align the activity with a standard, click [Add
Alignment]. The Grades drop-down list appears.
• From the Grades drop-down list, select a grade level
for the activity. A new drop-down list displays below.
Adding Alignments
• Continue to select options from the drop-down lists until
you can click [Add].
• Click [Save] and then click the [Edit Content] tab at the
top of the screen. The Edit Content tab opens.
Edit Content Tab
The Edit Content tab on the form-based Content Editor tool
is different for each activity type.
Text Response Activity—Constructed Response
On the Edit Content tab, create a stem for the activity by hovering
your mouse over the Stem field and clicking [Edit]. Enter the content
for the stem in the Content Editor text box that activates.
Text Response Activity: Adding a Rubric
• To create a rubric for the activity, hover your mouse over the
Hand Scoring Rubric field and click [Edit]. Enter the content for
the rubric in the Content Editor text box that activates. Note: this
rubric is for hand-scoring purposes only and will not be visible to
students.
• To save your changes to the activity, click [Save]. If you wish to
preview the activity content, click the [Preview Content] tab at
the top of the screen. To exit the Content Editor tool, click
[Close].
Multiple-Choice Activity
• To create a stem for the activity, hover your mouse
over the Stem field and click [Edit].
• Enter the stem content in the text box that activates.
Multiple-Choice Activity
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To enter a response option, hover your mouse over the first Response
Option field and click [Edit].
Enter the content for that response option in the text box that activates.
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Repeat this step with the second Response Option field.
Multiple-Choice Activity
• To configure the activity rubric, click the radio button
for the correct response option.
• To save your changes, click [Save]. If you wish to preview
the activity content, click the [Preview Content] tab at the
top of the screen. To exit the Content Editor tool, click
[Close].
Multi-Select Activity
To set the maximum number of response options that
students can select, enter a numerical value in the Max
Choices field.
Multi-Select Activity
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Optional: To configure the activity to shuffle the order of response
options for each student, mark the Shuffle checkbox. Note: marking this
button will only affect the response options in the individual activity. It
DOES NOT shuffle the questions.
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To create a stem for activity, hover your mouse over the Stem field and
click [Edit]. Enter the content for the stem in the text box that activates.
Multi-Select Activity
• To enter a response option, hover your mouse over the first
Response Option field and click [Edit].
• Enter the content for that response option in the text box that
activates.
• Repeat this step with the second Response Option field.
Multi-Select Activity
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To configure the activity rubric, mark the checkbox for each correct
response option. Note: The number of correct responses you mark
should not exceed the number you entered in the Max Choices field.
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To save your changes to the activity, click [Save]. If you wish to preview
the activity content, click the [Preview Content] tab at the top of the
screen. To Exit the Content Editor tool, click [Close].
Match Activity
You can create your own Table Match activities using the Match Activity
content editor on the Activity Builder screen.
Match Activity
• Most challenging
Content Editor to use
• Uses place holders for
text so users overwrite
the response options
with their own content
• Shuffle option only
changes responses
within an activity, not in
an entire resource
Match Activity
• To enter a response option in the first match set, hover your
mouse over the first Response Option field in the left column and
click [Edit].
• Enter the content for the response option in the text box and click
[OK]. You may use the formatting buttons in the toolbar. Repeat
this step with the second Response Option field in the left
column.
Match Activity
To create a stem for the activity, hover your mouse over
the Stem field and click [Edit]. Enter the content for the
stem in the Content Editor text box that activates and
click [OK].
Match Activity
Optional: To manage response options, hover your mouse over an
existing Response Option field. A menu appears, displaying two
buttons.
– To delete the response option, click [Delete].
– To edit a response option, click [Edit] and then modify the
content for that response option.
Match Activity
• In the Maximum Associations field, enter the
maximum number of associations students will be
allowed to create between the two match sets.
• In the Minimum Associations field, enter the minimum
number of associations students must create between
the two match sets.
Match Activity
As you add response options to the activity, the
corresponding columns and rows are added to the Match
rubric at the top of the form. The first match set appears
as rows and the second set appears as columns.
Match Activity
• Optional: To add another response option to the first match set,
click [Add Response Option to Column 1] and enter the
content for the new response option. Repeat this step until you
have added all the response options for the first match set.
• To enter response options for the second match set, repeat
previous steps in the right column of Response Option fields.
Students will have to associate options in the first match set with
the corresponding options in the second match set.
Match Activity
• To configure the rubric, mark the checkboxes wherever a
response option in the first match set intersects with the
corresponding response option in the second match set.
• To save your changes, click [Save]. If you wish to preview the
activity content, open the [Preview Content] tab at the top of
the screen. To exit the Content Editor tool, click [Close].
Importing Activities
• Allows you to upload and import activities that you
download from UTIPS Core into Activity Builder
• Requires alignment to standards
Importing Activities
• To upload activities, click [Select File to Upload] on the
Import Activities screen. Your computer’s Browse File
window opens.
Importing Activities
• Select the appropriate QTI file from your computer.
• The activities from the selected file display in the
panel on the Import Activities screen.
• Activities in this panel are organized into resources
based on the assessments to which they originally
belonged.
• If the activities did not belong to an assessment,
they are grouped into a single resource with the
name of the uploaded file.
Importing Activities
• Select the uploaded activities that you wish to import.
– To select all the uploaded activities, mark the Check All
checkbox.
– To select all the activities in a single resource, mark the
checkbox next to that resource name.
– To select activities individually, mark the checkbox next to each
activity.
Any item in
red will not
import.
Importing Activities
Alignment
required in order
to add to
resource
Importing Activities
• By default, activities are imported in My Activities (your
own library)
• With editing rights, you can select a group from Import
to Group to share activities in group’s shared table
Drop-down
menu for
Import
Group Membership
The Group Membership screen allows you to create and join groups with
other educators.
There are three roles available to members in an educator group:
– Manager: Managers can view and publish group resources and
activities, as well as manage membership. You automatically
become manager of groups you create, but a single group may have
multiple managers.
– Contributor: Contributors can view and create group resources and
activities. Contributors cannot manage group membership or change
group members’ roles.
– Member: Members can only view and assign the groups’ shared
resources. They cannot collaborate on shared activities, but they can
save them to their own Activities table on the Activity Builder
screen.
Group Membership
You can create a new educator group and invite other educators to join
it. You can invite educators directly by entering their email addresses,
or you can enable open admission, allowing educators to join the group
at their own leisure.
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Group Membership
• In the Group Name field, enter a unique name for the
group.
• In the Description field, enter a brief description of the
group.
• Click [Save] in the bottom right corner of the screen. You
can now manage group membership.
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Group Membership: Using the Passcode
• If you wish to enable open admission, mark the Enable
Open Admission (Share Group Passcode) checkbox.
• When you enable open admission, any educator can join
the group by entering the appropriate group details.
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Group Membership: Using the Passcode
1. Click [Join Group Using Passcode] above the My Educator Groups table. The Join
Group screen opens. Note: If the group manager sent you the Group URL link, you
can click the link to access this screen directly.
2. In the Group Passcode field, enter the Group Passcode or the URL. Note: If you
access this screen by clicking the Group URL link, this field automatically populates
with the passcode.
3. Click [Join]. The group is added to the My Educator Groups table.
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Group Membership
The My Educator Groups table on the Group Membership screen
displays the name, manager(s), description, and Actions toolbar for
each educator group you created, joined, or were invited to join.
Collaborating on Shared Activities & Stimuli
• If you belong to any educator groups, you can access each
group’s shared Activities table on the Activity Builder
screen.
• If you are a group manager or contributor, you can
collaborate on the shared activities and stimuli with other
contributors and managers in the educator group.
• You cannot share Assignments with a group, only Activities
and/or Resources
Collaborating on Shared Activities & Stimuli
To access the shared Activities table for an educator
group, select that group’s name from the Show dropdown list. Group managers and contributors can edit,
copy, delete, publish, and attach a stimulus to the
activities on this table.
Creating Common Assessments
Administrative Educators can create common assignments
and School Educators can assign them to students.
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Creating a Common Assignment
Administrative Educators can create common assignments, but they
cannot assign them directly to students.
1. In the Name field, enter a name for the common assignment.
Creating a Common Assignment
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Click inside the Assignment Window Open field. A pair of calendars will pop up.
Click the date when the assignment should become available.
Click inside the Assignment Window Close field. A pair of calendars will pop up.
Click the date when the assignment’s availability should end.
Creating a Common Assignment
5. In the Directions field, enter directions for
the assignment.
Creating a Common Assignment
6. To adjust the proficiency level cut scores for the assignment, click
and drag the sliders on the Proficiency Level scale. These levels
determine which student scores will be considered “not proficient,”
“needs improvement,” and “proficient.”
Creating a Common Assignment
7. Optional: To add a calculator to the assignment, select an option from
the “Select a Calculator” drop-down menu.
8. Optional: To upload a file to the assignment, click the [Select File]
button and then select a file from your computer. It’s important to note
that only pdf files should be uploaded because students can edit others.
Creating a Common Assignment
9. To manage the resources included in the common assignment, click [Manage
Resources]. The Assigned Resources window will open.
10. When you are finished creating the resource, click the [Save] button in the
bottom right corner of the Create New Assignment page. Your assignments
are saved in the LEA Library if you need to go back to review or edit.
Add a Roster
• Name the new roster and assign to a teacher
• Select grade(s) and students to be placed in this roster
• Click Save
Modify a Roster
• Select the roster to be changed
• Make desired changes and click Save