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Welcome to Acuity!. Acuity Training I Teacher Introduction. Customer Service: (800) 282-4705. Training Agenda. Teacher Login Viewing and Printing Class Rosters Viewing and Printing Answer Keys Scoring Constructed Response (CR) Items Scoring Multiple Choice (MC) Items
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Welcome to Acuity! Acuity Training I Teacher Introduction Customer Service: (800) 282-4705
Training Agenda • Teacher Login • Viewing and Printing Class Rosters • Viewing and Printing Answer Keys • Scoring Constructed Response (CR) Items • Scoring Multiple Choice (MC) Items • Checking Assignment Status
Acuity windows • Acuity A: Sept. 15th-Oct. 3 • Acuity B: Nov. 24th- Dec. 12th • Acuity C: Feb. 2nd- Feb. 20th
Scheduling • Language Arts: 60 min • Math: 60 min • Schedule more time for students that get extended time • As best as you are able, provide accommodations to students
Proctoring • Make it as standardized as possible • DON’T allow accommodations for students who don’t receive them on state assessments • Don’t read the items to students on this if they won’t have the test read to them for state assessments
Teacher Login • URL: acuity.aps.k12.co.us • Enter User name & Password (same as used to log in to your computer)
Log in to Acuity acuity.aps.k12.co.us Login Page is the same for students & teachers
View and Print Class Rosters • After clicking on Print Entire Roster, a printing prompt will appear in a new window ______________________ • Best Practice • Prior to your Testing Dates – Confirm your Class Roster(s) are correct. • New students will show in Acuity the day after they are enrolled in IC . If they do not then contact Susan Collins in IT via email. • Provide, your name, school, student’s complete first and last name, grade level, and subject/course.
Constructed Response • Students may complete CR via paper/pencil for math only (CR Answer Sheet) • Online response entry for Language arts only • Teachers must score CRs using Rubric • Teachers need to manually enter CR scores into Acuity • CR Items should NOT be completed if student did NOT complete MC Items
Scoring CR Items • No Response = 0 • Student skipped (did not attempt) item, but completed other items (do not use for absent students) • counts as an Incorrect score (zero points) • ZERO Score = 0 • Student attempted to answer item, but answer was incorrect, zero points based on rubric • Leave Blank • If student did not complete any multiple choice items (absent)
Closing the test window Steps to insure your results will be accessible as soon as students are done testing
Assignment Status • Hover over Assignments, hover over Assessment Assignments, and click on View Assignments. • Fill in all information on the assessment on the left (subject, grade, etc.) • Your assessment should show up on the right. • You will see information on the assessment including the dates of the window, the number of students assigned and scored, and percentage completed. • To see more details, hover over the Actions button to the right, and click on Assignment Status
Contact for Help • Kimberly Terry • kkterry@aps.k12.co.us • Ext. 28335 • Christina Ethier • ckethier@aps.k12.co.us • Ext.28337 • Susan Collins • sacollins@aps.k12.co.us • Ext. 28288