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Test Creation Flow Chart 2012

3. Test
1.Item Bank
Bank
Item Banks are used to store ALL of
your Item Sets created. If an Item Test Banks are used to store
Bank is deleted, any of the Item multiple tests created by
Sets that have been created within users. These banks are
will be deleted. It is recommended helpful for keeping tests of a
that an Item Bank only be deleted if specific subject organized
there is no relevant information together. Newly created
within it. Test Banks will include the
Grade Level, Subject, and a
given name created by the
test author. Unlike Item
Possible Item Bank Names Banks, Test Banks must
Examples: G5 Math, G5 ELA, G5 include the Grade and
Science, etc. Subject. If a test bank is
deleted, the tests within the
bank will be deleted as well.
After Creating Item Set
Move to Test Bank
Creation Possible Test Bank Name
Examples: G5 Math, G5
2. Item Set ELA, G5 Science, etc.

4. Test Tests are created within a

Test Bank by dragging and
Item Sets are used to store a dropping questions from
collection of chosen questions one or more Item Sets
that will be used for creating tests (Item Sets are located
on LinkIt. Item set questions can within an Item Bank). Once
be made from scratch and then items from an Item Set are
aligned to standards, skills, topics dragged and dropped into a
or other. Questions can also be test, the test author can
pulled from the NWEA item bank align the test questions to
depending on whether or not a standards, skills, topics
district has purchased access. and/or other. Items
Once items are stored within a brought into a set from the
set, they can be used for creating NWEA item bank will
any number of tests by dragging already be aligned. Once an
and dropping them into a new item has been added to a
test. If an Item Set is deleted, the test, the Item cannot be
questions within will no longer deleted from an Item Set
appear as a set of questions to without first deleting it
choose from. from the test. If a test is
deleted, only the test is
deleted. Other tests within
the Test Bank will be
Possible Item Set Name unaffected, as will the Item
Examples: G5 Math Test Bank Name Set and Item Bank.
Benchmark Series A, G5 ELA Examples: G5 Math
Benchmark Series A, G5 Measurement Q2, G5 ELA
Science Unit 1, etc. Cause and Effect Unit 12,
G5 Science Chapter 3, etc.