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Overview of Assessments

Accessing the Assessment Tool

Section titled “Accessing the Assessment Tool”
  1. Open Jolly Classroom and go to your class dashboard
  2. Find the Assessments section
  3. Click Dashboard to open the Assessment Dashboard, or Start Assessment to begin one straight away

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Assessment Dashboard

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The Assessment Dashboard provides an overview of all assessment activities and results.

Key Features:

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  • Assessment Selection: Dropdown menu to choose different assessments
  • Start Assessment Button: Quick access to begin a new assessment
  • Class Overview: Summary of class performance across every sound (see Class Overview)
  • Assessment Trends: Visual representation of class progress over time
  • Extra Support Groups: Identification of students needing additional support

Dashboard Sections:

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  1. Overview Cards: Quick stats for current assessment performance
  2. Assessment Trends: Breakdown by Reading and Writing categories
  3. Categories Overview: Performance by skill area (Letter Sounds, Words, Tricky Words, Sentences)
  4. Historical Results: Previous assessment data with filtering options

Assessment Types

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Reading Assessments

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  • Purpose: Evaluate student reading skills and comprehension
  • Format: Interactive session with teacher guidance
  • Grading: Real-time scoring during assessment
  • Features: Audio playback, sentence marking, error tracking

Writing Assessments

Section titled “Writing Assessments”
  • Purpose: Assess spelling and writing abilities
  • Format: Teacher input of student results
  • Grading: Manual entry with automated scoring
  • Features: Teacher question preview, result import

Screening Assessments

Section titled “Screening Assessments”
  • Purpose: Run a Phonics Screening Check
  • Format: Past screening checks you can work through with a pupil
  • Availability: Shown on the Screening tab for phonics classes

Assessment Categories

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The assessment tool evaluates students across four main categories:

1. Letter Sounds

Section titled “1. Letter Sounds”
  • Focus: Phoneme recognition and pronunciation
  • Grading: Binary (Correct/Incorrect)
  • Assessment: Students identify letter sounds

2. Words

Section titled “2. Words”
  • Focus: Word reading and decoding skills
  • Grading: Binary (Correct/Incorrect)
  • Assessment: Students read individual words

3. Tricky Words

Section titled “3. Tricky Words”
  • Focus: Sight word recognition
  • Grading: Binary (Correct/Incorrect)
  • Assessment: Students read irregular words

4. Sentences

Section titled “4. Sentences”
  • Focus: Reading fluency and comprehension
  • Grading: Scale-based (0-20 points based on errors)
  • Assessment: Students read complete sentences
  • Error Types:
    • Reading errors
    • Self-corrections
    • Plausible spellings (writing only)