How do I use Spelling Tests?

Tests can be used to test your students’ understanding of a topic or to identify any gaps in their learning.

How Spelling Tests work

When a student takes a test, they’ll be answering outside of Sumdog’s games, much like a paper test. The results are sent to you in real time and you can share or print these if you wish.

Tests can be repeated for a class or student to see if they have shown an improvement. You can also create a test for your current class and repeat it for your class next year. 

Students are able to start the test and then stop and come back to it (as long as it’s within the time limit you have set).

How to set a Spelling Test

1. Ensure you have Spelling selected on your dashboard and go into Set Work
   
   
   
   
2. Click 'set a test' in the Tests box
   
   
   
   
3. Choose how many questions you would like to include in the test by selecting a number from the dropdown menu, then click 'next'
   
   
   
   
4. Now you will select the skills you'd like to include in your task. You can either use the search bar on the right or filter skills by selecting a year level and a domain. Select the skill or skills you'd like to include by clicking the box next to the skill, then click 'next' 
   
   
   
   
5. You will see a preview of all the questions that will be included in your test. If you'd like to replace any question with a new one, click the 'refresh' icon on the left above the question
   
   Once you're happy with the questions that will be included, click 'next'
   
   
   
   
6. You will now choose the students for your test. Click on the arrow next to a class to show all the students in that class. Click on the box next to a student to select that student. Alternatively, you can click on the box next to a class to select all the students within that class.
   
   Once you've selected the students you'd like to include, click 'next'
   
   
   
   TIP: By default, your own classes will be displayed. To view other classes in your school, click on the 'other classes' tab.
   
   
   
   
7. Create the settings for your test:
   1. Task Title – Give your task a title. Your students will see this title on their account and it will help them identify the activity in their Tasks list.
      
      
      
      
   2. Time allowed – This is how much time your students will have to complete the test once they have started it. If you would not like the test to have a time limit, select 'no time limit.' This will allow students to take as long as they need for the duration of time that the test is available. 
      
      
      
      
   3. Available from... ...Available until... – This will be the period during which the test will be visible on the student’s account.
      
      
      
      
8. Click 'create task'
   
   

How to view a Spelling Test

1. Go into Set Work and scroll down to Tasks
2. Click the report icon next to the task you'd like to view (the report can be found under the Actions column on the right). You'll then be taken to the report for that task.
   
   
   
   
3. Click ‘detailed report’ to view individual student results.
   
   
   
   
4. On this page you'll be able to see each student's individual answers. A dash in the result means that the student ran out of time and couldn't finish the question. Click on the question number to show what the question was along with the correct answer.
   
   
   
   

How to edit a Spelling Test

1. Go into Set Work and scroll down to Tasks
2. Click on the three dots next to the task you'd like to edit (the three dots can be found in the Actions column on the right)
   
   
   
   
3. Click 'edit' in the popup
   
   
   
   
4. You will be taken back to the Create Your Task page, where you can change the title, the question target, the time the task will be available until, and the students included.
5. Click 'update task' to save your edits