Instructor Quick Access Guide
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1. lt View Instructors Topic Guidelines gt for assistance in writing an effective prompt Criterion Online Writing Evaluation Service for Higher Education Instructor Quick Access 2 3 8 3 9 3 10 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 The next screen gives you great flexibility to customize your Criterion assignment for your students Click on the lt Help gt button in the upper right corner of this screen to see more information about this process Click lt Save and Return gt to add this assignment to this class Click on lt Help gt from the Assignments page to see other Assignment options such as Share Copy Assignment To Add Students to the Criterion Service See the Student Quick Access guide for instructions on student self registration If you choose NOT to have students self register you may register them from your Instructor site Click on the name of the class in which you want to register a student Exception Students who purchase a Criterion Registration Card from their college bookstore must self register You will not be able to register for them From the Menu on the left choose lt Add New Student gt You will create a unique User Name and a Password for each student User Names can include letters numbers at signs hyphens periods and underscores _ Do not use commas or spaces in the User Name Enter student s name and if you wish an e2. is the only time you will register for the Criterion service Afterward you will log in each time you access the service 1 1 1 2 1 3 User Name At the next screen lt Access Identification Instructor gt enter the School Access ID and Access Password you have been given This will ensure that you register for the correct school The next screen is titled lt New Instructor Registration gt lt School name of your school gt Contact Criterion Support at 1 866 717 1915 if the school name is incorrect a Choose a unique User Name This can include letters numbers at signs hyphens periods and underscores _ Do not use commas or spaces in your User Name You may use your e mail address as a unique User Name b Your Password can be anything easily remembered that your students cannot guess c Enter courtesy title Mr Ms Mrs Dr etc first name use first initial if you object to students viewing your first name middle initial optional last name and current e mail address any active e mail address where you can receive Criterion information d When you click lt Create Registration gt the system will either accept it and take you to your new Home Page or reject and prompt you The user name is not unique Please choose a different user name Once registered you will always log in from http criterion ets org by clicking on lt Go to Criterion Instructor Website gt choo
3. 5 6 5 7 6 0 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 Click on lt View Trait Feedback Analysis gt to access the Trait Feedback Analysis Menu where you can view Criterion diagnostic feedback for each category Grammar Usage Mechanics Style and Organization amp Development Click on each bolded item to see errors comments highlighted in within the essay Move your cursor over the highlighted word s to see the feedback message To View and Use Criterion Reports The Classes Report which is your home page and lists all your classes and the number of students registered in each is the default report Other reports from this page can be chosen from the lt Select a Report gt drop down menu In most cases reports can be chosen for all or for any given assignment at the lt For Assignment gt drop down menu The lt Students In gt drop down menu allows choice of all students in all classes or students in a specific class To see all the reports for a specific class click on the name of the class a The default Students Report shows each student name recent assignment assignment date number of times student submitted on this assignment and the essay score To access other reports choose them from the lt Select a Report gt drop down menu b The Student Access Information Report gives each student name user name password and the most recent date the student logged into the Criterion service c The Holistic Score Summary Rep
4. e zone dictionary and peer review may be changed at any time To Create Assignments Instructors can select assignments from the Criterion Topics Library at a specific grade level They can create their own scored instructor topics or choose topics from anywhere in the Topics Library or from public domain sources Such topics can be scored at any chosen grade level For all types of assignments begin at your Classes Report and put a check in front of the class for which you wish to create an assignment Choose lt Assignment Options gt from the menu choices on the left Then choose lt Create Assignment gt You first choose an Essay Topic Category This refers to the level at which the assignment will be scored Choose a specific Topic Mode or leave the choice at All Modes to see all topics available for that level To see a detailed list of all topics at a given level choose lt View All Topics gt and click on the desired level This will show each topic its mode and the text of the prompt Click on the lt Scoring Guides gt to see the associated rubrics Closing the Topics screen will return you to the Create Assignment page From the lt Essay Topic gt drop down menu choose the name or title of any assignment to create it You can choose a different Assignment Name if you wish To create an assignment of your own scroll down and choose Grade n Scored Instructor Topic either Expository or Persuasive Click on
5. mail address You can also choose to assign individual students a Writers Handbook different from the one chosen for the whole class See Student Report Edit Student Information To View and Work With Student Portfolios Click on the name of the class to bring up the student roster Click on the name of the student whose portfolio you wish to view From the list of assignments choose the assignment you wish to view The original submission and the most recent submission for each assignment are retained in the student portfolio On the Score Analysis Menu you can see the student s score for this assignment the holistic score summary and sample essays available at each score point You can create instructor comments for the student Click on lt Help gt from the Score Analysis Menu for further information a To embed comments into the text of the essay click on lt Pop up Notes gt on the upper right of the essay screen Click on the point in the essay where you wish the pop up note to appear Type the note into the text screen or choose a text from the Comments Library which you can create for frequently used comments b To make general comments click on lt Create a Comment gt at the bottom of your screen Enter the text of the note and click lt Post Comment gt Students will be notified of your comment on their home pages All comments are dated and saved in the general comments field where student and instructor can ente
6. ort groups students by score level and allows instructors to see competency groupings in summary fashion Click on score bar or pie slice for a list of students receiving that score d The Errors Report gives a summary of errors detected in that class for each of the feedback categories e The Class Roster Report summarizes each student s work by showing assignment name holistic score and number of errors comments for each trait feedback category Additional information about each report can be viewed by clicking on lt Help gt while on any specific report page For detailed descriptions of all the Criterion service features and how to use them see the Criterion User Manual To Contact Criterion Support E mail criterionsupport ets org or Phone 1 866 717 1915 Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service All rights reserved ETS the ETS logo and LISTENING LEARNING LEADING are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service ETS CRITERION is a service mark of ETS 10614 Criterion Online Writing Evaluation Service for Higher Education Instructor Quick Access 4 Listening Learning Leading Criterion Instructor Quick Access Criterion Online Writing Evaluation Service for Higher Education 1 0 To Register as an Instructor From Welcome screen http criterion ets org choose lt Go to Criterion Instructor Website gt From lt Welcome Instructor gt screen choose lt Register gt This
7. r into a dialog of comments and questions Criterion Online Writing Evaluation Service for Higher Education Instructor Quick Access 3
8. sing lt Log In gt and entering your Password Criterion Online Writing Evaluation Service for Higher Education Instructor Quick Access 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 35 3 6 Si To Create Classes From your home page Classes Report which appears after you have logged in choose lt Add New Class gt from the menu choices at left of screen Create a unique Class ID for the class letters numbers no spaces Choose a full name for the class Each class name should be different Suggestion Include class title level section and your last name for example English Comp 101 1st Period Smith Since the Class ID and Password need not be secure you may use class as the password for all your classes The Class ID and Password are used to link your students to the correct class when they self register see Student Quick Access guide and to link other faculty to your class as instructors You will also choose the Writers Handbook for this class Individual students in a class can be given a Handbook different from the one chosen for the whole class once they have been registered See section 4 6 Choose correct time zone and dictionary You can allow students to see each other s work with student names scores and feedback attached by checking Students of this class can view each other s work Class choices for Writer s Handbook tim
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