Mobile Teaching and Assessment Platform
ASSIST is an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad app enabling teachers to collect assessment data for summative, common, and formative assessments. With the ASSIST app the iOS platform becames a Mobile Teaching and Assessment Platform. ALL In Learning provides the framework for utilizing ASSIST effectively in its professional development seminars.
ASSIST provides teachers with the following capabilities
- Use any camera enabled iOS device (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad) to instantly grade a variety of assessments
- Deliver and capture the following assessment results: summative and formative assessments
- Quickly grade and record a variety of assessment types: multiple choice, constructed response, essay with supporting rubric capabilities as well
- Manage and record assessment data from collaborative learning activities
- Upload all results to PLUS Reporting system
Easily Collect Assessment Data
With ASSIST, schools and districts can collect assessment data and capture those results on a daily or weekly basis across numerous assessment instruments. The results are uploaded to the PLUS Reporting solution and can be viewed by teachers, school and district administrators.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use any iOS device as a scanning tool, e.g. iPod Touch, iPhone and/or iPad 2?
As long as the iOS device contains a camera. The earlier versions may be a little slow.
Can I grade rubric questions with my ASSIST app?
Yes, notice questions 4 and 5 in the image on the right. They are rubric questions worth 6 points each.
Can I scan the objective questions using my iOS device and then grade non-objective questions by tapping?
Yes, Q1, Q2, Q6 and Q7 in the example display on this page can be graded by scanning then the remaining non-objective questions can be viewed and scored separately.
Can I use a student roster within my ASSIST app?
Yes, if you are a subscriber to the ALL In Learning Cloud. If not, a default roster is used and you can manually enter grades to your gradebook.
Is an ALL In Learning Blueprint the same as a lesson plan?
In some respects it is, as it lays out your classroom activities by task.
However, the ASSIST app will record the specific time on task as you activate and use the various components of your Blueprint. It also collects any student outcomes from formative, summative and collabortive assessment activities as well as capturing any homework results. Thus, it delivers a unique instructional profile for each classroom lesson.
What happens if, during a scanning of a student bubble sheet, student answers are not bubbled in clearly?
ASSIST will return an alert that there is a potential problem by indicated, in red, the results for that particular student. You can then merely tap in the answer that you observe from the actual paper.
What is the code in the bottom right corner of the bubble sheet and what does it do?
The code is called a Quick Response code and will contain the ID of the student if printed from a roster from the ALL In Cloud. This will allow one to quickly scan a bubble sheet and have the grade automatically attached to the correct student. This eliminates the need to “slug in” a student id which can be a source of error.
Can I create an answer key for an assessment using ASSIST?
You can ONLY for an assessment that is completely objective for all questions. This is done using the Summative Assessment, Collaborative Activity or Homework Assignment Blueprint building blocks and tapping the camera to transfer the answers from a bubble sheet to your ASSIST app. All other question types must be constructed from the ALL In Learning Cloud and downloaded to ASSIST.
About how long does it take to scan one student’s bubble sheet with 40 answers?
If you are using the iPad 2 it will take less than one second. Using older iOS devices may take up to 3 seconds.
Where can I print some bubble sheets to try out the scanning capability of ASSIST?
Go to the ALL In Learning website: www.allinlearning.com
Under Getting Started, click the ASSIST App and Bubble Sheet option, then click Print Bubble Sheet and it produces a PDF file that you can print from.
How do I get updates to the ASSIST App?
Updates are provided through the App Store and are free.
If I am a subscriber to the ALL In Learning Cloud, how do I transfer materials to and from ASSIST?
You are provided a unique subscription key from ALL In Learning and when you create your unique ALL In Learning account for your Cloud-based Instruction Center, you must provide a username (a valid email address) and your password. In ASSIST, you tap the Setting icon to connect to your Cloud-based account and once connected, all downloads and uploads are to and from your own Cloud-based Instruction Center.
To set up your account, once you have the subscription key, you merely Click the Login option from the home page of ALL In Learning and Click Setup and fill in the form.
Are there any support materials available to me?
Yes, we have several short videos available under the Support option from our home page menu.
What about professional development for incorporating ASSIST into my classroom activities?
ALL In Learning has a research-based professional development program designed to support the integration of the instructional components of ASSIST into your classroom. It covers a variety of instructional and assessment strategies to support your unique instruction including personal self-evaluation, instructional profiles, assessment strategies for formal and informal formative assessment, summative assessment, collaborative learning and homework.
How do I create a roster in ASSIST?
You have to create a roster in the ALL In Learning Cloud.