This article references the Secondary Schoology Guidelines.  This video has been provided as an overview of all aspects of assignment creation and configuration in Schoology.

Here we have outlined the agreed upon requirements for configuring and creating assignments in Schoology, as well as important considerations for materials management and organisation.

Types of Assignments

• Assignments
  • An "assignment" is the assessment type that is used most frequently by teachers. "Assignments" can be used for physical or in-person assessments (see below) or for tasks that require students to submit their work digitally.
  • Assignments can be aligned or unaligned to Measurement Topics
• Quizzes
  • A "quiz" is an assessment type that may be used to collect ungraded evidence of learning
• Discussions
  • A "discussion" is an assessment type that may be used to collect ungraded evidence of learning

Assignment Configuration

When configuring assignments there are important options to consider such as the type of assignment, learning objectives alignment, rubric, and assignment description. A Schoology "Learning Objective" is synonymous with an HKIS "Measurement Topic". When assignments are aligned to Learning Objectives (aka Measurement Topics), the General Academic Scale rubric must be used.  Assignments may be aligned to one or more learning objectives.

Below are examples of how different scales applied to assessment types should be configured in Schoology. The main assessment types are Discussions, Quizzes and Assignments.

• Scenario 1: The assignment/discussion uses the full general academic scale AND aligns to learning objectives.
• Scenario 2: The assignment/quiz/discussion uses only part of the general academic scale.
• Scenario 3: Assignment/quiz/discussion for completion only
• Scenario 4: Assignment/quiz/discussion for ATLs

Scenario 1: Create an assignment using the General Academic Scale

The assignment / discussion uses the full general academic scale AND aligns to learning objectives.  When an assignment uses the full general academic scale and should count towards a student's grade, the teacher should:

1) Use the General Academic Scale (with rubric) scale

Schoology uses the following scale: 4 = Exhibiting Depth, 3 = Exhibiting, 2 = Developing, 1 = Emerging

Note: The number you see at the end of each row is only viewable by the teacher.

 

2) Align to the appropriate learning objectives (a.k.a. measurement topics)

Schoology quizzes should not be used in Scenario 1. Schoology discussions can be used if the responses can be scored on the entirety of the General Academic Scale.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Select "Add Materials" from the top left of your course content page.

2. From the dropdown menu select "Add Assignment"

3. Name your assignment using the HKIS naming protocols

4. Embedding a task-specific rubric in Schoology

The assignment body (shown below) in Schoology should include a description of the task and either a link to a task specific rubric or have the rubric embedded. This task-specific rubric must be aligned to the General Academic Scale and at a minimum, the Exhibiting Depth, Exhibiting and Developing columns must be completed.

5. Select a due date for the task.  Please remember that all assignments should be put on Schoology at least one week before the due date.

6. Select "Evidence of Learning" from the Assignment Category

7. Select "General Academic Scale" from the Scale / Rubric

Selecting the General Academic Scale will allow you to mark student work based on this common taxonomy.

8. Click the "Align Button"

 

9. Choose the correct Reporting Categories from the available options for your subject area

10. Additional options in Settings

Physical or in-person assessment that may not require digital submission must still be entered in Schoology. you must ensure that the dropbox feature is turned off so that Students don't get overdue assignments.

11. Click Save Changes

 

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Scenario 2: Assignment uses only part of General Academic Scale.

If you wish to create an assignment that only uses part of the General Academic Scale:

• Do not align to learning objectives
• May optionally use the General Academic Scale (no rubric) scale. This is only used if a teacher is not aligning an assignment to learning objectives.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Select "Add Materials" from the top left of your course content page.

2. From the dropdown menu select "Add Assignment"

3. Name your assignment using the HKIS naming protocols

4. Embedding a task-specific rubric in Schoology

The assignment body (shown below) in Schoology should include a description of the task and either a link to a task specific rubric or have the rubric embedded. This task-specific rubric must be aligned to the General Academic Scale and at a minimum, the Exhibiting Depth, Exhibiting and Developing columns must be completed.

5. Select a due date for the task.  Please remember that all assignments should be put on Schoology at least one week before the due date.

6. Select "Evidence of Learning" from the Assignment Category

7. Select "General Academic Scale" from the Scale / Rubric

Selecting the General Academic Scale will allow you to mark student work based on this common taxonomy.

8. Additional options in Settings

Physical or in-person assessment that may not require digital submission must still be entered in Schoology. you must ensure that the dropbox feature is turned off so that Students don't get overdue assignments.

 

9. Click Save Changes