Performance Matters

Schoology and Performance Matters offer an integration that allows instructors to access, preview, and add Performance Matters assessments to their Schoology courses. Students can access and take these assessments just as easily as they access course assessments directly within Schoology. The integration also supports grade passback to the Schoology gradebook which could then passback to the Infinite Campus gradebook.

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Review the instructions and support videos about how-to add and administer Performance Matters common district assessments in Schoology.

Troubleshooting Help

How do teachers access Performance Matters?

• Teachers can locate Performance Matters in ClassLink.
• Teachers can also locate Performance Matters inside Schoology. Click the waffle button in the top right hand corner of the screen and select Performance Matters.

What should students do when they need to "pause" the test?

• If a student needs to pause the test because they are leaving early, going to the bathroom, etc. the student should log out of Schoology completely. This will move the student from In Progress to Locked. Then teacher needs to unlock the test for the student by moving them back to In Progress under OLA Student Status.
• The teacher can also move the student from In Progress to Locked in Performance Matters using OLA Student Status.

I get this error when I try to add a Performance Matters Common Assessment into Schoology, "Unexpected error - Please try again in a few minutes" - what should I do?

• If you get this error message in Schoology, put in a ticket with the Red Clay help desk using Incident iQ. In the ticket, write that you do not have a Performance Matters account and therefore your Schoology account is not linked to Performance Matters.

How do I see the Amount of Time Students Spent on the Test?

1. In Performance Matters, navigate to: Reports > Assessment Completion Report > Locate the test > Filter the students/class.
2. Click the button underneath the pie chart to Display Student List.
3. Click the Finished tab.
4. It will show the Date Started or Date Submitted.
5. The Engaged duration displays the total time the student spent on the test.
6. The Resume Count displays how often the student resumed the test. This does not include the first time the student started the test.
7. More Information about the Assessment Completion Report

How do I reset the Test for a Student / Move the Test back to In Progress?

1. In Performance Matters, click Tests > OLA student status > filter by the test and student.
2. Click the checkbox to the far left of the student's name to select them from the list.
3. Click the dropdown arrow under the Finished section and move the student back to in progress. This will open the test for the student again so they can go back and revise/review their answers. Teachers cannot fully reset the test for students.

What value should I put in the Total Points box in Schoology if I want to add the Performance Matters Assessment to my Schoology Gradebook?

• The student's assessment score comes from Performance Matters into Schoology as a percentage. Therefore, teachers can choose any amount for total points in Schoology.

How do I unlock the test for my students?

1. In Performance Matters, click Tests > OLA student status > filter by the test and student.
2. Click the checkbox to the far left of the student's name to select them from the list.
3. Click the dropdown arrow under the Locked section and move the student back to in progress. This will open the test for the student again so they can resume testing.

My students completed the assessment on paper, how do I add their test answers into Performance Matters?

1. In Performance Matters, click Tests > Online Scoring 
2. Check OFF the box, Show Only Finished Students to show all students.
3. From the dropdown, select the student and the teacher should go through the test and add the same responses that the student wrote on their paper exam.
4. Video Instructions

What should I do if students get a "Bad Request" error message when they click on the test link in Schoology?

• Log out of Schoology and log back in.
• Have the student open the browser settings and clear cached images/files and cookies "for all time".
• Restart the Chromebook.
• Verify that the student is on your class roster in Infinite Campus. If not, a school administrator or counselor must add the student to your class roster.
• Verify that the student is on your class roster in Performance Matters. If the student was recently added to the class roster, the automated integration sync takes 48 hours to get the student from Infinite Campus into Performance Matters.
• Put in a tech ticket if the student is not new to your class and not on your list in Performance Matters.