How can I create a Flexi assessment? (NSW)

Flexi assessments are available for the NSW Syllabus. This function enables you to create your own single and multistrand assessments from existing Essential Assessment content.

Creating a Flexi assessment

Click into your class and click Manage Class Assessments.

Click Flexi and then the + icon.

From here, click Create New Flexi Assessment.

Add a name for the assessment in the top bar. Choose the subject, range, strand(s) and stage. Once you are happy with your chosen options, click Create Flexi Assessment.

You're only able to add a maximum of two stages per flexi-assessment.

When selecting the Multi Strand button, you can choose any combination of the three strands to assess.

After selecting Create, press the + icon next to the indicators you would like to include in the assessment. Once selected, they will appear on the right-hand side for you to review. Click Save once you have finished creating the assessment.

You must include a minimum of four indicators for a stage and a minimum of 8 indicators altogether. For early stages, you will only need to include a minimum of 6 indicators.

Creating a multi-strand Flexi assessment

You're also able to create multi strand Flexi assessments. To do this, click Multi Strand.

From here, select the strands you would like to include.

We recommend you identify the strands in the title when creating the assessment title. From here, choose the stages you would like to include. Similar to single-strand assessments, you are only able to have a maximum of two stages. Once you are happy with the options you have chosen, you can continue creating your flexi-assessment as shown in the above section.

Previewing a Flexi assessment

To preview a Flexi assessment, click Flexi and then the + icon. From here, click Add/Preview/Edit Flexi Assessment From School Bank.

From here, click the magnifying glass on the assessment you would like to preview. Scroll through the assessment to view how many questions have been allocated to the assessment. If you find the assessment is too long, you can remove indicators by clicking the pencil icon.

Adding a Flexi assessment to your class

Click into your class and click Manage Class Assessments. Click Flexi and then the + icon. From here, click Add/Preview/Edit Flexi Assessment From School Bank.

Scroll until you locate the assessment you would like to add. Once located, click the + icon to add the assessment to your class.

You will need to select the Syllabus tab where you created the assessment first. If you have created a multi-strand assessment, this will sit in the Mathematics tab. If it is a single-strand assessment, you can locate the assessment in the relevant tab.

You can then enable the assessment by following this guide: Enabling a pre-assessment

Other options

You can do the following with Flexi assessments:

Click the trash can icon to delete the assessment

To remove a Flexi assessment from your class, click Manage Class Assessments and then the pencil icon.

A Flexi assessment cannot be dynamically assessed, so you may need to create more than one Flexi assessment to target different levels of ability in your class.