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  • Naiku New Feature: Student Longitudinal Report by Standard

    New Student Longitudinal Report Allows Teachers to Monitor Student Progress by Standard   In this new report, teachers can monitor student progress by standard by week. Teachers have the option to filter the report by specific dates. Or they can choose pre-defined date ranges (i.e., Last Week, Last Month, Last 2 Months, Last 3 Months, […]

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  • Naiku Quick Tip: Assigning Assessments Directly to Students

    Did you know that you can assign assessments directly to a student or group of students?    Quick Tip: A good Response to Intervention (RTI) practice is to assign individualized (i.e, appropriate) assignments or assessments to individual students or group of students based on prior performance. Now that you know how each student performed on the […]

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  • Naiku Quick Tip: Scoring Performance Assessments

    Did you know that you can score performance assessments in Naiku?    Quick Tip: Students don’t actually have to take a test in Naiku to receive scores in Naiku. For example, if you’re teaching first-grade students to count by 2s, 5s, and 10s, you can give them a performance assessment (i.e., actually ask them to count […]

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  • Scanning Now Available in Naiku

    Now, in addition to using any web enabled device, students can provide their answers on printed bubble sheets which can be scanned and scored using most document cameras or laptop web cameras. With GradeCam™ integration, teachers can scan printed bubble sheets in those situations where their students don’t have access to a web enabled device. […]

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  • Transferring Scores into Your Gradebook

    Now, with one button, you can transfer test scores from Naiku directly into your gradebook. (First make sure you’ve already installed the GradeCam plugin. For instructions on how to install the plugin, read this blog post. Not that you do not need to have a webcam or document camera for this to work. Just install the […]

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  • Installing the GradeCam Plugin

    To transfer test scores from Naiku into your gradebook or to scan bubble sheet responses from students, you first have to install the GradeCam plugin.   For a test that has not been Closed and Scored, you will see the GradeCam™ link. When you click on this link for the very first time, you will […]

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  • Naiku Quick Tip: Copying Equations from MathType

    Did you know that you can copy and paste math equations directly from MathType?    Quick Tip: If you have the latest version of MathType (version 6.9), you can copy and paste MathType equations directly into Naiku. Select Cut and Copy Preferences under the Preference menu. The select Naiku under Equation for application or website. Create […]

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  • Naiku Quick Tip: Creating Tests

    Did you know that you can create a new test from an existing test?    Quick Tip: Often, it’s useful to build a new test from an existing one. Perhaps you want to add or remove questions from an old test. To create a new test from an existing test, simply “Re-assign” the existing test to […]

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  • Naiku Quick Tip: Item Analysis Report

    Did you know that you automatically get an item analysis report for each test?   Quick Tip: After you “Close and Score” a test, an Item Analysis report is automatically created for you. This allows you to see how your students as a class responded to each question. You see how hard or easy the question […]

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  • Naiku Quick Tip: Scoring CR and Essay Items

    Did you know that you can score/grade constructed-response and essay questions before closing the test?   Quick Tip: When you have a mix of item types (MC, CR, Essay) on your test, you can start to score those extended response CR or Essay items before closing the test. As each student finishes his or her test, […]

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  • Data Driven Instruction with Naiku

    Premier educators such as Dr. Paul Bambrick-Santoyo (Driven By Data 2.0: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction) and Dr. John Hattie (Visible Learning) promote the use of data in enhancing instruction and student learning. In this linked white paper, Dr. Adisack Nhouyvanisvong discusses these techniques and showcases how to implement them using Naiku.

  • Achieving Visible Learning with Naiku

    Visible Learning is an excellent resource illustrating the effectiveness of student-centered learning which Naiku wholeheartedly supports. In Visible Learning and Visible Learning for Teachers, Dr. John Hattie (2009, 2012) synthesizes research studies involving hundreds of millions of students to show the effectiveness of different approaches to improve learning. Dr. Hattie found that student-centered learning strategies have the highest […]

  • Use ACT Quick Checks for Progress Monitoring

    Naiku provides over 50 ACT Quick Checks for teachers to use for student progress monitoring in all ACT test subjects. ACT Quick Checks are short, topic-focused, formative assessments; typically 6-12 questions in length. Each Quick Check contains questions from a single topic, such as Math-Functions, so teachers can use to easily monitor progress between benchmark […]

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