Test Bank Onboarding

Step 1

Create your account and pick your course

Go to achievemetricstestbank.com and choose Start free as a teacher. Sign in with your school email or Google. The first time you sign in, you pick one course: HS Math, MS Math, HS Science, or MS Science. That choice is fixed for your account, so pick the one you teach most. If your school has a license or you need a second course, email achieve@achievemetrics.com.

The plan screen comparing the Free plan and Teacher Pro — Click **Pro** or **Upgrade** in the top bar to see your plan. Students always use the site free.

Try it

Sign in to the teacher site
Use the account your school will use all year. Pick your course
You’ll land in that course’s question generator.

Step 2

Make a class and bring students in

In the top bar, open Classes → Manage Classes → Create New Class.
Copy the class code, or Copy Join Link to post in your LMS.
Students go to achievemetricstestbank.com/student, sign up, and choose Join Class.
View Roster shows who joined. You can reset a forgotten password there.

Manage Classes showing two classes with their class codes — Each class has its own code.

The student portal with the Join Class tab selected — What students see.

A class roster with Reset Password and Remove buttons — Your roster.

Try it

Create a class and copy its code
Free accounts include one class; Pro includes unlimited classes. Join it as a test student
Open the student link in a private window so you see both sides.

Step 3

Generate CAASPP-style questions

Pick a grade, a claim, and a target on the left, then set the DOK level and item types. Click Generate. Show Answers reveals the keys and explanations. Versions makes a parallel question on the same target, and ↻ replaces one you don’t like. Questions from the shared bank are free and never count toward your monthly limit.

The question generator with Claim 1, Target D selected and two generated questions showing their answers — Every question is tagged with its DOK, claim, target, and item type.

Try it

Generate five questions on one target
Try the same target at DOK 1 and DOK 3 to see how rigor changes. Answer one question yourself
Every item type can be tried before you assign it.

Step 4

Save, reuse, and print

Everything you generate is saved to your Item Bank. Filter it by claim, target, DOK, or item type. If a question is wrong or confusing, report it and it’s replaced. Print makes a worksheet and a separate answer key.

The Item Bank with filters and a list of saved questions — Your item bank follows you across classes and school years.

Try it

Open your item bank and filter by target Print a worksheet with its answer key
Printing works on the free plan too.

Step 5

Assign a set and let it score itself

Open Assignments, name the set, pick a class and a due date, and tick the questions. Every item type is scored automatically. Written answers are scored 0–2 or 0–3 like the CAASPP and CAST scoring guides, and any answer that needs your judgment shows up in the Review tab of your class analytics.

The Assignment Manager with a name, class, due date, and four selected questions — Leave “Let stuck students see a worked example” on: students practice similar problems and earn the points by getting enough right.

Try it

Assign your five questions to your class Complete it as your test student
Then check that the score appears in your class analytics.

Step 6

Assign an adaptive diagnostic

Open Diagnostics in the top bar. Choose a type (the full diagnostic, a quick check, or a single claim), pick the grade and class, and set a due date. Use Preview as student first. Each student gets an estimated scale score, an achievement level, results for each claim area, and every target.

The Diagnostics page with diagnostic types, grade and class choices, and Preview and Assign buttons — The full math diagnostic is 30 questions, weighted like the CAASPP blueprint. The quick check is 8.

A student's math diagnostic results with an estimated scale score and claim areas — Math: Smarter Balanced scale, levels, and claims.

Science diagnostic results by domain and by science and engineering practice — Science: CAST domains and all eight practices.

A diagnostic score is an estimate of how a student would score on the CAASPP or CAST. It is not an official score.

The research behind the scores

Blueprint first. Every math question traces back through a claim, a target, and a California standard to a Smarter Balanced task model. The four claims are reported as three areas, as on the CAASPP report.

DOK sets difficulty. DOK 1, 2, and 3 questions start at the official Level 1/2, 2/3, and 3/4 cut scores, so a student exactly at Standard Met answers a DOK 2 question correctly about half the time.

Adaptive, like the CAASPP. After each answer the ability estimate is updated, and the next question is the most informative one for that estimate.

Scored like the real test. A 2PL item response model (D = 1.7), ability by maximum likelihood, and the official scale transformation:

Scale score = 79.3 × θ + 2514.9 · range = score ± 79.3 × SE

Claim results use the score report’s 1.5 standard error rule: Above Standard if the whole range is above the Standard Met cut, Below if it’s entirely below, At or Near if it crosses.

CAST science is three-dimensional: each question combines a core idea, a science practice, and a crosscutting concept, using only the combinations the CAST blueprint samples. Scores use CAST’s model and scale (350–450 in grade 8, 550–650 in high school).

Sharper over time. Once 30 students answer a question, its difficulty is measured from their answers, the way Smarter Balanced and CAST calibrate field-test questions.

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Preview a quick check as a student Assign a diagnostic to your class
A quick check is a good first one: about 15 minutes.

Step 7

Every diagnostic ends with a practice plan

Students find a practice plan on their dashboard for the targets they missed. Practice gets harder after two right answers and easier after a miss, and a student reaches mastery at a SmartScore of 80. After a miss they see a step-by-step solution. You see their progress live.

An adaptive practice question with a SmartScore bar and instant feedback — What a student sees while practicing.

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Open your test student’s dashboard and find the practice plan

Step 8

Read the analytics and plan your groups

Open Classes → Analytics and choose a class. The Class Snapshot shows one column per claim. Click a claim to see its targets. Colors follow the 0–4 achievement levels: a red row means a student needs help, and a red column means the whole class does.

The Class Snapshot with Claim 1 opened to show its ten targets for each student — Claim 1 opened to its targets. Sort by any column, or filter to at-risk students.

The Focus Areas & Groups tab lists every target from the lowest class score up, and groups the students below 60% on each one. When half the class or more is in a group, it’s flagged as a whole-class focus area.

Intervention group cards listing the students below 60 percent on each target — Ready-made small groups. Download them as CSV for a co-teacher or intervention team.

Try it

Open your class snapshot and expand a claim Find your top focus area

Step 9

A routine that fits a unit

When	What to do
Start of a unit	Assign a quick check or a single-claim diagnostic.
Next class	Open Focus Areas and teach the top focus area to everyone.
During the week	Pull intervention groups while students work their practice plans.
End of the week	Assign a short set on the focus targets and review written answers.
End of the unit	Diagnose again and compare.

Try it

Pick the date of your first diagnostic
Put it on your calendar with the class code.

Step 10

You’re set up

Fill in your details to make a completion note you can send to your coach or principal.

Your name School Course

Questions? Email achieve@achievemetrics.com. Go to the Test Bank →

Get your class started on the Test Bank

Create your account and pick your course

Make a class and bring students in

Generate CAASPP-style questions

Save, reuse, and print

Assign a set and let it score itself

Assign an adaptive diagnostic

Every diagnostic ends with a practice plan

Read the analytics and plan your groups

A routine that fits a unit

You’re set up