ILLUMINATE ASSESSMENT REPORTS REFERENCE GUIDE
What are you trying to find?
How my class answered each question
How to find the data in Illuminate
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
(Response Frequency)
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
3. Under Reports, click Response Frequency
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
b. Click View in browser to view the results
on the screen or Click Download to PDF,
Download to Text or Download to Excel
to print the report
Individual student scores
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
(Student Responses)
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
3. Click on the Responses tab (upper middle of the
screen) and select Student Responses
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
b. Click Submit to view the results on the
screen or click the small PDF or Excel
icons to download and print a copy of the
report
Individual student scores and how they answered
each question
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
(Raw Student Response Data)
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
3. Click on the Responses tab (upper middle of the
screen) and select Student Responses
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
4. Under the blue submit button, you will see
the heading “Download Raw Student
Response Data.” Click on the Excel icon just
under this heading
How my students did compared to my school and
the whole district
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
(Performance Summary)
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
3. Under Reports, click Performance Summary
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
b. Click View in browser to view the results
on the screen
c. Click Download to PDF to download a
copy of the report
This report includes percentage of students scoring
at each performance level, average percent correct
for each standard and average percent correct for
each question group (if applicable)
Please note that district percentages are accurate
only up to the time you run the report and will not
be an accurate representation of district
performance until all students have completed the
test
How my students did compared to each other
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
(Peer Comparison)
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
3. Under Reports, click Peer Comparison
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
b. Select Student from the Generate Report
By dropdown menu
c. Click View in browser to view the results
on the screen
d. Click the small PDF or Excel icons to
download a copy of the report
This report includes question group performance (if
applicable), question group performance compared
to group (if applicable), standard Performance and
standard performance compared to group
A detailed report of student performance that I can
send home or give to students
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
(Student & Parent Letters)
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
3. Under Reports, click Student & Parent Letters
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
b. Select how much detail you want to
appear on the letter from the Additional
Filters at the bottom of the screen
c. Click View in browser to preview the
letters on the screen
d. Click Download to PDF to print letters
Please note that the letters tend to print better as
PDF documents
A summary of student performance that I can give
to students
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
(Student Small Slips)
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
3. Under Reports, click Student Small Slips
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
b. Choose whether or not you want to show
a standard overview and how you want
responses displayed (with or without key,
incorrect only, etc.)
c. Click Preview to preview the first small
slip on the screen
d. Click Download to PDF to download and
print the small slips
i. Slips will print about 8 to a page so
you will need to cut them apart
Standard statistics like mean, median and mode
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
(Statistics)
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
3. Under Reports, click Statistics
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
b. Choose whether you want Test Statistics
or Item Statistics then click Submit
c. Click the small PDF or Excel icons to
download a copy of the report
A graphical overview of how my whole class
performed
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
(Teacher Overview)
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
3. Under Reports, click Teacher Overview
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
b. Click View in browser to preview the
graphs on the screen
c. Click Download to PDF or Download to
Excel to download and print the reports
This report includes performance band distribution,
mastered/not mastered distribution, question group
performance (if applicable) and standard
performance (with descriptions)
How individual students did on each standard
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
(Student Overview)
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
3. Under Reports, click Student Overview
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
b. Click View in browser to preview the
report on the screen
c. Click Download to PDF or Download to
Excel to download and print the reports
This report prints about 2 pages per student and
includes question group performance (if applicable)
and standard performance (with descriptions)
I want to compare two tests my class has taken
For example: How my class did on a post-test
compared to a pre-test or how my class did on their
math test compared to how they did on their
science test
1. Click on the Assessments tab (upper left corner
of the screen), then List Assessments
2. Click on the name of the assessment that you
want to look at from the list at the bottom of
the screen. This will bring you to the overview
page
(Assessment Pivot Table)
3. Under Reports, click Assessment Pivot table
a. Use the Courses, Classes and Students
dropdown menus to narrow down which
classes or students you see on the screen
b. Choose either Standard Pivot View or
Performance Level Change from the
Pivot Type View Dropdown menu
c. Click the Choose Assessments button and
enter the name of the assessment you
want to compare in the search box that
appears.
d. Select the assessment by clicking on the
checkbox to the left of the assessment
e. Click View in browser to preview the
report on the screen
f. Click Download to PDF or Download to
Excel to download and print the reports