Creating an "Author Content or Manual Create Assessment" in edifyAssess

Creating an "Author Content or Manual Create Assessment" in edifyAssess

Author Content or Manual Create (Opens a separate tab)


  1. Log into edifyAssess

  2. Select one of your classes.

  3. Click on the Author Content drop down from the main toolbar


Author Content > Edify Author - Select one of the 4 options

  • Import Content

  • Create New Passage

  • Create New Item: items can be saved and added to a test

  • Create New Assessment: (Items are created to a specific test (EOC)

Manual Create- takes you to create an assessment; items are specific to the assessment 

  1. Select Author Content in the blue bar

  2. Select Create New Item: 3 options

  • Selected Response: Multiple choice

  • Constructed Response Writing response (rubrics)

  • Technology Enhanced: multiple options

  • Drag & Drop

  • Fill in the Blank

  • Selected Response

  • Multiple Choice

  • True False

  • Short Answer

  • Essay

  • Highlight text



  1. Select: Subject, Standard, Item Bank, Measurable Standard (Lookup)

  2. Create Item (Save – Preview – Cancel)

  3. Click on the icon in green, upper right corner

  4. Select “Approved from the dropdown

  5. Add -- Characteristics> Alignment>Statistics

  6. Publish (write the item number down)



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