Platform: Schoology
Steps
1. When a graded assignment link is created using the Advantage tool, a Schoology gradebook column is also created.
2. When a student clicks on a link and completes a CertMaster resource, that score will be transferred to Schoology within 1-5 minutes.
3. If a student stays within the CertMaster Courseware Title and completes additional assignments (that have accompanying assignment links created in the Schoology course) those scores will be automatically transferred to Schoology within 1-5 minutes, provided there are also Schoology gradebook entries for those assignments that were created by the CertMaster tool.
4. The highest earned score will be passed to Schoology. If your school wants to receive the most recent score in your Schoology grade book, please contact your CompTIA representative.
Score Return Q&A
Q: How are the highest or most recent grades/scores from CertMaster passed back to Schoology?
A: As a student completes and scores a CompTIA/TestOut assignment or exam, this triggers an action to determine if a score is the highest or latest grade/score (depending on your school's preferences). If the criteria are met, the score is sent to Schoology using LTI Advantage protocol (within a few minutes).
Q: How are scores sent to CertMaster when it is after the assignment due date as defined in Schoology?
A: A score will always be sent back regardless of assignment dates, but we plan to have this in place soon. We do, however, respect the course offering start/end dates and will not send scores outside of these.
Q: If a student retakes the assignment and receives a better grade, is a new grade passed back upon completion?
A: Depending on your school setting in our CertMaster database, yes. If your school has the HIGHEST grade return set, then it would require the second score attempt to be higher than the first attempt. If your school has LATEST grade return set, then any second attempt would override the first attempt.
Q: In cases where a student started an assignment but did not complete it, does a grade get passed back, and when?
A: We don’t send a 0 for work never attempted. However, if a student starts but does not complete a timed activity, the activity will be scored and send that score to the LMS if that activity's timer runs out. Notably, Virtual Machine labs (activities whose titles start with "Assisted Lab" or "Applied Lab") will send a 0 back if ended early or canceled.