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# Create and Manage Assessments in Your ChimeEdu Classroom

> Build auto-graded assessments with multiple question types, timers, and real-time submission tracking for your ChimeEdu classroom.

Assessments let you build comprehensive tests with multiple question types and publish them directly to your classroom. Objective questions are auto-graded the moment a student submits — no marking pile, no batch processing. You open a dashboard of results while students see their scores in real time.

## Question Types

Mix and match any of the following question types within a single assessment:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Multiple Choice" icon="circle-dot">
    Present students with a question and a set of answer options. Auto-graded on submission.
  </Card>

  <Card title="True / False" icon="toggle-on">
    A focused, binary question format. Auto-graded on submission.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Matching" icon="arrow-right-arrow-left">
    Ask students to pair items from two columns. Auto-graded on submission.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Short Answer" icon="pen-line">
    Students type a brief response. Flagged for your review after submission.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Long-Form Written Response" icon="file-lines">
    Extended written answers with full context visible in your review queue.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Creating an Assessment

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open New Assessment">
    From your teacher dashboard, click **New Assessment** to open the assessment builder.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your questions">
    Add as many questions as you need — mix and match question types freely within the same assessment.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure timing (optional)">
    Set an overall time limit for the whole assessment, or configure individual per-question timers. Students see a live countdown as they work.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a featured image or icon (optional)">
    Attach a featured image or choose an icon to make the assessment easy to identify in the student feed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review in preview mode">
    Toggle the assessment into preview mode to check layout, question order, and answer options before anyone else sees it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish to your classroom">
    Set visibility to **Published** to push the assessment to every enrolled student's feed instantly.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Students receive both an email notification and an on-platform notification when you publish an assessment. They won't miss it.
</Note>

## Auto-Grading

Objective questions — **multiple choice**, **true/false**, and **matching** — are graded the instant a student clicks submit. Results appear in your submission dashboard in real time; there is nothing you need to do to trigger scoring.

Written responses (**short answer** and **long-form**) are placed in a separate review queue. You can annotate each response and release written-response scores independently, at whatever pace suits your workflow.

<Note>
  Students see their score immediately for objective questions. Written-response scores are only released to students after you complete your review.
</Note>

## Submission Tracking

Your submission dashboard gives you a live view of the entire class as the assessment runs:

* **Submitted** — students who have completed and handed in their assessment.
* **In progress** — students currently working through questions.
* **Not started** — students who have not yet opened the assessment.

Every submission is timestamped and tied to the student's classroom record, so you have a full audit trail without any extra admin.

## Per-Question Analytics

Once submissions close, ChimeEdu calculates per-question performance across the whole cohort. You can see at a glance which questions had the lowest average scores — pinpointing exactly where students are struggling before you plan your next lesson.

## Assessment Settings

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Flexible Timing" icon="clock">
    Apply a single time limit to the whole assessment, or set individual timers per question. Both options show students a live countdown.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Google Drive Attachments" icon="google-drive">
    Attach supporting files or resource folders from your institution's Google Drive directly to an assessment. Available on **Plus** and **Premium** plans.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
  Use per-question timers when you want to control the pace of a high-stakes test, and a single overall timer for more open-ended assessments where question order is flexible.
</Tip>


## Related topics

- [Create and Configure Your First ChimeEdu Classroom](/teachers/classrooms/create-classroom.md)
- [Create Your ChimeEdu Student Account — Step by Step](/students/create-account.md)
- [Link Google Drive Files to Your ChimeEdu Classroom](/teachers/classrooms/google-drive.md)
- [Create Your ChimeEdu Teacher Account and Get Started](/teachers/create-account.md)
- [ChimeEdu Classrooms: Your Hub for Teaching Content](/teachers/classrooms/overview.md)