What is the difference between an Assessment and an Assignment?

Updated by Gayle McKee

What is the difference between an Assessment and an Assignment?

The assessment builder allows you to hand-select each question that will appear on the quiz or test. You can use this any time you would like that amount of control - it doesn’t have to be scored as a test in your class to use the assessment builder. It’s a great place to build exit tickets. 

The assessment builder also allows you to easily build a summative assessment with our "Question Quick Pick" feature.

This is a great place to preview the content/question types we have for all subjects your campus currently subscribes to in Progress Learning.

Assignments can be comprised of Assessments you have created or things such as Practice Tests, Video Lessons, and Practice Questions.

The assignment builder is also the vehicle that you’ll use to deliver your assessments to your students. Once you’ve created an assessment, you’ll use the assignment builder to assign it to your students.


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