Limelight+-Inform

**Instruction for Creating a report to compare course grade with benchmark assessment.**

 * (Murrey, Librarian 12/11)**
 * **Select "New Report" (upper right hand corner box with green + sign.)**
 * **Select "Query Controls" (left hand panel with cog like symbol)**
 * **Select the following options in left panel.**
 * **Base Query = "(09) Test performance vs. Course Grade**
 * **Under "Test parameters"**
 * subject = __ELA/Reading__


 * **Under "Student Group Parameters"**
 * **(leave on default selection)**
 * **Under "Proficiency Profile"**
 * **Check "display results by proficiency Levels"**
 * **Drop down to "IBA Overall Likelihood" (it is above the check off)**
 * **Go the the "Assessment Panel" on the right hand side and press the "Get Assessments" button.**
 * **Select the appropriate assessments**
 * **This will populate the course selections on the left**
 * **Go back to the left panel and choose**
 * **subject : __ELA/Reading__**
 * **year: 1112**
 * **Term: Semester**
 * **Courses: Select all to make sure all you students are included**


 * From the Desk of Shelia Heggod: Finding FCAT Results on Person Inform**
 * Use** Mozilla FireFox
 * Go:** Duval Website:
 * Click on tab**: Our Schools
 * Click on tab**: Instructional Research and Accountability
 * To the left click**: Limelight and Inform
 * Center of page login** Limelight and Inform

On the dashboard **go to the** Green Plus Sign- **create new report** 1. Test Parameters From drop down **choose subject**: ELA/Reading From drop down **choose year:** 1011 2. Student Group Parameters N/A 3. Proficiency Profile – 4. Assessments- (to left) 5. **Click on** Create Report 6. A bar graph should appear A list of students at that proficiency level should appear.
 * Pearson Inform** Tab
 * Under**
 * Drop down choose**: Focused Support
 * Click on**: Display results by Proficiency Levels
 * Click on** Get Assessments
 * Choose** the FCAT folder
 * Hover over** a bar and left click on a level
 * Choose:** Students In

= = =**Pearson Online Training**= Online tutorials with video and downloadable documentation on Inform and Limelight are available [|here.] = = =**From the Desk of Joel Adams: Creating a Report to show Student Proficiency by Reporting Categories: a Quick Step Guide**=

1. Log in to Limelight/Inform by following this link: @https://sso.learningstation.com/duval 2. Enter your district username and password (the one you use for webmail) Firefox is the best browser for this product. 3. Once logged in, select the Inform tab. 4. Your view will be the Primary Dashboard 5. Select Create New Report Icon (green plus sign) 6. Select the following items in the left menu: 7. Click on the "Get Assessments" button under the Assessments column. This will produce a list of the available assessments. Next, click on the arrow next to your chosen assessment folder. Check the box(es) of the test(s) you want to see. 8. After you have selected your test, under “Learning Standards” select Reporting Category. 9. Now click either “Create Report” button. 10. You should now have a report that shows your students in two groups per reporting category. 11. If you hover your mouse over any of the columns in the report, a drill appears. Left click once, for “Students in….” This will produce a list of your students that are performing in the column you’ve clicked on, in both columns for that category, or all students represented in the chart. 12. Lists of students who fall in that group appear. This list can be exported to Excel or printed.
 * Base Query
 * Test Parameters
 * Student Group Parameters
 * Proficiency Profile
 * Student Performance Summary
 * Subject: Language E/LA or Mathematics
 * Year: 1011
 * Enrollment: Currently Enrolled
 * Choose FCAT now

1. Log in to Limelight/Inform by following this link: [] 2. Enter your district username and password (that is the one you use for webmail) 5. Select the **Assessment Dashboard** Icon (that is the 3rd Icon from the left) 6. Scroll down until you see your grade level and check the data you need on the left menu (Make sure that the √s are only on the desired data) 7. At the top left click the button ‘1’ for **Student Performance Summary** or Button ‘3’ for **Student Performance Summary—by Standard.** Hint: If you need to find out areas of deficiency, **Student Performance Summary – by Standard** is what you need. 8. Remember, you can always right click on the bar graph and select to see students in each category OR Go to the top of the graph and there is an icon right after the bar graph icon and that icon is the ‘**View data as Table**.’
 * __ From the Desk of District DCPS: Short Cut to Pearson Inform ---Instruction for finding Data for All Students in a grade level. __**
 * 3. ** Once logged in, select the **Inform** tab
 * 4. ** ** Your view will be the Primary Dashboard **