How do I use IgniteAI Item Authoring for Assessments?

In Mastery Connect, you can use IgniteAI Item Authoring to generate multiple-choice questions from your instructional materials, helping educators quickly create standards-aligned assessment items.

Note: This guide applies to institutions who have opted-in to IgniteAI's Item Authoring feature preview. If your user interface displays differently, the feature has not been enabled at your institution.

00:04: This guide shows how to use IgniteAI Item Authoring for Assessments.

00:09: In the Assessment Builder, click the Plus button or the Add Item button, then select Generate with AI.

00:17: In the Item Authoring window, add source content by pasting text into the Text field or by clicking Upload a file to upload a supported document.

00:27: In the Topic Focus field, enter a brief description of what the generated items should focus on. This field is optional and supports up to 500 characters.

00:37: Next, select a Standard from the drop-down menu and choose a Destination Item Bank where the generated items will be saved.

00:46: To further refine item rigor and language, click More options and select a Depth of Knowledge level, a Bloom’s Taxonomy level, and a preferred language.

00:57: Then, select an Item Type, enter the number of items to generate, and set the point value for each item.

01:05: Click Generate Items.

01:07: In the Generated Item Preview window, review the generated item and manage it by deleting the item, canceling the generation, regenerating a new item, or selecting Edit and Review to make changes before saving.

01:21: This guide showed how to use IgniteAI Item Authoring for Assessments.

Add Item

Add Item

In the Assessment Builder, click the Plus (+) button [1] or the Add Item button [2], then select Generate with AI [3].

Add Source Material

Add Source Material

In the Item Authoring window, add source content by pasting text into the Text field [1] or by clicking Upload a file [2] to upload a supported document.

Configure Item Settings

Configure Item Settings

In the Topic Focus field, enter a brief description of what the generated items should focus on [1]. This field is optional and supports up to 500 characters.

Select a Standard from the drop-down menu [2].

Select a Destination Item Bank from the drop-down menu [3].

To further refine item rigor and language, click More options [4], then select a Depth of Knowledge level, Bloom’s Taxonomy level, and Language.

Select an Item Type [5].

Enter the Number of Items to generate [6].

Set the Point Value for each item [7].

Generate Items

Generate Items

Click Generate Items.

Review Generated Items

Review Generated Items

In the Generated Item Preview window, review the generated item and manage it by clicking the Delete icon [1],  Cancel [2], Regenerate [3], or Edit & Review [4].