Assessment Mode

Who can use this?

👤 Assessment Mode is available for Teachers.

👤 Requires a Kami paid plan.

What is Assessment Mode?

Assessment Mode allows teachers to create new assignments in Kami as assessments. With this mode, teachers gain more control over the work they assign to students— useful for summative assessments or similar activities!

In Assessment Mode, you can:

Enable the Due Date feature with a countdown timer.
Change your assignments' due date and time.
Automatically receive all students' work once the time is up.
Access all student files upon submission.

Return graded work to students using Kami's built-in Return and Return all buttons.

How does this work on the student's side?

For students, working on an assignment in Assessment Mode will look the same as any other assignment; they can manually submit their work in Kami using the Submit button in the top Navigation bar.

However, if a due date was set and has passed before the student can submit, Kami will automatically submit their work on their behalf and notify the student.

After submitting, students will lose access to view or edit their work and will be redirected to the Kami Dashboard if they attempt to open the assignment. They'll regain access only after the teacher returns the assignment, but will not be able to resubmit the same assignment.

📝 Assessment Mode is currently available for Google Classroom Add-on, and the Canvas and Schoology external tools.

Enabling Assessment Mode

When creating a new Kami assignment, you can select the Assessment Mode check box to enable it in the assignment settings.

Assessment mode option in Assignment settings

Selecting a due date (optional)

The Due Date feature allows teachers to set a specific time and date to end the assessment.

Due Date setting in Assessment mode assignments

When you set a Due Date, a countdown timer to that date/time will appear on your student's menu bar.

Kami will automatically submit all assignments to the teacher when the time's up.

You can also change the assigned due date at any time before the original due date has passed. The steps for this vary depending on the LMS used, so refer to the steps for each below:

Editing the due date for Schoology assignments:

Select your assignment.
In the Schoology Assignment Menu, click Settings.
Change the assignment deadline.

Settings button in Schoology Assignment menu

Editing the due date for Canvas assignments

Select your assignment.
Go to Edit Assignment
Select the Settings Sliders icon.
Select Canvas settings.
Change the assignment deadline.

Real-time Monitoring with Assessment Mode

We suggest enabling Real-time Monitoring and Assessment Mode when using Kami with Canvas or Schoology, which allows teachers to view student work in real-time and leave helpful feedback. Note: This feature is enabled by default in Schoology.