Working Through the Program
The program is divided into sections based on subject
(math, reading, etc.). Each subject is made up of
Goal of the
Program:
The goal of the program is to “pass” every topic. If
a student passes every topic, he or she has demonstrated proficiency in all
areas tested and is well prepared for the state test.
For
Students: Follow the instructions below to complete the program:
- Login at www.studyisland.com.
- Click on the subject tab (math, reading, etc.).
- PreTest: Click "Pretest" to begin the pretest
for the subject. Ignore this step if the subject you selected does not
have a Pretest. The student must complete at least ten questions in the
Pretest in order to go on to the topics that follow.
- Topics: Once the Pretest is completed, the student may
work through the remainder of the topics in any order. You can also select
more than one topic at a time. To do this, you can check the boxes next to
the topics you wish to study, and then click on the “Start Studying”
button located toward the top right of the screen. You must attempt all
topics before taking the "Post Test”.
- Passing Topics: To pass a topic, you must satisfy the topic's
passing requirements which vary, but are based on a minimum number of
questions answered (usually 10) and a minimum percentage correct (around
70%). You can find the passing parameters for a topic by clicking on the
grade on the left side of the screen, then choosing the subject. Once the
page loads, you will see a list of the topics available for that subject.
Under the column titled Passing Goal are the minimum requirements for
getting a blue ribbon in that topic. The first number is the minimum
number of questions that must be answered, and the second number is the minimum
percentage that must be achieved.
- Blue Ribbons: A Blue Ribbon icon is displayed next to all
passed topics. Your Study Island Administrator can alter the passing
requirements for a student or group of students or allow teachers to use
this function on the School Stats page by enabling it from the admin page.
- Post Test: Once you have attempted all of the topics in
the subject, you have to pass the Post Test before the subject is
complete. In order to unlock the Post Test, you must have completed every
topic AND earned a Blue Ribbon in all but three topics. Teachers may also
assign the Post Test at any time from the Class Manager page. Ignore this
step if the section has no Post Test.
- When you have passed all topics in all sections (math, reading,
etc.), you have completed the program and will be well prepared to take
the state test.
Study Modes
Once the topic(s) to study has been selected, the
mode of study needs to be determined. The choice of study mode does not affect
the academic content seen, just the mode in which it is presented. Please note:
Playing the games WILL affect the students’ scores just as if they were taking
a regular test session. You have the following options: Test Mode, Game Mode,
and Printable Worksheet.
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Test Mode
A test mode session is in standard multiple choice or short
answer format. During the session, use
the mouse to click the letter corresponding to the correct answer. If answered incorrectly, you must keep answering
until you get the question correct. After
clicking the correct answer, click “Explanation” to view an explanation for
this question, or click "Next
Question" to move to the next question.
When the session is complete,
you will be shown the Session Results. You can press "End Study Session" at the bottom of the session
window at any time to end the session and be shown
the Session Results. All session results will be accounted for in your statistics. Do not click the “X” in
the upper right corner of the screen or the back button as data may be lost.
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Game Mode
There
are a number of different games that your students can play within the Study
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Printable Worksheet
You
can use printouts to study when you are away from a computer. If you would like to edit the order of the
questions or add page breaks to customize your worksheets,
click on the link at the top of the worksheet window titled “Open in Microsoft Word (add
page breaks and/or edit questions).” You must have Microsoft Word installed on your
computer to use this feature.
Note: Only the printouts made by
teachers and the administrator will have the answers included at the
bottom.
Do
NOT give your teacher user name and password to your students!
Class Manager
Note: The “Class Page and creation of classes is an optional
feature and IS NOT required to in order to use the
Creating
Classes
Please contact Admin
cwcs@connectingwaters.org to get a teacher’s account and put your students into your “classroom.”
How
do you group students into classes?
o Click on “Class Manager” on the upper left side of
the screen.
o Type the name of the class in the “Class Title” box,
and click “Next.”
o “Preferences” allows a teacher to override some of
the school preferences, if this option has been
enabled by the Study Island Administrator.
o Click on the dropdown box next to “Add Users In
Grade Level:” and select the grade level of the students you wish to add to the class. Although you can only add
students from one grade level at
time, you can repeat this step to add students from other grade levels to the
same class.
o Check off the students you wish to add to the class.
o Scroll to the top or bottom of the screen and click
“Save and Exit”.
How to I
add new students to my “Class?”
o
Additional students may be
added to or removed from an existing class.
o From the main Class Manager screen, find the title of the class to which you
wish to make changes. Then, click on “Edit Class” on the far right on the
same line the class is in. In the new window, towards the bottom left is a
dropdown titled, “Add Users In Grade Level ___. Click on the down arrow to open the
dropdown, select the grade your new student is in (that will open a list of student in that grade). “Check” your student and select “Save &
Exit.
Why would you want to do this?
o It makes viewing student progress easier
o It allows teachers to see class averages
o It allows teachers to send messages to all students
in their class
o It allows teachers to make a class page and class
assignments
School Stats Page
The “School Stats” page can be used by the teachers
to view the progress of their students as the students work through the
program. Parents do not have access to the “School Stats” page. Class reports
listing results for each student, as well as more general class summary reports
can be viewed on this page. Also, a variety of gr
E-mailed
Report Manager (First blue button)
To set up an Automatic Email, go to the School Stats
page and pull the report you want to see each week. For a class report, choose
Class Summary or Class Gradebook. Once the report
generates, click on the blue link at the top titled 'Automatically Email
Report'. A new window will pop up and you can type in your email address and
select when/how often you'd like that report sent.
Printable
User List (Middle Blue Button)
The Printable User List feature gives you a printer
friendly version of the login information for all users in your school. You can
view the entire school roster or view the roster by class by clicking on the
dropdown box in the upper right corner. This is an easy way to look up
students’ passwords if they forget.
ü Class Gradebook
Report
This report lists scores for each
student in the class or grade level selected.
The Class Gradebook
Report has seven formats from which to choose, depending on the information you
wish to find:
o By program broken down by subject – lists each student’s score by the subjects included
in the program selected. Be
sure to select your class (last choice in the drop-down). This report shows the items and scores for all of
the subjects for that grade level.
o By subject broken down by topic – lists scores for each student in the class or grade
level by each topic included
in the subject selected (ELA, Math, Science or Social Studies).
o By subject broken down by reporting category – lists student scores broken down by the state assessment standards (strands).
o By topic –
lists scores for each student by a specified topic in that grade level.
o By subject – lists the average score attained by each student for the entire subject
in that grade level. Includes
Sessions, Time Spent, Correct/Total, % Correct and Grade.
o By program – lists the average score attained by each student for
all subjects combined included in
the specified program (grade level). Includes Sessions, Time Spent, Correct/Total, % Correct and Grade.
o All activity – lists the average score attained by each student for all content areas available (all grade level programs and topics in those
programs). Includes Sessions, Time Spent, Correct/Total, % Correct and
Grade. A helpful report to Auto e-mail
to yourself (see below).
ü Individual
Student Report
This report allows you to view a
report for one specific student. You are able to choose to see the results for
one or all subjects in which they are working.
Additional Features and Information
« Study Island Link from
ES Manual:
Includes Enrollment information,
Parent Letter, Study Island Reference Manual, and Topic and Standards Charts.
« Remedial
Topics (Building Block Topics)
If a student is having difficulty passing in a topic,
a hazard symbol (
) will
The topic that comes up is a remedial topic, also
referred to as a Building Block Topic (
).
It has a lower difficulty level than the topic in which the student was having
trouble. The student can no longer attempt the original topic until he or she
has passed Building Block Topic. Passing the Building Block Topic is
represented by a white ribbon ( 
). Once the building block topic is passed,
the student will need to go back and pass (get a blue ribbon 
)
the on-grade-level
topic as well.
« How To View Missed Problems in
ü From the Teacher’s log-in:
- Go to the School Stats page
- For Report Type: select Class Gradebook Report
- For Gradebook Format:
Select By Topic
- For Select a Class: Choose your class (your name
at the bottom)
- For Select a Program: Choose the grade level
- For Select a Subject: Choose those from the drop-down
- For Select a Topic: Choose the topic you are
interested in (Pretest)
- Click “View Report”
- You will now have a list of your student's with
their score for the Pretest. To see what each student missed you must
click onto one of their scores (% Correct). A new window will pop up and
you will see 'view missed' on the far right. Click here to see what questions were
missed
ü From the Student’s log-in:
- The student logs in and chooses the subject from the tab on the
top.
- This shows the sections they have completed and the
number/percentage they missed.
- The student clicks on the score in each section, and it opens
another box that shows the session dates they worked in that section.
- Go to the far right and click on "View Missed." It shows
them the exact problems they missed and the correct (and wrong) answers.
« To View or
E-Mail the Individual Subject Report
(the page as the student sees it):
- Go to the School Stats page and select an
Individual Student Report:
- Select a Class (yours)
- Select a Student
- Select a Program (grade level)
- Select a Subject
- To see the list of sessions: Click on Time Spent.
View or Delete specific sessions, if desired (see below) or View Missed (far right)
- To see how much time was spent working in
1. Complete steps 1 – 4 above for an Individual Student
Report
2. Filter By Date – click the box and enter the dates
desire
3. Click on View Report
- To
e-mail the report: Complete
steps 1 – 3 above, after clicking “View Report” a window will open. Select Automatically
E-Mail Report and fill in the information.
- To see which standard was worked on:
1. Under Topic (Numbered items on left), click
on Standard. A pop-up will
2. Correlations to the California State Standards of all grade levels topics
« To Delete
Statistics: (for instance, from previous years or specific sessions)
- Go to the School Stats page and select an
Individual Student Report:
- Choose the Class
- Student
- Program
- Subject
- Click View Report.
- Delete certain sessions only by clicking on the
number of sessions that corresponds with the topic in question (under the
Sessions column). A new window will pop up. Check the box next to the
session you wish to delete and click on the link above titled 'Remove
Checked Sessions'.
- Delete entire topics by checking off the box to
the left of the topic title and then clicking Remove Checked Records.
« For Use With Scantron SLO’s:
- Generate the SLO’s
from Scantron.
- Select the area that the student needs the most
help in and note the grade level and standard.
- Have the student log in to his student account.
- Select the desired grade level on the left.
- Select the subject (from the tabs at the top or
click on the subject)
- Using the Study Island Topics and Standards pages from the ES Manual, select the topic that correlates with the SLO.
- More than one topic can be selected at a time.