What is a Probe in Mastery Measurement and how do I create one?

A probe measures a specific, achievable, relevant skill that helps a student progress toward a larger goal. These ten-question probes serve as a basis for measuring progress on skills sequentially throughout the year. Classworks utilizes human-in-the-loop AI to simplify and streamline the probe process for you.

Video Tutorial

Step-by-Step Guidance

Click on the name of the Mastery Measure where you want to create the probe

Click “Add Probe” in the top right corner

Add details about the short-term objective that the probe will measure

Name the probe: This is a short title and will be displayed to the student and appear on reports

Choose the "Mastery" percent: Choose 70%, 80% or 90% as the target score the student should score above to demonstrate proficiency or mastery of the skill

Choose the grade level equivalent: Choose the grade level that Wittly ^TM should use when generating the questions included in the weekly probes

Describe the topic or objective of the probe. Be specific and descriptive:

Describe the style of multiple-choice questions that are included in the weekly probes
Include your state standard code and information about how the questions should be structured
- Ex: one step, two step, which operations, what type of texts
Include information about the student's interests to increase engagement or interest with the questions

Click "Generate"

After clicking “Generate,” Witty by Classworks^TM generative AI will generate sample questions for you to consider. These samples are based on the description you provided.

Review these exemplar questions and determine if they meet your criteria.

Click Edit to revise your description if none of the exemplar questions meet your needs

Check at least 3 of the exemplar questions that best meet your needs

Then click “Save”

After clicking “Save,” you will see this screen

The annual goal you are measuring is described at the top of the screen.To revise the description, click “Edit”

The student's weekly performance is automatically graphed

The title and grade level equivalence of the short-term objective (weekly probe) are shown underneath the graph section of the screen

Manage the short-term objective (weekly probe) by clicking on the three dots to the right of the description

Stop the probe to end the weekly checks, and retain the student's data
Delete the probe to remove student data