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Exporting Assessments

Illinois Compass Assessments can be exported into a .zip folder that can be stored on your computer. The .zip folder can then be uploaded back into an Illinois Compass course site.
Please Note: Respondus users can use Respondus to save assessments and import them into new Compass course sites.

In the Build tab, go to the Content Inventory sub-tab and select Assessments.

Screenshot of Content Inventory and Assessments

You can select assessments individually to download, or you can download all of your assessments at once. To get all assessments, be sure to edit your paging so that all assessments are visible on one page. Select Edit Paging and use a number high enough to guarantee that all of your assessments will appear on one page.

Screenshot of Edit Paging button

Screenshot of Edit Paging

Select the Check All box in order to select all of your assessments.

Screenshot of select all assessments button

Assessments will be bundled into a .zip file. Give the file a name.

Screenshot of name .zip file

The File Browser window will pop-up. Select Choose Current Folder.

Screenshot of Choose Current Folder button

An "Export Progress" activity bar will appear.

Screenshot of Export Progress status bar

When the export is complete, you will see an Export Log. If the export is successful, click Return.

Screenshot of Export Log

Go to the Basic View tab and click on File Manager.

Screenshot of Basic View and File Manager button

Select your assessments file. Click Download.

Screenshot of select assessment .zip file

You can choose to either save your .zip file to your computer, or open it. We recommend that you save the file to you computer and keep it as a .zip file until you need to upload it back into an Illinois Compass course site.

Screenshot of save assessments .zip file

Importing Assessments into Your Course Site on the Upgraded Illinois Compass  

Log in to the New Illinois Compass. Click on your course site and select the Build tab.

Screenshot of Build tab

Go to Manage Course.

Screenshot of Manage Course button

Select Import.

Screenshot of Import button

The "Get Files" window will pop-up. Select My Computer.

Screenshot of My Computer tab

Find your .zip file and select Open.

Screenshot of select file

Once your import is complete, you'll get a confirmation message. Click Return.

Screenshot of Import confirmation page

Go to Assessments. Your should see your imported assessments.

Screenshot of Assessments button