How to Join & Take a Common Assessment: For Students

This guide will walk you through how to join and complete a Common Assessment on Wayground. The process is straightforward, so you can stay focused on your test.

How to join a Common Assessment session

Your teacher will guide you on how to access the assessment. You’ll usually join in one of these ways:

• From your Wayground Dashboard: After logging in, you’ll see a notification for the assessment if it has been assigned to your Wayground, Clever, or ClassLink class. Click on 'Start Assessment' to join

• From your LMS class page: If the assessment is assigned through Google Classroom, Canvas, or Schoology, click on the assessment link posted on your LMS class page

After clicking the link, you’ll enter the assessment lobby. Wait here until your teacher admits you to the session. 

Using the LockDown browser

If your assessment requires LockDown browser, you’ll see a prompt when you join.

• Installation: If it’s not already installed, follow the guided steps to download and install it

• Pre-test Check: Use the test button on the launch screen to confirm your device is ready

• Secure environment: Once inside, you won’t be able to visit other websites, open apps, or copy/print content

Answering questions

While taking the Common Assessment, you have several tools to help you navigate and manage your answers during the session:

• Skip: If you are unsure about a question, click on 'Next' to move forward. Unanswered questions will be marked so you can return later

• Mark for Review: If you want to review an item before submitting, click on the 'Mark for review' button. This will flag the question and make it easy to find when you review your work at the end of the session

• Submit: Once you have answered all questions and are confident in your responses, click on the 'Submit Test' button to submit your assessment responses

Resuming a paused session

If your teacher pauses the assessment or you close the window by mistake, your progress will be saved.

To resume the Common Assessment session:

1. Return to the Common Assessment session using the same link or dashboard notification

2. Wait to be re-admitted by your teacher

3. Resume right where you left off

Note: You cannot resume if your teacher has ended your attempt or if you’ve already submitted. In those cases, you would need to start a fresh attempt and be admitted by your teacher.

Learn more:

• An Introduction to Common Assessments by Wayground
• Roles and Permissions for Common Assessments
• Create a Common Assessment: For Admins & Coordinators
• Managing and Monitoring Common Assessments: For Admins & Coordinators
• Administering a Common Assessment in Your Class: For Teachers