Yes! Students can absolutely retake assessments in InnerOrbit.
You have a few flexible options depending on your goal:
Retakes help you focus on progress and sensemaking Here’s how to make the most of them:
🔁 Unsubmit for a Quick Redo in Real Time
If a student is rocketing through the assessment too quickly, you can unsubmit their answers to allow them to review and make changes.
💡 Pro Tip: The student’s original score won’t be saved once you unsubmit. To compare performance across attempts, save the score first by jotting it down or taking a quick screenshot.
How to Unsubmit an Assessment:
Navigate to the Reports tab.
Select View the Full Report for the assessment.
In the Administration column, click Unsubmit next to the student’s name.
Confirm the action — you’ll see Submit Incomplete reappear once it’s successful.
After You Unsubmit
The assessment reappears on the student’s dashboard.
They’ll see Continue Where You Left Off.
All prior answers will reappear for them to review or update.
🧩 Duplicate and Assign a New Retake Version
If you want to reassess after instruction or intervention, you can easily create a retake version of the assessment.
How to Create a Duplicate Assessment
Go to the Library tab.
Find the original assessment.
Click the three dots (⋮) → Make a Copy to Modify.
Rename the duplicate — this is now your retake version!
(Optional) Click Edit Quiz to add or adjust questions.
💡 Pro Tip: To evaluate transfer of learning, design a new assessment that features a different phenomenon while assessing the same NGSS Performance Expectation(s). This reveals whether students can apply their understanding across contexts.
🎯 Assign Retakes to Specific Students
If you’ve duplicated an assessment or created a new retake assessment, you can assign it to specific students or groups who need another try.
How to Assign to Individuals or Groups
Open the retake assessment to review the Assign view.
Choose your class roster.
Use the Lock icon to control who gets access:
🟢 Unlocked (Green): Access granted
🔴 Locked (Red): Visible but not accessible
🎥 Want to see it in action? Check out our Assigning Assessments video.
📊 Analyze Growth Between Assessments
Tracking growth helps you celebrate student progress and refine instruction. You'll be able to compare growth between assessments if you first followed the steps in:
InnerOrbit has two stellar tools to help you analyze retake data:
Gradebook Report
View side-by-side results of the original assessment and the retake.
Navigate to the Reports tab and select Gradebook.
Compare student performance from both attempts to see progress at a glance.
In this view, you can effortlessly compare student performance data from the original assessment to the retake, providing a clear picture of their growth.
Dimensions Report
Explore NGSS-aligned insights to see how student understanding evolved across dimensions:
Navigate to the Reports tab and select Dimensions Report.
Filter the data:
Choose the specific assessment(s) you want to analyze.
Narrow results by specific students or rosters if needed.
Steps to Compare:
Original Assessment: Review the dimensions data from the first attempt.
Retake: Examine the retake data to see the impact of your remediation.
Compare: Assess growth, address remaining gaps, and identify areas needing further support.
Need more help?
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