How to Review Items Submitted for Approval

When an item is submitted for approval, it must be approved at each review level within a review group in order to be finalized. Review group members with the appropriate review level permissions can choose to approve the submitted items or send them back for revision.

You can apply filters on the Items tab to see which items are available for you to review. You can click beside the name of an item to display its current review status.

1.To see which items are available to review, do either of the following:

• On the Dashboard, click the Review Items link.
• On the Items tab, mark the Items to Review checkbox in the Filters panel and click Apply Filters.

The filtered Items tab will display only the items that are available for you to review.

2.Click Edit under the name of the item that you wish to review.

3.Review the item's content and properties. If the item is machine scored, you can preview the item and use the Item Score button to ensure the item is accurately scoring valid and invalid responses.

4.Optional: If the item requires minor revision, you can click Edit in the toolbar and then modify its content and properties by following the same procedure used to fill out templates for new items.

5.In the review panel on the right, either approve the item or send it back for revision:

• For items in the final review level only: From the Select an Approval Destination drop-down, select where the item should be sent once approved:
  • Add to Author’s Personal Library: This option will send the item to the original author’s personal items library once you approve it. It will only be available for that author, unless they choose to share it with other educators directly.
  • Process and Add to Shared Library: This option will add the item to the TFAR State Library, which is available to every user in the state.
• If the item is ready to move to the next review level, click Approve. Depending on the item’s current status, it will either move up to the next review level in Authoring or be sent to the option you selected from the Select an Approval Destination drop-down.
• If the item requires major revision, submit a comment in the provided field and then click Needs Revision to return the item to its original author, who can revise and resubmit it.