How to create a pre-assessment in Flint | Flint help center

How to create a pre-assessment in Flint

Learn how to create a pre-assessment in Flint for standardized testing and determine student skills.

Written by Sun Paik
May 7, 2026

Table of contents

  1. Why create a pre-assessment in Flint?
  2. How do you create a pre-assessment in Flint?
  3. What if I already administered the pre-assessment?

Why create a pre-assessment in Flint?

There are three main reasons creating pre-assessments can be impactful while using the Flint platform:

  1. To measure how Flint supports student learning during the ADEK pilot
  2. To establish a baseline score before students fully learn a unit
  3. To give the same activity again later as a post-assessment to measure improvement over time.

How do you create a pre-assessment in Flint?

Go to app.flintk12.com.

This will take you to the homepage, where you can chat with Sparky.

Tell Sparky you want to create a pre-assessment.

📌 Here is a message template: “I want to create a pre-assessment for my [Grade Level] [Class Name] class. It should be 10 multiple-choice questions that test their current knowledge of [Unit], and the goal should be to assess their knowledge on [Unit].”

Attach any relevant material.

This includes materials like your lesson plan, readings, or syllabi. You can add attachments by dragging and dropping a file into the chat window or clicking the paperclip icon.

Press enter or click the send icon.

Click “Start Activity Builder.”

📌 Note: Before you see the button at the bottom of your screen, Sparky may ask you some follow-up questions to get more context on the unit in order to make the best pre-assessment possible.

Tell Sparky the activity should be graded as a percentage.

You'll then be directed to the activity builder for the pre-assessment activity. In the chat window, tell Sparky, "The activity should be graded as a percentage."

Wait until Sparky has updated the activity.

Click "Create activity."

Share the activity with your students.

What if I already administered the pre-assessment?

No worries! All you have to do is calculate the percentage score by dividing the number of correct answers by the total number of questions asked.