Competency Assessment Details

This page is used by assessors to provide Assessment The process by which an Assessor or student evalautes a student's competency by comparing observed performance against a defined set of performance indicators to determine a proficiency level. details and to add items to the Personal Development Plan for a student.

Changes you make on this page are made as a Pending assessment.  You must "commit" the changes on the My Competencies page to place the changes permanently on the student's development plan.  For more information on committing changes, please see the discussion of "Saving vs. Committing" on the My Competencies page.

Navigation

This page contains two tabs.  

Step 1 - Assess

The first tab is used to enter the assessment.  At the top of this tab the Proficiency Levels are displayed.  As you hover your mouse over each level, the name of the Proficiency Level Proficiency Levels are the measurement criteria against which a student is assessed for a given Competency. is displayed.  The Target Proficiency Level is indicated by a gold star. Click one of the proficiency levels to select that level as the student's current assessed level.  You can click the Proficiency Indicators Proficiency Indicators are measurable/observable behaviors used to assess which Proficiency Level a student has achieved (or needs to achieve) for a given Competency. link to display a pop-up window that will list the indicators.  If you change your mind after selecting a proficiency level, you can just click the red "X" next to the proficiency levels group and it will clear your selection.

Once you have selected a proficiency level, you may enter a comment.  Please note that if you clear your proficiency level selection the comments box will be disabled and your comments will not save; you can only save comments when you have selected a proficiency level.  You may also enter the Next Assessment Date.  This is the date by which the student should be re-assessed.

Step 2 - Plan

Once you have provided an assessment on the "Step 1 - Assess" tab, you may proceed to the "Step 2 - Plan" tab.  On this tab you can assign items for the student to complete in order to improve their Proficiency Level Proficiency Levels are the measurement criteria against which a student is assessed for a given Competency. on a competency.  Each type of assignment is discussed in the next section.

Development Plan Items

Tasks

You can assign a task for the student by clicking the Add Task button. Or, to edit an existing Task simply click the edit icon () in the task's row of the grid. Then enter the following:

1. Fill in the name of the task.
2. Select an Importance Level for the task.
3. Select a target date for the completion of the task by the student.
4. Once the student has completed the task, you can fill in the Completion Date.  If the task is not yet complete, just leave the Completion Date blank.
5. If the student can record completion of the task, check the "Student Can Credit" box.  
6. Optionally, you can provide a description of the task.
7. Click the OK button to save the new task.

Resources

You can add a Resource Source of information that can be assigned by an Assessor to a student's Development Plan as a means to build proficiency in a competency. for the student by clicking the Add Resource button. Or, to edit an existing Resource simply click the edit icon () in the resource's row of the grid.  There are two ways to select resources to assign to students.

• Resource Search
  Click the Select Resource... button to display the Resource Search page.  This is the easiest way to locate a resource.  It will display a list of resources that have been associated with the competency your are assessing.
  
• Use Autocomplete
  First select a Resource Category, Resource Type and Resource Site.  Then, in the Resource Name field, begin typing the name of the resource you wish to assign.  The Resource Name field is an autocomplete A feature that automatically predicts the remaining characters of a word or phrase in a field, displaying a list of values that meet the characters entered by the user. field; type at least three characters of the resource name to get a list of resources that match your entry.

After you have selected your resource using one of the methods above, you may enter the remaining data about your resource assignment.

1. You may enter a title for the resource.  This will display instead of the Resource Name in the student's development plan.  If you leave the Title blank, the resource name will display in the development plan.
2. Select an Importance Level for the assigned resource.
3. Select a target date for the completion of the resource by the student.
4. Once the student has completed the required interaction with the resource, you can fill in the Completion Date.  If the resource is not yet complete, just leave the Completion Date blank.
5. If the student can record completion of the resource, check the "Student Can Credit" box.  
6. Optionally, you can provide a description of the resource.
7. Click the OK button to save the new resource.

Courses

You can add a course for the student to complete by clicking the Add Course button.  Or, to edit an existing Course simply click the edit icon () in the course's row of the grid. There are three ways to select courses to assign to students.

• Course Search
  Click the Select Course... button to view the Course Search window.  This is the easiest way to locate a course.
  
• Use Course Code Autocomplete
  The Course Code field is an autocomplete A feature that automatically predicts the remaining characters of a word or phrase in a field, displaying a list of values that meet the characters entered by the user. field.  Select the course site and then enter at least the first three characters of the course code to display the autocomplete list.
  
• Use Course Title Autocomplete
  The Course Title field is an autocomplete A feature that automatically predicts the remaining characters of a word or phrase in a field, displaying a list of values that meet the characters entered by the user. field.  Select the course site and then enter at least the first four characters of the course title to display the autocomplete list.

Deleting Items on the Development Plan

To delete items from the development plan, select the items in the grid by checking the box in the first column.  To select or deselect all items, click the box in the first column header row.  After you have selected the items to delete click the Delete button on the page.  Learner will then ask you to confirm the delete request; click OK to confirm the request and delete the selected items.

Gravatars

If the student you are assessing has a Gravatar A free, globally recognized "avatar". This is an image or photo that follows you from site to site and displays by your name on blogs and other web sites that support Gravatars. You can register for a gravatar at www.gravatar.com. In Learner, we use gravatars to display pictures of students on various pages accessed by supervisors or assessors. , it will display on this page.