Standards-Based Gradebook Validation – eduCLIMBER

Standards-Based Gradebook data is imported to eduCLIMBER either manually or via SFTP. Once imported, there may be numerous validations that need to be completed in order for the data to be aligned and visualized properly. The 'standards' are validated and then viewed as 'assessments' in eduCLIMBER. This lesson guides districts through validating their Standards-Based Gradebook data.

Before You Begin

This lesson begins assuming an Assessment Group and Parent Assessments have been created for the standards to be assigned as 'assessments' to. If these have not been created, please take a look at Creating a Custom Assessment.

Where to Start

Select Uploads from the left side menu.

Image of Upload Files module with the Needing Validations section marked as step 2

Select Needing Validation.

Image of Upload row in validation with selection of any part of that row marked as step 3

Double-select anywhere within the upload row that needs to be validated to open the validation window.

Image of Validation Pop up with the search bar marked as step 5, checkboxes marekd as step 5, actions button marked as step 6, and Create Assessment marked as step 7

Enter a standard's category/name into the search bar to filter for similar standards.
Use the checkboxes to select standards that should be parented by the same assessment.
Select Actions.
Select Create Assessment.

Image of the Create Assessment pop up with the category drop down marked as step 8, parent assessment drop down marked as step 9, and create button marked as step 10

Use the dropdown menu to select a Category.
- Categories are defaulted in eduCLIMBER. If a district would like to adjust the Categories to visualize with additional or different terms, please Contact Support.
Use the dropdown menu to select a Parent Assessment.
- Parent assessments may be included in the file to import with the standard. If so, they will appear under the Parent Assessment column on the validation screen.
- If not included in the file, Parent Assessments can either be:
  - Added manually to the Assessment Group during validation by selecting the previously created Parent from the dropdown.
  - Created later (do not select anything in the Parent Assessment dropdown) by following these directions.
Select Create.

After all standards have been validated, the upload will automatically continue processing. If there are standards that were not validated and should therefore not be added/mapped in eduCLIMBER, select the Set Ready button to bypass those validations and prompt the file to process.

Next Steps

Now that the Standards-Based Gradebook has been validated, take a look at Understanding Academic Charts.