Creating a Custom Assessment – eduCLIMBER

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This lesson will guide you through creating custom assessments in your eduCLIMBER system.

Required Permissions Configure Assessment Manager

Where to Start

Select System Configuration.

Choose Assessments.
Select "Add" to create a new assessment group.

Enter a name for the new assessment group.
Select Create.

Add Parent and Child Assessments

Open the new Assessment Group > Add Assessments.

Name the assessment.
Assign the Category.
Determine the Assessment Type (Both standard assessments and progress monitoring can be added to Custom Assessments - if both are selected a "Test Date" column will appear on the Score Entry Page).
Select Save Assessment.

Add additional assessments using the New button.
Assign a parent assessment by double-selecting the blank space under the Parent Name column for the assessment you would like to add a parent to.

Parent/Child Hierarchy (subskills) - tests can have main overall score(s) (Parents) and sub-scores (Child). Take a look at Assessment Calculation Types to learn more.

Adding Windows

1. Navigate back to the main assessment configuration page to Add Windows.

Create multiple windows at once by entering a number into the text field.
Enter the name(s) of the window(s).
Re-order the window using the 6 dot dragger.
Select Save when done.

Add additional windows by selecting New.

Adding Score Details

Open the Score Details tab and select New.

Enter a Display Name for the score detail.
Enter a Description.
Select Save.

Score details will show on any spreadsheet view (data walls) and when a chart is selected to drill down.

Adding Score Displays

Open the Score Displays tab and select New.

Enter the Numerical Value (the value that comes in on the imported file/ also the value that calculates into the parent score).
Enter what the numeric value should Display As.
Use the slider to exclude the score from eduCLIBER calculations.
Use the slider to exclude the score from all areas of eduCLIMBER.
Select Save.

Score details will show on any spreadsheet view (data walls) and when a chart is selected to drill down.