Create Assessment Model

Creating an Assessment Model can be done in two ways:

1. Import Assessment Model

2. Add Assessment Model

1. Import Assessment Model

The first way an Admin can create a new template is by importing via the ‘Import New Assessment Model’ button on the Assessment Models page. After selecting the import action, the pop-up window allows the Admin to import completed Assessment Models. 

1.1 Export Template

The Admin can export a formatted Assessment Model template on the same pop-up window. Specifications of the Assessment Model may be added by following the Assessment Model structure template.

By default, the template comprises empty fields for a third-level assessment. The user can delete the third-level field If an assessment requires only two fields.

Below is the screenshot of the Template Import page with feature details:

2. Add Assessment Model

The Admin can also create a new template through the application by selecting the ‘Add Assessment Model’ action and providing the required details for the following three sections:

• Model Properties

• Model Scoring

• Model Structure

2.1 Model Properties

The Model Properties page contains the following required fields:

• Title

• Version

• Summary

• Description

The Admin must fill in the above-stated properties of the Assessment Model to continue. Once completed, the Admin may save their progress or continue to the Model Scoring Page.

2.2 Model Scoring

The Model Scoring page allows the Admin to define custom scoring criteria.

Selecting the ‘Add’ button inserts a new score value in relation to the designated step value. The ‘Step Value’ determines the increment of new score values.

(Ex. Step Value of 2 adds the values in the order of 1, 3, 5, 7…)

Once the desired score values have been added to the Assessment Model, the Admin must fill in the title and description of each score. The title can be added by selecting the empty slots within the title column. Selecting the ‘Edit Description’ button opens a pop-up window displaying the score value and title. The Admin can add or modify the score description within the ‘Edit Description’ pop-up window. To finish editing the score description, press the ‘Submit’ button.

2.3 Model Structure

Pellustro supports both second-level and third-level Assessment Model Structures as given below:

• Level 1: Category of questions

• Level 2: Sub-Category

• Level 3: Individual questions including capabilities

Second-level structures only use levels one and three; bypassing the second level.

To begin adding levels of questions to the Assessment Model, select the ‘Add Question’ action to start adding question details.

The required attributes within the ‘Add Question’ template are as follows:

• Key (Question number)

• Title

• Short title

• Description

• Scored

Key: The ‘Key’ is the numeric identifier of the question and indicates whether the question is level: 1, 2, or 3. The key (or question number) in the example below is ‘2.2.4’, which indicates the following:

• This is a capability question in the third level (X.X.X) 

• This question is within the sub-category ‘2.2’ (X.X.X)

• This question is under is category ‘2’ (X.X.X)

Key(cont.): Below is a second example, differentiating between levels 1, 2, and 3.

    Ex. Focusing on the outlined boxes in the ‘Question #’ column below: 

• The level 1 ‘Category’ in this case is the single digit ‘1’

• The level-2 ‘Sub-Category’ is ‘1.1’ (the first sub-category of ‘1’)

• The level-3 ‘Capability’ is ‘2.1.1’ (the first question of category ‘2’)

Short Title: The ‘Short Title’ should be an abbreviated or condensed summary of the Category, Sub-Category, or Capability title. The ‘Short Title’ is used within the assessment Analytics page to represent the respective question. This is a required field and has a text limit of 60 characters.

Description: The ‘Description’ provides complete details of the question to help participants understand the context of a select question. It is mandatory for each level and has no text limit.

Scored Checkbox:

• Enabled: The question has a score associated with it.

• Disabled: The question becomes a category associated with it.

Customize Score Description: Explain the meaning of the score in the context of the question.

Reference: The Admin can add a ‘Reference’ identification number to a question linking it to the original question source. It is not a  mandatory field and has a text limit of 20 characters.

3. Template Preview

The Admin can preview the most recently saved version of the Assessment Model at any point by selecting the ‘Preview’ button.

Below is a screenshot of the Assessment Model Preview page with feature details:

• Model Structure Summary: Shows the number of total Categories (Level 1), Sub-Categories (Level 2), and Questions (Level 3) within the Assessment Model. 

• Expand and Collapse: The plus sign allows the Admin to expand the model, which shows all of the subsidiary Sub-Categories and Capabilities of the Categories. The minus sign allows the Admin to collapse the model.

• Descriptions - The description icon shows the description assigned to each Category, Sub-Categories, and Questions while creating the Assessment Model.

4. Export Assessment Model

The Admin can export the most recently saved version of an Assessment Model at any point by clicking the ‘Export Assessment Model’ action. Pressing the export button automatically downloads an Assessment Model template document with the most recently saved version of the Assessment Model in progress.

The Assessment Model template file contains four sheets:

• Introduction

• Assessment Properties

• Scoring Level

• Question Template

Introduction: The Introduction sheet provides descriptive, step-by-step instructions for the Admin regarding creating an Assessment Model externally via spreadsheet.

Assessment Properties: Similar to the ‘Model Properties’ page, the Assessment Properties sheet allows the Admin to customize the primary defining attributes of the Assessment Model.

Scoring Level: Similar to the ‘Model Scoring’ page, the Scoring Level sheet allows the Admin to designate score values, titles, and descriptions.

Question Template: Similar to the ‘Model Structure’ page, the Question Template sheet allows the admin to customize all attributes corresponding to questions and categories within the Assessment Model.

For more information on Pellustro and it's features, go to https://pellustro.freshdesk.com/support/solutions