Questions for self assessments are directly associated to sub areas in Profession Path. Access to the Manage Question page is through the Manage Sub Area page.
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Tip:Ensure your questions allow learners to self assess their proficiency in an area against a 4-point Likert scale framework. They can select from the following ratings range: Emerging, Developing, Proficient and Exceeding. |
To create a question
- Navigate to the Manage Sub Area page for the sub area where you want to add questions.
- From the Questions tab, click Add New Question.
- Enter your question in the Question Text* field.
- Click Save. After saving the text, you can view your question as it appears to learners in the self assessment.
- Add Recommendations to the question to provide feedback to learners in the self assessment.
To edit a question
- Navigate to the Manage Sub Area page for a sub area that has questions you want to edit.
- In the Questions tab, click on the text of the question to edit. Alternately, select Edit from the Question Actions context menu.
- Do any of the following:
- Edit the Question Text* field. Click Save. After saving the text, you can view your question as it appears to learners in the self assessment.
Select Edit from the Recommendation Actions context menu to edit a recommendation associated with the sub area.
- Select Add Existing Recommendation from the Add Recommendation drop-down menu. From the Add Existing Recommendations window, edit the Ratings Range*, Search or Filter by category, then select the check box for the recommendation you want to add. Click Save.
- Select Create New Recommendation from the Add Recommendation drop-down menu. From the New Recommendation page, enter the Recommendation Text*, Category* and Ratings Range*. Click Save and Close.
- If changes impact users, select Mark as Major Change before saving.
After new questions and recommendations are added, learners receive a notification to retake assessments from Update Alerts (the bell icon).
To duplicate a question
- Navigate to the Manage Sub Area page for a sub area that has questions.
- In the Questions tab, select Duplicate from the Question Actions context menu for the question you want to duplicate.
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Note: Associated recommendations from the question you duplicate are transferred to the duplicated question. |
To reorder questions
You can reorder questions within each sub area to ensure they appear to learners in the correct sequence during self assessments.
- Navigate to the Manage Sub Area page for a sub area that has questions.
- In the Questions tab, drag and drop the questions into the order you want.
Add recommendations to questions from sub areas
After you create and save a question, you can add recommendations to it from the Manage Sub Area page. For more information about managing recommendations and their associated categories and ratings, refer to Manage Recommendations in Profession Path.
To add recommendations to questions from a sub area
- Navigate to the Manage Sub Area page for a sub area.
- In the Questionstab, click on the text of the question to edit. Alternately, select Edit from the Question Actions context menu.
- Select Add Existing Recommendation from the Add Recommendation drop-down menu. From the Add Existing Recommendations window, edit the Ratings Range*, Search or Filter by category, then select the check box for the recommendation you want to add. Click Save.
- Select Create New Recommendation from the Add Recommendation drop-down menu. From the New Recommendation page, enter the Recommendation Text*, Category* and Ratings Range*. Click Save and Close.