How to Create Scoring Group and Target Cache

This guide will look at the initial set-up to for baseline assessments, by creating the scoring group, and the target cache.

1. The first step will be to create the Baseline Scoring Group – This will be used to assign scores to the baseline assessment, as well as any follow up assessments. First, head to Administration > Standard Values > Integrated Baseline Scoring (Within the Education Management Values box) as shown in the screenshot below.

2. This will bring up a box showing any scoring groups already on the system. To create a new group, click Add Group.

3. This will prompt you to give this new group a name – Simply type the desired name and press Save.

4. This group will now be shown within the list, ready for scoring options to be added. Press the pencil icon next to the         newly created scoring group, followed by Add New Score.

5. This will bring up a box where you will input the first scoring option. This will vary depending on your workplace – In this example we will use the scores of ‘Emerging’ ‘Developing’ and ‘Secure’. 

Fill in the details of the first scoring option, including a Numerical Value and Legend Colour for reporting purposes, then press Save. 

NOTE: All scores must have a different numerical value. 

6. By pressing the + next to the scoring group, you can see all the created scoring options. Repeat step 5 until all the necessary scoring options have been created. You can also press the Pencil icon next to a scoring option to open it back up to make any changes or delete. This scoring group is now complete, ready to be added to the Target Cache.

7. Now that our baseline scoring group has been created, the next step is to create a target cache – This is a list of targets that can be measured through the scoring group that you have just created (Or any others you may have on the system). First, head to Administration > Standard Values > Target Cache (Within the Defaults box) as shown in the screenshot below.

8.This gives you a list of all curriculum areas that have been created on your system. To create a new one, click Add Curriculum Area in the top right. 

9. This will prompt you to give the curriculum a name. Also ensure that the Available and Include on integrated baseline checkboxes are both checked. Then select the baseline scoring group from the dropdown menu – In this example, I will select the one I just created. 

Press Save in the bottom right when done.

10. This new curriculum area will now appear in the list – Click on the Curriculum Name to create targets, and / or make any changes from the previous step. 

It is worth noting for later, that pressing the + will show the Core and Subject dropdowns, which you will be populating with targets shortly.

11. This will open a very similar box to step 9, however you can now add a skill area by clicking Add Skill Area followed by your option of choice, depending on if you are adding a Core skill, or a Subject Skill. In this example, I will click Add Core Skill Area.

12. Give your Skill Area a name, as prompted, making sure to select Available, and click Save.

13. As noted in step 10, you can now see this Skill Area within the Core dropdown menu. From here, click Communication (Or whatever your skill area is called to break this down further into skills, which can be repeated again to create targets. 

These targets can also be assigned tags which help in the future for tracking and reporting purposes. 

The screenshots below show how this process looks.

Clicking on the Skill area name allows you to make changes and / or add skills.

Select Add Skill.

Give the Skill a name, and select Available, then save.

The Skill has now been created under the Skill Area which can be clicked again to add targets.

Similarly to before, this will open a box allowing you to edit the Skill or Add Target.

Give the Target a title, add a Tag using the dropdown menu, and press Save.

14. These steps can be repeated as many times as needed, so you can have multiple curriculums, each with their own multiple Skill Areas, Skills, and Targets to be easily assigned to learners going forward.