Assessment

In this step you will learn how to:

• Customize pre-assessment respondent instructions.
• Preview the list of subjects assigned to each respondent.
• Prepare and distribute assessments using two media types:  paper and web.
• Collect and track completed assessments.

Terms used when working with assessments include:

Assessment – The process of giving and receiving feedback about observed behaviors, using categories of survey items, rating scales and comments.  An assessment can also be the compilation of a specific person’s feedback.

Respondent media – The means by which an assessment is distributed and completed.

Paper assessment – The assessment file created on paper for respondents who do not have access to a computer. Respondents complete the assessment by hand, and the administrator enters the data.

Web assessment – An assessment file uploaded to a web server for completion by respondents.

Data entry - The process by which the administrator enters the data from a paper assessment.