Standard/Outcome Report

Standard/Outcome Report

This an assessment report which maps the performance levels from disparate rubrics to common performance levels, then aggregates the data for all rubrics across the selected standards/outcomes. The assessment data comes from the assessment of course assignments and document review submissions. The report allows assessed data to be filtered by many criteria including rubric, assessment type (summative or formative), assessment status (draft or final), term, gender, etc.

To create a Standard/Outcome Report:

  1. Click the Tools tab located at the top of the screen
  2. Go to the Reports tab, click the New button and select Standard/Outcome Report under the category --C1 only--
  3. Enter a Title
  4. Add Description (optional)
  5. Check the box to make this report available in the ExhibitCenter (Optional)
  6. All the standard sets which have been aligned to rubrics in the selected domain are available in the Standard Set dropdown list. Select the set which contains the standards you wish to include. Only one set can be selected on this screen

    A Standard/Outcome Report page showing general information fields for entering a title and description, institutional information, and a dropdown menu for selecting a standard set.
  7. You can either Add the Entire Set or Refine Standards and search for specific standards within a set

    A Standard Set selection screen showing the chosen standard set labeled CACREP‑2016, with options to cancel, add the entire set, or refine standards.
  8. Option 1: Click the button to Add the Entire Set
  9. Click Finish Defining Standards. Additional Standard Sets can be added at this time by selecting from the Standard Set dropdown menu

    A Standard/Outcome Report page showing a selected standard set labeled CACREP‑2016, a table listing the added standards with columns for standard set, standard, and description, the total number of standards added, an option to remove items, and an option to finish defining standards button highlighted.
  10. The total number of scored rubric documents aligned to defined standards will be displayed on this screen
  11. Option 2: Click the button from the Standard/Outcome home screen to Refine Standard(s)

    A Refine Standards screen for the CACREP‑2016 standard set showing a keyword search field, instructions for searching standards, and options to cancel or search.
  12. Search Standard by Keyword to select specific standard(s) within a set
  13. Click the Search button

    A Refine Standards screen for the CACREP‑2016 standard set showing a keyword search field with the term 'Student', a results area indicating one result found, a table listing the matching standard with columns for standard and description, a selectable checkbox, and an option to add selected standards, along with options to cancel or search.
  14. Select the specific standards that you would like to add to the report by checking the box next to the standard and click the Add Selected Standard(s) button
  15. Click Finish Defining Standards

    A Standard/Outcome Report page showing the selected CACREP‑2016 standard set, a total standards added count, and a table listing the added standard with its standard identifier and description, along with an option to finish defining standards.

    The total number of scored rubric documents aligned to defined standards will be displayed on this screen.

  16. Select the rubrics to be included by clicking the checkbox in the left column

    An Assessment Rubrics section showing a message indicating the total number of scored rubric documents that contain the defined standards, with a table listing each rubric’s associated standards, assessment document name, rubric title, creator, rubric source, and rubric levels, along with options to add optional filters and finish selecting rubrics.
  17. If desired, optional reporting criteria can be defined by clicking the Add Optional Filters button
  18. Add the filter in the column on the left, and choose the data you wish to include in the report in the column on the right. Multiple filters can be applied at the same time
  19. Click Finish

    An Optional Filters window showing a list of institution criteria and student profile filters available for selection, along with a section for choosing filter values, academic class option highlighted and options to cancel or finish.
  20. Click Finish Selecting Rubrics when all the criteria and filters have been selected

    A Standard/Outcome Report page showing sections for general information, filter standards, and optional filters with an indication of two filters applied. The Assessment Rubrics section lists rubric documents that contain the defined standards, with options to add optional filters and finish selecting rubrics highlighted.
  21. Assessment data can be normalized from rubrics with different performance levels by selecting a value from the Standard Levels dropdown menu
  22. Select the number of performance levels that will be common for all normalized rubrics
  23. Type the names of the normalized performance levels into the text boxes
  24. Click Apply Standard Levels to complete the mapping on the next page

    A Create Standard Levels section showing a field for selecting the number of standard levels and text fields for entering labels for each level, along with an option to apply the standard levels.
  25. Map each rubric level into the normalized performance level under the Standardized Level column. All levels must be mapped for selected rubrics or the report cannot be run

    A Mapping Rubric Levels to Standard Levels page showing assessment documents with rubric titles, creators, rubric sources, and rubric levels, along with dropdown menus for selecting standardized levels such as Unacceptable, Acceptable, Proficient, and Accomplished, and an option to view the report.
  26. Click the View Report button

Standard/Outcome Report Results

A Standard/Outcome Report showing a table of results with columns for standard, rubric count, total assessments count, total student count, and performance levels categorized as unacceptable, acceptable, proficient, and accomplished, along with options to save the report, modify report criteria, and export the data as a CSV file.

Rubric Count

The number of unique rubrics in which the listed standard is included.
Note: The same standard may occur multiple times in a single rubric, but the rubric will only be counted once.

Total Assessment Count

The total number of assessments that are aligned to the listed standard. Note: This count may include multiple assessments of the same student.

Total Student Count

The number of unique students that have been assessed with a rubric aligned to the listed standard.

Note: This count includes students that were assessed at least once. Students who have been assessed more than once for a listed standard are still only counted once.

Performance Levels

The first number represents the level assessment count, which is the number of assessments scored at each level. The second number, in parenthesis, represents the level student count, which is the number of unique students assessed at each performance level.

Note: Students assessed at more than one performance level will be counted in the level student count for EACH level at which they were scored.

Export to CSV

The table is exported in CSV format with each number in a separate cell. The output can be opened in a spreadsheet application like Excel to allow for graphing, sharing, or statistical analysis.

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