Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/index.adp =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/index.adp,v diff -u -N -r1.2 -r1.3 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/index.adp 7 Aug 2017 23:48:04 -0000 1.2 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/index.adp 25 Jan 2018 12:18:49 -0000 1.3 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ done in total (points)). A description for this can be found here.

The backend for the test processing, that -enables the automatic tests is described in a seperate document as it will be parsed while +enables the automatic tests is described in a separate document as it will be parsed while the respondee answers the test, not manually. In addition this document describes how the grades are calculated (automatically or manually) for each question. The result is beeing stored in the @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ provide a very flexible way of adding scores into the system, either automatically (as described above) or manually (e.g. this student did a good oral exam). -

In addition to the possiblity to enter +

In addition to the possibility to enter scores/rates, the grading package allows for automatic aggregation of scores. This holds especially true for tests and classes. A test result will depend on the result of all the answers (aggregated). A @@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ gets the name from I'd say ;). Grading schemes are flexible and can be created on the fly. This allows us to support any grading scheme across the world's universities. In addition in the area -of Knowledge Management, grades could be transfered into incentive +of Knowledge Management, grades could be transferred into incentive points, that can be reused to reward employees for good work done (where they got good ratings for).

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Last but not least, maybe embeded with the +

Last but not least, maybe embedded with the workflow system, is the possibility to execute actions based on the grade. An example would be the adding of the student to the advanced class if his grade or score reaches a certain level. @@ -121,17 +121,17 @@ "change basic information" as one assessment among many.

With a little bit of tweaking and the -possiblity to add instant gratification, aka aggregated result +possibility to add instant gratification, aka aggregated result display, it could include the poll package and make it redundant.

Last but not least with the ability to display questions in a multi dimensional way to the user, the -assessment system is usefull for quality assurance (how important +assessment system is useful for quality assurance (how important is this feature / how good do you think we implemented it). And as you might have guessed, for anything the current survey module has been used for as well (e.g. plain and simple surveys).

The grading system on it's own would -be usefull for the OpenACS community as it would allow the handing +be useful for the OpenACS community as it would allow the handing out of "zorkmints" along with any benefits the collection of mints gives to the users. As mentioned earlier, this is also very important in a Knowledge Management environment, where you