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Course Section Proficiency Scale Thresholds

📙 Knowledge Base Tip: This article is specific to Course Sections and Course Homepage > Assignment Linking, primarily used by Instructors or if a single course section needs edits. Administrators can review the Assignment Linking Manager Proficiency Scale Thresholds article if revisions are required for multiple sections' proficiency scale thresholds.

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The proficiency scale determines the level of achievement a student or group of students has attained on a particular outcome based on linked assignment scores. Default proficiency scale thresholds are first set at the Institution level of the Organizational Hierarchy and inherited down the hierarchy:

  • Program Settings: Specific to Program Assessment.

  • Course Settings: Specific to Course Learning Outcome (CLO) Assessment.

Students' scores will correlate to the proficiency scale based on how the default proficiency scale thresholds have been configured at the program or course level. By adjusting the proficiency scale thresholds, a student’s score will adjust where they will land on the proficiency scale. The scales for more than one outcome within a program or course can be changed one at a time on an outcome-by-outcome basis or in bulk.

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Video Resource

Learn about adjusting the Proficiency Scale Thresholds for one outcome or many outcomes by watching a quick walkthrough video!

Proficiency Scale Settings Per Outcome

  1. To configure the proficiency scale for a specific outcome mapping, navigate to the Course Section Homepage and select the Assignment Linking page from the lefthand menu.

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  2. Click the Proficiency Scale button for a particular assessment's outcome mapping.

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    1. Via the Proficiency Scale Settings pop-up, adjust the sliders to change the proficiency scale threshold defaults, and click Save Settings when the scale has been adjusted as desired.

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 Proficiency Scale Settings Per Assessment:

  1. To configure the proficiency scale for an individual assessment, navigate to the Course Section Homepage and select the Assignment Linking page from the lefthand menu.

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  2. Click the Scale Settings button for an assessment.

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    1. Via the Proficiency Scale Settings drawer, adjust the sliders to change the proficiency scale threshold defaults.

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    2. Next, select outcomes with linked assignments and click Apply Scale to apply the adjusted proficiency scale settings to the selected outcomes.

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📔 Additional Resources

Course Section Assignment Linking

Assignment Linking Manager Proficiency Scale Thresholds