This option let organize tests and competency
skills into larger
units called Components and Programs.
- Create and manage Tracking Components
and Programs
- A Tracking Program is the grouping of 2
or more tests and skills into a training module. For example, learning to
drive a car or truck may be setup as a Program in which passing
several online tests and demonstration of actual skills are required.
- Enter Core Competency Skills
- When Skills are setup in Programs, each skill
is assigned a specific Test Area where competency skill levels for students can be
entered. Only personnel who know the password to that Test Area can enter
scores for students on those related skills. .
- Program Tracking Reports
- This option analyzes the tracking data in the
following reports:
- Tracking Program Charts:
This option lets the user select a Component, a Program under that
Component, and one or more students who are in programs.
- Skills Tracking: This
option lets the user select All or Selected Students, one or more
Test Areas where skill scores can
be entered, and whether to organize the report by Skill or
Test Area.
This is the top level for organizing Components and Programs.
- A Component is the organization of two
or more Tracking Programs into a common area. For example, a
Component may be a school in a district, a plant at a company, or a division in a corporation.
- To Add a new Component, enter the
Name in the field provided, set the order in which you want it to appear
in the new list, and click Add.
- To Edit an existing Component,
change the name or order, then click Update.
- To Add / Edit Programs within a
Component, click the Setup button after adding it.
- To list all Components currently setup in
the application, click the Show All button at the bottom of the page.
- A Component cannot be seen by
Test Areas below the Test Area in which it is created. However, all
Test Areas in a direct line above an existing Component can see it
and all the Programs and Skills it contains.
- Components cannot be seen by students,
but students can see the associated Programs and Competency Skills
within the Component if they have taken any of the tests or possess
any of the skills in those programs.
This is the second level for organizing Components and Programs.
- A Program is the organization of
subject area tests and related competency skills into a common area. For
example, a program may be a Algebra in a school or a Haul Truck Driver in
mining operation.
- To Add a new Program, enter the Name
in the field provided, set the order in which you want it to appear in the
new list, and click Add.
- To Edit an existing Program,
change the name or order, then click Update.
- To Add / Edit Tests and Skills
within a Program, click the Setup button after adding it.
- To list all Programs and their
associated Components currently setup in
the application, click the Show All button at the bottom of the page.
- A Program cannot be seen by
Test Areas below the Test Area in which it is created. However, all
Test Areas in a direct line above an existing Program can see it
and all the Subject Area Tests and Competency Skills it
contains.
- Programs can be seen by students when
they access their personal records. A button will appear in the menu that
lets the student view how he or she is doing in any or all programs for
which a score is available on an associated test or skill.
This is the third level where the Subject
Area Tests and Competency Skills are added to a Program.
- All Programs are organized into two
sections, Final Evaluations and Training Evaluations, and may optionally contain
Training Levels and Competency
Skills.
- Final Evaluations are optional and may
consist of any one or combination of the Final Oral Evaluation, the
Final Written Evaluation, and the Final Applied Evaluation.
- The Oral and Applied Evaluations
are based on Competency Skills which must first be setup by clicking
the Setup Skills button at the bottom of the screen before they will
appear in the drop-down menu.
- The Written Examination is a test
setup in the RoboTutor application and must be setup in advance
before it will appear in the drop-down menu.
- After selecting the desired options, click
the Update button at the bottom of the page.
- To remove a Final Evaluation, erase
the Description and reset Options to nothing.
- Training Evaluations are
Subject Area Tests and Competency Skills which must be already
setup in RoboTutor before they will appear in the drop-down menus.
They may be organized into Levels reflecting difficulty, mastery
compensation, etc., but the Levels must also be setup in advance by
clicking the Setup Levels at the bottom of the page.
- To Add a new Training Evaluation,
enter a description in the Description field, then select a test (top
drop-down with yellow background) or a skill (second drop-down with a blue
background).
- If Levels are setup and used one or
more times, you must enter a Level.
- To Edit a Training Evaluation,
change the Description and Priority, then click the Update
button at the bottom of the screen. Note
- To delete Training Evaluations,
check the boxes to the left and click the Delete button at the bottom
of the page.
Training Evaluations may be organized
into Training Levels reflecting difficulty, mastery compensation, etc.,
but the Training Levels must also be setup in advance before they appear in the
drop-down menus.
- To Add a new Training Level, enter a
description in the Name field and click the Add button.
- To Edit an existing Training
Level, change the description in the Name field and click the Update
button at the bottom of the page.
- To delete an existing Training Level, chick
the radio button to the left and click the Delete button at the
bottom of the page.
- To show all Skills currently setup in
the application along with their associated Program and Component
names,
click the ShowAll button at the bottom of the page.
Programs may contain
Core
Competency Skills reflecting knowledge and ability that cannot be
easily or successfully evaluated using traditional pen and pencil or online
testing formats. Skills are evaluated on the job by performing the required task
or by interpersonal interviews with subject matter experts.
- To Add a new Skill, enter a
description in the Name field and click the Add button.
- To Edit an existing Skill, change the
description in the Name field and click the Update button at the bottom of
the page.
- To delete an existing Skill, chick
the radio button to the left and click the Delete button at the
bottom of the page.
- To show all Skills currently setup in
the application along with their associated Program and Component
names,
click the ShowAll button at the bottom of the page.
Programs may contain
Core
Competency Skills reflecting knowledge and ability that cannot be
easily or successfully evaluated using traditional pen and pencil or online
testing formats. Skills are evaluated on the job by performing the required task
or by interpersonal interviews with subject matter experts.
- Enter a score for any of the skills display
in the field provided. The range of scores is from 0 to 100.
- Enter the Expiration Date in the
field provided using this format: mm/dd/yyyy. You can also click on the
calendar icon and select a date.
- When a program Expires, the student
is flagged as no longer meeting the requirements for that Program.
- The expiration date may be left blank to
indicate there is no expiration date for that skill.
This option analyzes the tracking data in the
following reports:
- Tracking Program Report:
This option lets the user select a Component, a Program under that
Component, and one or more students who are in programs.
- It then lists the students in the
Program and shows where they stand on each of the requirements.
- At the bottom it shows the Combined Overall
Average score.
- Tracking Skills Report: This
option lets the user select All or Selected Students, one or more
Test Areas where skill scores can
be entered, and whether to organize the report by Skill or
Test Area.
- It then lists the Skills and
associated Programs for which people who have access to that
Test Area can enter scores.
- The Test Area options are every Test Area at or
below the current Test Area where the user is logged-in.
- There is also an option to organize the display
of the report by Test Area or Skill.
This report lets you select Students, a date
range, and a specific Program with a Component. It then displays a summary
report that shows where all selected employees stand on each of the items with
the selected program.
- Choose All or Selected Employees.
- The Start and End Dates are optional,
but if selected, evaluate data only within those ranges.
- To select a Component, click the down-arrow
and click on the option desired. After selecting it, the Programs associated with that
Component will display in a drop-down box below
it.
- Click Submit to generate the report with a
Combined Overall Average at the bottom.
This report lets you select All or
Selected Employees, All or Selected Test Areas (authorized personnel) and whether to organize the report by
Test Area or
Skill. Optionally.
- You can optionally choose to list students
that meet the selected criteria and show their scores, the minimum
requirements, and the expiration dates for the skills.
- If selected, scores that fail to meet
minimum requirements or that have expired, are display in light red fields.
- The Start Date and End Date
are optional and pertain only to the dates when student skill evaluations
were entered.
- The option to select All Test Areas is
only active when "List students and expiration dates" is unchecked. This is
because the list may be too long to display in most browsers if checked.
- In the report and under each Skill are listed the names
of Programs that have that Skill listed as a requirement.
- Click Submit to generate the report.
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