Setting up an in-person assessment

Using an Assessment module, you can prevent learners from continuing a course until a nominated user has performed an in-person assessment on them.

Note: Users can be selected to perform assessments if their access level includes the permission to perform approvals.

Follow these steps:

1. Complete the usual steps to create a course.
2. Click Add Module in the section of the course where learners need to be assessed before proceeding, then select the Assessment module type.
3. Give the module a title and description.
4. Indicate how frequently learners need to be assessed if the assessment is recurring (in weeks, months, or years).
5. In the In-person assessment section, click Add section and give the section a name.
6. Click Add Field, select the field type and provide the details for the field, then click Submit.
7. Add additional fields as necessary.
8. Repeat steps 5 to 7 for each section of the assessment.
9. Select the users required to perform the assessment and click Save.

The Assessment module is added to the course.

For more information, see 'Adding modules to a course'. If you are required to perform an assessment, see 'Performing approvals or assessments'.

In-person assessment fields

The following field types are available for in-person assessments:

• Information - A read-only information area which can include formatted text and images.
• Text field - A field for an assessor to enter a single line of text.
• Text area - A field for an assessor to enter multiple lines of text.
• Checkbox - A set of options for an assessor to select from.
• Signature box - A field for an assessor to sign their name.
• Dropdown select - A set of options available for an assessor to select from a drop-down menu.
• Date field - A calendar for an assessor to select a date from.
• Rating scale - A question which an assessor can rate a learner's answer to.