Define assessment details

Define the details of an assessment definition. In Aspen, the view you are logged on to determines the types of privileges you have in defining or viewing assessment definitions, as shown in the following table:

View	Assessment Definition Privileges
District view	Create new assessment definitions. Modify and delete existing assessment definitions that have been created at the district level or at any intermediate organizations within the district.
Intermediate Organization view	Create new assessment definitions. Definitions will be saved to this specific intermediate organization. Modify and delete existing assessment definitions that have been saved to this specific organization. View existing assessment definitions that have been created at the district level as read-only. Note: To see definitions created at the district level on the Intermediate Organization Assessment Definitions list page, you must click the Filter menu icon and select All Records. The default filter setting for this page is to show only definitions owned by This Organization.

To define the details of an assessment definition:

1. Log on to the District or Intermediate Organization view.
2. Select Assessment > Assessment Definition.
3. Do one of the following:
• To view an existing assessment’s details, select the assessment and click Details on the Assessment Definition side-tab.
• To create a new assessment, on the Options menu, click Add. Enter the information, and click Save.

4. Select Options > Add. The New Assessment Definition page appears.

   

5. Use this table to enter information in the fields:

   Field	Description
   Name	Type a name for the assessment definition, such as SAT.
   ID	Type a unique term or number that the system can use to identify and reference the assessment.
   Subject	Type the subject the assessment is measuring, such as Math.
   Level	Type the level of the assessment, such as a grade level.
   Hide in portal?	Select this checkbox to not display this assessment in the Family and Student portals.
   Assessment audit type	Use this drop-down to determine the extent to which Aspen will track changes made to information in the assessment definition: None: Aspen will not track changes to information in the assessment or its columns (fields). Partial: Aspen will track changes made only to the individual columns you select. If you select Partial here, you must define which columns in the table you want to audit by selecting either On or Off in their Column audit type field. See Define Assessment Columns. All: Aspen will track changes made to information in all of the columns in this table.

6. Click Save. Now you can define the columns for this assessment definition.