Configure normalization in assessment

In Smart Assessment Engine, set up normalization to adjust assessment response scores to a common scale at the assessment, section, or subsection level.

Before you begin

• Confirm that the smart assessment scoring plugin [com.sn_smart_scoring] is installed.
• Role required: sn_smart_asmt.template_manager and sn_smart_asmt.assessment_admin

About this task

• To configure normalization, first set up scoring. For more information, see Configure scoring for an assessment.
• Normalization is supported for questions with number, drop-down, radio button, and check box types.

Procedure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Assessment Workspace to access the assessment workspace landing page.
2. Create or open a draft assessment template in which you want to configure normalization.

   Option	Description
   New template	Select New template on the Assessment Workspace landing page and fill in the template details. The new template opens in Draft state.
   Existing template	Select an existing template from the Assessment Workspace landing page. The template must be in the Draft state to edit scoring or normalization settings.

3. Select the Scoring tab.
4. Select the Enable normalization for this template option.
   • To enable normalization on a template, normalization and its defaults must be enabled in the purpose assigned to that template. For more information, see Create an assessment template category.
   • The Enable normalization for this template option enables you to apply normalization rules at the section, subsection, and question levels.
5. Optional: To define default normalization values to be applied at section, subsection, and question levels automatically, select Define default normalization to apply at different levels automatically option and on the form, fill in the fields.
   Note:

   The following input fields are specific to the default Linear normalization strategy. The fields may differ when using alternative normalization strategies.

   Table 1. Set up defaults

   Field	Description
   Normalization Strategy	The default normalization strategy to be used.
   Minimum	The minimum value of the current scale.
   Maximum	The maximum value of the current scale.
   New scale minimum	The minimum value of the target scale.
   New scale maximum	The maximum value of the target scale.
   Scale definition	Specifies the scoring direction: 'high' for higher scores being better or 'low' for lower scores being better.
   Relative scaling	When enabled the normalized score is calculated relative to the maximum value.
   Choose where to apply these defaults
   Assessment level	Default normalization values are applied for assessment level scores.
   All sections	Default normalization values are applied for all section level scores.
   All subsections	Default normalization values are applied for all subsection level scores.
   All questions	Default normalization values are applied for all question level scores.

6. Optional: If the Assessment score option is selected, to use aggregate score at the assessment level, select Use normalized score for aggregation.
   1. To edit the normalization values for the assessment score, select edit icon and update normalization values.
   2. To delete the normalization values for the assessment score, select delete icon and select Remove normalization.
7. Select Save.
8. Select the Questions tab.
9. Optional: To customize normalization values, select the specific section, subsection, or question you want to update.
   1. To edit the normalization values for the assessment score, select edit icon and update normalization values.
   2. To delete the normalization values for the assessment score, select delete icon and select Remove normalization.
   Default normalization is automatically applied at multiple levels sections, subsections, and individual questions.
10. Select Save.

Result

Normalization is configured for the assessment template and applied at the specified levels.