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assessment_instance

** indicates that the property is the primary key for this entity.

Description of assessment_instance entity

An assessment_instance is any learning activity in a module, for which a student receives a grade and/or mark. The assumption is that grades and/or marks in assessment_instances are summative.

ASSESS_INSTANCE_ID

Description

An institution's unique identifier for an assessment_instance

Purpose

To uniquely identify an assessment_instance, and to link it to other entities such as module instances.

Derivation

Jisc

Valid Values

Any

Format

String (255)

Notes

ASSESS_TYPE_ID

Description

An institution's unique identifier for the type of assessment as defined in their student record system (e.g. CW for Coursework)

Purpose

To provide information about the type of assessment.

Derivation

Jisc

Valid Values

Any

Format

String (255)

Notes

Omitting this property may hinder the development or use of an effective analytics model.

ASSESS_TYPE_NAME

Description

An institution's description for the type of assessment as defined in their student record system (e.g. Coursework).

Purpose

To provide information about the type of assessment.

Derivation

Jisc

Valid Values

Any

Format

String (255)

Notes

Omitting this property could impair the functionality of analytics applications such as student apps or dashboards.

ASSESS_DETAIL

Description

A textual description of the assessment component and type. For example "Lab Report (1000 words)"

Purpose

To provide information about the type of assessment.

Derivation

Jisc

Valid Values

Any

Format

String (255)

Notes

Omitting this property could impair the functionality of analytics applications such as student apps or dashboards.

ASSESS_WEIGHT

Description

The weighting percentage that the assessment component counts towards the module mark.

Purpose

To provide information about the type of assessment.

Derivation

Jisc

Valid Values

0-100

Format

Decimal

Notes

Omitting this property may hinder the development or use of an effective analytics model.

MAX_MARKS

Description

The maximum numeric marks that an instructor can allocate to an assessment. Used to indicate the marking scale used for an assignment.

Purpose

To enable student performance calculations.

Derivation

Jisc

Valid Values

Any decimal value

Format

Decimal

Notes

There is also the similar MAX_POINTS property on student_on_assessment_instance. The value does not necessarily represent a percentage.