2.7 Outcomes scope

Purpose

This document aims to describe the enhancements to the Moodle outcomes system that will be done as part of Moodle 2.7.

Sources

The items listed below have come from two sources:

1. Items that exist in the 2.6 specification (https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Specification) and related documents but which do not exist in the code. The specification has been compared against the code at https://github.com/andyjdavis/moodle/commits/MDL-40230_outcomes.
2. Feedback received on MDL-40230.

Items By User Type

Admin

https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Administrator_Use_Cases

https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Administrator_Specification

Import Outcome Set

1. Academic Benchmark (What is this?)
2. ASN (ie http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/ASNJurisdiction/AK. This appears to be done)
3. General Moodle Format (Is this the XML format that we export?)
4. CSV (Described in the spec https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Administrator_Specification#CSV_File_Upload but does not appear to exist in the code)

There is XML import described in the spec which does not appear to exist in the code. https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Administrator_Specification#XML_File_Upload

Export Outcome Set

User can export as XML. Is this "General Moodle Format"? Do we want to support any other formats?

Administrator Mapping Outcomes to a Course

Done. You map outcome sets to the course on the course settings page. There is a page at course administration > Outcomes which you use to access information about the mapping of outcomes within the course. Should the mapping of outcome sets to the course be done there too?

Administrator Manually Entering and Editing Outcomes

Exists and works

Administrator Deleting Outcomes (Soft Delete)

Deleted outcomes still exist in the database. However, I don't think this is entirely done. Deleting an individual outcome causes it to disappear from the UI everywhere including currently mapped activity settings and the Activity and performance page.

Administrator wants to import K-12 State Standards and Associate with the appropriate courses

https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Administrator_Use_Cases#Administrator_wants_to_import_K-12_State_Standards_and_Associate_with_the_appropriate_courses Is this the purpose of the subject and year drop downs when the user is mapping an outcome set to a course?

Administrator wants to include a new version of a K-12 State Standards Package

Does not appear to exist.

Administrator configures criteria for how a student is marked as having achieved competence on an outcome

Does not appear to exist. This may have been decided against. https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Administrator_Specification#Achievement_Configuration

Administrator Generates Report to Show that Courses Cover All Required Outcomes

There is a coverage report for a single course. There is no report that allows the user to select an outcome set and see its coverage across courses. Links are shown in the spec but don't exist in the code.

https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Administrator_Specification#Outcomes_Administration_Screen

https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Administrator_Specification#Coverage_Report_.28Administrator.29

Administrator Generates Report to Show the Performance of Various Courses Against Outcomes

An Activity and performance report exists for a single course. There is no report that allows the user to select an outcome set and see student performance across courses. Links are shown in the spec but don't exist in the code.

https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Administrator_Specification#Outcomes_Administration_Screen

https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Administrator_Specification#Performance_Report_.28Administrator.29