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:
- 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.
- 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
- Academic Benchmark (What is this?)
- ASN (ie http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/ASNJurisdiction/AK. This appears to be done)
- General Moodle Format (Is this the XML format that we export?)
- 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
Teacher
https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Instructor_Use_Cases
https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_Instructor_Specification
Instructor Browses Available Outcomes and Maps Course to Appropriate Outcomes
The user can select outcomes on both the activity setting page and on the rubric. The two sets of outcomes do not appear to be related.
The rubric could be limited to the outcomes in the activity settings however a rubric can be used on multiple assignments. Perhaps the outcomes section of the activity settings should be disabled as soon as "rubric" is selected.
Instructor Maps Quiz Questions Against Standards
The user can associate outcomes with either a quiz or individual questions. Should there be a relationship between the outcomes associated with the quiz and the questions? Should the outcomes for a quiz simply be the aggregate of the outcomes for the individual questions?