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8.15: Assess

8.15: Assess

Owned by Pernille Marqvardsen, created
Last updated: Apr 03, 2025
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Product

Assess

Release Number

8.15

Release Date

Feb 25, 2025

New Features

Linking categories

Tagging of items, resources and other objects in risr/assess can be onerous. You can now save time and effort by automatically pulling in linked categories when another is chosen.

For discrete dimensions in the master blueprint, it is now possible to link categories in those dimensions together. This means that when the item is tagged any categories that are linked to the selected tag will be automatically populated against the item.

→ click for guidance on linking items here.

→ click for guidance on tagging in general here.

Archived categories

When categories are archived in risr/assess the manage archived categories feature can help you review and apply decisions about the obsolete categories quickly and efficiently. It allows you to remove these in batch across all the objects in the system that may be impacted. The system will ensure that you stay in control with features such as dry-runs and reporting output to facilitate off system checks.

→ click for guidance on managing archived here.

Item import

  • Item import tool now includes support for the import of HTML and plain text notes resources for OSCE and written item types.

Statistical exams

  • Improvements to the item statistics import in risr/assess gives users more visibility to the data uploaded allowing for QA after import and the option to easily re-import data when required.

  • Additional item types enabled for item performance statistic upload; MTF, RRQ, VSAQ.

→ click Link to guidance documentation

Standard setting

  • We have introduced the ability to use borderline criteria for written MWQ items. This enhancement allows customers to perform borderline regression standard setting for MWQ items with SAQ sub-parts. 

  • The McManus standard setting method now includes the ability to set an adjustable borderline. Scores can be weighted or adjusted based on examiner ratings rather than defaulting to one.

Fixes

Ensuring correct DICOM order when uploading.

Ensuring that items cannot be added to item set twice.

Correcting validation of language variant.

Removed duplicated device logins showing on the exam login page.

 

8.15.1: Assess

  • Results import - when importing results in to an exam (scores) we do not override the response can remain in place.

  • Only enabled users can be allocated as markers.

  • Fixed and cleaned the "Edit marking criteria" form by removing Optional labels on mandatory fields and ensuring that Increment fields are handled correctly.

  • Additional validation preventing the locking of the Item sets in the exam preparation phase when the items set changes have not been applied yet

  • The operating system version has been removed from the View logins page (device info) as it was not possible to report reliably

  • Error indication to ensure user updates results if tagging of items is changed post exam.

  • Various spelling mistakes rectified.

  • Updated help text when creating a statistical exam.

Enhancements related to the McManus standard setting method:

  • The Standard Error of Regression (SER multiplier) can be set per exam when the McManus standard setting method is used. An Intercept column has been added to the adjustable borderline and McManus markers, warning icon added if corrections are required after adjustment.

  • Both the cut score and lower CI cut score can now be amended for McManus standard setting method.

  • The label “Lower Confidence Interval” (LowerCI) has been changed to “Lower Confidence Bound” (Lower CB)

  • The SER multiplier is displayed on the Items page (instead of SEM multiplier) for McManus standard setting method

 

8.15.2: Assess

  • Standard characters displayed in SAQ marking instead of HTML entities

  • Fixed unhandled error when removing user from a group from the user edit page

  • Added link from the Examiner report to the examiner detail page

 

8.15.3: Assess

Bug fixes

  • Fixed bulk archiving categories

  • Fixed displaying of HTML entities on the VSA/PVSA marking page

  • A warning “There are blueprint dimensions tagged in different maps.” It will be displayed in the case where an item has been tagged to a dimension that is accidentally in two different blueprint maps. The item cannot be submitted until one map coordinate is removed.

  • Fixed obsolete blueprints and item tagging with blueprint maps in different versions

  • Fixed item set filtering for language variant and 'Not” setting

  • Fixed item filtering when filtering on “All versions”

 

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