Calculate the Total Score

The total score is the sum of all the scores within the Assessment.

1. Access the Assessment Hierarchy.
2. Right-click the assessment from the assessment hierarchy tree and select Scoring.
3. Alternatively, right-click the default assessment folder (Ad-hoc Assessments or Templates) where your assessment is housed, and select View Assessment.

   Note: You will not see the View Assessment icon on right-clicking the main assessment folder.

4. Select the check box next to the assessment in the list and click Scoring.
5. Click the Total score tab
6. Click Edit.
7. Score name: The name of the score as it will appear to the assessor.
8. Maximum: The maximum value for the score. The maximum value is used only when computing the score as a percentage. Click Calculate to calculate the maximum value using the question answers, maximum point values and maximum number of allowed answers for the questions.
9. Adjustments to maximum: Select the checkbox next to the following options to adjust the score to a lower value based on the assessor's responses:
10. 'Other' answers for multiple choice questions and matrices: The maximum score will decrease from the maximum point value for multiple choice question and matrices where the respondent chooses the 'Other/NA' answer.
11. Unanswered questions: The maximum score will decrease from the maximum point value for questions where the respondent does not provide an answer.
12. Unanswered matrix rows: the maximum score will be decrease by the maximum point value for matrix row where the respondent does not provide an answer.
13. Format: Select the checkbox to determine whether you would like to view the score results by a percentage, absolute (i.e. a point value)) or absolute and percentage together.