Step 1: Settings
This step allows you to specify the settings for the scale.
For this step:
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Enter a name for the scale.
Duplicate names are not permitted.
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From the
Scale Type drop-down field, select one of the following options:
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Radio Button: This scale displays a group of radio buttons ranging from the top limit of the scale to the bottom limit. An individual chooses a score by selecting the appropriate radio button.
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Slider Scale: This scale displays a bar with a bottom limit of the scale located on the left side of the bar and the top limit of the scale located on the right. An individual chooses a score by either sliding the marker along the bar to a point value or clicking a plus or a minus sign until the rate is appropriate.
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Enter values for the following fields:
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Scale Increment: This is the value indicating the degree of change in the scale as it progresses from the lowest point to the highest limit.
Note:Radio scales must increment using whole numbers (for example, 1, 3, 6); slider scales can have an increment carried to a decimal number (for example, 2.5, 3.6, 6.9).
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Scale Upper Limit: This is the highest point or value on the scale and the best score.
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Scale Lower Limit: This is the lowest value available on the scale and the worst score.
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- Select the Include the N/A Option check box to allow the user to select N/A as a score and omit the item from the scoring calculation.
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In the
Display Options
section, indicate the information that is visible to the employee, the manager, and an appraiser who is not the employee or manager.
The three options include:
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Numeric: This option displays only the numeric value for the rating on the scale (for example, 4).
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Text: This option displays only the textual name of the scale rating (for example, Meets Expectations).
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Both: This option displays both the numeric value and the textual name of the scale rating (for example, 4 – Meets Expectations).
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- Click Next.