Creating Formative Evaluations

What Are Formative Evaluations?

Formative Evaluations (also called Formal Evaluations) are summary assessments that evaluate student performance over a period of time using an Average Score Report.

This option only appears if your CompKeepr installation has the Formative/Formal Evaluations feature enabled.

Who Creates Formative Evaluations?

Clinical Instructors — Primary creators of formative evaluations for students at their location
School Accounts — Can also create formative evaluations

Students receive and respond to formative evaluations. Preceptors are not involved in the formative evaluation process.

How It Works

Formative Evaluations are built from an Average Score Report — CompKeepr automatically calculates averaged scores from daily evaluations within your selected date range.

Creating the Average Score Report

In Version 3:

Go to the student's Formative Evaluations page
Click the button to create an Average Score Report

In Version 2:

Go to the student's Evaluations page
Click the button to create an Average Score Report

Steps to Complete

Select a date range for the evaluation period
CompKeepr generates an Average Score Report with averaged scores for each category
Review the scores — adjust if needed
Complete any additional items (comments, etc.)
Submit the evaluation

The student can then view their average score report.

Completion Requirements

Formative evaluations require a student reply to be marked complete:

Student receives a notification
Student must view and comment on the evaluation
Once they respond, it's marked Complete