It’s valuable for users to have insight into their own skills and competences.
Within the online academy, you can map these using a skill measurement.
In this article, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about creating and using a skill measurement.
What is a skill measurement?
A skill measurement is a smart questionnaire that users can complete. Based on their answers, points are awarded to specific skills. Once completed, users receive insights into their skills through various charts and diagrams.
A skill measurement helps users identify which areas they already excel in and where there may be room for development. You can use this learning activity, for example, as a baseline measurement or talent analysis.
The user completes the skill measurement for their own insight. That’s why the results are only visible to the user — administrators do not have access to these scores.
After completing the skill measurement, users can decide for themselves what they want to do with the results. If you're using this learning activity as a baseline measurement, you might choose to have users take the same skill measurement again after a few months. This allows them to see whether anything has changed — insights they could use, for example, in a reflection report on their development.
A skill measurement consists of a welcome block and a closing block. In addition, it contains one or more paths. Each path can focus on a specific skill or theme.
Paths consist of parts such as a question, a text block, or a video. Using logical decisions, you as an administrator can define what happens when a user selects a specific answer — for example, awarding points to a particular skill, or redirecting the user to a part in a different path.
Preparation
We recommend outlining your skill measurement on paper before building it in the online academy. This allows you to plan everything in advance and makes it much easier to add the content later.
Make sure you have a clear idea of which skills your skill measurement will cover. In your outline, define which paths you want to include, and which parts (such as questions, text, or videos) belong in each path. Also, make sure you have a good understanding of how the logical decisions should function. Think through what should happen when a user selects a certain answer.
Does the user's response contribute to a skill? If so, which one? Or should that answer redirect them to a question in a different path instead of the next question?
How do I create a skill measurement?
From the menu bar on the left, go to "Content".
Click on “Add”.
Choose "Inventorise & measure" and then "Skill measurement" as the type of learning activity.
Add the general information.
Title: Give the learning activity a title so you can easily find it in the library.
Author: By default, the academy name is used as the author name.
Study time: Here you can enter an indication of the study time.
Themes: Add at least one theme.
Skills: Add up to five skills here that you develop with this learning activity. This is optional.
Click on "Create new learning activity".
Setting up a skill measurement
Once you’ve created the learning activity, you can start building your skill measurement. When starting a new skill measurement, you’ll see several key elements:
Welcome and closing blocks: These are the very first and last pages of the skill measurement. Use them to explain what the user can expect and to thank them for their participation.
Paths: Paths allow you to divide your skill measurement into separate topics. In each path, you can focus on specific skills or themes. By giving each path its own title, users can clearly see which part they’re working on.
In edit mode, you can add parts and logical decisions for your skill measurement. While editing on the left side of the screen, you’ll immediately see a preview on the right — showing how the experience will look from the user’s perspective.
To return to edit mode, click the pencil icon in the center menu.
Adding parts to paths
You can add various parts to each path by clicking the plus icon within the path. Some parts are purely intended to provide information or knowledge — such as text or video. Other parts can influence the flow of the skill measurement or affect the user's score. This is done through logical decisions.
The following parts can be added to a path:
Multiple-choice question: A question with several answer options.
Video question: A question combined with a video.
Scale question: A question where the user selects a response from a 3-, 5-, or 7-point scale.
Text: Supporting content — for example, at the beginning of a new path.
Video: A standalone video.
Adding values
Add values (such as skills) to your skill measurement. For each question, you can then use logical decisions to define which values the answers contribute to. These values are later used to generate the charts displayed on the confirmation page of the skill measurement.
Follow these steps to add values:
In the overview of the skill measurement, click the gear icon at the bottom center of the page.
Go to the "Values" tab.
Enter the values (e.g. skills) that are relevant for this skill measurement.
Adding logical decisions
You can link a logical decision to every question in a skill measurement. To add a logical decision, click the icon with the two arrows. Once you begin adding a logical decision, you can use the arrows above it to navigate to the next question and add another logical decision there. A single question can have multiple logical decisions attached. For example, Answer A might contribute to Skill A, while Answer B contributes to Skill B. There are two types of logical decisions within a skill measurement:
Skipping parts: Based on a user’s answer, you can direct them to a specific part in the skill measurement. This is useful when a set of questions is not relevant for all users.
This option is available for multiple-choice and video questions.Answer-to-skill contributions: For scale questions, you can assign points to skills. Depending on the user's answer, points are awarded (in the background) to the relevant skill. For example, if a user selects 4 on a 7-point scale, they receive 4 points for the skill linked to that question.
For multiple-choice and video questions, you can define which answer contributes to which skill.
The confirmation page
When users complete the full skill measurement, they can view their score on the confirmation page. These results are visible only to the user.
As an administrator, you configure the confirmation page. To do this, enter edit mode and click the finish line icon at the bottom of the screen. You can use various components to design the confirmation page — such as text, a radar chart, or a quadrant chart. You can also combine all three, or use any component more than once.
Text
Use text to guide users — for example, to explain how to interpret the graphs or what they can do with their results.
Spider graph
You can link multiple labels to a spider graph. Each label represents the name of the skill as it will appear to the user. For each label, you assign which value (skill) feeds into it. The higher the user’s score on a skill, the more color will fill in toward the corresponding label on the spider graph. The image below shows an example of a spider graph.
Quadrant graph
In the quadrant graph, the user’s scores are displayed on a coordinate system. This allows you to combine two skills. Just like in the radar graph, you add a label to define how the skill will be displayed to the user. This label is linked to the corresponding value (skill). You can also define labels for each of the four quadrants — these are the names the user sees based on different combinations of skill scores. For example, someone who scores high on both teamwork and leadership might be labeled a collaborative team leader in the graph shown below.
Settings within the skill measurement
On the Settings page, you can configure several elements:
Template: Choose a template for your skill measurement. On the right side of the screen, you'll see a live preview of how your evaluation will appear.
Help page: By enabling the "Help page active" toggle, you can set up a help page that users can access while completing the skill measurement. You can use this page to provide general information and frequently asked questions.
Values: Add the values (skills) you want to use in the skill measurement. These values are used in logical decisions and in the charts generated from the results.
How do I enroll my users in a skill measurement?
Publishing: Once your skill measurement is complete, you can publish it. To do this, click the "Unpublished changes" button in the top right corner of your screen. Any changes made afterward are not applied automatically — they only go live when you click "Publish changes". This allows you to make updates when you're ready, without interrupting users who are working on the skill measurement.
Activating: After publishing the content, go back to the settings of the learning activity. First, change the status to "Published". Then refresh the page and toggle the "Active" switch. Once the skill measurement is active, you can enroll users.
Enrollment: You can read more about how to enroll users in this article.
