Link Competencies to an Assignment

Use this procedure to link competencies to an Assignment. To associate a competency with a rubric's criterion, refer to the Defining or Updating a Rubric for an Assignment procedure.

Link competencies to an assignment

1. From Gradebook, click Setup to display the Gradebook Setup page or select Entry to display the Gradebook Entry page.
2. If you are in SBGB Summary Mode, click

   

    for GB Entry mode or

   

    for SBGB Detail mode on the mode selector

   

   .
3. If you need to update the class or marking period, click Change, and make your selections.
4. Open an assignment from either the Gradebook Setup page or the Gradebook Entry page:
   • Gradebook Setup page
     Click the Assignments tab.
     Then, either click 

     

      in the Actions column for the assignment you want to add competencies to, or click 

     

      on the toolbar to add a new assignment.
   • Gradebook Entry page
     Click the header of an existing assignment, or click 

     

      to create a new assignment. This opens the Assignment Details drawer.

5. Click the rubric indicator to display the Competencies and Rubrics pop-up window. On the Gradebook Setup page, the indicator is in the R&C column; on the Gradebook Entry page, it is next to Rubrics/Competencies in the Assignment Details drawer. The rubric indicator icon can display in one of four ways:

   	No rubric or competency is associated with this assignment.
   	A rubric (but no competencies) is associated with this assignment.
   	One or more competencies (but no rubric) is associated with this assignment.
   	A rubric with competencies is associated with this assignment.

6. Click

   

    to open the Competency Selection pop-up dialog box.
   You can sort and search competencies in the Competency Selection pop-up window.
   To sort by a column header: Click on a column header (Group, Description, or State Standard) to select and sort by the header's column. Subsequent clicks of the selected column header reverses the sort direction.
   To search by a column: Under each column header (Group, Description, or State Standard) a blank field lets you enter text to search for matching entries in that column. As you enter text, a drop down displays with matches from the column to let you select an expanded search string. You can either select Enter to search based on the text you've entered so far, or click on one of the drop-down suggestions and then select Enter to search based on the suggested matching text from the drop-down. Any content matching the search text is displayed. You can search multiple columns to further narrow your search.
7. Select one or more competencies (use CTRL + click or SHIFT+click to select multiple competencies).
8. Click OK to select the competencies and close the Competency Selection pop-up.
9. To delete any competencies in the Competencies and Rubrics pop-up window, check the appropriate boxes in the Delete column and then click Delete.
10. Click Save in the Competencies and Rubrics pop-up window.
11. To save competencies, click

    

     in the Actions column of the Gradebook Setup page or Save on the Gradebook Assignment Details drawer.