Topic Libraries are used to ensure consistent terminology at topic level between different assessments. You use topics to group sets of questions within Smartgrade. Once created, you can reuse a topic library with any assessment.
To create a topic library:
- Navigate to My Assessments and select the Topic Library Editor tab.
- Click ADD A LIBRARY.
- Choose from the following options:
- "Publish as" - who you the topic library to be seen as published by (i.e. with your own profile or your MAT's profile)
- "Audience" - who you want to share the topic library with (yourself, your school or your MAT).
- Choose the subject the topic library applies to. Note: topic libraries cannot be used across multiple subjects.
- Enter the topics one by one in the box provided, clicking ADD or using the ENTER button on your keyboard after each one.
- Click SAVE LIBRARY to create the topic library. It is now ready for usage when creating an assessment.
Hints and tips
- There are a range of ways to analyse results grouped as topics, so think about how you want to cluster questions when deciding your topics.
- A question can have multiple topics assigned to it, so it is ok to have topics that overlap with each other.
Watch how to create and maintain a Topic Library
Topic Library Editor screenshot