It is very important to understand how the final averages can be translated into grades here on the Qulture.Rocks platform. This article will cover the basic grades to help you understand this logic.
Basically, all we do is create X rating divisions between the minimum value the platform allows (score 1, always) and the maximum value accepted in the review (which can be 3, 4, 5, or 10).
Here is an example of how the distribution of these X divisions would look like, as mentioned above, considering a review with a maximum 5.0 score:
Bucket 1: 1.0 ≤ AVERAGE < 1.6
Bucket 2: 1.6 ≤ AVERAGE < 2.6
Bucket 3: 2.6 ≤ AVERAGE < 3.6
Bucket 4: 3.6 ≤ AVERAGE < 4.6
Bucket 5: 4.6 ≤ AVERAGE ≤ 5
👁️ In actual practice: let's say I got a 1.60 final average and Anna got a 4.25 final average. That way, I'd be allocated in the second bucket and Anna in the fourth. Is that clear?
✏️ P.S. 1: the mathematical symbol ≤ represents that the given value is "less than or equal". Translating what is written in the bullet points, the mathematical sentences represent that: as long as the average is between 1.0 and 1.5999 (rounding up to 1.60), this value will be included in bucket 1; between 1.60 and 2.5999 (rounding to 2.60), this value will be included in bucket 2, and so on.
✏️ P.S. 2: it would be wrong to assemble the first two buckets as:
Bucket 1: 1.0 ≤ AVERAGE < 1.5
Bucket 2: 1.6 ≤ AVERAGE < 2.6
Why? Because the averages between 1.5 and 1.6 wouldn't be in any bucket!
When do I need to define a grading scale?
In general, those who use the grading scale to replace the numerical value of the scores, do so because they don't want reviewees to be "stuck" with these scores. It is much easier to interpret that John's review results were "As expected" than "3.56", wouldn't you say?
Therefore, if you don't want any numerical value to appear, even when calculating averages, you need to configure the platform as follows.
How to configure a grading scale?
To set it up, just follow this step by step:
Enter the settings for the review (we can only create grading scales for concepts with the review in draft mode);
Go into settings and the averages section;
You can select a finished one from the list or create a new scale;
First we will give the scale a name, it is important not to create different scales with the same name so that you can distinguish them in the list when you need them;
We insert the label, acronym and description (if you need it to have translations in other languages we must create everything together);
We choose the range of the grade and if it will have a color;
And to go to the next partitions (in our example case it would be 5), we click on the "Add partition" button;
After all settings are done we save at the bottom of the page
🛑 IMPORTANT: Grading scales are NOT editable, so once created you have no way to change it, for this reason it is important to create with everything you need.
When creating a review or editing settings:
Create a grading scale.
Select the grading scale created.
Select "Replace scores with the grading scale for managers", if you don't want managers to have access to numerical averages when viewing their teams.
✏️ Note: When creating a grading scale, it's possible to configure colors for each partition of the created scale, just select the partition and define its color.
FAQ
1. Where can I see the colors configured on the grading scale?
In the grading scale settings, you can assign colors to the grades, these colors can be viewed in the Individual Reports (Releases) and on the Team Results screen.
2. When scores are on a grading scale, is it possible to calibrate scores in the Team Results tab?
Calibration is not possible in those cases.
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