Time for action – setting up a user profile field for assessment test scores
We will start by setting up three user profile fields, two will be used to house achievement scores from an assessment test given in our program twice a year, and the other will be used to record which of three programs a student is enrolled in. After setting up the fields, we will populate them with data and then demonstrate several methods of accessing aggregated data. To set up the profile fields, follow these steps:
Log in to your Moodle site as admin and click on the User profile fields link found by clicking on Users and then Accounts from within the Site Administration block, as shown in the following screenshot:
When you visit the User profile fields link, you will see a screen like the following screenshot. Use the drop-down menu to select Text input, as shown in the screenshot.
You will now see a window titled Creating a new "Text input" profile field. Enter a Short name and, although it is not stated in...