Star Chart
The purpose of the Star Chart is to provide a summary
of overall ratings (related to effectiveness,
plausibility and practicality) for potential users
that will help them to identify the situational assessment
tools that may best meet their unique needs and requirements. Users
are also encouraged to refer to the individual
tool summaries for more specific information about
each of the situational assessment tools rated
below.
The number of stars represents the total score of each
reviewer for each major review criteria heading.
At the time of the review, a number of situational assessment tools either had not been evaluated, or did not provide enough information to allow the evaluations to be rated. Under the effectiveness rating (below) we have identified these tools by specifying “I.I.”, meaning “Insufficient Information” was available. Given that the majority of tools provided insufficient information, none of the overall ratings were impacted by this designation
Summary scale:
- Four stars - good from both reviewers
- Three stars - good from one reviewer, fair from one reviewer
- Two stars – good from one reviewer OR fair from both reviewers
- One star – fair from one reviewer AND poor from one reviewer
- No stars – poor from both reviewers
Therefore, the top score for any tool is four stars – a “good” rating from both reviewers. Three stars would equal a rating of “good” from one reviewer and “fair” from the other reviewer. Two stars would equal a rating of “fair” from both reviewers, and so on.
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