Defining categories is the next part of configuring the giftedness program. Categories are groups of attributes which are assigned to jobs & individuals when assessing giftedness. Some examples of categories may be Talents, Abilities, & Motivators. The categories completely depend upon the giftedness program you are using.

When adding categories, each category can be assigned a percentage weight. The percentages for all categories must equal 100%, so each category is a percentage of the 100% total. For example, if the giftedness program has three categories A, B, & C, & A is the most important category, A may be weighted at 50% while B & C may each be weighted at 25%.

To configure categories

1. Click View Summary beside appropriate program & Giftedness Program Summary appears.
   • Note: Giftedness programs can be found in Admin > Church Information > Giftedness Programs
2. Click Add/Edit Categories in the Categories panel & Add/Edit Giftedness Categories profile appears
3. In Category name field, type name of a category
4. In Category overall % field, type percentage (out of 100%) weight of the category in relation to all other categories in program
5. In Job Settings area, in Number of attribute choices field, type number of attributes available for job when assessing its giftedness
6. In Number of required choices field type number attributes required
   • Note: This is the number of attributes that must be selected before the job's giftedness assessment can be saved.
7. Type percentage of importance each attribute compared to others within category when assessing jobs or select pre-defined setting from corresponding drop-down list
   • Note: Choose No Weighting to omit weight ranking from the attribute choices.
8. In Individual Settings area, in Number of attribute choices field type number of attributes available for individual when assessing his or her giftedness
9. In Number of required choices field, type number of attributes required .
   • Note: This is the number of attributes that must be selected before the individual's assessment can be saved.
10. Type percentage of importance each attribute has in comparison to others within category when assessing individuals or select a pre-defined setting from drop-down list
    • Note: Select No Weighting to omit weight ranking from the attribute choices.
11. Click Add category & category appears in Categories grid at the bottom
12. Repeat steps 4-11 for each category
13. (Optional) In Categories grid at the bottom of profile, sort categories in the order they should appear on individual & job assessments by clicking up & down arrow beside category name
14. Click Done to return to Giftedness Program Summary

Updated March 05, 2025 21:06