Visual rating system and method
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1. A visual rater system, comprising:
- at least one rating criterion;
a vertical scoring bar having non-numeric scoring criterion representative of said at least one rating criterion along its length; and
at least two objects which may be movably placed along the length of said vertical scoring bar so as to indicate a relationship between said at least two objects relative to said at least one rating criterion.
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Abstract
An improved performance appraisal system is disclosed which utilizes a visual scoring model which, utilizing visual simplicity, enables raters to capture complex, comparative, hierarchial performance information which is difficult to communicate in numbers or words.
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22 Claims
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1. A visual rater system, comprising:
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at least one rating criterion; a vertical scoring bar having non-numeric scoring criterion representative of said at least one rating criterion along its length; and at least two objects which may be movably placed along the length of said vertical scoring bar so as to indicate a relationship between said at least two objects relative to said at least one rating criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 18)
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3. A method for a visual rater system, comprising the steps of:
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displaying for a rater an image having a vertical scoring bar for at least one rating criterion, said vertical scoring bar having non-numeric scoring criterion representative of said at least one rating criterion along its length; providing at least two objects which may be moved and placed along the length of said vertical scoring bar so as to indicate a relationship between said at least two objects relative to said at least one rating criterion; and generating reports displaying the relationship between said at least two objects for said at least one rating criterion using information obtained during said displaying and providing steps. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A visual rater interface system for display on a computer screen, comprising:
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a plurality of benchmark criteria shown on said computer screen one at a time; a screen image for enabling raters to compare a set of alternatives to each other and to one of said plurality of benchmark criteria in turn, said screen image also providing for simultaneous reporting of rank and scale for each of said set of alternatives; and a plurality of visual symbols which may be electronically positionable adjacent to said screen image in order to input a rating for each alternative in each of said sets of alternatives. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for presenting and using a visual rater interface system for display on a computer screen, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of benchmark criteria on said computer screen; providing a screen image for enabling raters to compare a set of alternatives to each other and to one of said plurality of benchmark criteria in turn, said screen image also providing for simultaneous reporting of rank and scale for each of said set of alternatives; and displaying a plurality of movable visual symbols on said computer screen for use in inputting a rating for each alternative in each of said sets of alternatives. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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19. A visual rating system for allowing each of a plurality of raters to evaluate a plurality of ratees on a plurality of criteria, the system comprising:
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a display; means for displaying a plurality of movable objects on the display; means for receiving an input from each of the plurality of raters to allow each of the plurality of raters to move at least two of the objects to relative positions that represent the rater'"'"'s evaluation of the ratees on the plurality of criteria such that the rater does not need to report the evaluation in words or numbers; means for generating both ranked and scaled evaluations of the ratees on the plurality of criteria in accordance with movements of the objects by the raters; and means for reporting the ranked and scaled evaluations. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A visual rating method for allowing each of a plurality of raters to evaluate a plurality of ratees on a plurality of criteria, the method comprising:
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providing a display; displaying a plurality of movable objects on the display; receiving an input from each of the raters to allow each of the raters to move at least two of the objects to relative positions that represent the rater'"'"'s evaluation of the ratees on the plurality of criteria such that the rater does not need to report the evaluation in words or numbers; generating both ranked and scaled evaluations of the ratees on the plurality of criteria in accordance with movements of the objects by the raters; and reporting the ranked and scaled evaluations. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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