Gradebook
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Guide to using the GradebookThe complete Gradebook workflow at a glance, from settings and profiles to exam planners, mark entry and reports.What is the Gradebook?An introduction to the Gradebook module: grading profiles, exam scheduling, mark entry and report cards.How to configure Gradebook settingsThe mandatory settings to complete before creating a gradebook: grading scale, activity profile, remark bank and attribute profile.How to create an attribute profileCreate attribute profiles so a subject's total mark is calculated from components such as worksheets, class activities and homework.How to create an activity profileSet up activity profiles for co-scholastic areas such as discipline and cultural activities, graded on the final report card.What are grading profiles?Create the grading profiles (direct or marks-based) your school uses to evaluate student performance before creating exams.What is the remark bank?Save commonly used remarks as templates so teachers can add student remarks after exams without typing each one.What is the difference between activity, attribute and skill-based exams?How activities, attributes and skill sets differ in the Gradebook, and where each one appears in reports.How to create exam plannersUse an exam planner to divide the academic year into terms, assign exams to each term and link classes that share the same pattern.How to add exams to an exam plannerAdd exams to each term of an exam planner by entering the exam name, code and display name and choosing the exam type.What are the different types of exams?The three exam types in the Gradebook: subject exams, activity exams and derived exams.How to customize the gradebook reportChoose the report card template and set student details, signatures, attendance, remarks, final score and grading scale display.How to link a class to a gradebook plannerLink the classes that follow an exam pattern to the exam planner using Manage Classes.What types of gradebook reports can be generated in a planner?The three gradebook reports in a planner: exam report, term report and planner report for the full academic year.How to import an exam planner from the previous yearReuse last year's exam planner in a new academic year, including exam groups, class associations and report settings.How to generate a report card for a classThe seven steps in Manage Gradebook, from selecting the class and scheduling the exam to entering marks and generating the report card.How to schedule an examSet exam dates, sections and timings, build the exam timetable and optionally notify parents by SMS.How to enter marks for subjectsEnter, save and submit subject marks in Manage Gradebook, and unlock a submitted exam when marks need correcting.How to import marks using a CSV fileDownload the mark sheet, fill in marks and import the CSV file to upload marks for an exam in one step.Types of report cardsHow to generate the three report card types: exam report, term report and planner report for the full year.How to publish marks to parentsPublish a generated gradebook report so parents and students can view the marks, with an optional SMS notification.What to do when report card generation failsFind out why a gradebook report card failed to generate using the info icon, and what to check before retrying.What is the student term report?View or download each student's generated report individually using the Student Term Report option.How to generate Gradebook reportsView and download generated gradebook reports: students report, subject reports and consolidated reports.