Use this page to enter grades for a student in a view that allows you to consider how the student is progressing in all of the competencies within the group. The marks entered on this page will be reported on students' report cards for the selected run/marking period.
The page displays a student list on the left-hand side and the competency list for the selected student on the right-hand side. Use the student list section to select the student you are viewing. You can easily change the student you are viewing by using the navigation buttons at the top of the student list or by clicking a student's row. here to see an illustration of the sections of this page.
This page supports both Student Competencies and Course Competencies. Refer to the appropriate task for your competencies.
Entering Course Competency Marks and Comments
Entering Student Competency Marks and Comments
Loading Marks from Gradebook for Competencies
Entering Free Text Comments for Student Competencies
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Click to switch between Grid and List mode for competency entry. Grid mode displays rows for students and columns for competencies. List mode displays a student section on the left to allow you to select the student to view, and then displays rows for the student's competency information on the right. |
Change | Click to open the Class List pop-up to select the course or student competency group to display. |
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Click to show/hide withdrawn students. |
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Prior marking period columns are displayed. Click to hide prior marking period columns. |
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Prior marking period columns are hidden. Click to display prior marking period columns. |
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Click to print report cards for students. |
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First, select the student by clicking on the student's row. Then, click this icon to add a free text comment. This option is available when you have selected a Student Competency Group as the class. |
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Click to load marks based on assignments from Gradebook. |
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Click to save the entered competency information. |
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Click to open the save settings menu.
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Select a filter if you want to limit the list of students displayed for a student competency group; this filter only displays when a competency group is selected).
The following filters are available:
Primary Homeroom - to filter based on the primary homeroom number for the students.
Secondary Homeroom - to filter based on the secondary homeroom number for the students.
Grade - to filter based on the grade for the students.
Homeroom Teacher - to filter based on the teacher for the student's primary homeroom.
The filter displays only when you have selected a student competency group. It does not display if a course is selected.
Select the course competency group you want to enter marks for. This field lists the competency groups that are associated with the course selected in the toolbar.
This field only displays when you have selected a course selected. It does not display if a competency group is selected.
This section displays a list of students for the selected class. To display the competencies for a student, click the student's row or use the student quick search tool at the top of the section.
This tool displays at the top of the student list.
Use the options in this tool to quickly change the student selected. The drop-down field allows you to select a student from the class list or use one of the navigation buttons.
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Selects the first student in the class list. |
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Selects the previous student. |
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Selects the next student. |
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Selects the last student in the class list. |
If you select another student before you save changes for the student you are viewing, a dialog will display asking if you want to save changes.
The student's ID number.
A green checkmark displays for a student's row if a mark or comment has been entered for the competency group for the student.
Name of the student.
If there are alerts for the student, the alert icons display in this column.
For more information on alerts, refer to Viewing Student Alerts.
This section displays the competencies defined for the competency group and the selected student's marks and comments. Additionally, the student's mark information for the prior marking period is displayed so you can see the mark you previously reported while grading the student for the current marking period.
Displays the selected student's name. Click on the name to open the Student Details drawer.
Rows display for the competencies defined for the competency group.
Competencies that serve as headings for the printed report card will display, but no mark or comment cells will display.
Columns display the student's marks from the prior marking period. For example, if you are entering grades for M3 (marking period 3), then M2 Marks columns would display.
If you are entering marks for the first marking period of the year, no prior marking period columns display.
Enter the mark that the student has earned for the competency and mark type. The names and number of columns that display are determined by your building's setup.
To display a list of valid marks, click in the field. Each competency can be associated with a grading scale so a mark type may have a different list of valid marks for two competencies.
When you enter a mark, the background of the cell changes to green to indicate that the override flag is set. If the Override flag is set, then the Load from Gradebook will not overwrite the mark you entered. This flag does not display on the page. If you want to remove an override so the Load from Gradebook can calculate the student's mark, refer to Removing Mark Overrides for Competencies.
If No Record displays in a student's mark cell, then the student does not have a record for the selected marking period for this mark type. You cannot enter a mark for a student who does not have a record. A student may not have a record because they withdrew from your school or changed classes. If all students show No Record for a mark type, then the student competency records have not been created. Contact an administrator for assistance.
Enter the comment code related to the student's mark for the competency. The names and number of columns that display are determined by your building's setup.
Enter comments by typing the desired code or by entering a space to display the list of valid comments defined for this comment code.
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