Add Assessment

The Cycle  is a Required field ().  The user selects the Cycle by Left Clicking on the Drop Down List Box (). When this is done a list of available Cycles will be displayed. Should the user not Select a Cycle and attempts to Save () the information the system will give an indication  () that this is compulsory information.

 

Select the applicable Cycle by  Left Clicking on it in the list. Should the user want to enter a New Cycle it is done by Left Clicking on the Add  Button (). When this is done the Add Cycle will be displayed (Refer to Add Cycle).

The Assessment Type  is a Required field ().  The user selects the Assessment Type by Left Clicking on the Drop Down List Box (). When this is done a list of available Assessment Types will be displayed. Should the user not Select an Assessment Type and attempts to Save () the information the system will give an indication  () that this is compulsory information.

 

 

Select the applicable Assessment Type by  Left Clicking on it in the list. Should the user want to enter a New Assessment  Type it is done by Left Clicking on the Add  Button (). When this is done the Add Cycle will be displayed (Refer to Add Assessment Types).

 

The Display Name is a Required field ().  The user needs to enter a Description for the Assessment. Should the user not enter a Display Name and attempts to Save () the information the system will give an indication () that this is compulsory information.

 

The Alternative Name for the Subject is a Required field ().  The user needs to enter a Description for the Alternative Name . Should the user not enter a Alternative Display Name and attempts to Save () the information the system will give an indication () that this is compulsory information.

 

Note:  The Alternative Name is used for Reporting and Exporting purposes. On the Student Profile,

 Academic Tab the user has the option to select the Use  Alternative Language. When this

option is selected the Alternative Name that was entered will be used for the Reporting and Exporting.

The Assessment Code is a Required field ().  The user must enter an the Assessment Code. Should the user not Select an Assessment Type and attempts to Save () the information the system will give an indication  () that this is compulsory information.

 

The Alternative  Code for the Subject is a Required field ().  The user needs to enter a Description for the Alternative  Code . Should the user not enter a Alternative Code and attempts to Save () the information the system will give an indication () that this is compulsory information.

 

 

Note:  The Alternative  Code is used for Reporting and Exporting purposes. On the Student Profile,

 Academic Tab the user has the option to select the Use  Alternative Language. When this

 option is selected the Alternative Name that was entered will be used for the Reporting and Exporting.

 

Note:  The Max Mark for the Assessment is by default populated with the Numeric Value 1.

 

The Max Mark for the Assessment is a Required field ().The Max Mark is a numeric value.

 

Note:  The Pass Mark  for the Assessment is by default populated with the Numeric Value 0.

 

 

The Pass Mark for the Assessment is a Required field ().The Pass Mark is a numeric value.

 

Should the user know that there will for example be 7 Assessments for a Specific Subject Grade, the Number of Copies  option can be used to create the seven Assessments all at once. The implication of this being that the user does not have to create individual entries. Instead, the system creates all entries for the user and the user just need to Edit the information to suite their needs.

 

The user can Add Descriptions for the Standards that are applicable.

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The user can Add Descriptions for the Activities that are applicable.

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Should the user have created Outcomes by making use of the Outcomes Option when creating  Subject Grades (Refer to Outcomes), the Outcomes will be displayed on this tab.

The user can Add Due Dates for Each Assessment. These Assessments, together with Due Dates will be available for for monitoring purposes and use by other modules i.e. the Calender and or the Parents Portal.

When all information has been entered the Assessments are created by Left Clicking on the Created Button (). Should the user want to Cancel the Create Action, Left Click on the Cancel Button ().