ACR - Calculation Rules Tab
Overview
The ‘Calculation Rules’ tab allows you to set up the School Calculation Rules (School Rules) used for automatic result calculations in Staff Kiosk Assessment.
Calculation Rules determine the numeric grade cut-off values that will be used for Objective results when the 'Calculate Results' feature is used in:
Staff Kiosk Assessment > Markbook > Activity Assessment
Staff Kiosk Assessment > Markbook > Activity Planner on the ‘Activity Assessment Screen’.
and webBook Progressive Assessment.
Click on the program area links above for more information about how Calculation Rules are used in each program area.
For calculations to be performed, each possible ‘Grade’ must be assigned a numeric value range (E.g., A+ = 15 to 15, A = 14 to 14, etc.). Once the calculations are completed, a numeric value will be obtained and then converted into the corresponding ‘Grade’ based on the assigned ranges.
Two types of Calculation Rules can be set up:
School Calculation Rules | These are the rules that the School Administrator has set up for all teachers to use. You can review these rules in:
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My Calculations Rules | These are personal rules that individual Staff Kiosk users set up, which can only be viewed and used by the user who set them up. You can review these rules in:
Schools can choose to enable or disable My Calculation Rules in Staff Kiosk Assessment > Parameters (Setup). Careful consideration should be taken when enabling this option. Once it is enabled, it cannot be changed. |
Calculation Rules Grid
The ‘Calculation Rules Grid’ appears when you open the ‘Calculation Rules’ tab. It summarises the 'Calculation Rules' that have already been set up.
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Rule Description | This read-only field displays a meaningful description of the rule. | ||||||||
Rule Details | This read-only field displays the Grade and Range for each Rule. | ||||||||
Rule Type | This read-only field displays 'School Rule' for school-based rules (School Calculation Rules). | ||||||||
Actions |
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Calculation Rule Examples
An example of a common 'Calculation Rule':
Student Grade | Numeric value from: | Numeric value to: |
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NA | -1* | -1* |
E- | 1 | 1 |
E | 2 | 2 |
E+ | 3 | 3 |
D- | 4 | 4 |
D | 5 | 5 |
D+ | 6 | 6 |
C- | 7 | 7 |
C | 8 | 8 |
C+ | 9 | 9 |
B- | 10 | 10 |
B | 11 | 11 |
B+ | 12 | 12 |
A- | 13 | 13 |
A | 14 | 14 |
A+ | 15 | 15 |
*To exclude a student's result and its associated weighting for an Objective in the calculation of the Activity Total Score, Final Results and/or Overall Subject Grade, an ‘NA' must be used. The ‘NA' must be set up in the Calculation Rule as ‘-1'. This method only applies to calculations that use Activity Objective raw score results and weightings. e.g. Activity Total Score and Final Results calculations with the ‘Use Addition’ field set to ‘No’, and Overall Subject Grade calculations that use 'Method 2’.
Using the example below, Daniel Glover did not receive a mark for Objective 3. Because an N/A was entered, the calculation was based on two Objectives (not three), and he still received an A.
Student | 33.3% Weighting | 33.3% Weighting | 33.3% Weighting | Final Result |
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Objective 1 | Objective 2 | Objective 3 | ||
Dunn, James | A (14) | A (14) | A (14) | A (42/3 = 14) |
Glover, Daniel | A (14) | A (14) | NA | A (28/2 = 14) |
Add Calculation Rule
Click the '+ Add Calculation Rule' button.
Access to the ‘+ Add Calculation Rules’ button requires 'Add' permission on the Calculation Rules security point. This button is used to create and maintain calculation rules.
School Rules set up here will also be displayed in Staff Kiosk Assessment> Assessment Setup > Calculation Rules.
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Description | Mandatory Text Field. Enter a meaningful description. | ||||||||||||||||||
Status | When a row is added or modified, the appropriate ‘ADD’ or ‘MOD’ status will be displayed in this field. In case of a validation error during save, a red Alert icon will appear. | ||||||||||||||||||
Grade Numeric value from Numeric value to | Enter each 'Grade' and a corresponding 'Numeric Value from:' and 'Numeric Value to:' (Example: A+ = 15 to 15, A = 14 to 14 etc.). If you are setting up a calculation rule for a large result range such as 1 – 100, you do not need to create 100 entries. Instead, you can just enter the 'from' and 'to' numeric range for each Grade. For example:
The values must be in sequence. The 'Numeric value from' value must also be less than or equal to the 'Numeric value to' value. Click the 'Save ' button when finished. The 'Numeric Range' rule is a system-reserved rule that cannot be deleted or edited. You cannot delete a rule that is being used in the current reporting period. | ||||||||||||||||||
Actions | The Delete action icon will flag a row for deletion or remove an unsaved row that has been added. The Restore action icon will restore the values for a row that has been modified or flagged for deletion. | ||||||||||||||||||