ACR - Objective Groups Tab
Overview
This tab is used to set up and maintain Objective Groups used by TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Report Processing > Generate Student Reports.
It can also be used to set up the display of results:
In columns.
In bullet points.
In a sliding result continuum.
In a shaded cell.
In the centre-left or right of a result cell where a + / - scale is used.
Objectives (set up on the 'Objective' tab) can be allocated into Objective Groups using TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the Result Formats Tab.
Academic Reports generated through TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Report Processing > Generate Student Reports will then group and print Objectives under each Objective Group heading.
This is an example of how Objective Groups can be incorporated into the academic report:
Attitude to Learning | |
|---|---|
Effort | A |
Task Completion | B |
Contribution in Class | A |
In the example above, 'Attitude to Learning' is the Objective Group whilst 'Effort', 'Task Completion' and 'Contribution in Class' are Objectives.
If your school is using a customised academic report (not the report generated through TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Report Processing > Generate Student Reports then Objective Group functionality will only work if it was originally specified when your report was originally designed.
Add a New Objective Group
Click the 'Add Objective Group' button to enter a new 'Objective Group'.
'View', 'Edit' and 'Delete' functions are available to edit existing Objective Groups.
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Code | Enter a unique 4-character alphanumeric code. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Up to 80 characters. The following 'keywords' may be used for substitution of the student's first name (or preferred) and subject description. [NAME] [NAME'S] [SUBJECT] The following keywords may be used for Gender Separation: [He/She] [he/she] [His/Her] [him/her] [son/daughter] [son's/daughter's] [himself/herself] The keyword substitution values above are defined in the Community Plus program Setup Information using the 'Genders Setup' program. Additional gender values (to those above) may exist and be available if your school has defined them. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sort Num | Use this field to determine the order that Objective Groups should appear on reports. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Layout Style | Use this field to indicate how the results for Objectives allocated under this Objective Group will be displayed. Standard This is an example: Objective A In the example above the student received an A. Bullet Points using Result Related Comments This is an example: Strengths
In the example above 'Strengths' is the Objective Group and following are Results;
Any Objective belonging to this Objective Group will display the result only in a dot point layout; the 'Objective Description' itself is not displayed. You would most commonly use this layout where Result Related Comments have been set up using TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Result Based Comment Translations. Dynamic Result Placement (+/-) This is an example:
In the example above the student received a 'B-'. Any Objective belonging to this Objective Group will display:
This option requires reporting in columns to be set up. Shade Result Cell This is an example:
In the example above the student received a 'B'. Any Objective belonging to this Objective Group will shade the cell containing the student's result (as opposed to a character such as a dot or tick). This option requires reporting in columns to be set up. Sliding Result Continuum Example:  In the example above the student received a 'C'. Any Objective belonging to this Objective Group will display the student's result as a dot on a solid line. This option requires reporting in columns to be set up. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Report in Columns | Read-only fields that display the number of result columns that have been set up against this Objective Group. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting in Columns
The TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Report Processing > Generate Student Reports supports the production of reports with results displayed in columns.
Maintain Report in Columns via a grid on the Objective Group.
This is an example:
Advanced Learning | Emerging | Developing | Consolidating | Mastering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Content | ✓ | |||
Process | ✓ | |||
Expression | ✓ |
In the example above, 'Advanced Learning' is the Objective Group whilst 'Content', 'Process' and 'Expression' are Objectives. 'Emerging', 'Developing', 'Consolidating' and 'Mastering' are the results.
If you do not want to use a tick (or other characters), use the 'Shade Result Cell' 'Layout Style' to shade the cell containing student results or use the 'Sliding Result Continuum' 'Layout Style' to display the student results as a dot on a solid line.
The setup required to achieve the example above would be:
Column No. | Column Text | Result |
|---|---|---|
1 | Emerging | E |
2 | Developing | D |
3 | Consolidating | C |
4 | Mastering | M |
Reporting in columns supports multiple results in a single column.
To do this, enter multiple results for this column in the 'Results' field separated by a comma.
Column No. | Column Text | Result |
|---|---|---|
1 | A | A+, A, A- |
2 | B | B+, B, B- |
3 | C | C+, C, C- |
4 | D | D+, D, D- |
You would then choose the 'Dynamic Result Placement (+/-)' 'Layout Style' to display student results in the centre, left or right in a column where a plus or minus has been entered.
The 'Column No.' will determine the order in which the columns print when generating an academic report through TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Report Processing > Generate Student Reports.
The Status field will be display only. When a row has been 'Modified', 'Flagged for Deletion' or 'Added' an appropriate icon will display in this column.