Distribution Summaries Video

This video explains how to print distribution summaries in academic reports, which visually compare a student's performance in a subject with that of their cohort using TASS.web Student Admin Academic Reporting > Report Processing > Generate Student Reports. It demonstrates enabling distribution summaries in both table and chart formats, configuring runtime options such as objectives, minimum record requirements, and grade consolidation, and positioning charts within reports. The tutorial also covers customising the appearance of summaries through stylesheet adjustments, including colours, grid lines, and text, and regenerating reports to reflect these changes.

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00:06 – Introduction to distribution summaries on academic reports

00:12 – Purpose and prerequisites for using distribution summaries

00:36 – Viewing sample report and table format summary

01:30 – Chart format summary and combined display options

02:05 – Style sheet controls for appearance

02:12 – Navigating to Generate Student Reports

02:38 – Runtime options for enabling summaries

03:06 – Selecting objectives and additional options

04:15 – Enabling bar chart and positioning options

05:23 – Generating report with summaries displayed

06:18 – Customising table heading colours in the stylesheet

07:48 – Adding horizontal grid lines to charts

10:45 – Changing column colour for student position

11:39 – Updating chart text description

12:40 – Regenerating report with all changes applied

13:34 – Session conclusion and help references

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