Markbook - Enter or Calculate Activity Results

Overview

On the Markbook Activity Assessment screen, Activities and their Objectives for the reporting period are displayed.

The filters allow you to choose which Activities and Objectives will be displayed.

The Objectives that display in this section, and their sort order, have been determined during the Assessment Setup in TASS.web.

When the 'Include all subject classes' option is ticked, all classes of the subject display, and results can be entered for all classes. This option is available to HODs and Department Administrators.

Please also read Markbook - Activity Assessment

A Student's Activity Status will update to 'Assessed' when all Activity Objective results, and the Activity Total Score (if enabled) are entered into Markbook.

When a Student's Activity Status is already marked as 'Assessed', and an Activity Objective result or the Activity Total Score (if enabled) is removed, the Activity Status will change back to 'Submitted/Completed'.

Hamburger Menu

Each Objective has its own ‘hamburger menu’ offering actions for the Objective.

Menu Item	Details
Objective Weighting	View or change the Objective Weighting.
Result Based Comments	View the Result Based Comments that have been defined for the class.
Fill Down	Enter a result, or select a cell containing a result, and then 'Fill Down' to copy the result into all fields below. Manually edit any results as required.
Clear Results	Used to clear all result entries for the Objective.

Enter Results Manually

Activity Results can be entered either:

In Staff Kiosk Assessment > Activity Planner > Assess Student Screen.
Directly into Staff Kiosk Assessment > Markbook > Activity Assessment.

For Activity Results to appear in Student Cafe and Parent Lounge, go to Staff Kiosk Assessment > Activity Planner > Activity Assessment Screen, and click ‘Assess' then 'Save’ for each Student.

When entering directly into Markbook > Activity Assessment, note the following:

The Assessment Method Type and prompt (located under the Objective description) is a helpful reminder of the assessment method used for each Objective. Only valid entries are accepted, for example, where an Objective requires a result of 0-50, it is not possible to save an entry of 65, or 'B'.
Results may contain up to two decimal places.
Number Range entries must be entered via the keyboard. Other result types can be selected from a drop-down list, which displays only the valid result options.
Where a Final Result and/or Overall Subject Grade has been entered or calculated, any change made to a student's activity results cause the associated Final Result and/or Overall Subject Grade result to be cleared, ready for the new result to be entered or calculated.

Remember to ‘Save’ your entries, as there is no automatic save.

Activity Comments

Select the ‘info’ icon to view more information about the activity in relation to the student, such as 'Is not assigned to this Activity' or 'Absent'.

Select the ‘edit’ icon to edit an activity comment.

Select the ‘plus symbol’ icon to enter an activity comment.

Comment for Student: A comment entered in this section will be visible to students in Student Café, and parents in Parent Lounge (if the activity is flagged as visible to parents).

Teacher Comment: A comment entered in this section is for your reference only, and does not display to students or parents.

Some basic formatting options are available (bold, italic, underline and text colour), along with a Spell Check tool.

Other tools available include:

Comment Bank

The global Comment Bank is a collection of comments that your school has set up for you to use. Select the icon to view the school comment bank. Keywords may appear in comments, which will be populated with the student's details when published.
Select Insert to insert comments into the comment box.

Personal Comment Bank

Select the icon to view your personal comment bank. Personal comments can be added and inserted into the comment box. Keywords may be used, which will be populated with the student's details when published.
Select Insert to insert personal comments into the comment box.

Format Comment

Select this icon to convert keywords to the strudent specific text that you want to appear to students/parents or on the report.
Example comment with keywords: [NAME] has excelled in [SUBJECT] this term. I am very pleased with [his/her] work.

Formatted comment: Richard has excelled in Study of Religion this term. I am very pleased with his work.

Calculate Activity Total Scores

Activity Total Score column

This column is available if you nominated to 'Calculate Activity Total Score' when creating the Activity.

If you forgot, you can still switch this on using Staff Kiosk > Assessment > Activity Planner > Activity Assessment Screen and the ‘Edit Activity' option in the 'hamburger menu’.

The following options are available in the Activity Total Score ‘hamburger menu’:

Calculate Results

Click ‘Calculate Results’ to calculate the Activity Total Score.

Clear Results

Click ‘Clear Results’ to delete all results in the selected column.

After using this option, the ‘Restore’ button becomes active in the bottom right corner of the screen (beside the ‘Save’ button). If you make a mistake, use the 'Restore' button to undo your changes.

Fill Down

Click 'Fill Down' to replicate the same data down the column from the position where your cursor is placed. For example, if the cursor is in the third cell from the top of the column the fourth cell and those below it will be set to the same value as the third cell.

The ‘Fill Down’ option is only available when a Calculation Rule has not been setup for the ‘Activity Total Score’.

After using this option, the ‘Restore’ button becomes active in the bottom right corner of the screen (beside the ‘Save’ button). If you make a mistake, use the 'Restore' button to undo your changes.

Calculation Rule

Click ‘Calculation Rule’ to open the ‘Activity Total Score Calculation Rule' grid screen and define your preferred ‘Rule’ and 'Use Addition’ settings for the calculation.

Fields that require further explanation
Status	When a Calculation Rule is added or modified an appropriate status of ‘ADD’ or ‘MOD’ will be shown in this field.
Objective	This is a read only field displaying 'Activity Total Score’ as the Objective that this rule is being setup for.
Rule	Use the picklist to select which Calculation Rule you would like to use. To add or modify ‘Calculations Rules’ go to Staff Kiosk program Assessment > Assessment Setup > Calculation Rules or TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup > ‘Calculation Rules’ tab.
Rule Details	After selecting the Calculation Rule above, click any grid cell to view the ‘Rule Details’ in this field. Hover over the ‘Rule Details’ to view more information.
Use Addition	Select ‘Yes’ to calculate Activity Total Score using simple addition of the results for the ‘QS’ objectives attached to the Activity and ignore Objective Weightings. Select ‘No’ to consider the ‘Objective Weightings’ set for each Activity Objective when formulating the calculations. See below for more information.

To calculate the Activity Total Score, the following program areas must be setup correctly:

Activity	When creating the Activity, the ‘Calculate Activity Total Score?' field must be set to ‘Yes’ and Assessment Criteria Objectives must be defined. You can check or modify Activity setup in Staff Kiosk programs: Assessment > Learning Objects (Maintain & Assign) Assessment > Activity Planner > Activity Assessment Screen, using the ‘Edit Activity' option in the 'hamburger menu’.
Objectives	Assessment Criteria Objectives are included in Activity Total Scores when: they have the ‘use in Activity’ checkbox ticked when creating the Activity. the Result Formats have been setup correctly for the Year Level and Subject. ‘QS’ is selected as the ‘Progressive Assessment Type’ for the Objective in Result Formats. the same Assessment Code/Method is used for all Objectives that you want included in the Activity Total Score Calculation. You can check or modify Progressive Assessment Type and Assessment Code/Method in TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup > ‘Result Formats’ tab.
Results	Students must have valid results entered in all of the ‘QS’ Objective result fields.
Calculation Rule	You have the option to enter results manually or use a Calculation Rule to do the work for you. If opting to use a Calculation Rule, you must also decide if you would like to ‘Use Addition’ or ‘Objective Weightings’ to determine the final calculation. Further information is available below. Activity Total Score Calculation Rules are setup via the Activity Total Score ‘hamburger menu’ on the Staff Kiosk Assessment > Markbook > Activity Assessment screen.

A typical example of an Activity Total Score Calculation Rule might be:

	Activity
	Objective 1 (QS)	Objective 2 (QS)	Objective 3 (QS)	Activity Total Score
Result	A	B	C	B
Calculation Rule	5	4	3	12/3 = 4

In addition to the Calculation Rule, you must also decide if you would like to ‘Use Addition’ or ‘Objective Weightings’ to determine the final calculation:

‘Use Addition’ field set to ‘Yes’

This option calculates the Activity Total Score using a simple addition of the results for the ‘QS’ objectives attached to the Activity and ignores Objective Weightings.

e.g. ‘QS’ Objective Result 1 + ‘QS’ Objective Result 2 + ‘QS’ Objective Result 3 = Activity Total Score.

To calculate the Activity Total Score the system will:

Add up the maximum result for each Assessment Criteria.
Add up the result for each Assessment Criteria.

A typical example might be:

	Objective 1	Objective 2	Objective 3	Activity Total Score
Result	8 +	17 +	15 =	40/50
Maximum Result	10 +	20 +	20 =	40/50

‘Use Addition’ field set to ‘No’

This option considers the ‘Objective Weightings’ set for each Activity Objective when formulating the calculations.

For Numeric Results

The Assessment Method applied to the ‘QS’ Objectives uses a Numeric Range Validation Type.

The calculation for this method will calculate the student’s weighted percentage across all the ‘QS’ objectives attached to the activity and apply that percentage to the Total Maximum Score for the activity. The formula to calculate the Activity Total Score is as follows:

The calculated ‘Activity Total Score’ will be rounded to the nearest whole number based on Rounding Rules that have been setup.

A typical example might be:

	Objective 1	Objective 2	Objective 3	Activity Total Score
Weighting	60%	20%	20%
Maximum Result	5	5	5	15
Result	5	4	3
Apply Weightings
Final Calculated Result	9	2.4	1.8	13.2*
Activity Total Score Rounded*				13*
Activity Total Score converted using the Calculation Rule				A-

*By system default a calculated result of up to .4 will round down, and .5 and greater will round up. Rounding Rules can be adjusted in Staff Kiosk Assessment > Assessment Setup on the ‘Rounding Rules’ tab.

For this example, the following Calculation Rule has been applied to translate the Overall Subject Grade calculation from a numeric value to a non-numeric grade.

Student Grade	Numeric value from:	Numeric value from:
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

For Non-Numeric Results

The assessment method applied to the ‘QS’ Objectives uses an Individual Validation Type.

The calculation for this method will use translated results to calculate the student’s weighted result across all the ‘QS’ objectives attached to the activity. The rule details records will be used to translate the results.

The formula to calculate the Activity Total Score is as follows:

For example, if the student received an ‘A’ with a 60% weighting, a ‘B’ with a 20% weighting and a ‘C’ with a 20% weighting in an A to E scale where ‘A’ translates to 5 and ‘E’ translates to 1 the calculation would be as follows:

The calculated Activity Total Score will be rounded to the nearest whole number and compared to the ‘Minimum Value’ set for the selected 'Calculation Rule’ to find the result.

A typical example might be:

	Objective 1	Objective 2	Objective 3	Activity Total Score
Weighting	60%	20%	20%
Result	A	B	C
Calculation Rule Translation	5	4	3
Maximum Result Value	5	5	5	5
Apply Weightings
Final Calculated Result	3	0.8	0.6	4.4*
Activity Total Score Rounded*				4*
Activity Total Score converted using the Calculation Rule				B

*By system default a calculated result of up to .4 will round down, and .5 and greater will round up. Rounding Rules can be adjusted in Staff Kiosk Assessment > Assessment Setup on the ‘Rounding Rules’ tab.

For this example, the following Calculation Rule has been applied to translate the Overall Subject Grade calculation from a numeric value to a non-numeric grade.

Student Grade	Numeric value from:	Numeric value from:
NA	-1*	-1*
E	1	1
D	2	2
C	3	3
B	4	4
A	5	5

The ‘Average’ and ‘Standard Deviation’ statistics update when the following actions occur:

Fill Down results in a column.
Use the Clear Results hamburger menu option.
Calculate Results.
When the Delete option is selected after changing a Calculation Rule.
When Overall Subject Grade results are cleared after a change to Final Results.

For Administrators

Click here for further information on the different types of users in the Learning Object Repository.

Objectives for Activities and Final Results are set up in TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup > Result Formats Tab.
Assessment Methods and their Validation Types are entered in TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup > Assessment Methods Tab.
The result types in the drop-down list are determined by the Assessment Code set for each Objective, Report Type, Year Level and Subject Code in TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup > Result Formats Tab.
Result Based Comments are set up in TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup > Result Based Comments.
Global Comment Banks are set up in TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup > Comments Tab.

The comment sizes/character limits used in webBook, Staff Kiosk Assessment are set by your school.

There are multiple possibilities for how the program determines this:

Comment Size Hierarchy
1	Reporting Setup	TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Reporting Setup on the ‘Reporting Parameters’ tab, in the 'Maximum Student Comment Size' field.	Sometimes referred to as the ‘Global Comment Size’. This field displays the maximum number of characters allowed in webBook/Markbook for each student's subject comment.’ The system allows a 'Maximum Student Comment Size' entry of 4000 characters.
2	Assessment Setup	TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the 'Result Periods’ tab, in the 'Max. Comment Size' field.	A maximum comment size unique to a specific Results Period. Your school may have used this if the length of the comment is different between an interim report and an end-of-semester report. Leave this field blank if you would like to use the comment size defined set up in Reporting Setup. If there is a 'Max Comment Size' number on this tab it will override size limits set in Reporting Setup.
3	Year Group specifications	Your web server tassportal\webBook > webBook.ini file.	A comment size that is unique to a Year Group. Located in the tassportal\webBook directory on your webserver. Open the file using Notepad. You will need to add one year level per line with the corresponding comment size, e.g. Year_12=300. Example webbook.ini file: You do not need to add a line for all year levels, just the ones that have a different comment size. Save the file and check the comment size for a student in a particular year level in webBook or Markbook. Comment sizes set up this way will override size limits setup using Assessment Setup and Reporting Setup. Contact your system administrator for further information.

For Activity Results to appear in Student Cafe and Parent Lounge:

ensure Results are enabled in TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Reporting Setup on the 'Analytics' tab.

For Progressive Assessment Analytics (Class Average, Cohort Average, Class Rank and Cohort Rank) to appear in Student Cafe and Parent Lounge:

ensure Class Analytics or Cohort Analytics are enabled in TASS.web program Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Reporting Setup on the 'Analytics' tab,

Refer to the ‘Progressive Assessment Analytics’ section of the Activity Planner article for more information.

Overview

Hamburger Menu

Enter Results Manually

Activity Comments

Calculate Activity Total Scores

For Administrators

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