Markbook - Enter or Calculate Overall Subject Grades

Overview

Overall Subject Grades can be added to the Markbook Activity Assessment screen via:

Overall Subject Comments can also be entered through this section using the ‘Subject Comment’ icons displayed at the end of the Overall Subject Grades section.

The Activity Assessment screen can be accessed by navigating to:

Staff Kiosk Assessment > Markbook > Reporting Period Selection Screen > Subject Class Selection Screen > Activity Assessment, or
Staff Kiosk Assessment > Enter Results and Comments > Reporting Period Selection Screen > Subject Class Selection Screen > Activity Assessment.

Heads of Department (HODs) and Department Administrators can select the 'Include all subject classes' option to display all subject classes. This then allows for the Calculation Rules to be entered, and results to be calculated for all classes simultaneously.

For more information about using the ‘Activity Assessment’ screen, see the ‘Markbook - Activity Assessment’ article, and watch the ▶️ Calculating Results in Markbook Video.

Example

Click the grey column header to sort the Overall Subject Grade Objectives in ascending or descending order.

Click here for Administrator Notes.

Overall Subject Grade Setup

The Objectives shown in the Overall Subject Grade section are set during the Academic Reporting Checklist - Beginning of Reporting Period process.

They can be modified in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the ‘Result Formats’ tab.

Assessment Methods and their Validation Types are set up in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the ‘Assessment Methods’ tab.

Calculation Rule Setup

The Calculation Rules and Methods available in the Overall Subject Grade hamburger menu option are set during the Academic Reporting Checklist - Beginning of Reporting Period process.

Calculation Rules can be set up in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the ‘Calculation Rules’ tab, and/or Staff Kiosk Assessment > Assessment Setup > Calculation Rules.

The Calculation Methods and Calculation Rule options available in this program are determined by the setups in Staff Kiosk Assessment > Parameters (Setup).

Comment Bank Setup

The Global Comment Banks accessible via the ‘Subject Comment’ icon are configured during the Academic Reporting Checklist - Beginning of Reporting Period process.

They can be modified in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the 'Comments' tab.

Personal Comment Banks (specific to each Teacher) can be enabled or disabled for each Reporting Period via TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the ‘Result Periods’ tab.

Rankings Setup

The rankings feature can be enabled by selecting the ‘Overall Subject Grade Rankings in Markbook' checkbox for the Result Period in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the 'Result Periods’ tab.

You can specify which Overall Subject Grades use rankings by setting the ‘Rankings Calc’ column to ‘Y' or selecting the ‘Calculate and display Rankings for this Overall Subject Grade' checkbox for each result format in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the ‘Result Formats' tab.

User Security Permissions

Access to this program area is controlled by the ‘Markbook’ security point in the Assessment section of TASS.web System Admin > Users > Portal Security Permissions for Staff Kiosk. Contact your school’s TASS System Administrator for access.

Access to the ‘Calculation Rules’ hamburger menu option is controlled by the ‘Calculation Rules’ security point in the Assessment section.

Reporting Period Access

User access to the Reporting Period, along with designated user access levels, is assigned in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Reporting User Maintenance > Maintain User Access Levels.

Hamburger Menu Options

Each Overall Subject Grade Objective has a hamburger menu with available actions.

Hamburger Menu Option	Description
Calculate Results	Click the ‘Calculate Results’ option to compute students' Overall Subject Grades for each Objective using the applied Calculation Rule, and its selected Calculation Method. Before results can be calculated, the student(s) must have all Activity Objective results entered, and a Calculation Rule must be applied to the Overall Subject Grade Objective via the ‘Calculation Rules’ hamburger menu option. When the 'Include all subject classes' display option is selected, results will be calculated for all classes. This option is only available to HODs and Department Administrators.
Clear Results	Click the ‘Clear Results’ option to remove all results from the selected Overall Subject Grades Objective column. When the 'Include all subject classes' display option is selected, results will be cleared for all classes. This option is only available to HODs and Department Administrators.
Upload	Click the ‘Upload’ option to upload Overall Subject Grades for each Objective from an Excel spreadsheet. See the ‘Uploading Overall Subject Grades’ section below for more information. When the 'Include all subject classes' display option is selected, results for all classes can be uploaded at the same time. This option is only available to HODs and Department Administrators.
Calculation Rules	Click the ‘Calculation Rules’ option to select the Calculation Rules and Calculation Methods that will be used to calculate each Objective when the 'Calculate Results' hamburger menu option is selected. See the ‘Calculation Rules’ section below for more information. When the 'Include all subject classes' display option is selected, rules can be entered for all classes at the same time. This option is only available to HODs and Department Administrators.
Calculation Details	Click the ‘Calculation Details’ option to view and/or print the Calculation Details for the Objective. When the 'Include all subject classes' option is selected, a class filter appears, allowing you to view each class's Calculation Details, since different classes of the same subject may have distinct calculation details. This option is only available to HODs and Department Administrators.

Manually Enter Overall Subject Grades

Overall Subject Grades can be entered directly into the cell under the Objective for each student.

The Assessment Method Type and Prompt (located under the Objective description) are helpful reminders of the Assessment Method used for each Objective.

Only valid entries are accepted upon saving. For example, where an Objective requires a result of 0-50, it is not possible to save an entry of 65, or 'B'.

Types of result entry:

Assessment Method Validation Types

Description

Individual

A list of possible results, selected via a drop-down picklist, or typed into a cell.

For example:

S or N
A+, A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, E+, E, N
Exc, Acc or Bor

Range

A numeric result.

For example:

0 - 100
0 - 50

Free text

Free-form text entry, up to 7 characters.

Acceptable text includes:

numbers from 0-9
upper and lower case English letters from A to Z
special characters ~ ! # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _ + = { } [ ] | \ : ; " ' < > , . ? /

When an Overall Subject Grade is entered, and a student's activity results change, the associated Objective's Overall Subject Grades are cleared to allow entry or calculation of the new grade.

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

Automatically Calculate Overall Subject Grades

Selecting Calculation Rules and Methods

Click on the 'Calculation Rules' option from the Overall Subject Grade Objective's hamburger menu to open the Calculation Rules modal and enter the calculation rule details.

Even though the Calculation Rules modal is opened for a specific Objective, all Objectives for the subject are displayed and can be modified at the same time.

Example

Column Heading

Details

Status

The ‘Status’ column displays a 'Mod' icon to indicate a rule was modified before saving.

Class

The ‘Class’ column displays when the 'Include all subject classes' option is ticked, allowing for rules to be entered for some or all classes. This option is only available to HODs and Department Administrators.

Objective

The 'Objective' column displays the description of the Overall Subject Grade Objective.

Click here for an Administrator Note.

The Objectives for the Subject have been set up in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup.

Rule

Use the drop-down list in the ‘Rule’ column to select the appropriate Calculation Rule that you want to use for the Overall Subject Grade calculation.

Click here for an Administrator Note.

Calculation Rules can be set up in either:

Staff Kiosk Assessment > Assessment Setup > Calculation Rules (User Permissions are required), or
TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the ‘Calculation Rules' tab.

Rule Details

The ‘Rule Details' column displays a summarised version of the applied rule details once it has been selected in the ‘Rule’ field (for all rules except 'Numeric Range'). Hover over the summary to see the complete rule details.

Calculation Method

Use the ‘Calculation Method’ column to select the appropriate Calculation Method that you want to use for the Overall Subject Grade calculation.

Method 1

Calculate Overall Subject Grade(s) based on the average of the Final Results

When ‘Calculation Method 1’ is selected, the 'Overall Subject Grade' is calculated by averaging the 'Final Results' Objective columns that have been selected for the calculation.

By default, the calculation will evenly weight each ‘Final Result' when calculating ‘Overall Subject Grade'. Optionally, your school may have enabled functionality that allows you to allocate differential weightings against 'Final Results'. When differential weightings are applied, ‘Final Results’ are then averaged with their weightings applied to obtain the 'Overall Subject Grade.'

When differential weightings are enabled, you can select which ‘Final Results’ to include in the calculations and apply weightings via the 'Use Differential Weightings’ column on the ‘Calculation Rules’ screen, which can be accessed by clicking on ‘Calculation Rules’ in the 'Overall Subject Grade’ hamburger menu.

This method does not allow you to include past reporting periods in the calculations. However, past Reporting Periods can be used to calculate the Final Results.

Before calculating the ‘Overall Subject Grade' using this method, you must first calculate the ‘Final Results.’ The 'Final Results’ are determined based on the raw scores of the activities/objectives and their respective weightings. These calculated ‘Final Results’ are then averaged to obtain the 'Overall Subject Grade.'

Example 1 - Method 1 with Non-Numeric Final Results and differential weightings.

	Final Results		Overall Subject Grade
	Objective 1	Objective 2	OSG Objective
Calculated Final Results based on Activity Objective Raw Scores	C+	B
Final Results Objective Weighting % - evenly distributed	50%	50%
Final Results Converted from Non-Numeric to Numeric Using Calculation Rule	9	11
Adjusted Weighting % applied, and calculation aligned with the Max. Result defined in Calculation Rule.
Overall Subject Grade Calculated	4.5	5.5	10
Overall Subject Grade Converted from Numeric to Non-Numeric using the Calculation Rule.			B-

For this example, the following Calculation Rule has been applied to translate the Activity Objective Raw Scores from non-numeric to numeric and 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

Example 2 - Method 1 with Non-Numeric Final Results and even weightings.

	Final Results		Overall Subject Grade
	Objective 1	Objective 2	OSG Objective
Calculated Final Results based on Activity Objective Raw Scores	C+	B
Final Results Objective Weighting %	40%	60%
Final Results Converted from Non-Numeric to Numeric Using Calculation Rule	9	11
Adjusted Weighting % applied, and calculation aligned with the Max. Result defined in Calculation Rule.
Overall Subject Grade Calculated	3.6	6.6	10.2*
Overall Subject Grade Rounded*			10*
Overall Subject Grade Converted from Numeric to Non-Numeric 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
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

Example 3 - Method 1 with Numeric Final Results and differential weightings.

	Final Results		Overall Subject Grade
	Objective 1	Objective 2	OSG Objective
Calculated Final Results based on Activity Objective Raw Scores	9	11
Final Results Objective Weighting %	40%	60%
Adjusted Weighting % applied, and calculation aligned with the Max. Result defined in Calculation Rule.
Overall Subject Grade Calculated	3.6	6.6	10.2*
Overall Subject Grade Rounded*			10*
Overall Subject Grade Converted from Numeric to Non-Numeric 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
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

Click here for Calculation Method 1 Administrator Notes.

Permissions to Use Differential Weightings

The 'Use Differential Weightings' option is available to either the HODs and Department Administrator or all Teachers based on the following permissions in Staff Kiosk Assessment > Parameters (Setup):

'Allow HODS and Department Administrators to modify 'Final Results' Weightings for 'Overall Subject Grade' calculations'.
'Allow all teachers to modify 'Final Results' Weightings for 'Overall Subject Grade' calculations' permissions.

Method 1 Calculation Formula

The formula for calculating ‘Overall Subject Grades’ using Method 1 with differential weightings is as follows:

When no weightings are applied to the final results, the calculation will evenly weight each of the Final Result Objectives.

Method 2

Calculate Overall Subject Grade(s) based on weighted Activity Objective Raw Scores ONLY

When ‘Calculation Method 2’ is selected, the ‘Overall Subject Grade' calculation is based on the ‘maximum result’ and ‘weighting’ of each ‘raw score’ result for each Activity Objective. The ‘Activity/Objective raw scores’ are averaged, and their associated 'weightings’ are applied to reach the ‘Overall Subject Grade'.

'Final Results' are ignored and do not contribute to the calculated 'Overall Subject Grade'.

You can include results from past Reporting Periods in this calculation by selecting 'Yes' in the 'Include Past Periods' field, accessed via 'Calculation Rules' in the hamburger menu.

Example 4 - Method 2 with Non-Numeric Activity Objective Raw Scores.

	Activities						Overall Subject Grade
Activities	Activity 1		Activity 2		Activity 3		Overall Subject Grade
Objectives	O1	O2	O1	O2	O1	O2	OSG Objective
Activity Raw Score Entered by Teacher	D	B	A	B-	A	B+
Activity Raw Score Weighting %	60%	25%	20%	25%	20%	50%
Adjusted Weighting % to total 100%	30%	12.5%	10%	12.5%	10%	25%
Activity Raw Score Result Converted to Numeric Using Calculation Rule	5	11	14	10	14	12
Adjusted Weighting % applied, and calculation aligned with the Max. Result defined in Calculation Rule.
Activity Raw Score Calculated	1.5	1.375	1.4	1.25	1.4	3
Overall Subject Grade Calculated							9.925*
Overall Subject Grade Rounded*							10*
Overall Subject Grade Converted from Numeric to Non-Numeric 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 Activity Objective Raw Scores from non-numeric to numeric and 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

Example 5 - Method 2 with Numeric Activity Objective Raw Scores.

	Activities						Overall Subject Grade
Activities	Activity 1		Activity 2		Activity 3		Overall Subject Grade
Objectives	O1	O2	O1	O2	O1	O2	OSG Objective
Activity Raw Score Entered by Teacher	5	11	14	10	14	12
Activity Raw Score Weighting %	60%	25%	20%	25%	20%	50%
Adjusted Weighting %	30%	12.5%	10%	12.5%	10%	25%
Adjusted Weighting % applied, and calculation aligned with the Max. Result defined in Calculation Rule.
Activity Raw Score Calculated	1.5	1.375	1.4	1.25	1.4	3
Overall Subject Grade Calculated							9.925*
Overall Subject Grade Rounded*							10*
Overall Subject Grade Converted from Numeric to Non-Numeric 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
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

Click here for Calculation Method 2 Administrator Notes.

To use this calculation method, the following Markbook Option must be enabled in Staff Kiosk program Assessment > Parameters (Setup):

'Allow teachers to calculate 'Overall Subject Grade' Objectives based on Activity Objective Raw Scores and their Weightings'.

Method 2 Calculation Formula

The formula for calculating ‘Overall Subject Grades’ using Method 2 and weightings is as follows:

Only Objectives with the Progressive Assessment Type of ‘QS’ and flagged to contribute to the Overall Subject Grade will be included. This can be checked and set up on the 'Result Formats’ tab in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information> Assessment Setup.

Method 3

Calculate Overall Subject Grade(s) based on the addition of the Activity Objective Raw Scores ONLY (ignores weightings)

When 'Calculation Method 3' is selected, the ‘Overall Subject Grade' calculation is based on 'Activity/Objective raw scores’ only. The 'Activity/Objective raw scores’ are added together using simple addition to reach the ‘Overall Subject Grade'.

‘Final Results' and ‘weightings’ are ignored and do not contribute to the calculated ‘Overall Subject Grade'. Apart from Activity Objectives that have been given a weighting of 0, these will be excluded from this calculation.

The sum of all Activity ‘Maximum Results’ must equal the ‘Maximum Result’, which is defined as the Overall Subject Grade 'Assessment Method.’

You can include results from past Reporting Periods in this calculation by selecting 'Yes' in the 'Include Past Periods' field, accessed via 'Calculation Rules' in the hamburger menu.

Example 6 - Method 3 with Numeric Activity Objective Raw Scores

	Activities						Overall Subject Grade
Activities	Activity 1		Activity 2		Activity 3		Overall Subject Grade
Objectives	O1	O2	O1	O2	O1	O2	OSG Objective
Activity Raw Score Entered by Teacher	5	11	14	10	14	12
Maximum Results for Each Objective	15	15	15	15	15	15	90
Overall Subject Grade Calculated using Addition	5 +	11 +	14 +	10 +	14 +	12 =	66 / 90
Calculation aligned with the Max. Result defined in Calculation Rule.							(66 ÷ 90) x 15
Overall Subject Grade Calculation							10
Overall Subject Grade Converted from Numeric to Non-Numeric using the Calculation Rule.							B-

For this example, the following Calculation Rule has been applied to translate the Activity Raw Score grades to a numeric value and 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

Click here for Calculation Method 3 Administrator Notes.

To use this calculation method, the following Markbook Option must be enabled in Staff Kiosk Assessment > Parameters (Setup):

'Allow teachers to calculate 'Overall Subject Grade' objectives based on addition of Activity Objective Raw Scores'.

Method 3 Calculation Formula

The formula for calculating ‘Overall Subject Grades’ using Method 3 and numeric results is as follows:

When using a Calculation Rule to translate the ‘Overall Subject Grade (OSG)’ into a non-numeric grade, the following formula is then applied:

Only Objectives with the Progressive Assessment Type of ‘QS’ and flagged to contribute to the Overall Subject Grade will be included. This can be checked and set up in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information> Assessment Setup on the 'Result Formats’ tab.

When trying to achieve a numeric Overall Subject Grade value, the sum of all Activity ‘Maximum Results’ must equal the 'Maximum Result’, which is defined as the Overall Subject Grade 'Assessment Method’ in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information> Assessment Setup on the 'Result Formats’ tab.

Overall Subject Grade Maximum Result = Activity Raw Score 1 Maximum Result + Activity Raw Score 2 Maximum Result + Activity Raw Score 3 Maximum Result etc.

Example

If you have a total of 4 Activity Objectives and each of their ‘Maximum Result’ values is set to ‘25', the 'Assessment Method’ set for the Overall Subject Grade must have a 'Maximum Result' range of 100 to accommodate the calculation of the 4 activity objectives when they are added together. (eg. 25+25+25+25 = 100)

You can exclude Activity Objectives from this calculation by assigning them a weighting of ‘0'. When a weighting of '0’ is assigned, you must adjust the Overall Subject Grade Objective Assessment Method range to reflect, as per the above point (e.g. 25+25+25 = 75).

When trying to achieve a non-numeric Overall Subject Grade value, select your preferred 'Assessment Code/Assessment Method’ format in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information> Assessment Setup on the 'Result Formats’ tab. Then, use a Calculation Rule to translate the result totals into the non-numeric values you wish to display as the Overall Subject Grade.

Example

If you have a total of 4 Activity Objectives and each of their 'Maximum Result' values is set to 25, the 'Maximum Result' value would be 100 to accommodate the calculation of the 4 activity objectives when they are added together (e.g. 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 100). To receive a non-numeric grade, your Assessment Code would be set to a grade scale (e.g. A+ to E-) in TASS.web, and your Calculation Rule would then translate which numeric values out of 100 correspond to the A+ to E- scale.

Validation Errors

If a validation message states that “Method 3 can only be used when all objectives that contribute to the calculation of an ‘Overall Subject Grade’ use a numeric range,” check that all Final Result Objectives have been assigned an Assessment Method with a numeric range validation.

A ‘Numeric Range’ validation is a type of Assessment Method setup when the Assessment Method Type field is set to 'Numeric', and the Validation Type field is set to 'Range'.

Method 4

Calculate Overall Subject Grade(s) based on the average of Activity Total Scores

When 'Calculation Method 4' is selected, the 'Overall Subject Grade' is calculated by averaging the 'Activity Total Score' columns that have been selected for the calculation.

By default, the calculation will evenly weight each ‘Activity Total Score' when calculating ‘Overall Subject Grade'. Optionally, your school may have enabled functionality that allows you to allocate differential weightings against 'Activity Total Score'. When differential weightings are applied, ‘Activity Total Scores’ are then averaged with their weightings applied to obtain the 'Overall Subject Grade.'

When differential weightings are enabled, you can select which ‘Activity Total Scores’ to include in the calculations and apply weightings via the 'Use Differential Weightings’ column on the ‘Calculation Rules’ screen, which can be accessed by clicking on ‘Calculation Rules’ in the 'Overall Subject Grade’ hamburger menu.

Before calculating the ‘Overall Subject Grade' using this method, you must first calculate the ‘Activity Total Score.’

You can include Activity Total Scores from past Reporting Periods in this calculation by selecting 'Yes' in the 'Include Past Periods' field, accessed via 'Calculation Rules' in the hamburger menu.

Example 7 - Method 4 with Non-Numeric Activity Total Scores and differential weightings.

	Activity Total Scores		Overall Subject Grade
	Activity 1	Activity 2	OSG Objective
Activity Total Score	C+	B
Activity Differential Weighting %	40%	60%
Activity Total Score converted from Non-Numeric to Numeric Using ATS Calculation Rule	9	11
Adjusted Weighting % applied, and calculation aligned with the Max. Score defined in the Calculation Rule.
Overall Subject Grade Calculated	3.6	6.6	10.2*
Overall Subject Grade Rounded*			10*
Overall Subject Grade converted from numeric to non-numeric 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
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

Example 8 - Method 4 with Non-Numeric Activity Total Scores and even weightings.

	Activity Total Scores		Overall Subject Grade
	Activity 1	Activity 2	OSG Objective
Activity Total Score	C+	B
Activity Differential Weighting % - evenly distributed	50%	50%
Activity Total Score converted from Non-Numeric to Numeric Using ATS Calculation Rule	9	11
Adjusted Weighting % applied, and calculation aligned with the Max. Score defined in the Calculation Rule.
Overall Subject Grade calculated	4.5	5.5	10
Overall Subject Grade converted from numeric to non-numeric using the Calculation Rule.			B-

For this example, the following Calculation Rule has been applied to convert the Activity Objective Raw Scores from non-numeric to numeric, and to convert the Overall Subject Grade 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

Example 9 - Method 4 with Numeric Activity Total Scores and differential weightings.

	Activity Total Scores		Overall Subject Grade
	Activity 1	Activity 2	OSG Objective
Activity Total Score	9	11
Activity Differential Weighting % - evenly distributed	40%	60%
Adjusted Weighting % applied, and calculation aligned with the Max. Score defined in the Calculation Rule.
Overall Subject Grade Calculated	3.6	6.6	10.2*
Overall Subject Grade Rounded*			10*
Overall Subject Grade Converted from Numeric to Non-Numeric 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
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

Click here for Calculation Method 4 Administrator Notes.

Method 4 Calculation Formula

The formula for calculating ‘Overall Subject Grades’ using Method 4 with differential weightings is as follows:

When no weightings are applied to the Activity, each Activity Total Score is evenly weighted.

Check out ‘How do I select a Calculation Rule and Calculation Method that is compatible with my Markbook Assessment Methods?’.

Include Past Periods

The ‘Include Past Periods’ column specifies whether to include previous reporting period results in the Overall Subject Grade calculations.

Select 'Yes' to include previous reporting period results, or 'No' to exclude them.

Usually, Semester-type Objectives (e.g., 'Semester Overall Result') would not have this option ticked, but Year-long-type Objectives (e.g., ' Year Result') would have this option ticked.

Use Differential Weighting

The ‘Use Differential Weightings’ column allows you to define a weighted percentage for each Objective in the calculation when ‘Calculation Method 1’ or 'Calculation Method 4’ has been selected.

Click the ‘Edit' icon in this field to define weighting percentages for each Objective. After clicking ‘Save’ the field will update to display ‘Yes’.

When ‘No’ appears in this column, this means that each Objective will be weighted evenly in the calculation.

No differential weighting can occur if Calculation Methods 2 or 3 have been selected.

Click here for an Administrator Note.

The 'Use Differential Weightings' option for Calculation Method 1 can be made available to HODS and Department Administrator or all Teachers based on the following permissions in Staff Kiosk Assessment > Parameters (Setup):

'Allow HODS and Department Administrators to modify 'Final Results' Weightings for 'Overall Subject Grade' calculations'.
'Allow all teachers to modify 'Final Results' Weightings for 'Overall Subject Grade' calculations' permissions.

Rounding Rule

Use the drop-down list in the ‘Rounding Rule’ column to select the appropriate Rounding Rule that you want to use for the Overall Subject Grade calculation.

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Rounding Rules can be set up in either:

Staff Kiosk Assessment > Assessment Setup > Rounding Rules (User Permissions are required), or
TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup on the ‘Rounding Rules' tab.

Rounding Rule Details

The ‘Rounding Rules Details' column displays a summarised version of the applied rule details once it has been selected in the ‘Rounding Rule’ field. Hover over the summary to see the complete rule details.

The 'Fill Down' button at the top of the grid copies information from the top cell to the cells below. Select an option in the top row of the 'Rule', 'Include Past Periods', or 'Use Addition' columns, then click 'Fill Down' to fill the rows below.

Click ‘Save’ when complete to save your changes to the database.

When you change the calculation for the Overall Subject Grade, you must confirm what to do with existing Overall Subject Grades entered or calculated for this objective. You can choose to:

Click ‘Delete’ to delete any Overall Subject Grades entered or calculated for this objective, or
Click ‘Preserve’ to preserve any Overall Subject Grades entered or calculated for this objective.

Validation Errors

If the Calculation Rule selected for an Objective is invalid, a Validation Error will appear when attempting to save. Follow the guidance on screen or see the following articles for more information:

If you require further assistance, reach out to the TASS Customer Care team.

Calculating the Overall Subject Grade

Click on the 'Calculate Results' option from an Objective's hamburger menu to perform the result calculations for the Objective.

Results are calculated for all students who have a full set of Activity Results or Final Results (depending on the Calculation Rule being used) entered.
A red exclamation mark appears next to students who have any missing activity results, and disappears upon saving or clearing the results.
If any results have been entered manually, these will not be altered by the Calculate Results action, even if the entered result does not adhere to the Calculation Rule. This allows you to override the Calculation Rule.
Activity Objectives with a 0 (zero) weighting are excluded from calculations.
The ‘Grade Ranking’ column displays the cohort ranks for students after the Overall Subject Grade has been calculated for all students and the ‘Calculate Analytics’ button is clicked.

Click the column heading to sort the Ranks in ascending or descending order.

Uploading Overall Subject Grades

Overall Subject Grades for each Objective can be uploaded from an Excel® spreadsheet.

You can either:

upload a single Objective's Overall Objective Grades by selecting ‘Upload' from the Objective's hamburger menu.
or upload multiple Objectives' Overall Objective Grades by selecting the 'upload’ icon from the Overall Objective Grades heading.

Example

Steps to upload results:
1	Prepare the Excel® file in .xls or .xlsx format. Include the following information: Student Code, Objective Code/s, and student results (results must be in the correct format ie, if the Objective requires a numeric result, ensure that letter results are not used.)
2	Click '+Choose' and locate the Excel file, then click 'Upload'.
3	Choose the *Worksheet from the Excel file that contains the data.
4	Map the Columns: - *Student Codes - Objective Codes
5	Map the Rows: - Objective Codes - First Student Code
6	Translate Results during Import: Select this option if you want the uploaded results to be translated using the Calculation Rules you have set up for Overall Subject Grades.
7	* Existing Results: Select from the options: Preserve existing results and only upload new results. Overwrite existing results except if upload data is blank. Overwrite existing results even if upload data is blank.
8	Click 'Upload'.

A Validation check occurs, and an error message displays where the issue is identified.

Cells containing uploaded data display in Markbook in blue, until a save is performed.

If incorrect result types were imported, these display in Markbook with a red exclamation mark (eg, Markbook requires S or N results, but numeric results were imported.)

Entering Subject Comments

Subject comments for students can be entered and edited via the ‘plus symbol/comment’ icon.

Example

Included functions via icons include:

Spell Check: Checks the spelling of the entered text.
Global Comment Bank: Displays the comment bank if set up by your school, and can be inserted into the comment box.
Personal Comment Bank: Displays your personal comment bank (if set up), and can be inserted into the comment box. You can also add further comments to your personal comment bank via the ‘+ New Comment’ button.
Format Comment: If keywords have been used, use this function to view the subject comment as they will appear to students/parents, or on the report.

Student subject comments can be printed or exported via the ‘Print’ button by ticking the 'Include Subject Comments' option.

Saving Your Overall Subject Grades

To save the Overall Subject Grades data in the grid cells, click the ‘Save’ button at the bottom right or top right of the Activity Assessment screen.

You will be prompted to confirm before proceeding with the save.

At any time, the ‘Restore’ button reverts the data to the last saved state.

Overview

Hamburger Menu Options

Manually Enter Overall Subject Grades

Automatically Calculate Overall Subject Grades

Selecting Calculation Rules and Methods

Calculating the Overall Subject Grade

Uploading Overall Subject Grades

Entering Subject Comments

Saving Your Overall Subject Grades

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