ProgressBook v12.0 System Manager Guide - Swoca

Report Cards and Interims
assessment, and if you selected Use Basic Calculations on the General tab, select any of the
calculation methods except None in the Default Calculation list. For more specific details on
setting up attendance, see “Add Attendance Assessments to Report Cards.”
To quickly add assessments, you can copy assessments from existing report cards that use
similar assessments, and then modify them as needed. See “Copy Assessments.”
1. On the Assessments tab, if you are creating traditional report cards, proceed to step 2. If
you are creating standards-based report cards in the Course list, select the course name
for which you want to enter assessments.
2. In the Assessment column, type an assessment.
3. In the Seq# column, type a number that represents the order in which the assessment
displays on the printed report card and on the Report Card Entry screen. Use numbers in
increments of 5 or 10, so you can add assessments later, if needed.
4. In the Mark Type column, select the mark type.
Note: If your school district is integrated with certain student information systems,
you must use the mark type from that student information system. Mark types
should already be set up. If mark types do not display in the Mark Type list, see
“Add Mark Types.”
Note: You can select an unlimited number of different mark types for a teacher to
enter on a student’s report card or interim, but the system may perform slowly if
numerous different mark types are entered.
5. In the Default Grading Scale list, select the appropriate default grading scale.
Note: Grading scales should already be set up. If grading scales do not display in
the Default Grading Scale list, see “Add Grading Scales.”
Note: You must select a default grading scale for any mark type that is calculated
except for attendance assessments.
6. If you are creating a standards-based report card in the Default Calculation list, select one
of the following options:
• None – Grade or mark is not calculated by the grade book. Teachers must enter the
appropriate mark manually.
• Average – Calculates average using points or percentages for assignments in the
current grading period. If letter grades are used for assignments, the average is
calculated based on the point value associated with each letter grade. For example, if
A = 4 and B = 3, etc., these point values will be used to calculate the average.
• Power Law – Industry-standard algorithm that applies less weight for assignment
marks given earlier in the reporting period than for assignment marks given later in
the reporting period.
This calculation method can be used with numeric as well as alphabetical mark types
and must meet the following conditions:
• At least three assignments must be associated with the assessment.
• All the assignments associated with the assessment must have the same point
value.
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