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Go to Menu > Curriculum Management > Assessments. A new screen will appear.
Click Action > New Assessment.
The New Assessment screen appears.
Complete the data entry fields for the New Assessment.
Below is a description of each field:Field
Description
Class
Search for the class that you wish to give this assessment task to.
Assessable
Tick this box if this task forms part of the assessable tasks. Leave unticked if it is simply a class task.
Course Assessment
Search for the Assessment Header that you have placed on the Course.
Name
The name of the Header Assessment will appear by default - however, you can change the name to suit your needs.
Weighting
Enter the weighting of the task.
Available to Students
Enter the date that you handed the assessment task to the students.
Due
This is the date that the task will be due.
Marking Due
This is the date the marking is due to be completed.
Assigned To
Choose the teacher who is responsible for the marking of this task.
Include in Report
This will then place the assessment task in the Academic Reports if supported by the Academic Report template.
Categories
Add as many categories that you would like for this task. This is used for analysis later. You can have as many or as few categories as you feel fits. Examples of these are Examination, Topic Test, Presentation, Speech etc. Once you have a history built of assessment tasks, you will be able to see analytics across categories and courses.
Description
This is a description of the task that can be as long or as short as you require.
Complete the data entry fields for the Results Configuration. Below is a description of the field:
Field
Description
Grading Method
This the grading method that will be used for this Assessment Task for the overall mark.
Add sections to your Grading Method of choice. E.g. if you have an assessment that has 3 sections, multiple choice, short answer and extended responses, you can add a separate mark for each of these sections. To add a section:
Click Add Section.
Enter relevant information. These data entry fields will differ depending on what Grading Method you have selected. An example of an in-progress assessment being made is below:
Click Save. An example of a completed Results Configuration with 3 sections is below:
Once completed, click Save.
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