Navigate Standards-Based Grid

The drop-down lists at the top of the GradeBook Grid to help you filter data are as follows:

•Class

•Period – Select the desired reporting period

•Report Card – Select one or all report cards (when All is selected, each report card is separated by a thick blue line)

For grade books with numerous assignments, page numbers display near the top-right corner of the grid. Select a page number to navigate to the desired page in the grade book.

The columns, drop-down lists, and buttons to the left of the assignment columns display information and sometimes perform certain actions.

•Students drop-down list – Search for a student or student group by entering letters, and then select the student or group you want to display

•Cmt – Daily comment icons that you can click to open the Daily Comments window, on which you can view or enter comments

•Miss – Number of missing assignments that you can click to open the Missing Assignments window, which lists the assignments missing for the student

•Att – Daily attendance codes that you can click to view a list of student absences/tardies

You can hover your cursor over an assessment name to reveal the full description. You can also click the heading column, which opens the assessment window with graphs that group students together whom received the same mark for that assessment. The calculation method selected for the assessment on the Grading Scales Setup screen displays in parentheses directly below the assessment name.

The class roster displays on the left side of the Standards Based Grid, followed by columns that display the number of missing assignments, daily attendance codes, daily comments, and assessments. If the student has withdrawn from the class, a red W displays beside the student’s name. When you click a student’s name, the Progress By Student screen displays, from which you can click Return to Standards Based Grid to easily navigate between screens.

Note: On the Standards-Based Grid screen, students display in the order you selected on the Class Roster screen, if applicable. If you hid a student on the Class Roster screen, the Standards-Based Grid screen hides the student.

If there is a number in the Miss (missing assignment) column beside a student, click it to open the Missing Assignments window. You can view the assignment date, type, assignment name, possible points, and any comments, if applicable.

Hover your cursor over an attendance code in the Att (attendance) column to display multiple attendance codes.

Click  to view an existing comment on the Daily Comments window, or click  to open the Daily Comments to enter a new comment.

To view multiple assessments used by the specified report card or interim, use the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen to navigate across the grid to the correct assessment. Assessments that do not receive marks—subheadings used on report cards or end-of-year placement assessments—do not display on the grid.

You can enter marks only for assessments that do not use calculations in the mark type. Select the appropriate mark or mark code in the list, or enter the mark in the field.

You can use the arrow keys, the Tab key, and the Enter key to navigate through manual entry fields on the screen. The Tab key moves the cursor across the screen from left to right. When the cursor reaches the end of a row, it moves down to the first mark field of the next row. The Enter key moves the cursor down the screen from top to bottom. When the cursor reaches the bottom of the Marks column, it returns to the top of the column. You also have the option to either Fill Column, which does not override previously entered marks, or Clear Column for each assessment.

Marks that have already been entered for assignments display in the assessment column. The mark represents the student's current progress for that assessment. The number in parentheses beside the mark represents the number of assignments, not counting excluded assignments, for which the student has received a mark for that assessment. If an exclamation point displays in a cell, that means GradeBook could not calculate the mark. Click the assessment number to open the Progress By Student screen to view assignments and marks associated with that assessment.