Gradebook Entry Pages

In this section, the various Gradebook Entry page are described. This page describes the Gradebook Entry page in either GB Entry or SBGB Detail mode.

Gradebook Entry has three modes: GB Entry, SBGB Detail and SBGB Summary. The SGBG modes and the selector only display if competencies are used for the displayed course. Use GB Entry mode to enter assignment scores and SBGB detail mode to both enter and view scores for specific competencies. Both of these modes are covered in this topic.

Use the third mode, SBGB Summary, to view student competency scores for all competencies in a competency group. This mode is view-only and does not support score entry. SBGB Summary mode is covered in a separate topic: Gradebook SBGB Summary Mode.
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Gradebook Page Descriptions

Gradebook Toolbar

	Click to select the gradebook mode. The active selection is highlighted in blue. This selector only displays if the current class has competencies defined. Choices are:  - GB Entry to enter scores for assignments. - SBGB Summary to view all competencies for the selected class. - SBGB Detail to view assignments that contribute to a specific competency's score.
	Click to display multiple courses or a single course for classes that meet in the same period. The active selection is highlighted in blue. The  mode selector only displays if the selected period has more than one course assigned to you. When M (Multiple) is selected, all students and assignments are displayed for the course-sections that meet during the time period. Refer to Working with Multiple Classes in a Period for more details
Course Information	Course information is displayed adjacent to the Multiple|Single mode selector. In single-course mode, the course name and course number-section display followed by the marking period. In multiple-class mode, only the class period and marking period display to make it clear that multiple classes are being displayed. In the toolbar example above, a single course in marking period two is displayed: Physics (AP) (9470-1).
Change	Click to change the marking period and/or select a different class. This displays the Class List pop-up which provides class and marking period options.
Actions/Reports	Use the Actions/Reports drop-down field to choose from a variety of actions and reports.
	Click to display options for showing or hiding withdrawn students. The options are: - do not show inactive students. - group inactive students at the bottom of the class list. - include inactive students in the class list using the current sort. When displayed, inactive student rows are rendered in red italicized text.
	Click to select the students to display based on where they are learning today.
Indicators	Indicators identify score cells where a student was absent or tardy on the assignment due date, a comment was entered for the score, the score has changed, a score was dropped, a score exceeds the assignment's maximum, a score is below the assignment's highlight threshold, or a student's Average column value is below the failing threshold. Select to identify score cells with exceptions/conditions. You can select to display any number or combinations of indicators. Click Show Indicators / Hide Indicators to toggle between hiding and displaying indicators. To change which indicators are selected, you must select to show the indicators. Select the indicators to display: Indicator Description Attendance The student was absent or tardy from class on the assignment due date. Comments A comment has been entered for this student's assignment. History/Retake This score has been changed. If any change was recorded as a retake, displays. Otherwise, displays to indicate that there is score change history, but no changes were retakes. For more details, refer to About Score History. Dropped Score This score has been dropped. Exceeds Maximum This score exceeds the assignment's maximum. Below Threshold This assignment score is below the threshold points value, and you selected to highlight in purple. This indicator is only available when enabled on the Settings page. For more details, refer to Displaying Failing and Below Threshold Indicators. Failing Score The student's average or assignment score is below the threshold value. This indicator is only available when enabled on the Settings page. For more details, refer to Displaying Failing and Below Threshold Indicators.
	Click to open the Assignment Details drawer to create a new assignment.
	Click to save assignment scores or averages overwritten since the previous save. A black triangle  displays in each cell with unsaved content. This icon does not display if Auto Saving is enabled.
	Click to display a menu that lets you: Show/Hide student information columns. Save your current display settings or restore the page's default display settings. Once saved or restored, these settings will remain in effect if you leave and return to the page.

Categories and Marks Filter (Entry mode)

The Categories and Marks filter displays in GB Entry mode and lets you choose which assignments will display in the scores grid. You can display any or all categories or a mark type. Items in the drop-down are listed in the following sequence: categories used for the class, IPR marks for IPR dates for the marking period, and report card marks for which averages are calculated based on assignment scores.

Competencies and Marks Filters (SBGB Detail Mode)

The Competencies and Marks filters display in SBGB Detail mode and let you select which assignments are displayed.

Select the competency in the upper filter and mark type from the lower filter

Assignment Header

Note: In SBGB Detail mode, the point value displayed reflects the maximum points the student can earn for the selected competency. Thus, if the assignment is graded with a rubric, then the point value displayed may be less than the point value of the assignment. You can use the GB Entry mode to display the assignment's total point value.

Assignments display in either ascending or descending date order. To change their display order, use the Gradebook section of the Settings page.

Three boxes display in the bottom section of an assignment's header. One of two score entry options displays in the leftmost box:

	Click to open the Assignment Detail page for this assignment to quickly enter scores, comment codes and free-text comments for each student. This option only displays for assignments not graded by a rubric.
	Click to open the Rubric Score Entry page for this assignment. This option only displays for assignments graded by a rubric.

The middle box displays the Publish tool and lets you set the publish status for the assignment. An assignment's publish status determines if the assignment and its scores can be viewed in HAC. Click the icon to change the assignment's publish status.

Icon	Publish Status	Description
	not published	Assignment cannot be viewed in HAC.
	assignment published	Assignment can be viewed in HAC, but no scores can be viewed.
	scores published	Both the assignment and its score are visible in HAC.

Publish Tool Notes:

• If your administrator configured the Publish tool to auto publish, the tool changes to

  

  (scores published) as soon as an assignment's first score is saved. This applies to both scores entered individually and when using the assignment header's

  

  (Mass Update Scores) tool.
• If you set the TAC Settings page's Auto Saving feature is set to "Auto save scores upon entry," assignment scores are automatically saved after a score is entered. If Auto Saving is set to Manual save, scores are saved only after the page is saved. This applies to both scores entered individually and when using the assignment header's

  

  (Mass Update Scores) tool.

The third box in the assignment's header displays only if the assignment is not scored by a rubric. Click

Update Scores - Enter a value in the Update Scores with field to assign the value to all students without scores. You can also select to override existing scores with the entered value.

Clear All Scores - Click Apply to clear all scores for this assignment.

Import Assessment - If your district has license key for PerfomancePlus integration, this option lets you import scores from PerformancePlus.

Import Scores from File - This option lets you import scores from a CSV or text file. Select the input file, select the file type, input the location information for the Student ID and Score locations, check if you want existing scores overridden, and check if the file has a header row.

Student Information Columns

The Student Information columns display student names and student-specific information. The leftmost column on the Gradebook page is the scores grid row number which always displays. The students' names and several other columns display by default. You can choose to display or hide any of the available student information columns. Refer to Showing and Hiding Columns for more details.

The available columns are: Alerts, Notes, Grade, Average (or current accumulator type if in SBGB Detail mode), Student ID, Course (course number), and Performance. The Performance option displays a column of sparkline charts for each student. These provide a quick indicator of a student's score trends. Refer to Displaying Student Performance Trends for more details.

By default, students display alphabetically. You can sort the class by any displayed column: click the value in the column's header to sort by that column. Subsequent clicks will toggle the direction of the sort.

If the

Student Scores Header Row
The Student Scores header row displays the current average of the scores for each assignment. To sort the class by an individual assignment's scores, click on the assignment's average. Click again to reverse the sort order.

Student Scores Columns
Student scores are displayed and entered in the cells of this grid. A blue vertical bar separates assignments through today's date from assignments due in the future.

A variety of options optimize both entry speed and accuracy. For example, you can enter scores directly or select valid alpha marks from a pop-up. Invalid marks and unsaved scores are clearly identified, and comments can be attached to individual score cells. You can double-click a cell to view valid alpha marks. Alpha marks can be used to exclude an assignment from a student's average or to give the student a percentage score.

You can also add/view/edit comments for a student's score, change the student's grading scale, view a student's attendance details for the assignment due date, or view the change history of scores entered in this cell by clicking inside the cell and then right-clicking to display a menu. The menu allows you to select pop-ups to enter comments, edit the grading scale for the student, view the student's attendance details for the assignment due date, or view the change history of scores entered for the cell.

Note: On systems that do not provide right-click capability, you can use the Actions/Reports drop-down menu to select Enter Comment, Edit Grading Scale, View Attendance, or View History while a cell is selected.

	A black triangle in the top-left corner of the score field indicates that the score is not saved. If Auto Saving is not enabled, you must click to enter scores in the database.
	A red triangle in the top-left corner of a score cell indicates that the current entry is an invalid mark; all invalid marks must be resolved before the gradebook will save scores.
	Cells with cross-hatched shading do not permit score entry. Scores cannot be entered to an assignment's cells when: The assignment is associated with a rubric, the student was not enrolled in the class on the assignment's due date, or multiple classes are being displayed, and the assignment did not apply to this student.

For more information on entering scores and comments, refer to Entering Gradebook Scores, Entering Rubric Scores, and Entering Gradebook Comments for Scores.