MarkBook® section 7-4
Mark/Grade Entry Screen MarkBook® section 7-4
Mark/Grade Entry Screen 
On this sample
screen is a fictitious class with data being entered for a single assessment
without sections. Reach this screen by clicking the Next button as shown
in section 7-2. You also get this screen
using the Update button as described in section 7-5. Type a number in the entry cell (next to the
10 at the left).
Select or type a Remark (blank is default) if you wish. When finished, push the
down arrow to move to the next student. If the [Enter] key selects the next name
cell at the lower center is checked, the Enter key will also move to the next
student. Note that two students have a Zero! recorded and another has a NoMark
recorded. When finished, click Save.
The Round Off
button at the lower left will cause the percentage column to show integers. If
unchecked, the column will show a percentage to the nearest single decimal. The Check
Max button will warn you if a mark higher than the Out Of is entered. If
checked, the Display 'Level' Buttons cell will put your selected ABC or Levels
grid on the screen. Click any cell on the grid to
enter a mark. Note
that there are some statistics immediately above the student list. These update
automatically as you enter the data.
If the Names
only cell is checked at the lower center, the student list is different. This view is handy for a large class when you are updating marks and want
to click an individual quickly without scrolling. The same applies if you are entering data
from a pile of assessment items in random order. However, if entering data from
an alpha list, Names plus ... is likely a better display. The latter also
calculates and displays a conversion percentage for each mark.
Flood a Mark
enters the same number for all students. Clear All removes all entered
marks. Notes accesses the Anecdotal Notes screen.
MULTI-SECTION ENTRY
On this sample screen is a fictitious science
class. The teacher has finished entering the results of entry #23 - Work/Energy Test. In this example, the teacher has previously subdivided this assessment into six separate component sections using the Entry Classification Screen, section 7-3. This includes a Bonus section. While most assessments will be single items (i.e. NO
sections or parts), MarkBook can divide any assessment entry into sections and treat any of these as a bonus.
When this screen opens, the windows in the left box are blank and the right half of the screen
has all of the students' names. The current student is identified at the left. Fill in the student results in the
cells in the left
half. Enter decimals as commas e.g. 14,8 or as decimals e.g. 14.8 and MarkBook will treat such entries identically. When each student's entry is complete, click the
scroll class toggle in the lower center, OR click the down key on your
keyboard, OR click the Enter key. The next student's name will appear in the left box and the
entry cells will be blank. The Remark field can be filled in at any
time and edited later if necessary. Refer to section 7-1 for details on setting up
custom Remarks. For Fastest Entry on single-section assessments: enter the numbers with your left hand and then click the down key on your keyboard with your right hand.
For multi-section entry, use your mouse or the Enter key to move vertically from cell to cell and then use the down arrow to move to the next student. When all data has been entered, click on Save.
A prompt will appear to warn of any missing data. Once back to the main operating screen, repeat this process for each assessment. Many teachers
assess with letter grades
or levels and wish to key in their data in this format. With MarkBook, letter grade
or level entry is easy. If you wish to edit MarkBook's supplied defaults, set up your letter grades/levels
as in section 7-1. If one checks the
Display
'ABC' Buttons cell, as in section 7-2 or section 7-3, this variation of the
data input screen will automatically appear. Note the new twelve-cell grid at the left.
In this case, the teacher is using letter grades after editing the grid in section 7-1.
Also note that the Use mid-ranges cell underneath the grid is checked on.
Enter each student's grade several ways:
click on the button in the 12-cell chart that matches your mark e.g. a single click on the
A+ button would enter 95% as the grade for this item. 95 is the mid-range
value between the threshold, 90 and the upper limit, 100.
type an integer or a single decimal mark e.g.
"84" or "71.9" or "71,9" and then click the down arrow. MarkBook will accept a period or a comma as the decimal character.
enter a zero by
typing the number "0". Make sure that you type the number "0" instead of the letter "O".
"Forgive" (i.e. NoMark) a student from this assessment by skipping that
student and leaving their entry cell blank. Or, click either of the two buttons at the bottom (NoMark or Zero!) and then click the down arrow. For "earned zeros" we recommend entering 0.1 as the mark. This distinguishes an earned zero from a missed assessment (which can be made up later).
To change the conversion percentages in this Letter Grade Input chart, go to Set Up
in section 7-1. Changes made in Setup will affect only that data entered after the change was made. If you wish to change older data, go to the Update Screen, section 7-5.
In the following example, the teacher has defined 16 levels. Note that there are
three Remedial levels in this entry grid.
When finished entering assessment results using any method above, click Save and MarkBook will store your
data as well as calculate new overall grades. There are three
ways to remove unwanted entries.
Delete it provided that it is the last one entered. To delete the last one, change all student marks to
NoMark and click Save. Follow the prompts. MarkBook will drop the
entry entirely.
An entry which is not the last
one entered cannot be deleted. In this case, go to the Weight/Mode screen, section 7-6,
and edit the weight of the unwanted assessment to zero. Or, select Working On from the menu bar
in the main screen and select Delete Entry #. The entry will no longer enter into the calculations
nor will it appear on screen summaries and printouts. Its title will still appear on the main screen,
but it will be bracketed in <<
>> symbols. Restore it by re-editing
its weight to any integer greater than zero. The third way to get rid of an unwanted entry is to edit all of its components to
replace it with something else. That is, change its name, date, base mark, and
category using the Heading button on the main screen. Edit all numeric
data using the Update or Data In screens.