Working with Beta Infinite Campus Gradebook

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1 Working with Beta Infinite Campus Gradebook Account settings p. 1 Creating Assignments p. 2-3 Entering Scores into the Gradebook- p. 4 Expanded Assignment p. 5 (standard deviation, mean, range, etc ) Fill Options p. 6 Scores p 7 (how to & explanation of T, M., L, I, Ch, X, Dr) Sorting Student Scores (p. 8) Entering Scores from Assignment List ([. 8) Copying an individual Assignment (p. 9) Copying Multiple (link to Campus community) View Options p. 9 Settings p. 10 Seating Charts p Reports p Expanded Student View p Page 0

2 Account Settings (used to be called Teacher Preferences) The Account Settings link in the action bar takes you to your account Preferences and the Password Reset tool. If you want to change it so DDN opens to the Beta instruction screen right away, this is where you do it. 1. Choose Account Settings 2. In the drop down menu that says Select the application you would prefer to load on Campus log in. Select Campus Instruction Beta Preferences Default Application Active Students Only Student Number Student Picture Seating Chart Attendance The application that loads automatically when you sign in to Campus, either Campus Instruction or Campus Tools. Mark this preference to prevent dropped students from displaying outside the Roster. If not marked, dropped students display in red text. Mark this preference to view students numbers following student names. Mark this preference to view student pictures throughout Campus Instruction. Mark this preference to set the default seating chart as the default view when taking attendance, rather than a roster list. Page 1

3 Creating Assignments From the Grade Book You can add assignments from the Grade Book in three ways, using the Add button, from the Assignment List or using the key command ALT N. These are the fastest ways to do this. Click the Add button. 1. Fill in the Name, & Abbreviation The abbreviation is how the assignment is identified in the Grade Book. Spreadsheet and 2. Indicate which section(s) should include this assignment in the Section Placement portion. The section context in which you are creating the assignment determines the default selection but other sections of the same course that have the same teachers are also available. If you want to Add Notes to the assignment, click the blue hyperlink. These notes are just for you, they don't appear anywhere but here. 3. Fill in the Dates The Assignment Date auto-populates the current date. Change if desired to reflect when students receive the assignment. The Due Date also auto-populates the current date. Change if desired to reflect when students need to turn in the assignment. The GB Sequence auto-populates to This field determines the order in which assignments appear in the Grade Book based on sorting preferences. Change if desired. Then scroll down to Scoring Alignment Detail. Page 2

4 4. Select Quarter Grade as the Grading Task. (this will populate the categories & other information shown below: 5. Select the correct Category under Quarter grade 6. Enter the number of total points Notes: Score assignment based on a set number of points. Record the Total Points possible and the Multiplier, which determines how the assignment affects students' grades. For example, a 50 point assignment with a Multiplier of 2 counts as a 100 point assignment. Continue to scroll down You can add description, objectives and references here If you would like to add more information to the assignment, Click each blue hyperlink to open the Description, Objectives, and References. 7. Click on the Save button Page 3

5 Entering Scores into the Grade book Assignments are scored in the Grade Book. The view of the Grade Book is based on the Section, Term and Task you've selected in the Campus toolbar. The Term you select determines which assignments display in the Grade Book based on the dates of the assignment. The Task you select determines which assignments display based on the Scoring Alignment of the assignment. Assignments are sorted based on the Sort By and Sort Order fields in the Settings. Scoring in the Grade Book Enter scores for an assignment in the appropriate column, based on the scoring options selected for that assignment, such as points or rubrics. For example, in the image above, the highlighted assignment is aligned to a Grading Task and scored with Points, with 50 points possible. Use the Arrow Keys, Tab and Enter to navigate among the score cells. The column header includes the abbreviation of the assignment, the Sequence, the Due Date, the Category and the Points Possible. Clicking the abbreviation or ALT E opens the assignment editor where you can edit the assignment. Inactive assignments display with an asterisk. Scores entered for these assignments are not included in grade calculation. To access additional scoring options, expand the assignment by clicking either the chevron in the top right of the header or in the score grid, or by using the ALT A key command. This explained on the next page Page 4

6 Expanded Assignment Calculation Summary - Points/Marks Assignments Clicking the chevron symbol to the right of the assignment abbreviation or within the score grid will expand the detail information for that assignment. Clicking the blue Assignment Name link (or the assignment abbreviation when the assignment is collapsed) or using ALT E will open an instance of the Assignments tool within the Grade Book where modifications can be made. Inactive assignments will appear in red text. The assignment detail area includes three parts, Fill options, scores and flags. The calculation summary appears as a tool tip when hovering over the assignment information and provides basic calculations describing student performance across the assignment. These values will apply to all students enrolled in the section, regardless of any filters selected in the Settings. Use ALT A to expand or collapse the assignment details. The calculations for an assignment scored with Assignment Marks or Points are determined as shown in the following table. Assignments that are not scored are not included in calculations. Field Description Mean The average score. Calculated by adding all student scores together and dividing by the number of scores. Std Dev Standard Deviation - the variation in scores based on the mean. A low standard deviation indicates that scores are grouped fairly close together, that students scored similarly on the assignment. A high standard deviation indicates that scores vary more greatly, that students did not score similarly on the assignment. Range The range of the lowest score to the highest score. Displays as the lowest score highest score (total scores). Count The total number of scores entered for the assignment Median The middle score, half way between the highest and lowest scores. Q3 The top score of Quartile 3, the 75th percentile. Halfway between the highest score and the median. Q1 The top score of Quartile 1, the 25th percentile. Halfway between the lowest score and the median. IQR Interquartile Range - the difference between Q1 and Q3. Like standard deviation, this value indicates the degree of variance across student scores. Page 5

7 Fill Options To save time in entering scores or proficiency levels, teachers have the option of filling the indicated score fields with the entered score. For example, the fill option can be useful when all students receive the same participation score. Using Fill Options 1. Indicate which items should be filled, Scores, Comments, or both. 2. Enter the value to be filled in each item. 3. Select the student criteria that will determine which scores will be filled Option Action All Will populate all score fields for that assignment with the entered value. Empty Will populate all empty score fields for that assignment with the entered value. Present & Will populate all empty score fields of students not marked as absent on the assignment Empty due date with the entered value 4. Click Fill to fill scores. Note - Users can apply a flag to all students by clicking the flag (T, M, etc) in the assignment header. Page 6

8 Scores. Student scores are recorded by entering the points or proficiency level the student earned. Teachers can also enter comments and select the context of the assignment, such as turned in or missing. Scores entered for a student are color-coded based on the options selected in the Settings menu Use the Arrow Keys, Tab and Enter to navigate among the score cells. Score Flags When the assignment is expanded, flag options appear to the right of the score and comment fields. The following table describes the effect of marking a flag for an assignment: Abbreviation Description Grid Indicator Additional Logic T Turned In Top left of grid If an assignment is marked as Turned In and then marked as Missing, the Turned In flag will be removed. Assignments which are enabled for Submission through the Portal will be closed for submission when the Turned In flag is marked. M Missing Bottom right of grid Score appears stricken-through. If a score is entered for an assignment marked as Missing, a dialog box will appear asking the user if the Missing flag should remain. Missing assignments will automatically calculate as zero. If an assignment is marked as Missing and then marked as Turned In, the Missing flag will be removed. L Late Bottom right of grid N/A I Incomplete Bottom right of grid N/A Ch Cheated Bottom right of grid Score appears stricken-through. Scores with the cheated flag will automatically calculate as zero X Exempt Grey grid color Score appears stricken-through. The grid of scores flaggedas Exempt will appear in grey. Dr Dropped Bottom right of grid Dropped scores are not included in In Progress grade calculations. If there's a comment entered for a score, a red indicator will appear in the top right corner of the score grid. Hovering over the score will display the comment in a hover Page 7

9 Typing the flag Abbreviation into the score grid will set that flag, unless the Abbreviation is a valid Assignment Mark or Rubric score. When a flag is marked, hovering over the score grid will display the label of the flag set. Sorting Student Scores Clicking the pair of arrows next to the Category name or Assignment abbreviation will sort the students by score: Click once to sort students ascending by score - the highest score will appear first. Click twice to sort students descending by score - lowest score will appear first. Click three times to return to sort alphabetically by student name. You can also score from the Assignment editor. Click on the abbreviation in you spreadsheet & click Score button. Page 8

10 Copying an Individual Assignment I find this tool handy to create my weekly participation grades in my drama class. I just have to change the week # and get rid of the words copy of Copy assignments by first accessing the assignment editor for the assignment you'd like to copy. (clicking on the abbreviation in your spreadsheet is the fastest way) Click Copy to open a copy of the assignment you're currently viewing. All characteristics match the original assignment except "Copy of" is added to the beginning of the Name. Modify the Name and Abbreviation, and then make any changes to the due date or other assignment details. Then click the Save button. Copying Multiple Assignments In campus community: View Options What you see when you click on the Grade Book tab is determined by the options selected in the above Campus toolbar and the Term and Task dropdown lists above the Grade Book. The Add option will open an instance of the Assignments tool within the Grade Book where users can create a new assignment without leaving the Grade Book, or use ALT N. Page 9

11 the Settings menu and the calculated Grade Totals columns based on entered scores can be toggled on or off (The toggle switches are the chevrons by each word) Students can be sorted alphabetically (or descending) by clicking the arrow next to the Students header. Settings The Settings area of the Grade Book manages the Display Settings, the students being viewed, and visual display Options. This area can be toggled on and off using the chevrons by the Settings button above the student list. Filter Students- Select a student or student group from the dropdown list to limit the students shown in the Grade Book. Filtering the Grade Book to an individual student can also be done in the Expanded Student section. Assignment Filters Allows you to see just a particular category; student group, due this week; due next week or a missing flag Options How information stored in the Grade Book will appear. Display Sparkline Graph This option controls whether a Sparkline graph appears next the student's name. These graphs show trends in student performance over time and are always arranged chronologically, regardless of assignment display criteria described below. Point/Mark based scoring will display as a blue line and Rubric-based scoring will appear as colored bars along an axis of proficiency. Pass/Fail Coloring for Grades This option controls the color coding for the calculated grades in the Grade Totals section of the Grade Book. Passing scores are indicated in green, failing scores in red. Sorting Assignments Use the options in Settings to sort assignments. The Sort By option determines how assignments are grouped in the Grade Book, by Category, Sequence, or Due Date. The Sort Order option determines the order of assignments, Ascending, earliest due date to latest, or Descending, latest due date to earliest. Past the midway point of the term, it may be useful to reverse the order in which assignments appear. Page 10

12 Seating Charts Seating charts can created for each section that a teacher teaches. Users may create multiple seating charts for each section Select Seating Charts: 1. Click New at the top of the Seating Chart tab. 2. Select the Section you're creating a chart for. 3. Enter a name for the seating chart. 4. Select the desired number of columns and rows to indicate how many seats to include in the chart. The number of students in the section will be displayed next to the Column drop down list. 5. Indicate the how much space should be left between desks in the Horizontal and Vertical Space Between Desks drop down lists. 6. Select how students should be placed in the seating chart in the Place Students drop down list. This will tell Campus how to automatically place students or if you prefer to manually place students. 7. When finished, click Create Chart. Page 11

13 The seating chart will be created and filled fills based upon the selections made. Desks and students may be manually moved after setup by clicking and dragging to the appropriate place. o o o To move students, click and drag the student to the desired location. The students will swap seats. To add a desk click New Desk and drag it to the desired location. If manually placing students, the students will be displayed next to the next desk option above the seating chart and may be dragged to the desired seats. To clear student seating assignments, select Clear Students above the seating chart. To change how students are placed by Campus, select the Place Students option. To make the seating chart the default selection for the section, click Make Default above the seating chart. When finished, click Save. The seating chart will be displayed in the seating chart list. Click Open to return to the seating chart list. Reports There are reports available in many of the tools in Campus Instruction. Use reports to view the following data about your sections: Print forms for future use, including blank spreadsheets and roster labels. View Portal Use by Students and Parents View attendance events for a specific date range, for an entire term, or as term totals for a calendar. If recording attendance using Positive Attendance, view student hour totals by term. List missing assignments in a format suitable for sending home with students. Export your Grade Book for use in another program. View score summaries for the section or individual students. Analyze Online Assessment performance by item or by student. Report Name Use to report Reports (Attendance) Attendance Register Attendance Summary Positive Attendance Section Summary Attendance for a term in a student-by-day grid Attendance totals for a term by event type (excused, tardy, etc) Total time spent in class for each student in a term (positive attendance) Reports (Grade Book) Grade Book Export Missing Assignments Section Summary Student Summary An export of your Grade Book in another format Assignments flagged as missing per student Scores for assignments and grades for tasks and standards Assignment scores by student Reports (Planner) Page 12

14 Blank Spreadsheet A blank spreadsheet of selected students Reports (Roster) Blank Spreadsheet Portal Usage Roster Labels A blank spreadsheet of selected students Students and parents with Portal accounts and login activity Roster labels for mailing or classroom use Expanded Student View Clicking on a student's name displays additional details for that student. The student's picture, Student ID #, Date of Birth and the date of most recent Portal login appear, as well as a text box where teachers can enter comments to post to the Portal. Additionally, a Sparkline Graph appears next to the student's name displaying student performance. Box and Whisker Diagrams for Point/Marks-scored assignments and Proficiency Graphs for Rubric-scored assignments will display below the student's score comparing the student's performance to the rest of the section. Use the Hide Others button at the bottom of the student details to filter the Grade Book so only that student's scores and grades are visible. When the Grade Book is filtered to a single student, use the Previous and Next buttons to view other students in the section or the Show All button to return to all students. Sparkline Graphs A Sparkline graph will display next to the student's name if the option is activated, which charts the student's performance over time. Point/Mark based scoring will display as a blue line and Rubric-based scoring will appear as colored bars along an axis of proficiency. Sparkline graphs summarize individual student performance, compared to Box and Whisker diagrams or Proficiency Graphs that indicate student performance in relation to other students in the section. See the Sparkline Graph Examples area following for more information. Sparkline Graph Examples The following example depicta a students' Sparkline graph. This example shows the graph that will appear for Page 13

15 assignments scored with Points or Marks. A tool tip will appear when hovering over the graph with the number of scores represented in the graph. Sparkline Graph from Points/Marks Sparkline graphs calculate based on the percentage of a score, rather than by the numeric score value. Therefore, a 6 our of 10 and a 60 out of 100 would both calculate as 60%. As shown by the entered scores, Claire's performance steadily improves over four assignments. The line is created by connecting scores to show progress over time. Box and Whisker Diagrams For each assignment scored with Points or Marks, a Box and Whisker diagram will display. Diagrams also display for each category and the In Progress calculation. These diagrams display student performance in relation to other students in the section, rather than points possible. Box and Whisker diagrams divide scores into a variable quartile distribution and then represent the averages of those groups with the top and bottom of the box and the top and bottom whiskers, with the student's score represented by the yellow dot. Since lines are based on averages rather than raw scores, student scores that are outliers, or far from the median score (average) can appear outside the diagram. A score scale appears along the left side indicating where scores fall by percentage. The green line represents a passing score. Statistical outliers, or scores far from the median that tend to skew calculations, are indicated with an x for other students. Grade Totals Grade Totals include three sections, Posted Grades, In Progress Grades and Category totals. In Progress values calculate automatically based on scores entered and cannot be directly modified. Posted grades will appear on the student's Grades tab. Grades in the Posted column can be modified as desired by the teacher; updated grades will post upon save.. In Progress calculations are only available if the appropriate Grade Calculation Options are set in the Assignments Tool. Here, users have the option of indicating if the entered Weight for Categories should be honored and if the In Progress grade should calculate based on the raw score entered or the percent earned. Grades can only be posted if the Active Mask is set for the Grading Task or Standard If the Pass/Fail Coloring for Grades preference is turned on in Settings, scores indicated as Passing on the Grading Scale will be highlighted in green. Scores not considered passing will be highlighted in red. Page 14

16 Points/Marks Grade Totals The Grade Totals area includes Posted Percent and Grade and In Progress Percent and Grade as well as a calculated percentage per assignment Category. Assignments can also be scored in the Assignments tool. Grading Tasks and Standards can be scored in Grading By Task and Grading by Student tools. Page 15