Creating topic comments for student assessment areas

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Last updated: Feb 24, 2021 by Richard Kennedy (Unlicensed)
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Some assessment areas also require the entry of a comment rather than just a result. These are usually indicated by a Comment result type.
You can enter topic comments for a student using either the:

  • All Students tab
  • Single Student tab.


All Students tab

To enter a topic comment against a student's assessment area using the All Students tab of the Student Results Maintenance window:

  1. Open the All Students tab of Student Results Maintenance window. See Student Results Maintenance - All Students tab.
  2. Select the student.
  3. Either:
    • Click to the right of screen.
    • Right click the assessment area and select Edit/View Topic Comment from the menu.

    The Topic Comment window is displayed.
  4. Type the comments for the subject assessment area.


    Tip:     Spell check topic comments as you enter them, as any spelling mistakes may not be picked up during an overall spell check. See Checking spelling in comments for a student.

  5. Click .
    A red tag is displayed at the top right of the grid cell for the student's subject assessment area that contains a topic comment. 

Single Student tab

To enter a topic comment against a student's assessment area using the Single Student tab of the Student Results Maintenance window:

  1. Open the Single Student tab of Student Results Maintenance window. See Student Results Maintenance - Single Student tab.
  2. Select the student and the subject area to add the comment against.



  3. Either:
    • Right click the assessment area and select Edit/View Topic Comment.
    • Click to the right of screen.
    The Topic Comment window is displayed for the subject assessment area.



    Tip: The Topic Comment window is displayed automatically if you press any key while positioned in the Topic Comment field for the selected subject assessment area.
  4. Type the comments.



    Tip: Spell check topic comments as you enter them, as any spelling mistakes may not be picked up during an overall spell check. See Checking spelling in comments for a student.
  5. Click .
    A red tag is displayed at the top right of the grid cell for the student's subject assessment area that contains a topic comment. Some of the comments can be seen in the Topic Comment column (field).