Creating topic comments for student assessment areas
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:
- Open the All Students tab of Student Results Maintenance window. See Student Results Maintenance - All Students tab.
- Select the student.
- 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. - 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. - 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:
- Open the Single Student tab of Student Results Maintenance window. See Student Results Maintenance - Single Student tab.
- Select the student and the subject area to add the comment against.
- 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. - 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. - 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).