Marking Continuums

In this section we are going to learn how to mark a Continuum for a individual student or cohort

Step 1: You first need to choose the Student or Cohort you would like to mark.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you do not know how to select a student or cohort from the student/cohort selection menu please refer to the instructions found below

Selecting a Student or Cohort to work with in SPAmarkbook

Step 2: Once you have selected the Student or Cohort you are now ready to mark your Continuum.

Step 3: Navigate to the Mark Continuum option in the main menu

1. Select Markbook from the main menu
2. Then click Marking
3. Then select Continuum

Step 4: Find the Continuum you would like to mark

You will be presented with a list of all your published continuums. You can scroll through this list to find your continuum.

Step 5: Select "Mark" next to the Continuum you would like to mark

Step 6: Select the Level you would like to mark

1. Select the Level dropdown list
2. Then select the level you would like to mark

Marking an Individual Student's Continuum:

If you have selected an individual student from the "Student or Cohort" Selection menu then you will see only that student and all the Continuum Criteria to be marked for the selected level

Search for the criteria you would like to mark by either searching for the criteria or scroll down the list

As you search the criteria will be filtered down

Once you have found the criteria you would like to mark click the "Edit" Button next to the criteria.

A list of all the criteria to be marked will be opened up

Individually marking each criteria

Click the box next to each criteria multiple times until you reach the score you would like enter.

Each time you click the box it will change to the next score, until you reach the end and then it will cycle back to the start.

Automatically filling in all criteria

1. Select the drop down list
2. click the score you would like to fill in for all criteria
3. select Fill

All scores will be auto filled out for that criteria

Click "Save" to save the results for that criteria

Move onto the next criteria to mark and repeat all previous steps.

Marking a Cohort of Students

If you have selected a cohort from the "Student or Cohort" Selection menu then you will need to first select the items in the Continuum you would like to mark for those students

Click the "Select Items" drop down list and select the item you would like to mark

1. Click the "Select Items" Drop down list
2. Select the Item you would like to mark

You will be presented with a grid of all your students and the items to be marked

Individually marking each criteria

Click the box next to each criteria multiple times until you reach the score you would like enter for that student.

Each time you click the box it will change to the next score, until you reach the end and then it will cycle back to the start.

Results will be saved automatically each time you click the box.

Automatically filling in all criteria for that item.

1. Click on the Toggle Fill Controls to open the fill control options
2. Open up the select dropdown list and select the score you would like to fill in for all students
3. Click on the Fill items button to automatically fill in all results

All Results will be automatically filled in for all the students in that cohort

Move onto the next criteria for the cohort of students to be marked.

Repeat all the past steps on an individual Student or Cohort to finish marking that Continuum