Whenever a standard is linked to a question on an assessment or a rubric descriptor and that assessment is completed by students, a standard attempt is recorded in the standards view of the gradebook.
Accessing the Gradebook
Step 1: First navigate to the Gradebook module, and select the Standards tab.
Step 2: Use the drop-down menu to specify which class you wish to view.
❗️ Based on your district settings, your Standards tab may be on the right. In addition, not all districts choose to use the Assessments view. In that case, you will only see the Standards view.
Understanding the Standards View
The standards view provides you with several key data points to help you better track your students' performance and growth.
Default View
The standards view will show all standards assessed on any assessment with a due date within the current grading period. Each district is able to establish a default grading scale which will be listed first in the list of available grading scales. A default mastery setting can also be set which means that only one calculation is available in the standards view.
Filters
You can filter the standards view in a few different ways. The filters will be saved until you log out.
Grading Period: View the standards assessed in different grading periods or for the full academic year.
Grading Scale: Change which grading scale is used to display the overall standard performance.
Mastery Setting: Change which mastery setting is used to calculate the overall standard performance.
❗ Default settings are set at the district level. Teachers are not able to determine their own defaults.
Some districts do not set specific grading periods, which means that all standard attempts from the entire academic year are factored into the overall standard performance level.
Districts can determine which mastery setting is available as the default.
Filter Standards: Isolate individual standards and view the performance level for those standards only.
Filter Assessments: Isolate individual assessments to view the performance level for standards on that assessment only.
Total Grade
For some districts, Total Grade Conversion has been enabled. This takes the performance mean for all attempts and converts it to a total class grade. See below for an example.
The Total Grade column is only available if the district has chosen to use it. If you do not see that column, that means the district does not have it enabled.
Standards Columns
Each column represents the overall performance level for a single standard.
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Standards Gradebook Override
Do you see a dropdown arrow next to each performance level? That means your district has enabled the ability to override the standards grade. Find all the details here.
Viewing Individual Student Performance
Standards List View
Select any student to see a list of all of the standards that the student has been assessed on. Use the navigation arrows beside the student name to move from student to student or select a specific student from the dropdown.
Standard Description: Each standard that was attempted will be listed with the full standard description. |
Last Attempt: This shows the last date that the standard was attempted. |
Overall Standard Score: The overall standard score is determined by the mastery setting being used. Click on the dropdown menu in the upper-right-hand corner to select a different mastery setting. |
Total Number of Attempts: This number shows the total number of times this standard was attempted. |
💡Tip: To view all attempts for one specific standard, simply click on the standard description
Individual Standard View
Select any individual standard attempt to see a more detailed view of all attempts for that standard. Use the navigation arrows beside the student name to move from student to student or select a specific student from the dropdown.
Overall Standard Score The overall standard score is determined by the mastery setting being used. Click on the dropdown menu in the upper-right-hand corner to select a different mastery setting. |
Line Graph Each point on the graph represents an attempt at that standard. Hover over any point to see the details of that attempt, including the assessment name and due date. Click on the point to see the content of the assessment question. |
Table View The assessment names represent each individual attempt at that standard. The due date or submission date (if a due date is not set) and the performance level for each attempt are listed. Click on any attempt to see the content of the assessment question. |
💡Tip: If you'd like students and family members to also see the content of each question for the standard attempts, be sure to allow post-grading review is enabled when you assign the assessment.
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Understanding the Grade Calculations
Mean: Overall performance is calculated based on the average of all standard attempts. |
Mode: Overall performance is determined based on the level they earned the most. |
Most Recent: Overall performance is based on the highest level they've achieved. |
Highest: Overall performance is determined based on the highest level they've achieved. |
Decaying Average: Overall performance is determined by a calculation that gives more weight to the most recent attempt when averaging with all previous attempts. |
💡Tip: If you are unsure of how the performance level is being calculated, reach out to the Otus Support Team through the chat feature. We'll be happy to help!
Otus Live Video
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FAQ and Troubleshooting
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Click to see FAQ and troubleshooting details.
Can I customize the default settings in the Standards View?
No, default settings such as grading scale and mastery setting are set at the district level and cannot be determined by individual teachers.
Why are some of the standard attempts missing?
Check that standards are linked, that the due date or submission date is in the grading period and that you are viewing the grading scale that was chosen when the assessment was created.
Can I change the grading scale of an attempt? I chose the wrong one by accident.
No, the grading scale of an assessment that the students already completed cannot be adjusted. If you'd like to change the grading scale of a draft assessment, you can clone it.