How marking fits together

Read this first: where marks come from and what happens to them.

Last updated 12 October 2026

What you will learn

The different kinds of work you can set
How marks become a result
Which parts are yours and which are not

Marks come from several places and end up in one. Knowing the path makes every other article here easier.

Step 1 — Students earn marks

Assignments: Work handed in, which you mark yourself.
Quizzes: Questions the system marks automatically as soon as the student finishes.
Examinations: Scheduled assessments where you type the marks in for the whole class.
Attendance: Turning up can itself count, if the grading scheme says so.
Practical work: Marks you add straight into the grade book.

Step 2 — Everything lands in the grade book

The Grade book holds one row for every contribution a student has made on a batch.

Step 3 — A grading scheme decides what counts

A grading scheme says how much each part is worth — for example assignments 30%, attendance 10%, final exam 60%. Performance shows the result of that arithmetic.

The scheme is not yours to change

You can read the grading scheme, but only a Super Admin can create or change one. If the weights look wrong for your course, raise it with them before marking starts.

Step 4 — Results become transcripts

A transcript is the final record for a batch. You can read transcripts; generating them is an administrator's job.