Set up Reporting Activities

Before You Begin

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Before creating a Reporting Activity, ensure the following requirements have been met:

  • Reporting Activities are enabled for your Schoolbox site.
  • You have permission to create and manage Reporting Activities.
  • At least one Work Type has been configured to allow Reporting Activities.

Reporting Activities are created in the same way as other assessment activities and can then be imported into one or more class pages.

Create A Reporting Activity

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To create a Reporting Activity:

  1. Navigate to the required course or class.
  2. Select Add Assessment.
  3. Choose Reporting as the assessment type.
  4. Enter the activity title.
  5. Select the appropriate Work Type.
  6. Configure the grading options and feedback settings.
  7. Save the Reporting Activity.

Once created, the Reporting Activity can be imported into class pages where teachers will complete reporting grades and feedback.

Configure Supporting Data

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Supporting Data displays existing assessment results alongside the Reporting Activity to help teachers make informed reporting decisions.

When Enable Supporting Data is turned on, you can configure:

  • Date Range for supporting assessment data.
  • Curriculum codes used to filter supporting evidence.
  • Class folders to search for supporting data.
  • Work Types to include.
  • Activity Grades.

Supporting data is read-only and is provided as reference material while teachers complete reporting grades and feedback.

Configure Grading And Feedback

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Reporting Activities support configurable grading and optional written feedback.

During setup, you can configure:

  • The grading scale used for reporting.
  • Whether written feedback comments are enabled.
  • Curriculum codes associated with the Reporting Activity.

Unlike other assessment activities, Reporting Activities are designed specifically for teacher-entered reporting information and do not accept student submissions.

Reporting Activities Navigation

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Permissions

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Users require the appropriate permissions to create and manage Reporting Activities.

The following users can create Reporting Activities:

  • Superusers.
  • Users with LMS Moderate permission.
  • Users with LMS Write permission.

Teachers without these permissions can provide grades and feedback for Reporting Activities that have already been created and imported into their classes.

Supporting Data Settings

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Setting

Purpose

Enable Supporting DataDisplays supporting assessment results while teachers complete reporting grades and feedback.
Date RangeSelects the academic period used when gathering supporting assessment data.
Curriculum CodesSelect the curriculum codes used to filter supporting evidence. You can select individual curriculum codes or an entire curriculum branch to include all child curriculum codes beneath it.
Class FoldersControls whether supporting data is gathered only from the current class or from other eligible class folders.
Work TypesLimits supporting evidence to the selected Work Types. Leave all Work Types selected to include all eligible assessment types.
Activity GradesDisplays grades from supported assessment activities, including Due Work, Quizzes, Projects, and third-party assessments.