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# Examination Management

> How to plan exams and assessments, enter student results, calculate grades automatically, and generate official report cards.

Examination Management covers everything from planning an exam to publishing final grades. You create an Assessment Plan that defines the exam structure, enter results after the exam, and the system calculates letter grades automatically based on the grading scale you set up. Report cards can then be generated for distribution to students and parents.

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## What Examination Management Covers

| Area                 | What It Does                                                                  |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Grading Scales**   | Define how numeric scores translate into letter grades (A, B+, C, Pass, Fail) |
| **Assessment Plans** | Plan an exam - which group, which course, when, how marks are divided         |
| **Result Entry**     | Enter marks for all students in a group at once; grades are auto-calculated   |
| **Report Cards**     | Generate and print official grade reports for students and parents            |

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## Who Uses Examination Management

| Role                            | What They Do                                                                                |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Instructor**                  | Creates Assessment Plans for their courses; enters marks after exams                        |
| **Academic Administrator**      | Manages the Assessment Plan schedule; uses the Assessment Result Tool for bulk result entry |
| **Registrar**                   | Generates official grade reports; presents results to the academic board                    |
| **Management / Academic Board** | Reviews the Final Assessment Grades report at the end of each term                          |

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## The Exam Lifecycle

<Steps>
  <Step title="Grading scale defined">
    A Grading Scale is set up to map numeric scores to letter grades.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Assessment plan created">
    An Assessment Plan is created for the relevant student group, course, date, criteria, and maximum marks.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Exam takes place">
    The assessment is conducted as scheduled.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Instructor enters results">
    The instructor submits marks for all students using the Assessment Result Tool.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Grades calculated automatically">
    The system calculates each student's total score and assigns a letter grade based on the Grading Scale.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Student report cards generated">
    Official report cards are generated for distribution to students and parents.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Final grades reviewed by academic board">
    The Final Assessment Grades report is reviewed by the academic board at the end of term.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Before You Start

Before creating Assessment Plans:

* **Grading Scale** must be set up (defines how scores map to grades)
* **Assessment Criteria** must be defined (the marking breakdown - theory marks, practical marks, etc.)
* **Assessment Groups** should be set up (categories like "End-of-Term Exam", "Internal Assessment")
* **Student Groups** must exist with students assigned
* **Courses** must be set up

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## In This Section

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Grading Scales" icon="chart-bar" href="/education/examination/grading-scales">
    Set up how scores translate to letter grades and define pass thresholds
  </Card>

  <Card title="Assessment Plans" icon="clipboard-list" href="/education/examination/assessment-plans">
    Create the exam plan - which group, which course, when, and how marks are structured
  </Card>

  <Card title="Result Entry" icon="pen-to-square" href="/education/examination/result-entry">
    Enter marks for all students in a group at once using the Assessment Result Tool
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Quick Reference - Key Reports

| Report                            | What It Shows                                                     | When to Run                     |
| --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| **Course Wise Assessment Report** | All student scores and grades for a specific course               | After each exam                 |
| **Final Assessment Grades**       | Each student's grades across all courses for the term             | End of term                     |
| **Assessment Plan Status**        | Which assessment plans have results entered and which are pending | 2 weeks before results deadline |

All three reports are in **Education workspace → Assessment Reports card**.