The goal of the Grade Book Working Group is an efficient, functional standard that supports the entire SIF structure, allowing for easy, bi-directional transfer of data integral to grading.
3.7.1 GradingAssignment
This object provides information about a particular assignment, allows applications to synchronize each other's assignment tables, gathers the definition for a GradingAssignmentScore object, etc.
SIF_Events are reported for this object.
Figure 3.7.1-1: GradingAssignment
Element/@Attribute
Char
CEDS Id/URL
Description
Type
GradingAssignment
This object provides information about a particular assignment, allows applications to synchronize each other's assignment tables, gathers the definition for a GradingAssignmentScore object, etc.
@
RefId
M
A GUID that identifies an instance of this object.
This element defines the assignment.
If the Type attribute is URL, this is the location of the document that describes the assignment.
If Type is PDF, this element will contain the Base64 encoding of the entire document.
This object provides score information about a particular assignment.
SIF_Events are reported for this object.
Figure 3.7.2-1: GradingAssignmentScore
Element/@Attribute
Char
CEDS Id/URL
Description
Type
GradingAssignmentScore
This object provides score information about a particular assignment.
@
RefId
M
A GUID that identifies an instance of this object. This RefId is new for 2.7M and MUST be supported like other objects that have a RefId (i.e. it is the key for the object). The alternate keys MUST continue to be supported.
This object defines each mark that can be recorded and associates it with a MarkValueInfo object that lists the types of values and valid values for each type. It also
places the definition in the context of a school and a school year.
SIF_Events are reported for this object.
Figure 3.7.4-1: MarkInfo
Element/@Attribute
Char
CEDS Id/URL
Description
Type
MarkInfo
This object defines each mark that can be recorded and associates it with a MarkValueInfo object that lists the types of values and valid values for each type. It also
places the definition in the context of a school and a school year.
@
RefId
M
The Id (GUID) that uniquely identifies this Grading Mark entity.
This object defines the types of values allowed for a mark and the domain for each mark value. At least one of the Percentage, Numeric, Letter or Narrative nodes must be used to create a valid MarkValueInfo.
SIF_Events are reported for this object.
Figure 3.7.5-1: MarkValueInfo
Element/@Attribute
Char
CEDS Id/URL
Description
Type
MarkValueInfo
This object defines the types of values allowed for a mark and the domain for each mark value. At least one of the Percentage, Numeric, Letter or Narrative nodes must be used to create a valid MarkValueInfo.
@
RefId
M
The Id (GUID) that uniquely identifies this MarkValueInfo entity.
This object provides attendance for a student in the context of a SectionInfo object. It is used to represent the final/official attendance that has been assigned to a student. Only one agent in a zone should generate events for this object. That agent is responsible for receiving and validating all StudentPeriodAttendance events and
for generating a corresponding OfficialStudentPeriodAttendance event once any unofficial events have been processed.
SIF_Events are reported for this object.
Figure 3.7.6-1: OfficialStudentPeriodAttendance
Element/@Attribute
Char
CEDS Id/URL
Description
Type
OfficialStudentPeriodAttendance
This object provides attendance for a student in the context of a SectionInfo object. It is used to represent the final/official attendance that has been assigned to a student. Only one agent in a zone should generate events for this object. That agent is responsible for receiving and validating all StudentPeriodAttendance events and
for generating a corresponding OfficialStudentPeriodAttendance event once any unofficial events have been processed.
This object defines the marking periods (TermInfo) that marks (StudentSectionMarks) are recorded in for a particular section (SectionInfo) and lists the types of marks (MarkTypeInfo) that are valid for that marking period (TermInfo).
SIF_Events are reported for this object.
Figure 3.7.7-1: SectionMarkInfo
Element/@Attribute
Char
CEDS Id/URL
Description
Type
SectionMarkInfo
This object defines the marking periods (TermInfo) that marks (StudentSectionMarks) are recorded in for a particular section (SectionInfo) and lists the types of marks (MarkTypeInfo) that are valid for that marking period (TermInfo).
@
RefId
M
A GUID that identifies an instance of the object. This RefId is new for 2.7M and MUST be supported like other objects that have a RefId (i.e. it is the key for the object). The alternate keys MUST continue to be supported.
This is an object that a LMS or other application will utilize to provide grades about students in a section to a grade book.
A grade book is often used to collect various assignment scores or test scores for students in a class or section and then calculate various grades or marks that are printed on report cards.
When a LMS is also being used in a LEA, additional information is gathered by the LMS and some of this information needs to be available to the grade book to facilitate calculation of the report card grades or marks (i.e. StudentSectionMarks).
This object is available to facilitate communication of the final grade from the LMS to the grade book.
SIF_Events are reported for this object.
Figure 3.7.8-1: StudentGrade
Element/@Attribute
Char
CEDS Id/URL
Description
Type
StudentGrade
This object contains the final grade for a student in a section.
@
RefId
M
The Id (GUID) that uniquely identifies this object.
School year for which this information is applicable, expressed as the four-digit year in which the school year ends (e.g., 2008 for the 2007-08 school year).
This is the one grade given for this student and section. At least one numeric, percentage or letter must be provided as defined in the fields below. If Grade/Numeric is entered, Grade/OutOf, Grade/Low and Grade/High must also be entered.
<StudentGrade RefId="0E54211E78674FC9B32E5FD5AC2A4CE0">
<StudentPersonalRefId>A137D78E00BC744EF90AF2871CEB90A2</StudentPersonalRefId>
<SectionInfoRefId>AAA0937D8392BB0297ECA78D8F9A3914</SectionInfoRefId>
<SchoolInfoRefId>830DCB82EA8A90243BC4E7AD902BC47D</SchoolInfoRefId>
<SchoolYear>2008</SchoolYear>
<Grade>
<Percentage>79</Percentage>
<Numeric>3.0</Numeric>
<OutOf>4.0</OutOf>
<Low>0.0</Low>
<High>4.5</High>
<Letter>C</Letter>
<Narrative>Johnny is only achieving average performance.</Narrative>
</Grade>
<SIF_Metadata>
<EducationFilter>
<LearningStandardItems>
<LearningStandardItemRefId>502070339FA347B5B123BEF68D118332</LearningStandardItemRefId>
</LearningStandardItems>
</EducationFilter>
</SIF_Metadata>
</StudentGrade>
Example 3.7.8-1: StudentGrade
3.7.9 StudentPeriodAttendance
This object provides attendance for a student in the context of a SectionInfo object.
This object is used by all agents in a zone that provide period attendance,
but don't have the logic to determine whether or not they have sufficient rights to override attendance from another user or system.
Agents that represent a system that can validate attendance based on, among other things, its source, should subscribe to
StudentPeriodAttendance events to collect "suggested" attendance changes from the zone,
and should then publish "accepted" attendance changes as OfficialStudentPeriodAttendance events.
A rejected change would result in an event that reverts the system that generated the rejected event back to its previous state
or to some other state that represents the correct "official" attendance.
SIF_Events are reported for this object.
Figure 3.7.9-1: StudentPeriodAttendance
Element/@Attribute
Char
CEDS Id/URL
Description
Type
StudentPeriodAttendance
This object provides attendance for a student in the context of a SectionInfo object.
This object is used by all agents in a zone that provide period attendance,
but don't have the logic to determine whether or not they have sufficient rights to override attendance from another user or system.
Agents that represent a system that can validate attendance based on, among other things, its source, should subscribe to
StudentPeriodAttendance events to collect "suggested" attendance changes from the zone,
and should then publish "accepted" attendance changes as OfficialStudentPeriodAttendance events.
A rejected change would result in an event that reverts the system that generated the rejected event back to its previous state
or to some other state that represents the correct "official" attendance.
The period within which attendance is being reported, e.g. "4D". Conditional on the SectionInfo object having MeetingTime elements. If one or more are defined for the Section, this element is required.
This object contains the marks entered for a student in a class section for a specific marking period.
SIF_Events are reported for this object.
Figure 3.7.10-1: StudentSectionMarks
Element/@Attribute
Char
CEDS Id/URL
Description
Type
StudentSectionMarks
This object contains the marks entered for a student in a class section for a specific marking period.
@
RefId
M
A GUID that identifies an instance of this object. This RefId is new for 2.7M and MUST be supported like other objects that have a RefId (i.e. it is the key for the object). The alternate keys MUST continue to be supported.
<StudentSectionMarks RefId="359D75101AD0A9D7A8C3DAD0A85103A2" StudentPersonalRefId="11737EA4301CADCA75C87214A7C46BDB" SectionInfoRefId="11737E214A7C46BDBA4301CADCA75C99" TermInfoRefId="BDBA4301CA1A7C461737DCA75C87E214" SchoolInfoRefId="11737EA4301CADCA75C87214A7C46BDB">
<IsFinal>true</IsFinal>
<MarkList>
<Mark MarkInfoRefId="A7C46BDBA4301CA11737E214DCA75C87">
<Percentage>88</Percentage>
<Letter>B</Letter>
</Mark>
<Mark MarkInfoRefId="737E214A7C46BDBA4301CA11DCA75C87">
<Narrative>Plays well with others and is willing to share with the one exception being food. Student is very possessive of his lunch and becomes very aggressive if anyone attempts to take any of it from him</Narrative>
</Mark>
<Mark MarkInfoRefId="11737E214A7C46BDBA4301CADCA75E23">
<Letter>A9</Letter>
</Mark>
</MarkList>
</StudentSectionMarks>
