ManageBac+ allows administrators to customise how teachers assess student progress through the term gradebook.

This guide explains how to configure assessment frameworks, select assessment models, customise standards, and add subject descriptions that appear in reports.

Overview

The Term Grade Assessment settings allow schools to design their gradebook structure and determine how teachers assess student learning.

Administrators can configure assessment methods for:

• Scope & Sequence (single subjects)
• Approaches to Learning
• Learner Profiles
• Homeroom Advisory Comments
• Units of Inquiry

What's Available

• Configure term grade assessment frameworks for class teachers.
• Select assessment models including comments, unit assessments, and standards-based assessments.
• Customise assessment criteria and standards displayed in the gradebook.
• Add subject descriptions that appear on student reports.

Step-by-Step Navigation

Configure Term Grade Framework

Settings > IB Primary Years > Assessment > Framework > Term Grades

Navigate to Settings > IB Primary Years > Assessment > Framework > Term Grades to configure your term gradebook options for your class teachers. 

Select Assessment Models

Settings > IB Primary Years > Assessment > Framework > Term Grades

Here you can enable/ disable the desired Term Grade Assessment Models.

• Observation Comment: Allows teachers to provide comment-based assessments throughout the gradebook.
• Rubrics & Options: If rubrics have been added, this will allow teachers to assess the rubrics in any Homeroom Classes
• Units Assessment: Allow teachers to assess students based on their performance in each unit taught during the selected term

Once Unit Assessment has been enabled, you can also configure which unit information is available for grading:

• Select standards pulled from units and made available for assessment.
• Choose which templates appear in the gradebook.
• Select unit fields displayed for informational purposes.
• Enable or disable comments beneath each unit.
• Enable overall unit assessments and select assessment criteria.

Standards-based: Makes the following items from unit plans available for assessment:

• Approaches to Learning
• Learner Profiles
• Subjects  

If you would like to assess Learner Profile and Approaches to Learning skills, you can also enable this here. On the right, you can select the method which you would like these to be assessed.

For each standard selected, choose if teachers will select their own standards to assess in the class (e.g. choose their own subject strands), or if this information should pull automatically from existing units on ManageBac+ for that year level and term.

Via Assessed Subjects, the subjects can be dragged and dropped here to rearrange the order in which they'll appear in the gradebook and report card. You can also disable/ enable subjects to be assessed and tailor the assessment method for each subject on the right.

Configure Assessment Model Options

Settings > IB Primary Years > Assessment > Assessment Models > Term Grades > Standards

1. Expand standards using the down-arrow to view.
2. Click on pencil icon to edit individual standards.
3. Reorder standards using the drag-and-drop icon.
4. Add new standards via Add New Standard.

Configure Subject Descriptions

Settings > IB Primary Years > Subject > Subject Descriptions

You can add descriptions for each subject, which will appear on the reports next to each subject for that grade level. This helps provide a standardized space to describe that subject's focus for the term or year. 

1. Select grade from the dropdown menu
2. Add the subject descriptions in the text box
3. Click Save Changes.
4. Review the descriptions displayed on student reports.

Tips & Best Practices

• Review assessment settings before the start of a new reporting period.
• Align assessment models with your school's reporting requirements.
• Use subject descriptions to provide consistent context for families reviewing reports.

Warnings & Important Notes

Related Articles

• Submitting Term Grades in your Class Gradebook (IB Primary Years)
• IB PYP Reports: Editing Report Card Templates & Publishing

Frequently Asked Questions

Can teachers customise the assessment settings?

Assessment settings are configured by administrators. Teachers can then use the available assessment options in their gradebook.

Where do subject descriptions appear?

Subject descriptions appear on student reports next to the relevant subject and grade level.

In Summary

• Term Grade Assessment Settings define how student progress is assessed in ManageBac+.
• Assessment models and standards can be customised to match school requirements.
• Subject descriptions provide consistent reporting information for families.

Use ManageBac+ to create a structured and consistent assessment workflow for IB Primary Years reporting.