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Configure New Exam (read time 1 minute)
Configure New Exam
Step 1

- Year– Select the year group the exam applies to.
- Exam Name – Enter a meaningful title.
- Start Date – Date teachers can start entering results and comments.
- End Date – Closing date for entering exam result and comments.
- Max Teacher Comment Length – No. of characters for teacher comment.
- Max Form Tutor Comment Length – No. of characters for Form Tutor comment.
- Other Teachers Can Edit – Setting to allow other teachers to edit comments.
- Teacher Comments Are Private – If Yes, only the comment creator can view comment.
- Comment Type To Use – Select either comment bank, freeform,both, or none.
- Comment Bank Type - Select which commnet bank to use. (These are configured under Settings > Exam Comment Bank).
- Publish to parents - Allows parents to access results for this exam on their VSware accounts.
- Parental Print Template - Give parents the option to download their student's results in the form of an official School Term Report.
- Capture Housemaster Comment – Applicable for boarding schools.
- Capture Year Head Comment – If selected, the year head can leave an overall comment for each student.
- Capture Principal Comment – If selected, the principal can leave an overall comment for each student.
- Capture Target Grade – Enables teachers to capture the student’s target grade.
- Capture Extra Field 'Field Name' - This is a custom field that will appear on the term reports. The Field Name is what the teacher will see as the heading when entering results.
- Extra Field 'Type' - Choose from: Text, Comment Bank (Configured under Settings > Exam Comment Bank), Select (From a list of words separated by a comma as in screenshot), or Grade Set (As Configured in Settings > Grate Sets)
- Extra Field 'Value' – Enter the comments or select a dropdown option.
- Add Field– Use this to create more Extra Fields.