How to setup Efforts based grading in openSIS Student Information System

How to Add Effort Grade Setup Under Grades in School Settings

When you need to set up effort grades you can navigate to the settings on the menu bar and find the grades on top. 


Menu Bar >> Settings >> Grades


Let us work on Effort Grade Setup. 


  •  On the page, you will find a Search bar where you search the Sections. 
  • When you click on the Excel sheet logo you can export the data into excel.
  • When you click on the lines you can get options you can select and deselect fields. 
  • By clicking on the pen you can edit the fields.
  • By clicking on the bin logo to delete a field.
  • When you want to move any field up or down just drag this icon.


You can add effort categories under the effort grade library. Click on '+ Add Effort Category'.

After clicking on '+ Add Effort Category' you will a field to fill category name and click submit.



After creating the effort category you can now add New Effort Item under the Effort Category. Here you can add the title of the item and click submit.

You can move the categories by dragging the item using the lined graphics.


You can repeat the same steps to create more fields.


Now after you are done with working on the Effort Grade Library now you need to add the Effort Grade Scale.



Click on the Effort Grade Scale parameter besides the Effort Grade Setup. Here you can Add Effort Grade Scale by clicking on '+ Add New Effort Grade Scale'

By clicking here you will get a popup where you need to add-

  • Value of the grade scale
  • Comments

Then hit submit.


You can repeat the same steps to create more fields.


You can move the categories by dragging the item using the lined graphics.



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