Tabula release notes

We released Tabula 2020.6.5 on Monday 22^nd June 2020. In this version:

• In the Marks Management component:
  • We ensured that resit marks for assessment components are capped at the appropriate level when calculating module marks.
  • The mark history popups for module and component marks now include 'Status' and 'Operation' columns.
  • We added the student’s name to the mark history popups on the 'Record component marks' page. They were already present in the popups on the 'Calculate module marks' page.
  • We accommodated reassessment via a different assessment method. You can now record component marks for these, which are used in the module mark calculation in place of the mark from the original assessment.
  • The main Marks Management page now loads faster.
  • We fixed a bug that caused marks from resits and further first sits to be incorrectly labelled as 'Agreed' marks. Such marks are now labelled 'Resit' or 'Further first sit', as appropriate.
• In exam grids:
  • Unconfirmed actual marks are now highlighted, as shown in the key at the top of each grid.
  • Where a module was subject to a missing marks adjustment and no module marks were awarded, 'FM' is now shown on the grid in place of a mark. 'Pass', 'Fail', or 'No result', is shown in brackets, as appropriate. For grids set to show component marks, 'FM' is also used for affected assessment components.

We released Tabula 2020.6.4 on Thursday 18^th June 2020. In this version:

• We continued to refine the Marks Management component. For example, the 'Calculate module marks' page is now faster.
• The checkbox to select all students on the Marking page for an assignment is now working again.
• We fixed the buttons for recording attendance at small group teaching events for all students at once.
• We completed more work on the upcoming graduation benchmark functionality.

We released Tabula 2020.6.3 on Friday 12^th June 2020. In this version:

• We changed how you record first-year module marks when an assessment component was missed due to force majeure. You now choose whether to award module marks and / or credit. Your choice will depend on whether the module's remaining assessment components:
  • Were sufficient to assess learning outcomes
  • Enable you to differentiate student performance.
• When you include component marks on an exam grid, you can now hover over each mark to see the sequence, title and weighting of the component.
• We completed more work on the upcoming graduation benchmark functionality.

We released Tabula 2020.6.2 on Wednesday 10^th June 2020. In this version:

• In the Marks Management component:
  • Module Managers and Departmental Administrators can now confirm module marks, and the corresponding component marks, as actual marks.
  • Module marks calculated in Tabula are now automatically uploaded to SITS. Any module marks recorded before this release have also been uploaded.
  • You can now record unconfirmed actual component marks via the Tabula API.
  • If you enter a module mark that differs from the calculated module mark, you must now add an explanatory comment.
  • We made it clearer when the weighting for an assessment component is changed to 0% due to variable assessment weighting (VAW). A label of '0%' is now shown next to the mark for the component, and when you hover over this you see an explanatory note.
  • We added the following to each table for entering or previewing marks:
    • The students' names.
    • A link for each student to a popup summary of their profile, which contains a link to the full profile.
    • The ability to sort the tables by clicking on the column headings.
• We also completed further work in preparation for the upcoming graduation benchmark functionality.

We released Tabula 2020.6.1 on Friday 5^th June 2020. In this version:

• We introduced new functionality within the Marks Management component. You can now:
  • Make a missing marks adjustment when an assessment did not take place, for example due to industrial action or COVID-19.
  • Scale component marks to properly reflect the performance of a cohort against learning outcomes and grade descriptors. Thanks are due to Dave Wood (Maths) and Sam Coy (Computer Science) for their invaluable help with this.
  • Calculate and record module marks - Tabula can calculate module marks when component marks are present.
• We widened the page to show more on screen. This should help when you view previews of exam grids, for example.
• When you include mitigating circumstances on an exam grid:
  • Comments from the panel are now shown. These comments were already available within the assessment breakdown of any affected student.
  • Where a recommendation to the exam board applies to all of a student's modules for the mitigation period, these modules are now listed.
• We completed some work in preparation for the upcoming graduation benchmark functionality.