How to Import Summative Assessments

To be able to report on summative assessments within Learning Ladders, you first need to import the data.

To do this, go to Settings > Settings > Summative Data > Generate CSV.

To ensure we can associate the correct data with the correct pupil, Learning Ladders uses a simple process of 'Generate File' to import, add relevant data to file and then 'Import file' back into Learning Ladders.

Click 'View' next to 'Generate CSV'.

                           

When you are in the 'Generate CSV' page, you need to confirm:

1. Which summative data source you are importing - Data Source
   
2. Which academic terms you are importing for - Term
   
3. Which Academic Year you are importing into - Academic Year
   
4. Which Class(es) or Year(s) of pupils you want to import the data for - Target Group
   
5. Which subject the data is to be associated to - Subject
   

Once you have confirmed these selections you can generate the CSV by pressing the 'Generate CSV' button.

The CSV file will download to your computers regular location, you may need to confirm/allow this function to happen if your computer requests your confirmation.

Now you have the CSV data file which needs the corresponding summative assessment data adding to it, ready to be imported back into Learning Ladders.  On most computers, this will open in your regular spreadsheet applications, such as Excel or Numbers.

Once all the data has been added to the file, navigate to the import File function, which can be found by going to Settings > Settings > Summative Assessments > Import file.
                    

                                                  

All that now needs to be done is to confirm the subject the file is for, such as Writing, and choose the file to be imported.

                    

The import process will confirm if there are any errors of the number of updates it has committed to the data base.  If there are any errors, you can download the error report, correct any issues and reimport the file. 

The system will not remove or delete data if you import more than once, it will just insert or amend the data based on the import.

                   

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