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Objectives for this exercise:

Part 1: Find all students for your report who are in the CGW_Woodall Reading class.
       
Part 2: Select the Students - Objective Level type report to generate.
     
Part 3: Filter the data to include data in All Assignments for which the students scored below 80%.
     
Advanced Topics:
Perform a Complex Search
Save a Complex Search
Open a Complex Search

Part 1: Select Students in a specific Class using the Search feature.
       
 
1.
Access the Reports window.
      a. Click on the Students tab.
      b. Click on the Reports sub-tab. All fields should be blank, with one field highlighted to note importance.
         
    2. Access the Search Dialog Box.
      a. Click once on the Search... button at the bottom left of the Report window. The Search dialog box will now appear with several boxes available for input.
       
    3. Select a Search Criteria.
      a. Place the cursor on the empty box below the Class Information heading.
      b. Click once and hold to view the list of search criteria available.
      c. Select Class Name by moving the cursor over the Class Name line and releasing the mouse button. “Class Name” should now appear in the box below the Class Information heading.
       
    4. Select a Comparison.
      a. Place the cursor on the empty box to the right of the Class Name field that was just filled.
      b. Click once and hold to view the list of available comparisons.
      c. Select “=” by moving the cursor over the “=” line and releasing the mouse button. An “=” sign should now appear in the box that was just selected.
       
    5. Select a Search Value.
      a. Place the cursor on the empty box to the right of the Compare field that was just filled.
      b. Click once and hold to view the list of available search values, which should match the list of all classes in the database.
      c. Select CBW_Woodall Reading by moving the cursor over the CBW_Woodall Reading line and releasing the mouse button. The value CBW_Woodall Reading should now appear in the field that was just selected.
       
    6. Create the Search Definition—Once you have selected a search criteria, a comparison and a search value, the Add button will now become activated at the right side of your screen.
      a. Click once on the Add button to save the search definition in the Search Definition window.
You have now defined a simple search that will yield all students enrolled in the CBW_Woodall Reading class. Your search window should resemble the following:
       
    7. Perform the Search.
      a. Click once on the Search button at the bottom right side of the Search window.
Manage IT! will select the group of students based on your Definition and will only show those students in the report population list in the Report window.

Part 2: Format a Question-Level Student Report
1.
Select the Standard.
      a. Position the cursor over the box with the down arrow at the right side of the Standard field.
      b. Click once on the arrow and hold to view the pop-up menu of possible Standards.
      c. Move the mouse arrow over the TAKS Titles line and click once (or select the appropriate choice for your state test).
 
    2. Select an Available Report.
      a. Position the cursor over the report name Students - Question Level in the Available Reports field. Click once to highlight the report name.
       
    3. Print a message on the report.
      a. In the Message field, click once in the blank box to activate the blinking cursor.
      b. Type the text “Practice Report Sample.”

 
Part 3: Selecting Data for your Report
    1. Access the Data Filter.
      a. Click once on the Preview button to access the Filter Data By... window.
       
    2. Select a title.
      a. Position the cursor over the box with the down arrow at the right side of the Titles: field.
      b. Click once on the arrow and hold to view the pop-up menu of possible titles.
      c. Move the mouse arrow over the TAKS Grade 06 Reading title and click once.
       
    3. Select an Assignment.
      a. Position the cursor over the box with the down arrow at the right side of the Assignment field.
      b. Click once on the arrow and hold to view the pop-up menu of possible Assignments.
      c. Move the mouse arrow over All Assignments and click once.
       
    4. Select a date range.
      a. Enter the same date in the Date to field as you see in the Date from field.
       
    5. Select additional data options.
      a. Enter the value 80 in the Threshold field.
      b. Click once on the button next to Show all scores and mark those Above/Below the threshold.
      c. Select Below in the field activated in step (b).
       
    6. Preview your report.
      a. Click once on the OK button.
       
    7. Click on the printer icon to print. Click on the stop icon to close the preview window.
Note: When previewing you can only print one page at a time.

Advanced Topic 1: Perform a Complex Search
         
    1. Click on the Search button at the bottom left of your screen. A Search for Students screen will appear. You can perform searches based on three different criteria.
         
    2. Select your first criterion.
      a. Click on the blank field below Demographics.
      b. Select Bilingual.
      c. Under the Compare field in this same row click and choose the = sign.
      d. In the Search Values field, choose yes.
      e. In the Logicals field, choose and.
      f. Click the Add button.
       
    3. Select your second criterion.
      a. Click on the blank field below Demographics.
      b. Select Failed TAKS.
      c. Under the Compare field in this same row click and choose the = sign.
      d. In the Search Values field, choose Math.
      e. In the Logicals field, choose and.
      f. Click the Add button.
       
    4. Select your third criterion.
      a. Click in the blank field under Class Information.
      b. Select Instructor.
      c. In the Compare field, choose the = sign.
      d. In the Search Values field, choose Crabapple, Edna B.
      e. Click the Add button.

Advanced Topic 2: Saving a Complex Search
       
    1. Click on the Save Search button.
       
    2. In the box which asks you to "Save the Search As," type in Crabapple Search.
       
    3. Click the Save button. Click on Search. Bob Jones’s name will now appear in your student list.

Advanced Topic 3: Opening a Saved Search
       
    1. Click on Search . . . Click on the Open Search button.
       
    2. Select Crabapple Search and click on Open. You will again see the search criteria you saved in Topic 2.
       
    3. Click the Search button at the bottom right-hand corner. Bob Jones’s name will again appear in your student list.
Note: Selecting the button Find Everyone finds the whole student population. The Clear button clears all of the fields so that you can build another search.
 

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