Prepare and review term comments
Write specific term comments that describe practice, evidence and the next step.
Checked against the current Workspace controls on 29 October 2026.
Overview
Write specific term comments that describe practice, evidence and the next step.
Get to know the screen
Practice example: all names, records and amounts are fictional. Options vary with your school’s curriculum, currency and access.
Phone example
Interface labels are shown in English. Follow the translated steps below to find each control. Follow the sequence, review the recorded information and choose the next step.
Who can use this feature
Sign in to the correct school. Formative marking uses your teaching allocations; creating groups, importing marks and releasing reports require the appropriate school permissions. Your plan and enabled modules determine which menus appear.
Before you start
Prepare the class list, teacher allocations, curriculum and school calendar. Use the school’s configured rubric: Ghana CCP content standards and indicators, Kenya CBC/CBE strands and indicators, or the configured national or international programme. Check school settings before applying a grading scale.
Review the learner’s saved observations and relevant term records before writing.
Required and optional fields
| Field | Requirement | Format or example | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term, commenting role, class and comment | Required in this form | Term, role and class are required to load learners. Subject-teacher choices also identify the subject. Write an evidence-based comment in the appropriate learner card, then save that card. | School class lists and teacher allocations; configured curriculum, calendar and saved source records. |
| Year, term, class and assessment scope | Check before continuing | Choose the available year, period and class or group for the view. Compare the same scope, check missing marks and read the supporting records before interpreting a summary. | School class lists and teacher allocations; configured curriculum, calendar and saved source records. |
Picklist prerequisites
| Choice | Options come from | Earlier selection | If missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class and subject choices | Existing classes for the academic year and your permitted teaching or leadership scope. | Set up classes and allocations first; choose the class before a dependent subject. | Check active allocations and year. A disabled subject control may be waiting for a class. |
Desktop walkthrough
The walkthrough starts with the full page, follows the controls and returns to context. The video is 45 seconds at normal speed; 1.5× playback and the looping GIF take 30 seconds. Pause or open full screen whenever needed.
Choose term, role and class
Screen walkthrough · 0:45Download GIF ↓- Open Termly comments. Select term, your commenting role and the class or allocated subject.
- Load the learner cards and confirm each learner’s identity. Review the available assessment summary.
- Describe an observed routine or approach, the support used and one next practice step. For example: explains groups with counters; next, compare two arrangements.
- Review the wording, then save each learner’s comment. Subject, class-teacher and head-teacher comments use their respective roles.
- Reload the same term and role to check saved comments. Review the report wording before the school releases or shares it.
Mobile walkthrough
Choose term, role and class
Screen walkthrough · 0:45Download GIF ↓On a phone, close the navigation drawer and work through one learner or field at a time. Scroll down to the action buttons; wide tables may also scroll sideways. Use landscape for comparison, then recheck class, period and learner before saving.
Save and verify
Saved comments are specific, respectful and supported by records, with a manageable next step.
Wait for a saved confirmation, then reopen the same record. A draft kept on this device is preparation; it is not a saved school record. When a connection fails, check whether the first request succeeded before trying again.
Troubleshooting
A class or commenting role is unavailable
Check assigned roles and allocations. Subject-teacher lists follow teaching allocations; class-teacher lists require class responsibility. Draft text is not saved until that card is saved.
A list or menu is missing
Check workspace, role, enabled module, academic year and allocation. Choose the parent option before its dependent field. Ask the administrator to correct the setup; avoid duplicate classes or learners to populate a list.
