Configure Early/Late/Absent Thresholds for Classes

Overview

This guide explains how to configure attendance thresholds within Lesson Types. Each lesson type has parameters that determine how early a student can check in, when they would be classed as Late, and when they would be classed as Absent.

Accessing Lesson Types

Log into the Admin site, click More in the top menu, select Lesson Type from the dropdown, then open the required Lesson Type.

Configuring Parameters

• Early Cut Off: The number of minutes before the lesson start time that a student can check in. Example: if a lecture starts at 9am and Early Cut Off is 30, students can check in from 8:30am.
• Late Cut Off: The number of minutes after the class has started before a student is considered Late. Example: if Early Cut Off is set to 15, students checking in after 9:15am are marked Late.
• Absence Cut Off: The number of minutes after the class has started at which a student is considered Absent, even if they check in after this time. Example: if set to 30, students checking in after 9:30am are marked Absent.

Click Save after making any changes.

Field Definitions

• Name: The value in the Timetable file that identifies the Lesson Type.
• Description: A description of the Lesson Type.
• Percentage Cut Off: An advanced eAttend option specifying the minimum percentage of time a student must engage with online content before attendance is updated to Attended.
• GPS Enabled: Allows GPS check-in for this lesson type (configured by SEAtS).