How to include personalization subject comment

NERSAPP lets you make your comments more personal by adding placeholders like student names or pronouns. These placeholders make your feedback feel more specific to each student.

Steps to Add Personalizations in Subject Comments

Step 1: Log In

Log in to your NERSAPP account.

Step 2: Go to the Comments Section

• Click on Apps and open the Academic module.
• From the menu, click Comments.
• Under Comments, select Subject Comments.

Step 3: Create a New Comment

• On the Comments page, click + New Comment.
• This will open the Comment Entry form.

Step 4: Fill in the Comment Details

• Title: Enter a short name for the comment (e.g., “Great Effort”).
• Comment: Write your feedback message.

Step 5: Add Personalizations

• Click on the Personalize button at the top of the form.
• You will see a list of options you can use in the comment, like:
  • He or She: To refer to the student’s gender.
  • Him or Her: To use in sentences where a pronoun is needed.
  • His or Her: To refer to something the student owns.
  • First Name: To include the student’s name in the comment.

Example of a Personalized Comment:

• Write:
  “Keep up the great work, {First Name}. {He or She} has shown great improvement in this subject.”
• When this is applied, it will replace the placeholders with the student’s name and pronoun.
  • Example: “Keep up the great work, John. He has shown great improvement in this subject.”

Step 6: Complete the Other Fields

• Score Unit or Range:
  • Choose Unit if the comment is for a specific score.
  • Choose Range if it is for a range of scores (e.g., 60-80).
• Apply to Class: Pick the class where this comment will be used.
• Apply to Subjects: Select the subject(s) the comment applies to.

Step 7: Save the Comment

• Click Save & Reuse Comment.

Why Use Personalizations?

• What It Does: Personalizations automatically replace placeholders with the right names or pronouns for each student.
• Why It’s Useful: It makes the feedback feel unique and directly written for the student.

Always double-check the placeholder words in your message to ensure they fit.