Journal of Applied Intelligent System (e-ISSN : 2502-9401 | p-ISSN : 2503-0493) Vol. 6 No. 2, 2021, pp. 144 – 150 144 E-Report System to Help Monitor Student Academic Progress Using Forward Chaining for Grade Promotion According to Student Development Level Ibnu Utomo Wahyu Mulyono* 1 , Novita Kurnia Ningrum 2 1,2 Departement Computer Science, Universitas Dian Nuswantoro, Semarang, Indonesia 50131 E-mail : ibnu.utomo.wm@dsn.dinus.ac.id* 1 , novita.kn@dsn.dinus.ac.id 2 *Corresponding author Zahrotul Umami 3 , Karis Widyatmoko 4 3 Departement of Comunication Studies, 4 Departement Computer Science, Universitas Dian Nuswantoro, Semarang, Indonesia 50131 E-mail : zahrotul.umami@dsn.dinus.ac.id 3 , karis.widyatmoko@dsn.dinus.ac.id 3 Abstract - The COVID-19 pandemic that has occurred in the world and Indonesia is one of the affected countries. To limit the rate of transmission of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education issued regulations relating to online schools. With this online school, both parents and teachers need media to be able to monitor students' academic progress as long as online schools are implemented. Therefore, we need a system that can assist teachers and parents in monitoring students' academic progress. In this study, an e-report was designed by incorporating the components of students' academic aspect and students' character aspect. This system is supported by a decision support system using forward chaining to determine the feasibility of a grade increase according to the level of development of the student. The output of this system is student grade reports, advice given to parents and grade promotion decisions based on academic and character aspect Keywords - Online school, e-report, forward chaining, decision support system 1. INTRODUCTION In 2016 the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number 23 of 2016 has been issued concerning Educational Assessment Standards. According to the regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture that year, assessment is the process of collecting and processing information to measure the achievement of student learning outcomes which are manifested in the form of learning outcomes reports. The report on learning outcomes includes aspects of attitudes and aspects of knowledge [1]. Aspects of knowledge obtained based on academic value through the evaluation of student learning outcomes and aspects of attitudes obtained from the character of students during the learning process. Since the COVID-19 pandemic that occurred in Indonesia at 2020, the Minister of Education through the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) issued Circular Letter Number 15 of 2020 which contains Guidelines for the Implementation of Learning From Home in an Emergency Period for the Spread of Covid-19 [2]. In addition, the Expert Staff of the Minister of Education and Culture for Regulation, Chatarina Muliana Girsang conveyed this Circular Number 15 to strengthen the Circular Letter of the Minister of Education and Culture Number 4 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of Education in the Coronavirus Disease