Index: lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/controller/TblMonitoringController.java
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diff -u -re6dc4db4137cfd6b07a4aa79711b9d12b39fb78e -rb20e2410f3586e19791883da57790c67b3c7f94b
--- lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/controller/TblMonitoringController.java	(.../TblMonitoringController.java)	(revision e6dc4db4137cfd6b07a4aa79711b9d12b39fb78e)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/controller/TblMonitoringController.java	(.../TblMonitoringController.java)	(revision b20e2410f3586e19791883da57790c67b3c7f94b)
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.assessment.web.controller;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.SortedSet;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.qb.model.QbQuestion;
@@ -57,6 +55,10 @@
 	List<TblAssessmentDTO> assessmentDtos = getAssessmentDtos(toolContentIds, activityTitles);
 	request.setAttribute("assessmentDtos", assessmentDtos);
 
+	boolean attemptedByAnyLearners = assessmentDtos.stream().mapToInt(TblAssessmentDTO::getAttemptedLearnersNumber)
+		.reduce(Integer::max).orElse(0) > 0;
+	request.setAttribute("iraAttemptedByAnyLearners", attemptedByAnyLearners);
+
 	request.setAttribute(AttributeNames.PARAM_TOOL_CONTENT_ID, toolContentId);
 	request.setAttribute("isIraAssessment", true);
 	return "pages/tblmonitoring/assessment";
Index: lams_tool_assessment/web/pages/tblmonitoring/assessment.jsp
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diff -u -r30cb5221f2428c1080250e088b9bf8ee25fbea7a -rb20e2410f3586e19791883da57790c67b3c7f94b
--- lams_tool_assessment/web/pages/tblmonitoring/assessment.jsp	(.../assessment.jsp)	(revision 30cb5221f2428c1080250e088b9bf8ee25fbea7a)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/web/pages/tblmonitoring/assessment.jsp	(.../assessment.jsp)	(revision b20e2410f3586e19791883da57790c67b3c7f94b)
@@ -121,13 +121,15 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>
 
-	<div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 col-md-offset-4 col-lg-4 col-lg-offset-2">
-		<a href="#nogo" type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-default buttons_column"
-				onclick="javascript:loadTab('${method}', document.getElementById('selected-content-id').value); return false;">
-			<i class="fa fa-file"></i>
-			<fmt:message key="label.show.students.choices"/>
-		</a>
-	</div>                                  
+	<c:if test="${method eq 'aesStudentChoices' or iraAttemptedByAnyLearners}"
+		<div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 col-md-offset-4 col-lg-4 col-lg-offset-2">
+			<a href="#nogo" type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-default buttons_column"
+					onclick="javascript:loadTab('${method}', document.getElementById('selected-content-id').value); return false;">
+				<i class="fa fa-file"></i>
+				<fmt:message key="label.show.students.choices"/>
+			</a>
+		</div>       
+	</c:if>                           
 </div>
 
 <div class="row no-gutter">