5 Things About MarkersPro’s Awesome Grading Module
Grading software is the most used tool by teachers and schools all around the world. Grading, always a controversial topic within the academic community, is considered by some to be an outdated custom that is not a good indicator for student progress, while others consider it an essential part of student life and the educational journey. Despite the growing contention of these diametrically opposed philosophies, the grading system is still an integral part of the educational system all over the world.
Beginning in elementary schools, we introduce students to the grading system, which continues until graduation and on to college. An effective grading module must be fair, time-efficient, and must encourage learning. If you ask students why grading is important, then you may question your intentions about asking the question in the first place. Let us look at why teachers and schools advocate for the grading system.
A grading system:
- Assesses the quality of student learning
- Communicates with students as well as parents
- Motivates students and creates a competitive environment
- Indicates to student's areas they may be weak in
- Helps to mark transitions, bring closure, and focus efforts
In a world where most schools or colleges are shifting towards Outcome Based Education, tracking the continuous improvement of a student throughout the academic year, an efficient grading system is a must. To achieve this, you need a comprehensive grading system, which is exactly what you get with MarkersPro.
MarkersPro is a cloud-based Student Information System (SIS). This Student Information System supports virtual and traditional schools to manage student records and other operational areas. It can also record student-specific data, such as registering students into courses, scoring or grading Exams and Assessments, generating transcripts and report cards, building student schedules, and tracking student attendance and immunization records.
Let’s look at five highlighting features of the MarkersPro grading module:
Grading is the First Step of Curriculum Planning
At Wefivesoft, we believe that grading should shape the entire academic process starting when a course or curriculum is designed. To address this need, MarkersPro provides features like Grade Scale Levels and Grade Scale that allow school administrators and teachers to create courses with the desired requirements.
MarkersPro allows teachers to select the grade scale and the corresponding numerical grades for better conversion from marks to grades. Additionally, you can set different grade scale values for different courses.
Know What Your Students Want
Schools need balanced and intuitive syllabi and curricula that spark student’s imagination and curiosity, translating it into intellectual growth. MarkersPro’s Gradebook module helps school administrators and teachers create and manage informative, thorough, and effective assignments that channel that creativity and curiosity. It helps teachers and parents track each child’s learning development.
Better Assessment
Grading systems need to track the continuous improvement of student’s overall performance. This involves creating a network of well-designed Class Tests and Assignments, including Online Assignments. The Assessment module is immensely useful in this process. It allows schools to create assessment groups, administer test timing, and manage assets for a test like Maps, Calculators, and more. Calculating GPAs as well as calculating and maintaining ranks is easy with this module. The Assignment Bank modules allow you to create assignments that can elicit the kind of learning you want to measure from your students.
Swift Results
Providing quick results helps students understand what to study, how to study, and which courses they should increase their involvement in. Features like Report Card and Transcripts allow the school to easily generate report cards for each student effortlessly in the online student database system. As a cloud-based student information system, MarkersPro provides insight into student performance throughout the year. This continuous process makes it easy for students and their parents to understand the student’s overall intellectual growth, motivating students to do better in the future.
Communication
In our software, communication means more than just sending notifications and emails for school events or meetings. MarkersPro also facilitates effective communication between teachers, parents, and students regarding student performance. We have a dashboard designed specifically for parents and teachers to track student growth with precise details on grading for each course and course section. Teachers and parents need to communicate to understand what a student wants to learn, discuss the role of grades, communicate priorities, and avoid surprises.
MarkersPro visualizes the most useful aspects of learning in a course. This data allows you to plan exams and assignments, decide norms and criteria, and make adjustments to teaching methods.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is there an option to create a customized GPA and Rank system?
A: Yes. MarkersPro allows you to create customized GPA and Rank.
Q: Do you offer training and support?
A: Yes. MarkersPro provides training and support on our dedicated support site, including video tutorials, user guides, and much more.
Q: Do I need to install any software?
A: No. MarkersPro is a SaaS Student Information System that reduces the burden of installing, integrating, and managing complex enterprise software.
Q: What browsers do you support?
A: MarkersPro supports all browsers with HTML 5.
Q: Are all test results displayed on the parent dashboard?
A: Yes. All test results that have been provided by teachers for GPA and Grading calculations are available on the parent dashboard.
