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Using robust assessment tools to eliminate paper-grading burden & measure student success


May 19, 2017 Team Creatrix
Assessment tools to measure student success

Do you know that colleges and universities are using automated assessment tools to measure student’s performance and strategies to enhance it. 

Standard tests don’t measure student performance

Educators are experiencing almost relentless pressure to show their effectiveness. They are looking for deep insights that gauge performance and inspire effort. Most institutions judge a student success on the basis of student performance on standardized achievement tests. 

The assessment mission

Student assessment is an important academic activity to evaluate student’s performance. Educators are seeking to understand how to use assessment tools not just to measure performance but also determine whether students are competent to handle program of study in an effort to encourage students to pursue knowledge instead of grades.

Accurate assessments improve student achievement

Technology-enabled assessment system for testing, quizzing, polling, and student responses drastically reduces the time taken for assessment and evaluation and eliminates errors, while bringing transparency and reliability to the various assessment processes. Instructors and faculties can evaluate the assessments from anywhere, anytime in a highly secure environment. Eliminate errors, inaccuracy and endless delays in paper-based valuation and student result management becomes very fast and reduces the workload of staff significantly. 

Right strategies, right digital tools for assessments & grading

Assessment tools allow faculty and staff to be efficient and productive. Manage all type of assessment activities at all stages, from course registration and question generation to processing of results and statistical reports on student performance. The exam software allows you to: create various exam types, configure exam rules, generate exam invoice, manage venue and faculty availability, enter grades, process results and grade sheets.

Analyzing assessments & grading with rubric tools

In order to effectively measure the effectiveness of your online assessments you need to evaluate student’s learning and academic performance. How to do that? Configure the criteria that must be present in the student’s work in any level including assignments, quizzes or tests. Automatic calculation of grades for different assessment types using rubric tools make the task easier and productive for faculty and staff. Eliminate the repetitive and inefficient aspects of grading papers. Using assessment tools, configure and customize grading scales. Automatically generate grade sheets or transcripts which allow students and parents to access from anywhere. 

Promote learning & support great educational leadership

Customized reports with statistics and charts on assessment results showing automatically assigned ranks will help institutions sail through the assessment process. Powerful data-driven insights enable educators to analyze student performance and what they need to improve learning and teaching, and establish norms for great educational leadership.