programs (was: New teacher)
On 5 Dec 2002 at 13:42, Maxwell Gwynn wrote:
> I find it quite easy in Excel to compute overall grades (in percentages,
> which I convert by hand to letter grades) and listings which I can post on
> my door for students to see. I can sort by name or ID number, an
I use Excel and add columns as we do assignments. I set the spreadsheet
up so that there is a name column (A usually) and then a totals column.
The totals column is a random number of columns to the right and I fill
them in as we have assignments. The formula for the totals is something
lik
On 5 Dec 2002 at 13:42, Maxwell Gwynn wrote:
> I find it quite easy in Excel to compute overall grades (in percentages,
> which I convert by hand to letter grades) and listings which I can post on
> my door for students to see. I can sort by name or ID number, and
Why go through the trouble of co
I use Micrograde and I love it. Of course you have to figure out how it works
(there is some learning required) but I find it very easy to use and it can
do all the things you describe. The best part of all (which my students also
love) is that you can upload the grades (with a couple of simple
I have used several commercial programs - these would be packaged with test
generation software. The one I like best is part of the Diploma package and
is called Gradebook. About the only advantage compared to your system is
that you don't have to create the excel commands.
A small 'sidebar' h
Max and others,
The big plus about grading programs for me is that you don't have to set
things up on a spreadsheet. It's all done for you. But if you're good at
Lotus or Excel then, whatever floats your boat.
In "GradeQuick," for example:
Select "New" and a chart opens up. You put in students
Our University has decided (for some reason unknown to me) to use
Micrograde as the computerized gradebook of choice. Since standardizing on
this format, they have added certain features to help instructors out
(e.g., downloading rosters in micrograde format, score reports from the
testing cent
