Digital transformation complete: 4 ways Grade Matter fixes grade calculation
Lots of universities have embraced digital transformation across their teaching and administration. But when it comes to the calculation of final grades, this high stakes process is still often left to (risky, error-prone) spreadsheets.
Don’t get us wrong, we love Excel as much as the next tech nerds. But when it comes to everything that’s needed to calculate final grades, it falls short of what you need.
Here’s a guide to how Grade Matter helps your university maximise accuracy, efficiency and transparency in the grade calculation process.
1. A user-friendly interface minimises room for human error
Our platform makes the input and management of each student’s grades foolproof. Unlike spreadsheets or old platforms which are highly manual, and particularly unfriendly to less Excel-savvy staff, Grade Matter makes it easy to view and adjust grades, and to move smoothly and efficiently between each student. So on top of increasing accuracy, it also saves marking time.
2. An automated calculation increases accuracy
For a long time, final grades have been calculated with intricate Excel formulas. Now, we have nothing against Excel formulas, but when it comes to calculating grades for hundreds, if not thousands of students, when it comes to different grading systems, grade adjustments and reviews, it’s too easy - and too common - for grades to be miscalculated as a result. With Grade Matter, our automated calculation is safe from human error, ensuring accurate grading at scale.
3. Recorded grade adjustment enables grade queries
Traditionally, if or a borderline grade is given an exception, the recording of the reasoning or the change will often not be transparently recorded. This puts your institution at risk when it comes to evaluation or auditing, and it makes it hard to provide grade reasoning for any student. We’ve built an interface that easily records changes, reasoning and exceptions, so you can progress through the potentially messy part of final grading without any hiccups.
4. Automated mistake recognition catches mistakes before it’s too late
When academics are inputting students’ grades into any given system, it’s always possible for small errors to be made. The problem with spreadsheets, of course, is that mistakes can go unnoticed (until they come back to bite you after grades have been released). In Grade Matter, we’ve built in automatic flags to alerted to potential inconsistencies or errors. So staff can check and amend them if needed.
Keen to find out more? Let our CEO Shane walk you through our platform and show you how Grade Matter can be personalised for your university. Book a demo.