From: robert@cs.arizona.edu (Robert J. Drabek)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: GradeKeeper software (DOS, Mac, Unxi, VMS)
Keywords: grades
Date: 25 Aug 92 15:53:07 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Schaumburg, IL


                   The GradeKeeper from MikroLogix
                   -------------------------------

     Do you teach or assist in teaching and have to maintain grades?
Would you like to save some time in entering and changing grades,
calculating averages, plotting class standings and so forth?

     The GradeKeeper is an interactive tool to maintain and display
scores and their weighted averages for all of your classes.  Adding
and deleting scores and student names can be done in a key stroke or
two.  Changing grades for an individual or the entire class is easily
accomplished.  Weighted averages are alway visible, and bar graphs and
statistics are also available for any scores column by issuing a
single command.  The grade book may be sorted on any column in either
ascending or descending order.  Printouts are produced with a single
command and may include or exclude select columns.  This allows
posting listings on which the names are not included, but on which
students may locate their own scores through a student ID number.

A representative display:

  Row  1/4.   Column  4/6.   "Eng101" not modified
  Name             |   ID     HW 1   Midterm  Final | Average
  maximum          |           50     100     100   |
  weight           |           20      30      50   |
  ===========================================================
  Backus, John     |  #3428    45   >  88   <  84   |   86.40
  Dijkstra, Edsger |  #7342    48      85      92   |   90.70
  Joy, Bill        |  #3426    32      72           |   34.40
  Knuth, Donald    |  #0048    39      91      97   |   91.40

     Your screen is a window into the grade book.  Notice the cursor
arrows (> <); these arrows indicate the "current cell" which lies at
the intersection of a row and a column, and the contents of that
location may be updated as desired.  Simple commands such as pressing
the arrow keys will move the current cell about the screen, and if you
attempt to move beyond the edge of the screen, the window will shift
to accommodate your actions.

     Values within existing cells (a student's score) may be set or
changed as desired.  The weighted averages are always up-to-date.  You
may add new students or columns as needed, limited only by the
computer's memory.

     Assuming we have entered a fair number of students into our grade
book, the following page presents a typical bar graph and the
available statistics which may be either displayed on the screen or,
like the grade book itself, printed on any printer you have available.

              Summary for column "Eng101"             

Mean 104.49 (83.59%)  Standard Deviation 19.95
Low  30       Median 110        High 125
Bottom quartile <= 100    Top quartile >= 122
82 entries in 101 records

                                   Median 110
                                            v
 10                                                 *  
  9                                                 *  
  8                                            *  * *  
  7                                            *  * *  
  6                                    ***     *  * *  
  5                                    ***     *  * *  
  4                                    ***  *  *  ***  
  3                        **          *** *** *  ***  
  2                  *  *  **        * *********  ***  
  1 *  *             *  * ***   *  *** **************  
----+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+----^----+====+
   30   40   50   60   70   80   90  100  110  120  130


 Summary for student Carrizosa, Juan - class "Eng101"             

                                        (scale = 4:1)
Student -> Average  88.65% |======================   |
Class   ->          80.02% |--------------------     |
           HW 1    100.00% |=========================|
                    91.83% |-----------------------  |
           HW 2    100.00% |=========================|
                    91.99% |-----------------------  |
           HW 3     85.00% |=====================    |
                    85.08% |---------------------    |
           Exam 1   79.50% |====================     |
                    73.28% |------------------       |
           Exam 2   98.00% |=========================|
                    86.83% |----------------------   |
           Exam 3   77.00% |===================      |
                    82.37% |---------------------    |


Essential capabilities:

  Spreadsheet-like operation
  Pull-down command menu
  On-line help
  Cut, copy and paste
  "Undo" commands
  Mix numeric and letter grades
  Accommodates any screen size
  Supports color monitors
  Network compatible
  No limits to the number of students or scores
  Commands are all customizable (may be bound to any key stroke sequence)
  Weighted averages are always up-to-date
  Assignment weighting by category
  Drop lowest scores in categories
  Print all or only select columns
  Statistics and bar graphs per column or per student (also printable)
  Custom headings on printouts
  Sort on any column (ascending or descending order)
  Search through any column for a name or a number
  Column widths adjustable
  Read and reformat ASCII text files (which may be provided by some schools)

Availability
  Available for MS-DOS, Macintosh, Unix (BSD), and VMS systems.

Pricing
  MS-DOS & Macintosh- $74.95 per copy, shipping included.
    (Back-to-school special: $49.95) Site licenses available.
  Unix and VMS - $100.00; $200.00 with source code.


MikroLogix              |   Robert J. Drabek
2629 North Plumer Ave   |   robert@cs.arizona.edu
TUCSON AZ  85719        |
Phone: 602 325 8794     |
or FAX your institutional purchase order to: 602 795 6037
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Robert J. Drabek                            robert@cs.arizona.edu
Department of Computer Science              uunet!arizona!robert
The University of Arizona                   602 621 6613
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