1.5. Related Systems

Widely used commercial systems that provide functionality comparable to the Grader Tool include

Each of these systems provides a wide variety of grade keeping and reporting functionality. In terms of such functionality, the goal for the Grader Tool is to provide the important core features found in these tools, not the full range of features found in all of them. The Grader Tool does not provide all of the functionality found in the other systems, but focuses on certain features. The Grader Tool improves certain features found in these other systems, as well as having features not included in the other systems. These include:

  1. a hierarchical, expandable/collapsible structure for the gradebook spreadsheet (for assignment types and student groups/categories);

  2. a draggable minimum letter grade score changer in a histrogram/pie chart graph

  3. grade prediction functionality for students
A detailed review of each related tool follows in these subsections: Following these reviews, a summary of the features is provided in a feature comparison matrix.






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