[bromcom] Bromcom new assessment approach

[tholding]

Hi

 

Has anyone switched to Bromcom's new assessment approach? We're considering moving, but would be interested in your feedback. Is it better than the legacy approach - if so how etc etc.

 

Thanks!

[DODICT]

Lets be honest you couldn't design a worse method of creating assessments than the market leaders aspects approach so assuming they have used just an ounce of common sense in design it will be a improvement for the majority of MIS users out there. In reality I know they initially mirrored SIMS method of doing it and then realised how horrible it is to maintain so started from scratch and is a more more sensible structure that allows easy duplication of assessment templates for subjects and assessment points without monotonous repetition.

 

Its a familiar comfort blanket to a lot of people who have become used to it but its a horrible way to implement something we know is usually going to be duplicated across subjects/groups/assessment points.

 

I've had a play around with it and it seems a sensible approach and could easily set up all I foresee a school needing.

[RootsSchImp]

Hi

 

Has anyone switched to Bromcom's new assessment approach? We're considering moving, but would be interested in your feedback. Is it better than the legacy approach - if so how etc etc.

 

Thanks!

 

I've done work for Bromcom switching people from old to new and I'm a huge fan of the new assessment. Provided you use the same template design across multiple subjects you could set up a secondary school tracking system from flat in about half an hour.

 

Tips for the migration: use it as an opportunity to archive old data - a clean well ordered system is worth so much more than comments from three years ago no one will ever want on a marksheet again. Get the mapping right - if you contact Bromcom they'll support you through the process for free. Take the time to understand how Assessment type exceptions work - used properly they let you have say 1-9 grades as Current grades, except for Business which uses BTEC grades for example, whihc makes for a much cleaner system.

[Leia]

I second this, I like their new assessment, far superior then the original. My only gripe - some of the assessment system reports don't work on the new assessment set up....

[Bromcom_Support]

Hi Leia

 

The reports are designed to work post migration. If you have any that have not please contact the support team who will be more than happy to investigate.

[Leia]

Hi Bromcom _Support, I already have, it was your support desk that advised of that when I reported that they were not working for us. I've tested on pre and post migration installs. If they are now working since my call then I stand corrected

[Bromcom_Support]

Hi Leia. If you can drop me a message with your school details on and the call reference if possible and I can check this for you :-)