Kozan

Thank you Resin1 - most useful. I had been looking at SISRA online prior to my post - but I don't know much about 4matrix. I'll check it out. Based on my research thus far, it seems to me that schools are looking for and would value a graphical/visual approach to data analysis - since most people receive 80% of thier information visually. Would you agree? I do appriciate your time - but if you have another spare five minutes - please could you expound on the following statement: "the assessment module should allow users to define means of recording grades against elements that have their (DCSF) performance measure contributions built in, so that the analysis part of the system can do all the hard work for the user, and allow the level of top level decision making for intervention etc that the above examples are currently providing." Thanks in advance.

Hi all I’m an analyst working for Bromcom Computers. I have been assigned a task to spec’ a new assessment analysis software module. The primary objective of the software module is to give schools a powerful but easy to use software analysis tool that can quickly collate, filter, sort, plot/chart and tabulate recorded assessment data into information that schools can use to determine and track performance from the student level > subject level > department level > school level. Now, I confess I am a complete newbie when it comes to analysis of assessment data and my present knowledge and understanding is limited. Therefore, I would appreciate any information and guidance on this topic. I am interested in both primary and secondary schools’ responses. Specifically: 1. What kind of assessment analysis do you presently do in your school? For example do you produce: Student/Subject Residuals, % of students achieving certain grade ranges for the core subjects? 2. What kind of trend/predicted analysis do you do? 3. How do you make use of “Value added” data such as FFT, Yellis, MidYis, Raiseonline? 4. How much of this analysis is done in your MIS? 5. How much of the analysis done outside of your MIS – say in Excel? 6. How to you choose to present your data: Tables? Bar graphs? Line graphs? Colour coded conditional formatting? 7. How often is this analysis done? 8. Who does this analysis in your school? 9. What problems/difficulties do you encounter with your current analysis process? 10. What features and functions would you like to see in assessment analysis module? Please feel free to add any other comments. Thanks in advance.

Hi there Please contact the Bromcom helpdesk either by e-mail: [email protected] or by telephone on: 020 8695 8055 and we will be happy to help you on this matter. Thanks. Kozan Bromcom Helpdesk Team

Dear Sleepmaster I work for Bromcom and I'm sorry to hear that you think eMB is "trash". At Bromcom we have always been open to our customers' criticism of our software products. I know it's too late for us to make amends - since you have now moved to SAM - but in order for us to learn from our mistakes - I would very much like to know what issues, gripes and problems you had with eMB at your school. Thanks in advance.