Atom Gradebook

A project about creating groups and displaying student reporting in a more visually appealing way.

Project Snapshot

MVP Release

Q1 2020

Team Members

Anthony Conta - Product Designer

Project Overview

There was a business objective to make student data more easy to view and consume. Our system at the time lacked the concept of overall performance and the ability to group students to view correlated data. Anthony did a good job of putting together templating with color coordinate instructional content to quickly help educators figure out which students were performing well or who may need additional help.

Competitive Analysis

The product team performed a gap competitive analysis to figure out the key competitive areas where we lacking verses other related platforms in the market. The biggest gap that was assessed involved overall performance and assessments.

The Approach

The approach involved taking internal Kaplan Test Prep requirements related to student data and balancing them wit the gaps presented by analyzing competitors in the market.

Context & Terminology

Terminology

Overall Performance: the ability to view activity outcomes in one view, including average scores for groupings of students

Class: a grouping of students enrolled in a course taught by a specific teacher (i.e. Biology 101)

Group: a grouping of students enrolled in one or more classes, typically created for reporting purposes (i.e., 9th Grade ESL Students)

Why a Teacher Needs Performance Data

Advise individual students (i.e., Tiffany Shepard)

Adjust my class lesson plan (i.e., Biology 101)

Track a demographic group (i.e., ESL Students)

Gain insights, at a glance (i.e., “I’m in a rush!”)

User Testing

Anthony put his concepts together by using as much of the design system that was currently available and scaling new features and components as needed. He then tested put together a prototype and tested it with teachers and administrators to validate his concepts.