Accelerus - Assessment and reporting software for schools

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Accelerus Data Tracking

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Accelerus Data Tracking offers schools all of the features a school requires to configure, manage and record standardised testing, all via the Accelerus' web interface.



Key Features

  • Test results can be recorded anywhere, anytime*
  • View Distribution, Spread and Growth for all tests
  • See data for a specific group of students or an individual student
  • Students can be compared with their cohort (eg: Home Group, Year Level)
  • View and track student progress using vibrant and interactive graphs
  • Load raw data for students for a more detailed look
  • You may import most testing data via CSV files
  • Teachers may also enter test results manually, minimising the need for messy spreadsheets and paper records
  • View the history of a student's scores on different tests via the Student Profile window
Available Tests
AusVELS and Victorian Curriculum Booker BURT Reading Test
CARS and STARS English Online Essential Literacy Testing
Essential Numeracy Testing Fountas & Pinnell High Frequency Words
Letter ID Magic 100 Words Maths Online
Morrison and McCall NAPLAN Number Fluency Assessment
On Demand - Literacy On Demand - Numeracy Oxford Wordlist
PAT Comprehension PAT Grammar and Punctuation PAT Maths
PAT Reading PAT Science PAT Spelling
PAT Vocabulary Phonological Awareness PM Benchmarking
Probe SA Spelling Test SIngle Word Spelling Test
TORCH Waddington Reading Test Waddington Spelling Test
...and many more!

*Teachers and administrators must have access to the internet in order to record and view results in Data Tracking. There are also some quick, easy steps required to be completed by the administrator or data coordinator in order to be able to record results for each type of test.


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Accelerus for Administrators

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At Accelerus, we understand the needs of assessment and reporting administrators and the pressures that they face on a day-to-day basis. The process of setting up and administering school assessment and reporting can often be a time consuming and stressful task so ease of use and efficiencies in processing and printing can make the world of difference. The Accelerus program has been designed to make this process as simple as possible.

How will you benefit?

Core Functionality Key Benefits
Easy to use graphical user interface. Easy to use and intuitive, with the flexibility to setting up and define your student assessment and reporting needs.
Flexible teacher access Teachers can either enter assessment results through a web interface, directly to the assessment and reporting database or via an offline file. Offline files require regular synchronisation with the database.
Customisable Security School configurable security ensures teachers only see what is relevant to their interactions with students.
Quick Setup Saves hours of work - the Quick Setup process is used to automate the set up of assessment and reporting requirements.
Assessment Items Assessment items, created for each subject, are used to define what is to be assessed and how it is to be assessed. Any number of assessment items can be created individually or in bulk.
Student Custom Properties Fields, in addition to basic student details such as names, gender, etc, can be created to store additional information about a student. These Student Custom Property fields can be used for search, print and analysis purposes.
Report Proofing Helps eliminate mistakes - the software contains a spelling and punctuation checker which can be run by individual teachers, subject coordinators or by administrators prior to printing.
Compilation of Student Reports A report in Accelerus is created by combining individual templates from each of the subjects in which a student is enrolled, into a single document.
Template Design Allows reporting administrators the greatest flexibility in structuring reports, while using a very familiar interface. Report templates are created and designed using Microsoft Word.
Report Processing Processing of student reports is extremely fast. Individual student reports are processed for printing within seconds.
Data Analysis The Analyser feature adds a powerful dimension to assessment and reporting. It allows schools to access, report on and analyse data in the Accelerus database in accordance with a school's unique requirements.
Skilled Support Our support team are leaders in the industry and are committed to supporting our customers over the phone, via email or the web.

Accelerus Light for Administrators

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Accelerus Light uses a similar approach to assessment and reporting as Quick Vic and MarkBook, but thoroughly updated and modernised. This video will introduce you to Accelerus Light and below it are some of the features and benefits for administrators especially as compared to Quick Vic or MarkBook.

Feature Benefit
Familiar
  • Being based on the same approach to reporting as Quick Vic, report coordinators will find Accelerus Light very familiar including:
    • Editing of students, teachers, subjects and classes.
    • Quick Setup (similar yet enhanced).
    • Interactions with CASES 21.
    • Importing and exporting of data.
Single database
  • All historic data stored in one place.
  • No need to setup each semester from scratch.
Subject and class generator
  • Allows the creation and maintenance of specialist subjects, classes and enrolments in one quick step.
  • Easy to add new students or classes as required.
  • Ensures consistency of data between years and semesters.
Wizards for year and semester setup
  • Easier to keep track of which steps of the setup have been completed.
  • Reduces the chance of errors in the setup.
Fast report printing
  • Accelerus takes 1–5 seconds to collate a student report as compared to 1–2 minutes with Quick Vic.
  • Reduced turnaround time from completion of report writing to actual hard copy output.
Enhanced Quick Setup
  • Ability to filter subjects to focus on a single year level or subject area at a time.
  • Ability to fill left and right to speeds up the configuration of the Quick Setup.
  • Quick Setup can be printed allowing curriculum personnel to review a hard copy to check for AusVELS coverage.
School configurable Quick Setup options for AusVELS
  • Option of a four or five point work habit scale
  • Previously mandated fields are now optional.
  • Ability to specify up to eight work habits.
  • Maximum comment lengths for each comment type can be set up front.
Password protected security
  • Teachers have access to aspects of the application based on their class, subject, cohort and school roles.
  • Accelerus can hook into Active Directory for authentication so teachers don't have to remember another password.
AusVELS analyses
  • Track student progress over multiple years.
  • Obtain lists of students achieving below the expected level
  • Obtain lists of students who have not shown progress in the last 12 months.
Informative messages prior to changes being made
  • Administrators have a greater understanding of the changes and can double check that the correct changes are being made.
  • Applies to importing of data and bulk data manipulation tools.
Bulk delete of records
  • Quick to remove records created in error.
Access to all data
  • Report coordinators have full access to data using standard data entry screens.
  • Results can be easily proofread and modified.
  • No need to gain access to a teacher's offline file in order to change results.
  • Easy to troubleshoot when teachers are notify administrators of extra or missing classes, assessments or enrolments.

See also:

Accelerus Light Overview

Accelerus Light for Teachers

Comparison between Quick Vic, Accelerus Light and Accelerus

Accelerus for Teachers

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The role of a teacher today is challenging. Accelerus has been designed to make the task of assessment and reporting as easy and effortless as possible, saving valuable time and helping teachers get back to the job of teaching students and making a difference!

How will you benefit?

Core functionality Key Benefits
Photographs Student photographs are available while entering results which makes identification of students easier.
Shared teaching Multiple teachers can be allocated to the same class in a shared teaching scenario, thereby allowing each of them to receive a copy of the same class and work independently when entering results.
Offline and web based access Flexibility for results to be entered either at school or away from school. Teachers can enter results directly into the assessment and reporting database, via a web interface or into an offline file.
Colour-coding Teachers can colour-code their assessment items which provides a visual clue as to what they are assessing and provides the ability to group assessment items.
Custom Items It’s easy for teachers to create their own class assessment items, e.g. for recording results for class tests, assignments, etc. which means all assessments are kept in one place and backed up.
Comment Banks Teachers can create their own or use school defined Comment Banks. This gives easy access to pre-defined comments which makes comment writing easier.



Accelerus Light for Teachers

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Accelerus Light has been designed to make entering assessments easy for teachers. This video will introduce you to Accelerus Light and below it is a list of some of the key features included in Accelerus Light and how they are of benefit to teachers.

Feature Benefit
Web interface for teachers
  • Teachers can work on reports anywhere there is an internet connection.
  • Both Microsoft and Mac operating systems can be used.
  • Ability to enter results via iPads and tablets.
  • Teachers work directly into the database, eliminating the need to upload/download results.
  • Easy for teachers to work at multiple schools without changing software licences.
  • No need to install additional software on teacher computers.
  • Works on most recent web browsers.
Familiar application
  • Most teachers will already be familiar with the operation of the application reducing costs associated with staff retraining.
  • Uses a similar grid layout, but web based and modernised.
  • Uses the same comment bank approach, but enhanced and more powerful.
Previous results are viewable
  • Teachers can see what was written in previous reports to assist them in writing current reports
  • Reduces the likelihood of writing a comment similar to a previous comment.
  • At the beginning of the year assists teachers in gaining an understanding of their new students.
  • No need to export prior scores to Excel.
Comment databases stored online
  • Teachers do not lose comment databases when they get a new computer.
  • Administrators can proofread and modify teacher comment banks.
AusVELS graphics and prior scores visible on-screen
  • Helps teachers gain a better understanding of the new AusVELS scales by seeing where the dots are prior to printing.
  • Helps ensure that students are not shown to be regressing on AusVELS reports.
  • Provides additional checking options, so that fewer reprints are needed.
  • This functionality may be turned on or off by the school.
Student Profile
  • Classroom teachers, coordinators and administrators can see and optionally modify all results for their students in one location.
  • Home group teachers, year level coordinators or principals can review or proofread student results prior to adding their own comments.
  • Teachers have a single point of access to student information when conducting parent/teacher/student interviews.
  • Results are visible to staff without needing to be printed.
Student Photos
  • Makes it easy for teachers to ensure the correct students have been added to their class, even where there are students with the same name.
  • Helps teachers identify students at the start of the year.
  • A useful memory prompt for specialist teachers who teach and write reports for hundreds of students.
  • A visual aid to help teachers write the correct results for the correct student!
Shared classes
  • Teachers who share classes may both work on the same class at the same time.
  • Teachers sharing a class can see what the other teacher has written, increasing communication where teachers work on different days.
  • No need to create artifical teacher records just to list both names on the report.
  • Reduces the work for administrators and teachers involved as files to not need to be moved around and/or collaborated on.
Unified single student view
  • Teachers can work on all results for one student in a single screen.
  • Teachers can access all comment banks in one location.
  • If writing a report with multiple comment boxes (eg AusVELS reports) teachers can see all comment boxes at one time. This helps to ensure consistency and better coverage of information within the report.
Visual indication of outstanding results
  • Teachers can easily check the amount of work outstanding and can ensure all fields are completed prior to the report due date.
  • Saves time and money with fewer reprints and delays due to incomplete reports.
Visual indication of when reports are due
  • It is very clear how much time teachers have remaining until reports must be completed.
Compatible with Accelerus comment databases
  • No need to recreate comment databases that have already have hours of work put into them.
  • Easy to get ideas from other teachers to help write comments.
Colour coded columns
  • Easy for teachers who share classes to identify which columns they need to complete.
  • Helps to visually sort assessment items to make it easier to find and analyse results.
Full result history available
  • Teachers and administrators can easily see who changed results and when.
  • Easy to restore an old result if it has been deleted by mistake.
Updated user interface
  • Easy for teachers to navigate.
  • Interesting interface to use when spending hours writing reports!

See also:

Accelerus Light Overview

Accelerus Light for Administrators

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