Simplify Grading and Attendance Beyond Question comes with a simple, yet powerful system for automatically grading quizzes or tests administered with the system. Simply specify the correct answers and the program will calculate the percent answered correctly for every participant. Alternately, it is possible to specify point values for each question. The program can then total the points for a final score or use them to calculate a weighted percentage. It isn't even necessary to enter the questions being graded into the computer. Just create blank questions as place holders, indicate the correct answers, and let Beyond Question do the rest. This approach underlies the power of the Multi-Question View, where students can answer multiple questions at their own pace. All you have to do is hand the students a traditional paper-based test and tell Beyond Question how many questions are on the test. As students work their way through the test, they send their answers to Beyond Question which keeps track of which question the student is currently on, which questions are complete, and which ones remain to be answered. The students are free to move forward or backward independent of one another and can change their answers whenever they want until the test is finished. You can enter an answer key either before or after the test (even days later) and let Beyond Question handle all of your grading for you. Plus, as an added bonus, Beyond Question automatically keeps track of which students were present and which were absent anytime you use the system. This information is prominently displayed on the roster screen in the form of checkmarks next to the names of students that participated, with a count of the total students present at the bottom of the screen. With the help of Beyond Question, it will never be necessary to call roll again.
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