Excel Grader and Access Grader

摘要

Excel Grader is an automated grader for use by instructors in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office application courses. Excel Grader performs static analysis on Microsoft Excel workbooks. The program compares a student workbook with the instructor's correct version of the workbook. The student workbook is marked and a grade report is embedded. Excel Grader includes reports and a tool for plagiarism detection. Access Grader is a companion product that grades Microsoft Access assignments. Access Grader embeds an "ERRORS" table in the student database. Access Grader grades database table and queries. Access Grader has similar reports and user interface as Excel Grader. The graders have been tested in thirty-nine Microsoft Office applications classes (with about 800 students) over two semesters. Thousands of assignments have been graded. According to a survey of instructors using the programs, the graders were extremely accurate and saved hours of grading time. Students that were surveyed felt the grading was fair and accurate.