Marks and results without the maths

Exam marks usually live in a register, a spreadsheet and a WhatsApp group, and nobody is sure which one is right. InstiOne keeps every test, mark and result on the batch it belongs to, does the arithmetic for you and shows students the same numbers you see.

Tests on the batch you already run

A test is anything you mark: a weekly quiz, an internal exam or a final exam with a theory and a practical. Each test belongs to one batch and every enrolled student has a row in it. Give the test a name, a date and its max marks. If it has a theory and a practical, or a viva, add a part for each with its own max marks and pass marks.

Mark a test as counts toward result or as practice. Practice tests are shown to students but never added into the final result.

Plan once on the course

If every batch of a course sits the same tests, plan them on the course instead. Set the tests, their parts and the result rule once, and every new batch of that course starts with them. Each batch gets its own copy, so you can still adjust one batch without touching the plan or any other batch.

Enter marks the fast way

The marks grid works like a spreadsheet. Type a mark and press Enter to move down; each cell saves on its own. Type AB for absent, which counts as zero, or EX for exempt, which leaves the student out of that test’s maths. An empty cell simply means the mark is not in yet; it is never treated as zero.

Prefer a spreadsheet? Copy a column of marks from Excel and paste it in, or download a CSV template with every student’s roll number, fill it in and import it. InstiOne checks every row first and lists any problem, such as a roll number that is not in the batch or marks above the maximum. Nothing is saved until the whole file is right.

Publish to students and parents

New marks are a draft that only your staff can see. When you are ready, publish the test. Students see their marks in the InstiOne student app, and you can email each student and their guardian their own marks in the same step. If you choose to show rank, students also see their place in the batch.

Need to fix a mark after publishing? Give a reason, change it, and students see that the test was revised. The reason is kept in that mark’s history. You can also unpublish a test to hide it again while you sort something out.

Final results, worked out for you

A batch’s result adds up every counted test and shows each student’s total, percentage, grade, pass or fail, and rank. You choose how it is worked out:

• Add up the marks, or a weighted percentage, for example internal tests 30% and the final exam 70%.
• The overall pass percentage, and whether a student must pass every part that has pass marks.
• How to round, and whether a score just under the pass mark is rounded up.
• For re-tests, whether the latest or the best attempt counts.
• The grade scale. InstiOne comes with ready-made scales, including the S, A, B, C, D, F scale many computer institutions print, and you can make your own.

Click any student to see exactly how their result was reached.

Finalise, reopen, and keep the history

When every counted test is published and every mark is in, finalise the result. It is now frozen: certificates and printed marks use this version, and counted tests cannot be changed by accident. To correct it, reopen with a reason. The old version is kept, and the next finalise creates a new one.

Instructors see only the tests on batches they teach, and publishing marks needs its own permission, which only admins have by default. See roles and permissions for how access works. Pass rates, averages and final results also appear in reports.

Honest limits

InstiOne records marks for tests you run on paper or in class. It does not run online exams or question papers today.