RLO Usability Test

Gradespeed Tutorial
Amy T. Parlo
Purpose: Gradespeed is the online grading system used by DoDEA. All teachers in DoDEA are required
to use GS for these purposes. Tutorials currently exist only in print form. DoDEA specific training needs
with GS to include:

 How to log in
 Creating a desktop icon
 Navigating the portal
 Establishing grade categories and weights
 Accessing student data and schedules
 Generating reports
 Accessing and printing rosters
 Creating seating charts
 Verifying grades at the end of grading periods
This RLO will, for the purposes of this class, be limited to accessing student data and schedules.

Terminal Objective: This RLO, will address one of the five planned objectives for the course.
Terminal Objective IV: Within the Gradespeed portal, the learner will access student information and
schedules.
Enabling Objectives: The Enabling Objectives for this Terminal Objective are:

 Enabling Objective I: In the GS portal, the learner will navigate to a student data page
and identify student and parent information.
 Enabling Objective II: In the GS portal, the learner will pull up a student schedule.

Target Audience: This learning module has been designed for teachers new to DoDEA and those
returning that may need remediation.

Scenario: This learning module will be offered digitally and asynchronously during the inservice week
preceding the start of the school year to ensure appropriate and effective teacher use of Gradespeed in
accordance with DoDEA guidelines. Training modules will be self-paced, self-selected, and self-guided
based on learner needs.
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Task Feedback
Use the Likert Scale below to indicate
the overall assessment of each section.
1=Poor, 3= Average, 5=Meets
Expectations
Navigation 1 2 3 4 5
Was the progression of slides intuitive to navigate?

Were you able to easily pause and restart slide layers?

Were you able to self-select modules?

Were the Next and Previous buttons present, labeled

and functional when presented?
Are you able to easily return to the main menu?

Content 1 2 3 4 5
Is the material presented in logical steps?

Is the amount of content per slide reasonable?

Is the pace of the slide progression in layered slides

appropriate? (animated slides)
Are the learning objectives for each module obvious?

Are the images relevant and support learning?

Is the amount of slides/information sufficient to meet

the learning objective?
Visual Design 1 2 3 4 5
Colors layout images aesthetically pleasing

Is the RLO visually pleasing?

Is the layout of the slides balanced?

Are images clear and appropriately sized?

Fonts/Text 1 2 3 4 5
Font type and size differentiate between heading and
content
Accessibility/ 508 1 2 3 4 5
Is Alternative Keyboard navigation available?

Do all images have Alt Text?

Appropriate size, type and color screen fonts
employed?
Are the slides arranged in a consistent layout and
design?
Assessments 1 2 3 4 5
Were the instructions clear?

Were the assessment questions relevant to the

objective?
Was the feedback supportive of remediation or
relearning if needed?
Interactivity 1 2 3 4 5
Were the interactive components (clicks for
understanding) relevant to the objective?
Were interactions required intuitive? (was it clear what
you had to do?)
Narration 1 2 3 4 5
Is the narration clear and audible?
Does the content support the slide? (rather than just
read it)
Does the narration add to the learning experience?
Does the mute and volume function work correctly?
Additional Comments