Gradebook template in Excel

Grading students can be a complicated and time-consuming task when you are teaching a lot of different classes and evaluating multiple assignments and tests. Furthermore, manually tracking your grades or relying on memory often leads to mistakes and unnecessary paperwork. As a result, many teachers are opting to use online gradebook templates because of their ease of use and accuracy.

The education sector is gradually moving towards more digitalisation in many of its processes. Indeed, the benefits of having online tools available are many. Besides reducing the amount of work that administrative departments have to deal with, teachers benefit from using a template that is easy to use and designed to meet their needs.

The lion’s share of teachers are no strangers to using spreadsheets. Therefore, Sheetgo’s gradebook management template in Excel is the ideal tool for tracking grades and evaluations. Read on to discover the benefits it provides.

The benefits of using Microsoft Excel to manage gradebooks

• Flexibility: Excel spreadsheets can be modified and changed according to your school’s needs and requirements. As such, there is no need for complicated software solutions or appointments with your school’s IT department.
• Accessibility: Whether you are working from a tablet, desktop, laptop, or smartphone, teachers and individuals with access to the workflow can always access their gradebooks when needed.
• Compatibility: Microsoft Excel is easily compatible with other software that your school might be using. Therefore, data is easily imported into Excel spreadsheets.
• Ease of use: Many teachers and administrators are familiar with spreadsheets, and if they are not, it is easy to train them. Indeed, using an Excel-based template is ideal for both beginners and advanced users.

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How to use the Gradebook management template in Excel

Step 1: Set up your grading scale

Open the Gradebooks management spreadsheet. In the Inputs sheet, set up your grading scale as you wish. The Gradebooks management template assigns letter-based grades based on a percentage score.

Step 2: Enter student data

The class sheets contain sample data to demonstrate how the template works. Overwrite the data in Column A with the correct list of students per class, and in row 1, enter the names of assignments, exams, and tests.

Conclusion

Your gradebook management template in Excel is ready!

Review the dashboard sheet to view the latest metrics from across the various classes.

Add your school logo to the dashboard to further customize the template.

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