Propel Education Forward

Objective: Develop a user-friendly online assessment tool, leveraging an open-source solution, to meet the requirements of K-12 students and educators. Enable the tool to handle different question types and responses effectively. 

• Target Users: K-12 Students to take the assessments and receive feedback, educators to set up tests and view reports for analysis.
• Features: platform independent interface, school integrated, back and forth navigation between questions
• Technology Stack: LAMP platform, FLEX, MySQL, Zend Framework
• .User Experience (UX): Focus on ease of navigation
• Visual Design: Focused on clean lines, big fonts
• Development Process: Iterative development process
• Deployment and Hosting: Deployed on Apache on Linux hosted on Virtual private servers
• Challenges Faced: Understanding a couple of rubrics
• Lessons Learned:. Importance of having a SME available for clarifications.
• Key Takeaways: Prioritize releases and testing