What is GradeCraft LMS?
Gameful learning is a pedagogical approach inspired by techniques and methods found in well-designed games. It utilizes concepts such as:
Earning Up
Flip the framework of your course so that everyone starts at zero: students earn their way up to success as they complete milestones.
Increased Autonomy
Empower your students to make choices about when and what type of work they want to do: they choose how to demonstrate their learning.
Freedom to Fail
Design learning opportunities for students to take risks and explore without the fear that their grade will suffer.
Tangible Progress
Students can see their progress at any time. Levels, unlocks, and badges provide feedback and support motivation to keep working.
Overview of GradeCraft LMS benefits
Our tool helps you utilize gameful methodologies and apply them to the design of your learning environment. We do this through state-of-the-art Learning Management System (LMS) features such as:
The Points Planner
The Points Planner enables students to set clear goals for themselves and plan their work in your course. They decide which assignments they want to work on, set a goal for how they expect to do, and ensure that they are building toward success in the course as a whole.
Learning Analytics
Data helps you keep track of who is making progress and who may need more support, and helps students stay informed about their own work.
By allowing students to see analytics independently, they can then take charge of their own success.
Flexible Rubrics
Rubrics show students concise expectations you have for their work. You can design your rubrics to help deliver clear, consistent feedback to your students. Our rubric feature is flexible: you can enter different amounts of points that can be achieved for each criterion, and more.
Leveling System
Customize the leveling scheme to match your course design—declare what point thresholds equate to earning grade levels, and match the level names to a hierarchy relevant to the coursework itself.
Badges
Badges can be used to recognize student achievement on a specific assignment or their excellence more broadly in your course. Badges are flexible: you decide how they’re awarded, and how they relate to student progress.
