Qridi

The Best digital learning solution
in Finland 2016

“Evaluation guides studying and learning more than any other factor in the learning situation.”

(Entwistle & Entwistle, 1992; Hodgson & Pang, 2012; Segers & Dochy, 2006; Struyven, Dochy & Janssens, 2005)

“Integrating formative evaluation into the teaching/learning process has huge influence on learning.”

(Hattie, J. (2012) Visible Learning for Teachers.)

"A new approach to evaluations that enables self, peer, group and guardian
evaluations in an easily applicable environment. The innovative product has
huge potential to develop and be recognised internationally. In the school
world Qridi supports a learning centred approach, as well as, work related
to the new curriculum. "
Olli-Pekka Heinonen, director general for the Finnish National Agency for Education

WHAT IS QRIDI?

QRIDI IS A FORMATIVE EVALUATION AND LEARNING ANALYTICS SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS

Qridi has been developed to comply with the requirements of the new national core curriculum in cooperation with several Finnish teachers and experts.

QRIDI ILLUSTRATES THE LEARNING PROCESS

Qridi makes illustrations related to the learning process based on data collected from a variety of evaluations. The evaluations can be either the learner’s self-evaluations or evaluations of the learner made by others. The main focus of the evaluations is in the learner’s self-reflection. Evaluations can focus, for instance, on working skills, extensive expertise skills, attitude, values or behaviour.

QRIDI PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING YOUR EVALUATION CULTURE

Qridi helps implement good evaluation practices in the daily lives of schools. Qridi assists in forming a new culture of evaluation and enables learners to develop themselves to become better learners and people. In addition to comprehensive schools, Qridi is also used by sports teams and adult students.

For teachers

Qridi has been developed together with innovative Finnish teachers and experts, based on the most recent results of studies into learning. Qridi has special interfaces through which teachers can manage their learner groups. It is a comprehensive digital tool for formative evaluation, providing an easy-to-use environment in which learners can perform self, peer and group evaluations and where evaluations can also be made by parents and teachers. There is a task list that helps teachers see in real time the progress that the learners have made in the tasks assigned. Teachers and learners can together set personal goals whose fulfilment can be monitored easily. When all of its features are in use, Qridi is an excellent school work organisation and evaluation tool for both teachers and learners.

For learners

Learners can use Qridi via a web browser or mobile application. Qridi has a clear, visual interface that allows learners respond to the self, peer and group evaluations assigned by teachers, self-evaluate the tasks assigned to them, and reflect on their learning in words and photos in a diary. Learners can set goals together with teachers and monitor the progress they have made towards achieving them. By monitoring their progress using versatile reports and setting goals, learners can better understand and direct their learning.

Reports

Qridi’s superior feature is its reports for teachers, learners and parents. It is possible to prepare broad summaries about evaluations, which help teachers’ work, create a good basis for discussions with learners and above all help learners develop a more in-depth understanding of their learning. With Qridi, it is possible to direct and monitor learners’ individual learning processes in a variety of ways. Teachers using Qridi at work will undoubtedly see how evaluation guides learners in their learning. The topics that one decides to observe and document will be strengthened in learners’ learning efforts.

AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING

VERSATILE EVALUATION METHODS AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

Qridi can be used to evaluate and, at the same time, teach a broad array of skills (21st century skills): behaviour and the whole made up of knowledge, skills, attitudes and will. The tool has especially been designed for guidance and the evaluation of continuous learning.

Teachers have access to a wealth of tools: learner self, peer and group evaluations, evaluations by the teacher and parents, a learning diary and a task list.

There are separate user interfaces for teachers, learners and parents.

RECORDING THE LEARNING PROCESS AND LEARNERS’ ACTIVE ROLE

All evaluations are saved under the learner’s name in the system. Qridi offers easy-to-read reports as trend lines and different graphs according to learner and group.

The diary, in turn, is an excellent place for learners to reflect on their learning process in words and pictures using the data saved in Qridi.

Task lists give learners and teachers a clear picture about the progress made by the learners in completing their tasks. This also allows learners to evaluate and understand their learning.

GOAL ORIENTATION

In Qridi, learners and teachers can set personal goals for learners and monitor their achievement in real time. The goals set can be for a short period or cover the whole school year. Versatile evaluation tasks assigned by teachers to learners help monitor the achievement of goals.

Qridi is great and handy to use. I would recommend using it because it eases the teacher’s workload and increases learner participation. I want to carry on utilizing Qridi also in the future.

Jaana Kuusipalo , Teacher, University of Applied Sciences
We are very happy with Qridi. It has made the daily evaluation processes faster and easier. The learners have happily taken into use the easy self evaluation tool. We will continue using Qridi daily, after each sports lesson.

Teemu Tiittonen, Physical Education Teacher, Ritaharju School
Qridi has brought a new aspect into assessing group work. I have used it as a part of project work, to evaluate the whole process. Learners have evaluated both their own, as well as, their peers work several times during the project. This way I have been able to gain insight from all the participants included in the group.
I have utilized the data during evaluations and when meeting guardians. The different kind of summaries have been a demonstrative add-on while presenting individual learner’s working manners and participation to parents and guardians in meetings.

Päivi Luukkonen, Teacher, Metsokankangas Primary School
The evaluations are fast and easy to create. Additionally, the learners can use the same evaluation criteria as the teachers, this creating a more unified evaluation regardless of the subject.
The tests, created within the assignments feature, are immediately checked this naturally eases the teacher’s everyday workload.
Learners like Qridi and get excited about the assignments. It is nice to view the results together. The assignments also allow the teacher to check the progress of students to ensure that the taught topic has been learned or if repetition is needed. Qridi makes evaluations easier and enables versatile and comprehensive evaluations.

Sami Rousu, Teacher, Ritaharju Lower Secondary School
Using the Qridi-application made learning mathematics a more positive experience.

Student, Senior Secondary School
Student, Senior Secondary School
With the Qridi learning diary tool you can easily document the different phases of creating handicrafts, both in words and pictures. In the learning diary the learner can elaborate ones thought and ideas on the intended work, making it easier for the teacher to supervise and offer guidance for the learner to reach the wanted outcome.

Ulla Kajavalta, Teacher Student, Rauma