The BECC (Bunkyo English Communication Center) Grades Excel Database was developed in late 2020 as a comprehensive data system for all university students who take BECC courses. The database contains records of all BECC course student grades dating from 2016. Students are organized by cohort, and the database catalogues individual grade point averages and rankings, total BECC classes taken, in-house and professional exam scores, and Self Access Learning Center (SALC) usage. Teachers enter their grades into this database once per semester and can use it to look up an individual student’s profile or a cohort snapshot. The database also contains a course grade point average archive that aggregates grade point averages and letter grade counts across all department and stream permutations of a selected course. This paper discusses the development of this database before detailing its structure and functionality along with a reflection on its current and future usage.
Jordan Svien (Fri,) studied this question.