eLights
eLights is a traffic light system, which has been designed to enable an individual student and his or her teachers to quickly monitor their performance profile by means of a green, amber or red signal. Students are given a green light and 100 points at the beginning of each academic year. They can lose points if there is a drop-off in performance in any particular course or attendance or if a teacher registers a cause for concern. As points are deducted, the light changes from green to amber to red. Equally, students can gain points through improved performance to get back to a green light or to see a ‘Good’, ‘Excellent’ or ‘Outstanding’ comment alongside their green light.
eLights has proved very successful as a motivational tool for students, and as a clear performance indicator to parents. Course leaders can control how extra points are awarded, creating a highly flexible and versatile facility.
The traffic light system can also be used to provide a comprehensive illustration of how a group is performing. This feature is extremely valuable at management level, as it provides an established benchmark for comparing student performance across units, courses and departments.
