You missed your market. Look at your benefits list:
Demonstrates student growth.
Reveals teacher effectiveness.
Use data to inform your instruction.
Creates beautiful and insightful graphs automatically.
Detailed report card for every student.
Organizes documentation for easy access.
Faster and easier to use than any other gradebook.
Teachers already do all this in a way that is approved by their district via the tools provided for them. And, speaking cynically, they certainly don't want to reveal their effectiveness nor do they want to adjust lesson plans according to data.
That said, as a parent, I would want this kind of information about my child because I could use it to hold my child's teacher accountable. In fact, if I could share it on Facebook or a Yahoo! group (I'm a member of one for my daughter's class), it would help the community evaluate their kids and their instruction.
I disagree, and to speak so broadly as to say it's not a usability problem regardless of context or audience is irresponsible at best.
You designed an interaction that requires the user to press a button. Take an additional 30 seconds to describe on its label what the effect of pressing that button is.
Demonstrates student growth. Reveals teacher effectiveness. Use data to inform your instruction. Creates beautiful and insightful graphs automatically. Detailed report card for every student. Organizes documentation for easy access. Faster and easier to use than any other gradebook.
Teachers already do all this in a way that is approved by their district via the tools provided for them. And, speaking cynically, they certainly don't want to reveal their effectiveness nor do they want to adjust lesson plans according to data.
That said, as a parent, I would want this kind of information about my child because I could use it to hold my child's teacher accountable. In fact, if I could share it on Facebook or a Yahoo! group (I'm a member of one for my daughter's class), it would help the community evaluate their kids and their instruction.
Call me crazy, but that's my 2 cents.