{"id":4542,"date":"2019-01-14T13:25:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T21:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.quickschools.com\/?p=4542"},"modified":"2023-09-27T00:04:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T07:04:41","slug":"learning-management-lms-vs-sis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.quickschools.com\/2019\/01\/14\/learning-management-lms-vs-sis\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Management (LMS vs. SIS)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While scouring the internet for a suitable system for your school, you may come across these 2 terms: Learning Management System (LMS) and Student Information System (SIS). The latter can sometimes also be referred to as a Student Management System (SMS). What are the differences? And what do you get with QuickSchools<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n

LMS and SIS actually occupy difference spaces in the market. But due to the nature of systems, and the tendency for schools to want to stick to ONE system\/platform, the features of these 2 systems often overlap. We wrote about this a while back, in the article below. But we thought it\u2019d be worth revisiting this topic, for schools that are considering either an LMS or an SIS:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/blog.quickschools.com\/2015\/03\/01\/integration-to-learning-management-systems-lms\/<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So here is a rough comparison between the two types of systems:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Student Information System (SIS)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Learning Management System (LMS)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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  • Focus is on record keeping (student info, attendance, grades, discipline, etc…)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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  • Focus is on delivery of content to students (like homework assignments, tests, quizzes, etc…)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Primarily used by school administrators, but can extend to students, teachers and parents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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