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Using Student Analytics Reports

The CengageNOWv2 Student Analytics allow you to create a series of reports for reviewing the performance of an individual student. Options within the reports supply you with increasingly granular data on assignments, questions, and course concepts.

Depending on your selections, you can create reports based on data from the student's take for an assignment, student results for questions from a particular assignment, for all the student's qualifying questions in the course, questions from a particular content category, or see the content from an individual question.

To get started, click the "bar graph" icon next to a student name in the Gradebook table to generate reports on information from a specific student's course performance.

This section provides information on the following topics:

Creating the Student > Assignments Summary

The Student Assignments Summary is the report that opens when you click the "bar graph" icon next to a student's name. From this page you can use links in the table or the Choose your report menu to select from a series of reports for assessing a specific student's performance.

For an overview, also see Using Gradebook Analytics Reports.

Note: For reports with more than 10 rows, use the navigation tools at the bottom of the table to see any additional pages.

To generate a Student Assignments Summary report
  1. 1. Click the Gradebook link in the header to open the Gradebook page.
  2. 2. If necessary, make the appropriate selection from the Select a Course or Section dropdown menu.
  3. 3. Click a "bar graph" icon next to a student's name to open the Student Assignments Summary. The table in the report provides the following information.
    • ° Assignment. Displays the name of the assignment as it appears on your Gradebook and Assignments pages.
    • ° Due Date. The date the assignment is due for full credit.
    • ° Your Score. Displays the percentage of correct responses the student received for the qualifying assignments.
    • ° Class Average. Displays the class average score as a percentage for students in the course with a qualifying assignment submission.

      • Note: Clicking a column header arranges the table by that column in either ascending or descending order. The Assignment column is the default sorting category, and the default sort order is ascending alpha.

  4. 4. (Optional) Use the Score Distribution bar graph to display results from a specific range of scores.

    5. This graph provides a visual representation of the score information for the class divided into 4 ranges (below 70%, 70%-79.99%, 80%-89.99%, and 90% or above). By altering the active bars in the graph you can filter the report to show only results from a specific range of scores.

    • ° Click a bar in the graph to remove that range of scores from the table.
    • ° Click the bar again to restore the data to the table.
    • ° Clicking a grade range label in the color-key also removes or restores that range of scores.
  5. 5. (Optional) Make a selection from the Choose your report menu to see data from all qualifying Questions as a Questions Summary or create a report for questions tagged with a specific taxonomy or objective (your available options in the menu can vary). See Using the Student > Choose Your Report menu for additional details.
  6. 6. (Optional) Click a name in the Assignment column to open the Student Questions Summary report. This report supplies results for the items in this specific assignment (or select Questions in the Choose your report menu to see results for the content in all the student's qualifying assignments in the course). See Creating the Student > Questions Summary for more details.
  7. 7. Return to the Gradebook overview page by clicking the Gradebook link in the header or create a new report by making a selection from the Choose your report menu

Using the Student > Choose Your Report menu

Expanding the Choose your report menu reveals additional options for filtering content and generating new reports. In addition to selecting to see data from all questions from qualifying assignments, you can also choose from the available taxonomies, standards, and objectives represented in the course content.

Note: Clicking a label in a concept report opens a Student Questions Summary for questions associated with that concept.

The potential options in the Choose your report menu are listed below. You may not see all options, as the choices in the list depend on the content in the qualifying assignments.

Assignments

Selecting the Assignments option in the Choose your report menu or clicking the Assignments breadcrumb link returns you to the default report that initially opened when you clicked the "bar graph" icon next to the student's name. The Assignments Summary report displays a table with information on all the student's qualifying assignments in your course.

For additional details, see Creating the Student > Assignments Summary.

Questions

Selecting Questions in the Choose your report menu opens a report displaying details on items from all qualifying assignments for the selected student.

See Creating the Student > Questions Summary for additional details.

ACBSP-APC Standard

Selecting this option in the Choose your report menu opens a report with result details on assignment content tagged for ACBSP-APC standards.

These standards indicate items addressing learning standards necessary to gain ACBSP accreditation (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs). Up to 30 topics can be listed, from Corporate Investment Accounting to Recording Transactions.

This report supplies the following information and options:

AICPA Standards

Selecting this option in the Choose your report menu opens a report with result details on assignment content tagged for specific AICPA standards. These are standards are set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to achieve basic objectives and implement fundamental concepts.

This report supplies the following information and options:

Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy

Selecting this option in the Choose your report menu opens a report with result details on assignment content meeting a Bloom's taxonomy.

Bloom's is used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity, covering learning objectives in cognitive, affective, and sensory domains.

This report supplies the following information and options:

BUSPROG Standards

Selecting this option in the Choose your report menu opens a report with result details on assignment content tagged for specific BUSPROG standards. This category selects book content tagged for outcomes suggested by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and other discipline-specific program outcomes. Because this tag applies to more than just AACSB, the "BUSPROG" (Business Program) abbreviation is used.

This report supplies the following information and options:

IMA Taxonomy

Selecting this option in the Choose your report menu opens a report with result details on assignment content tagged for IMA Taxonomy (Institute of Management Accounting) learning standards. This selection filters for content addressing learning standards necessary to gain IMA (Institute of Management Accounting) accreditation for Managerial Accounting products

Your report supplies the following information and options:

Learning Objectives

Selecting this option in the Choose your report menu opens a report with result details on assignment content tagged for HED LO key concepts in your course materials.

Your report supplies the following information and options:

Creating the Student > Questions Summary

The student Questions Summary report opens when you click a name in the Assignment column in the Student Assignments Summary or select Questions in the Choose your report menu. This report provides assignment data from the selected student in comparison to global results for responses and student participation. For additional information, see Using Gradebook Analytics Reports.

To generate a Student Questions Summary report
  1. 1. Click the Gradebook link in the header to open the Gradebook page.
  2. 2. If necessary, make the appropriate selection from the Select a Course or Section dropdown menu.
  3. 3. Click the "bar graph" icon next to a student's name to open the Student Questions Summary report.
  4. 4. Choose a method to create one of three types of Questions Summary reports:
    • ° Items from a Single Assignment. Click an assignment name in the Assignment column.
    • ° Items Associated with a Concept. Select any concept listed in the Choose your report menu, then click a label in the resulting report.
    • ° All Qualifying Items. Select Questions from the Choose your report menu.
  5. 5. Click an assignment name in the Assignment column to open the class results for that specific assignment.

    6. Note: To see a report with data for all the student's qualifying items, select Questions in the Choose your report menu.

    The following information appears in your report:

    • ° Question. Displays the names of the qualifying questions as you would see them from the Edit Assignment Content tool from your Assignments page.

      • Clicking an item name opens its Item Preview. See Creating the Student > Item Preview for more details.

    • ° Score %. Displays the average score as a percentage from takes of record from the student's qualifying assignments. For assignments allowing multiple takes, the take of record is influenced by your selection of Best Score or Last Score in the assignment option for Grading.

      • This column supplies a comparison of score results for the Student, for your Class, and from Global usage (from any assignment containing the question).

    • ° # of Graded Attempts. Displays the number of student takes represented from your Class and the number from Global results (does not count multiple takes through the use of Check My Work).

      • Note: Clicking a column header arranges the table by that column in either ascending or descending order. The Question column is the default sorting category, and the default sort order is ascending alpha.

  6. 6. (Optional) Click the Show More link to see the following additional columns:
    • ° Avg. Time Per Attempt (h:min). Displays the average time to complete the question take of record based on results for the Student, from your Course, and for any assignment that contains the question in the Global population. Results from qualifying assignments are aggregated, averaged, and rounded to the nearest whole minute (does not factor in the time spent on ungraded Check My Work attempts).
    • ° Avg. # of Attempts. Displays the average number of attempts for the question take of record based on your Course results (does not include the use of Check My Work).
    • ° Bloom's Taxonomy. Displays any Bloom's taxonomy categories associated with items in the assignment. Clicking a taxonomy label opens a Questions Summary report for those items meeting the Bloom's criteria.
    • ° Appears in Assignment(s) (In This Course). Displays the names of assignments in your course that contain this question. Clicking an assignment name that's an active link opens an Questions Summary report.

      • Click Show Less to return to the original report format.

  7. 7. (Optional) Use the Score Distribution bar graph to display results from a specific range of scores.

    8. This graph provides a visual representation of the score information for the class divided into 4 ranges (below 70%, 70%-79.99%, 80%-89.99%, and 90% or above). By altering the active bars in the graph you can filter the report to show only results from a specific range of scores.

    • ° Click a bar in the graph to remove that range of scores from the table.
    • ° Click the bar again to restore the data to the table.
    • ° Clicking a grade range label in the color-key also removes or restores that range of scores.

      • Note: For reports with more than 10 rows, use the navigation tools at the bottom of the table to see any additional pages.

  8. 8. (Optional) Click a name in the Question column to open a preview page containing that item's content. See Creating the Student > Item Preview for more details.
  9. 9. Use the Choose your report menu to return to a previous report or select a new report.

Creating the Student > Item Preview

The Student Item Preview report opens when you click a question name in a Student Questions Summary report or a concept report created from the Choose your report menu. For additional information, also see Using Gradebook Analytics Reports

From the Item Preview you can review the item content, including feedback, resources, and controls that appear for your students during a take.

Note: Individual items in reports may display no data available for items in a qualifying assignment, if the student didn't submit a response or was unable to respond due to changes in the assignment's content.

To generate a Student Item Preview report
  1. 1. Click the Gradebook link in the header to open the Gradebook page.
  2. 2. If necessary, make the appropriate selection from the Select a Course or Section dropdown menu.
  3. 3. Click a "bar graph" icon next to a student's name to open the Student Assignments Summary report.
  4. 4. Choose a method to create one of three types of Questions Summary reports:
    • ° Items from a Single Assignment. Click an assignment name on the Assignments Summary report to open its Questions Summary report. You can then click a question name to open the Item Preview.
    • ° All Qualifying Items. Select Questions from the Choose your report menu to see a Questions Summary report with all qualifying items from the student. You can then click a question name to open the Item Preview.
    • ° Items Associated with a Concept. Select any concept listed in the Choose your report menu, then click a category name in the resulting report to create a Questions Summary report. You can then click a question name to open the Item Preview.
  5. 5. Review the item as it appeared in the student's take of record: review the question content, see the appropriate feedback, and access resources.
  6. 6. Use the Choose your report menu to return to a previous report or see a different Item Preview.
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