#8 Activity and Use Analytics
Analytics allows you to gather user information from students or other people who use your Canvas shell. Analytics include four main areas: student activity, assignments, grades, and student analytics. They will show you how well your students are interacting with your course and help you evaluate performance. For more details, check out this handy guide:
http://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/66792-what-will-analytics-tell-me-about-my-course
Here is a video Overview
Analytics appears on the front page, right side navigation area.
If you do not see it, then view the site via "student View"and Analyics will appear. Here is some info on student view.
#1 Student View
http://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/61153-how-do-i-access-student-view
http://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/61152-what-is-student-view
A course must also be published in order for Analytics to be activated.
Here are some help guides on the how and why of using Analytics in your course:
How do I view Analytics for a student?
Student Analytics show you how well a particular student is doing in your course. You can access Student Analytics in two different ways.
What are Analytics for my course?
Analytics evaluate individual components of a course and evaluate student performance. Course Analytics takes a three pronged approach to creating substantive data for Canvas users.
- Justification focuses on system reports and how the system is being used.
- Intervention looks to predict at-risk students and how to meet their needs.
- Learning focuses on learning outcomes, the effectiveness of the teaching style, and the division of time between students achieving competence and those falling behind.
What will Analytics tell me about my student?
Student Analytics include four main areas:
- View activity for the student.
- View responsiveness of messaging (communication) from the student to instructor and instructor to student.
- View assignments to see if the student is at-risk or not.
- View the student's grades.