Navigate 3.1.4 – LMS Reporting Quest

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Grade reporting in Schoology is similar to Powerschool in that one is able to set up final grade, semesters, quarters, assignments, and comments can be made on each. Grades can be exported in an XLS/CSV file. There is an option to provide weighted grades or percentages. Individual grade reports, an entire class, or the whole grade book can be printed.

There are different levels of analytics available in Schoology. The student and teacher level includes when the student last logged in, how much time has been spent in the course and the total number of posts. Further student information on individual students is found by clicking on the student name, test and quiz data, discussions activity, times of each access, the number of submissions or posts for each item.More information is available by clicking on the item such as the date the item was accessed, the dates the item profile was opened and closed, and the total time spent on a specific item is contained in the analytics. This information is useful throughout the course for individual students, and to the teacher when reflecting on the effectiveness of teaching strategies. This is the most valuable information available for student performance and short-term planning. The course level information can be used to evaluate content when teaching a course more than once or twice.

Course level analytics show the running count of hits the course receives each day. The number of times the course is entered, how many times a discussion is opened, the number of comments and replies made is all counted and stored. A pie graph is available with monthly information on the number of hits in each category. When redesigning a course, this information is helpful in deciding which areas are effective.