{"id":19268,"date":"2021-05-03T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/?p=19268"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:30:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:30:41","slug":"course-analytics-and-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2021\/05\/03\/course-analytics-and-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas Course Analytics and Quiz Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||2px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;17px||0px|5px||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||12px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||4px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Canvas offers instructors some incredibly powerful tools to view <strong>course analytics, individual student analytics and quiz statistics<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<p>The wealth of information provides instructors with a comprehensive view of student engagement as well as insight into areas for improvement and redesign.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/371236198&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Course Analytics using New Analytics<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Learning how to use Course Analytics in Canvas is essential to those Instructors primarily using Canvas to teach online. The information provided in New Analytics will guide instructors to better understand overall participation and engagement from their students. With New Anayltics, Canvas also offers the ability to recognize positive and negative trends to make improvements and adjustments to course quality; easily identifying those students who are struggling, problematic items or areas in your course that may need adjustment.<\/p>\n<p>New Analytics provides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Analytics Graphs &#8211;<\/strong> Compare the course average with an individual assignment, course section, or student filter using the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-18037-4152984806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chart graph comparison<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-18033-4152984808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data table comparison<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Activity by Date &#8211;<\/strong> View average weekly online participation analytics as an <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-17994-41521081669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interactive chart graph<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0or a\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-17997-41521081670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data table.<\/a>\u00a0The course average weekly online participation analytics can also be compared with an individual student or section using the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-17996-41521081671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chart graph comparison<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-17995-41521081672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data table comparison<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Grade Insight &#8211;<\/strong> View average course grade analytics as an <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-18032-4152984807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interactive chart graph<\/a>\u00a0or a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-18034-how-do-i-view-average-course-grade-analytics-in-a-data-table-in-new-analytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data table.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Send a message to all students based on <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-18039-4152982519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specific course grade<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-18031-41521081673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">participation criteria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-view-and-download-reports-in-New-Analytics\/ta-p\/409936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View and download reports<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">on missing, late, or excused assignments, class roster, and course activity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;17px||0px|5px||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||3px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><b style=\"color: #592c88; font-size: 22px;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student Analytics <\/span><\/b><b style=\"color: #592c88; font-size: 22px;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">using New Analytics<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Canvas the analytics shown for each student can give instructors valuable insight about engagement, activity, and performance. Canvas&#8217; ability to view individual student analytics allows instructors to disemminate<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>View course grade and participation analytics<\/strong> for an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-18036-41521113470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">individual student<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Send a message to an individual student based on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-18035-4152984805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specific course grade<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-18000-41521081674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">participation criteria<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Compare the course average weekly online participation analytics with an individual student using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-17996-41521081671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chart graph comparison<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-17995-41521081672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data table comparison<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/tkb-p\/Instructor#NewAnalytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For more detailed information review the <strong>Canvas guides for New Analytics<\/strong> and<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-view-Course-Analytics\/ta-p\/968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;How to view Course Analytics?&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/04\/Where-to-access-New-Analytics.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Where to access New Analytics&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Where to access New Analytics&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/04\/New-Analytics-main-screen.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;New Analytics main screen&#8221; title_text=&#8221;New Analytics main screen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||5px||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||3px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Quiz Statistics<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another feature provided to instrucors using quizzing in Canvas are quiz statistics. The feature is available to instructors when a quiz has been published and at least one submission has been recieved for the quiz. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The quiz summary will show all score percentages as well as the quiz average score, high score, low score, standard deviation (how far the values are spread across the entire score range), and average time of quiz completion. Instructors can view and download a CSV file to view a Student Analysis or <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/tr-learncanvas\/docs\/CanvasQuizItemAnalysis.pdf\"><strong>Item Analysis<\/strong><\/a> for each question in the quiz.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Available info from Quiz Statistics:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Student\/Item Analysis<\/strong> \u2013 Instructors caDownload CSV files to view Student Analysis or Item Analysis for each quiz question to count all student attempts in the statistics.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/cnvs-quiz-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Quiz Item Analysis &#8211; <\/a><\/strong>Item analysis may not generate results within specific quizzes. For more detailed information about item analysis limitations and calculations please refer to the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/cnvs-quiz-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Quiz Item Analysis PDF <\/a>for detailed information about <strong>Reliability<\/strong>, <strong>Difficulty<\/strong>, and Item <strong>Discrimination Index<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Question Summary<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Instructors can view an entire quiz summary that shows all score percentages. The quiz summary also shows the quiz average score, high score, low score, standard deviation (how far the values are spread across the entire score range), and average time of quiz completion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Question Summary Chart<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The quiz summary chart is interactive; users can focus on a specific segment of the chart by selecting a range with their cursor, such as viewing the number of students who scored between 0 and 50 percent. Scroll down the page to see data for each question in the quiz.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Question Breakdown <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Quiz question shows the total percentage of students who answered the quiz question correctly. Each question includes a breakdown with each question answer choice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more detailed information review the Canvas guide for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/Once-I-publish-a-quiz-what-kinds-of-quiz-statistics-are\/ta-p\/659\">&#8220;Once I publish a quiz, what kinds of quiz statistics are available?&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/04\/Quiz-Statistics-quiz-right-menu.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Quiz Statistics &#8211; quiz right menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-6px|||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>To access Quiz Statistics, Click the <strong>&#8220;Quizzes&#8221;<\/strong> link in your Course Navigation menu, then click the title of the quiz you would like to open. On the right sidebar click <strong>&#8220;Quiz Statistics&#8221;.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/04\/Quiz_-Statistics-Sample.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Quiz Statistics Sample&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Quiz_ Statistics Sample&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#592C88&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Listen to how <a href=\"http:\/\/sathy.web.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Viji Sathy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bio.unc.edu\/people\/faculty\/hogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Kelly Hogan<\/a>, instructors at UNC \u2013 Chapel Hill are using the insight provided by their LMS to redesign courses for inclusion, encouraging student success while reducing achievement gaps.\u00a0We hope this inspires you to explore the possibilities with our LMS by using New Analytics in Canvas when redesigning your course while applying Universal Design for Learning and inclusion best practices for all student success.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Structured for Inclusion\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/audio\/postId\/15447456?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.podbean.com%2Few%2Fpb-vr7qw-ebb5a0&amp;version=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pd-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-view-Course-Analytics\/ta-p\/968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-view-Course-Analytics\/ta-p\/968 &amp;<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/Once-I-publish-a-quiz-what-kinds-of-quiz-statistics-are\/ta-p\/659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/Once-I-publish-a-quiz-what-kinds-of-quiz-statistics-are\/ta-p\/659<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;How does this align to Canvas training materials?&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Explore&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#592C88&#8243; body_text_color=&#8221;#592C88&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(99,99,99,0.1)&#8221; min_height=&#8221;388.9px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-35px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||30px|||&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#592C88&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16604 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png?resize=67%2C42&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canvas logo\" width=\"67\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 67px) 100vw, 67px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/courses\/2640\/pages\/7-dot-0-module-overview-universal-design-for-learning?module_item_id=212928\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW124747441 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124747441 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><strong>Priming the<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW124747441 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124747441 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><strong> Canvas: <\/strong>7.0 Module Overview: Universal Design for Learning<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/courses\/2640\/pages\/5-dot-0-module-overview-content?module_item_id=50677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #592c88;\"><b>Additional Resources:<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/tkb-p\/Instructor#NewAnalytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Analytics &#8211; Canvas Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/What-is-New-Analytics\/ta-p\/73\">What is New Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/Once-I-publish-a-quiz-what-kinds-of-quiz-statistics-are\/ta-p\/659\">Once I publish a quiz, what kinds of quiz statistics are available?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/tr-learncanvas\/docs\/CanvasQuizItemAnalysis.pdf\">Canvas Quiz Item Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Visit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/canvas\/\">canvas.wcu.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Contact the 24\/7 Canvas Help if you need help with issues as you are working in Canvas. (NOTE: 24\/7 Canvas Help goes away on June 30 and Help will be taken over by the WCU Helpdesk which is not manned 24\/7).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/category\/1400336\">Canvas Migration FAQ<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Register for the last Tip training <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/canvas-training\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Zoom session<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> which will be held on Friday at 11:00 A.M. after reviewing the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/courses\/2640\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Priming the Canvas Course<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<strong>This week there is only one session offered, <\/strong>we will cover Analytics and Quiz Statisics in Canvas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW116024677 BCX9\">Visit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW116024677 BCX9\" href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/category\/canvas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Canvas Blog<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">\u00a0to see all our Canvas articles.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW116024677 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canvas offers instructors some incredibly powerful tools to view course analytics, individual student analytics and quiz statistics. The wealth of information provides instructors with a comprehensive view of student engagement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1483,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" admin_label=\"section\" _builder_version=\"3.22\" custom_padding=\"||2px|||\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.9.2\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.2\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"0px||3px|||\"]<\/p><h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rubrics<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0can be used to grade assignments,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">discussions and quizzes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in a course.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rubrics<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0can be used to as an efficient<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">way to evaluate assignments, quizzes and discussions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with more effective and valuable individual feedback and expectation for students.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Why You Should Consider Rubrics<\/h3><p><strong>Rubrics help instructors:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Provide students with feedback that is straightforward, focused and central to learning improvement.<\/li><li>Reduce time spent on grading; Increase time spent on teaching.<\/li><li>Promote student comprehension of assignment instructions and expectations so they can easily discern what to focus on rather than guessing \"what the teacher wants to see.\"<\/li><li>Streamline evaluation of rubric results to make informed adjustments to course content and material based on identified thematic gaps in student learning across a class.<\/li><li>Refine consistency in evaluation of student learning throughout an entire class as well as individual students.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Rubrics help students:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Sharpen their efforts on completing assignments and assessments that align with clearly defined expectations.<\/li><li>Self and Peer-reflection on their own learning to make informed adjustments and improvements to accomplish learning level and mastery.<\/li><\/ul><p><em>\u00a0(Adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/teaching.berkeley.edu\/resources\/improve\/evaluate-course-level-learning\/rubrics\">UC Berkely Center for Teaching & Learning - Evaluate Course-Level Learning - Rubrics)<\/a><\/em><\/p><blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is important to note that rubrics used in Blackboard may look different in Canvas depending on the criteria and settings.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Review the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">information provided in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">knowledge base\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">article<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1405668\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cDo my rubrics in Blackboard migrate to Canvas?\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"12px|||||\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_cta title=\"How does this align to Canvas training materials?\" button_text=\"Explore\" _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" header_text_color=\"#592C88\" body_text_color=\"#592C88\" background_color=\"rgba(99,99,99,0.1)\" min_height=\"388.9px\" custom_margin=\"||-35px|||\" custom_padding=\"||30px|||\" border_width_all=\"2px\" border_color_all=\"#592C88\"]<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-16604 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png\" alt=\"Canvas logo\" width=\"67\" height=\"42\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/courses\/2640\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW124747441 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124747441 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><strong>Priming the<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW124747441 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124747441 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><strong> Canvas:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span>An Introduction to Canvas<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/courses\/2640\/pages\/5-dot-0-module-overview-content?module_item_id=50677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559685\":720,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #592c88;\"><b>Additional Resources:<\/b><\/span><\/h4><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Visit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/canvas\/\">canvas.wcu.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Contact the 24\/7 Canvas Help if you need help with issues as you are working in Canvas. 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