Viewing and Exporting Discussion Statistics
The Discussion Statistics feature allows instructors to see an overview of students’ activity within the discussion topics and determine if students need support. The Statistics link is available at the top of the Discussions page.
You can view statistics in two different ways: by user and by forums and topics.
1. Viewing Statistics by Student (User)
Clicking the Statistics link for discussions will bring you to a page of information organized by user (student). At the top of the page, you will find overall class statistics. Below it, you will find a listing of students along with posts broken down by the number of threads, replies, read, unapproved and scored. To view an individual student’s forum and topic statistics, click that student’s name.
If you have previously created Groups in your course, you can view group-related statistics by clicking the drop-down arrow to the right of the View By field and selecting Groups.
To search for a specific student, you can type the student’s first and/or last name in the Search For field, then click the magnifying glass icon.
2. Viewing Statistics by Forums and Topics
Click the Forums and Topics tab to the right of the Users tab.
The Forum/Topic Title column lists all discussion forums with associated topics indented underneath. Click on any forum or topic title to see the related statistics in a pop-up window.
NOTE: Only users who appear in the classlist appear when viewing statistics by user; however, totals include posts by all users, including instructors.
3. Exporting Statistics to a Spreadsheet
You can save statistics to a spreadsheet by either User or Forums and Topics by selecting the corresponding tab on the Discussions Statistics page.
- Select the desired tab and click on the Export to CSV File button near the top left of the page.
- A pop-up window will appear with a link to your file. Click on the file link to open or save the file.
- Click Close to return to the Discussion Statistics page.