Using Assessment Analytics allows you to take a deeper dive into the performance of assessments that are given in Otus.
This article is written specifically for Assessments that use the points grading scale. If you are looking for details on how to analyze an assessment that uses a standards-based grading scale, click the button below:
💡 Tip: By default, you will be viewing data for all students within your permissions, but you can use the filters to narrow down the group you are viewing data for. Once you've set up your filters, select Apply Filters.
Getting Started
Step 1: Navigate to the Analytics module. Note - the screenshot above is from within a teacher account. If you are an administrator, the Analytics module is located second from the top.
Step 2: Select Assessments.
Step 3: Check the date range.
💡 Tips:
The default date range is set for the previous 7 days. If the assessment you are looking for does not fall within that date range, it will not appear in the dropdown menu. For best results, we recommend changing the date range to All Time.
Does the assessment have a due date in the future? In order to see the results of an assessment that has a due date in the future, change the date range to include the due date.
Once you have identified the necessary date range, you can click into the Search Assessment field to see a dropdown list of the assessments that appear within that date range. You can also search using keywords.
Assessment Status Widget
The assessment status widget will show you the overall completion status of the assessment.
On this widget, you will find:
The number of students in each submission status; Not Started, In Progress, Turned In (not pictured), and Graded
Performance Breakdown
The performance breakdown allows you to a summary of the results, including the highest score, average score, and average time to complete.
The x-axis contains the percentage ranges.
The y-axis represents the number of students.
The default display (shown above) is the Overall Performance, which represents all of the students that took the assessment. Each bar represents a 10% range; they are listed highest to lowest from left to right. Hovering over any of the bars will show you the number of students that performed in that range.
Interested in customizing the x-axis? Check out this resources to learn how!
Other Performance Breakdown Options:
In addition to Overall performance, the performance breakdown can be analyzed in other ways.
By Class: If multiple classes took this assessment, you can see the average percentage of each class.
By Student Group: If students in your classes have been assigned to district-created groups, you can see the average percentage of each group.❗Note: only district-created groups will be represented here.
By Gender: If students have an assigned gender attribute, you can see the average percentage separated by gender.
By Grade Level: If students have an assigned gender attribute, you can see the average percentage separated by gender.
By Ethnicity/Race: If students have an assigned an ethnicity/race attribute, you can see the average percentage separated by ethnicity/race.
Example of a Student Group performance breakdown:
Question Analysis
Note: This section is only available on Advanced and Simple assessments. If you are viewing a Rubric assessment, this section will be a Rubric Analysis (click here for more information)
The Question Analysis table will show the performance of each individual question on the assessment. You can see this analysis in two forms:
Table displaying all questions
Individual question
Summary Table
The default sort order lists the questions in order. You can change the sort order by clicking on the heading of any column.
Number Correct: Number of students that earned full credit on this question.
Number Incorrect: Number of students that did not earn full credit on this question.
Individual Question Analysis
Clicking on any row in the table will show a more detailed view.
In the Answer column, you will see the student's selection (if it was a multiple choice question), or the student's response (if it was a short answer question).
❗ Please note - some question types on Advanced Assessments will not have answers displayed in the Answer column of the table table due to formatting (example - graphs, tables, etc...).
To view the number of students that selected each answer, select Answer Selections from the View Performance dropdown:
Add Students to Groups
You can add students to groups directly from the Question Analysis view.
First, select the checkbox next to the student names, then select Add to Groups.
Next, select the Search icon to choose from a list of available student groups. Select the group, then choose Save.
Download Results
Select the download icon to download the results into a CSV (spreadsheet).
Items with Multiple Questions (Advanced Assessments Only)
❗ Do you see questions that have a decimal in the question number? For example:
This means that these items had more than one question in them. In the example above, Item 13 had two questions; each question is given its own row in the table, so the first question is 13.1, and the second is 13.2. You can see the same situation with Item 14. When you click on the particular question, it will show the item in its entirety to maintain the integrity of the assessment, but the score you see will be for that individual assessment.
Student Performance
The Student Performance will show the performance of each individual student that was assigned the assessment. You can see this analysis in two forms:
Table displaying all students
Individual student
Summary Table
The default sort order is alphabetical by last name. You can change the sort order by clicking on the heading of any column.
Percentage: The percentage the student earned The horizontal bar is a visual display of their percentage, with the dark blue representing the full-credit earned, relative to the orange.
You can download these results by selecting the download icon in the upper-right corner. The CSV download will also give you the student's score on each question.
Individual Student
Clicking on any student in the table will show a more detailed view of that student. Let's click on the first student, also used in the example above.
You will find the student's overall score in the upper-right corner, along with the amount of time it took them to complete the assessment.
The table contains details for each question; the score and selection (which can also be considered their answer). Clicking on any row will show you the question and student answer, as well as the correct answer in yellow.
Standards Performance
This section identifies all of the standards assessed on the selected assessment, in addition to the mean (average) performance on each standard across all students that have been graded.
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Hover over the standard title to see the full description of the standard:
The performance on the standards is calculated by mean.
Select any section of of the horizontal bar chart to see a more specific breakdown of the performance:
To see only the students that performed at a certain level, select that level. The example below shows only student that performed in the 41-60% range.
💡 Tip: To return to the previous page from any screen in Analytics, use the breadcrumbs at the top of the page.
You can download any of the tables you see by select the download button here:
Add Students to Groups
You can add students to groups from the Student Performance and the Standards Performance section.
Select the checkbox next to any student(s) name
Select Add to Groups
Search for and choose a group
You can also create a new group
Select Save
Rubric Analysis
Note: This section is only available on Rubric assessments. If you are viewing an Advanced or Simple assessment, this section will be a Question Analysis (see above)
For Rubric assessments, you will see a breakdown of the number of students that earned each performance level.
Select any section of of the horizontal bar chart to see a more specific breakdown of the performance.
Optional Filters
If you are looking for other ways to filter the data, you can select the filter icon in the top-right corner. After making your selections, select Apply Filters.
This also allows you to see data for archived class - just toggle the "Display archived data in filter" ON.
FAQ & Troubleshooting
Click to see FAQ and troubleshooting details
Click to see FAQ and troubleshooting details
When I use the filters, the report isn't updating. Why is that?
Make sure you select Apply Filters after making your selections.
Can I pull up data for prior school years?
Yes! Select the Show Filters button in the upper-right corner, toggle ON the "Display archived data in filters" option, then select Apply Filters.
How long does it take for an assessment to appear in Assessment Analytics?
Assessment results will be calculated in analytics within about 10-15 minutes after grading, but depending on traffic it can sometimes be up to an hour.
What if an assessment has a due date for a date in the future?
You will want to change the date picker to include the due date. If the assessment has a due date for the future, it will not appear in Assessment Analytics unless the date range includes the due date.