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 a standards-based grading scale. If you are looking for details on how to analyze an assessment that uses a points grading scale, click the button below:

Analyzing Points-Based Assessments in Assessment Analytics

Getting Started

Step 1: Navigate to the Analytics module. Note - the screenshot above is from within an administrator account. If you are a teacher, the Analytics module is located toward the bottom.
Step 2: Select Assessments.

Step 3: Check the date range.

💡 Tip: 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.

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.
Average time to complete.

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

❗ Is the Question Analysis table empty? That indicates the assessment is a + (plus) assessment, which is a grade added directly to the gradebook. Plus assessments do not have individual questions, therefore, the Question Analysis table will be empty.

➡️ Table

The default sort order lists the questions in order. You can change the sort order by clicking on the heading of any column.

Let's analyze this row of the table to better understand the columns:

Question: This is question #3.

Student Breakdown: This shows the breakdown of how many students performed at each performance level for that question. Hovering over any section will display the performance level and the number of students. On this question, 1 student earned Near Mastery.

Number Correct: Two students earned full credit on this question.

Number Incorrect: Seven students did not earn full credit on this question.

A-D: This question was a free-response question, so there aren't any values for A-D. If it were a multiple choice question, this would display the number of students that selected each answer.

Q Type: This was a Plain Text (essay) question.

➡️ Individual Question

Clicking on any row in the table will show a more detailed view.

You will see the content of the question, along with the answer choices (if it is an auto-scored question).
To the right, you'll see that 2 out of 9 students earned the highest performance level on this question. The doughnut chart shows the relative percentage of students that earned each performance level.
You can see the standards linked to the question under Linked Standards.
You can navigate to the next question or go to the previous question by using the arrows in the top-right corner.
To go back to the table, close out the individual item analysis by selecting the x in the top-right corner.

To view the number of students that selected each answer, select Answer Selections from the View Performance dropdown:

➡️ 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

➡️ Table

The default sort order is alphabetical by last name. You can change the sort order by clicking on the heading of any column.

First and Last Name: The student's first and last name.

Submitted: The date and time the student submitted the assessment. If this section is blank, that means the assessment was graded without a student submission.

Item Breakdown: This is a visual representation of how many questions the student performed at each level. Hovering over any section will display the name of the performance level and the number of questions. This student earned Approaching Mastery on 2 questions.

Email: This is the student's email address.

Site: This is the school the student is rostered in.

Grade: The student's grade level (if assigned) would be in this column.

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 can see the length of time it took for the student to complete the assessment in the upper-right corner.
The table contains details for each question; the score, type, and selection (which can also be considered their answer).

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.

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 students that performed at Near Mastery for this standard.

💡 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:

To see only the students that performed at a certain level, select that level. The example below shows only students that performed at Mastery for this rubric descriptor.

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

When I use the filters, the report isn't updating. Why is that?

You will want to select the filters first, then select Run Report.

Can I pull up data for prior school years?

Yes; administrator accounts have this ability. This can also be done using Historical Analytics.

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.

Grade an Advanced Assessment

Grading Scales: Points vs. Standards (Mastery Levels)

Grade a Standards-Based Rubric Assessment

Assessment Analytics

Analyze Points-Based Assessments in Assessment Analytics