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Grading and Analytics in PlayPosit

This article will walk you through how to access PlayPosit analytics and grades, including how to leave feedback to individual responses and

Accessing Grading and Analytics in the Monitor page

  1. In CI Learn/Canvas, navigate to the PlayPosit assignment you wish to access.
  2. Click the button to load the PlayPosit assignment in a new window. This will take you away from Canvas and open PlayPosit in a new tab. Screenshot of Canvas assignment page with Load External Tool (PlayPosit in this case) highlighted.
  3. From the PlayPosit menu, select Monitor. This will take you to the bulb’s monitor page. Screenshot of PlayPosit Manage Link menu highlighting the red Monitor button on the right side of the screen.

The Monitor page is your launching pad for accessing analytics and grading. Explore below to see what is on each screen and what information you are able to access from it.

Monitor page in PlayPosit with features highlighted and numbered. Red sync grades button on top left is marked with 1. Bulb Analytics to the right is marked with 2. Under an individual interaction, Grade All is marked with 3. Below Grade All, Interaction Data is marked with 4.

1. Sync Grades

When you are ready to send updated scores to the Canvas gradebook, click the Sync Grades button. This will update learner’s score with any recent grade changes.

2. Bulb Analytics

The Bulb Analytics page provides you with at-a-glance information on the progress of your students. This is useful for keeping tabs on your learners as well as easily identifying questions students are struggling with.

The Bulb Interaction Summary shows the fraction of learners that answered questions correctly or incorrectly. The Bulb Average Score shows you the grade distribution of your learners. The Bulb Completed Status shows the fraction of students that have completed the Bulb, are in-progress, or have not begun the Bulb. Screenshot of Bulb Analytics screen, showing vertical bars measuring correct and incorrect answers for each question, pie chart of Bulb average score, and pie char of Bulb completed status.

3. Grade All

In the Grade All menu, you can quickly grade all responses to a single question. For free-response and discussion interactions, you can also leave feedback to individual students here.

Leaving Feedback

  1. Click on an individual student’s response.
  2. Use the rich text editor to leave feedback. Note that you also have the option to record an audio comment.
  3. Once you are happy with the feedback, click Submit. Screenshot of individual interaction data on Grade All screen, showing feedback on an individual response. Highlighted areas include student response and Submit button.

4. Interaction Data

Here you can access detailed analytics on a single interaction, view the fraction of students that selected correct and incorrect responses, as well as view which individual answers were selected. This is helpful for easily assessing common misconceptions about a question.Screenshot of Interaction Data screen for a check all question, showing which fraction of students answered correctly and incorrectly, as well as which fraction of students selected each individual answer option.

Updated on April 7, 2023
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