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When to Use?
Discussion analysis provides an in-depth look at each student’s discussion participation. Critical thinking level and sentence complexity are reviewed. Performance-based insights show you which students may need help or are out of the normal range of participation. Follow the instructions or watch the video below to learn more.
Procedure
From a discussion's Grades & Participation page, select a student’s name to view the student’s posts. The discussion analysis panel will display.
- The data in the Discussion Analysis panel refreshes nightly.
- You will only see data if the student has participated within the last four months.
- Additionally, only instructors and graders see the discussion analysis panel.
- This panel only appears for graded discussions.
As you grade a discussion, you can review:
- Number of substantive posts
- Sentence complexity
- Lexical variation
- Critical thinking level
- Word variation
In addition to the calculated readability, the details include:
- Average word count
- Responses
- Replies for each student compared to the class average
This information, along with any rubrics or criteria you set, can help you determine a grade.
See also: View Discussion Performance and Analytics