The statistics tool for Discussions allows instructors to view data for a discussion forum or topic as well as for individual users. This can be used to monitor student engagement and track participation in Discussions.
View Statistics by User
- Select Discussions from the course navigation bar.
- The "Discussions List" page will open. Select the
Statistics tab.
- The "Users" tab will open:
- "Org Unit Statistics" show the total count of threads and replies in all forums.
- "User Statistics" shows the classlist with the discussion board totals for each student.
- (Optional) Use the "View by" dropdown menu to filter by group or section instead of user. Select
Apply to update the view.
- If filtering by group, a "Groups" dropdown menu will appear with all of the course groups. Choose one and then select
Apply to view only that group.
- If filtering by section, a "Sections" dropdown menu will apear. Choose the section and then select
Apply.
- Select the
name of a student to open a new window with data like their last login to D2L and discussion group membership. The "Number of Posts" column on this page shows the data of the individual student for a listed topic or forum.
View Statistics by Forum or Topic
- Go to Discussions.
- Select the
Statistics tab.
- Select the
Forum and Topics tab.
- A list of all Discussion forums and topics will appear. The "Number of Posts" column shows the data for each forum and topic.
- Select the
title of a forum or topic to view statistics for total threads and replies as well as individual student data.
- (Optional) Use the "View by" dropdown menu to filter by user, groups, or sections and select
Apply.