Student Progress Report

The Student Progress Report provides faculty with a consolidated view of individual student progress within a course, helping identify students who may benefit from early outreach or additional support. The report displays key academic and engagement metrics in a colour-coded table aligned with the academic standing ranges established in the Course Progress Hub settings.

Metrics include late and missed assessments, current grade average, current grade earned, maximum achievable grade, course access activity, content progress, and time spent in the course. Together, these indicators provide a broader picture of student learning and engagement, enabling faculty to better understand potential barriers to success and intervene proactively. The report also supports transparency for students, who can view their own standing and receive constructive feedback based on their progress range.

In This Section

The progress of each student can be explored by clicking the Student Progress Report button.

Screenshot of the Course Progress Hub with the button "Student Progress Report" outlined with a yellow box.Screenshot of the Course Progress Hub with the student progress report highlighted.

When this button is selected, a report of each student’s progress will show up in table form, colour coded in alignment with the ranges set in the settings area.

Screenshot of the Student Progress Overview. This shows the progress of each student colour coded by the academic standing ranges chosen in the settings.Screenshot Student Progress Overview.

In this example, there are seven students: five students in the ‘green range’, one student in the ‘yellow’ range and one student in the ‘red’ range. If there are students in the red and yellow ranges, this section allows the faculty to identify why this may be the case, such as with late or missed assessments. Faculty can also see the student’s current grade and their potential maximum achievable grade in the course. This is helpful for early interventions that provide additional support.

Tip

Some helpful tips for this can be found in the Individual Student Outreach section.

Students also see their range in their version of the Course Progress Hub, along with constructive feedback based on the coloured range. For example, students in the green range receive a “You’re doing well! Keep it up!” message.

Definitions

The Student Progress Report provides specific information about the progress of each student based on key metrics.

Screenshot of key definitions, readable on the website and defined below.Key metric definitions aligned with the columns in the Student Progress Overview.

Key Metric Definitions

  • Late Assessment(s) indicates the assessment due date has passed (based on the Assignments tool and Quiz tool) but the opportunity to submit is still available until the end date has passed.
  • Missed Assessment(s) indicates the assessment end date has passed (based on the Discussion tool, Assignment tool, Quiz tool) and the opportunity to submit has already passed.
  • Current Grade Average shows the current grade average calculation and does not take into account any future assessment that have not been graded. Future graded assessments will increase or decrease the average.
  • Current Grade Earned is the current total grade percentage earned so far.
  • Maximum Achievable Grade shows the highest possible final grade that can be achieved if all future assessments are evaluated at 100%.
  • Course Last Accessed is the last time the student accessed the course shell.
  • Content Progress is the total amount of visible course content the student has accessed.
  • Content Time Spent is the total amount of time the student has spent in the course.

Missed and Late Assessments

It is important to understand the definition and difference between "late" and "missed" assessments:

Important

The assessment due dates will pull from the due dates in the gradebook. If there is a student with accommodations that receives special access for an assessment (e.g., an extension), please reflect this in the “special access” part of the assessment on DC Connect as it will automatically change that students due date. Otherwise, assessments may record as late and change the colour of the students’ academic standing resulting in unnecessary anxiety.

What-If Calculator

This handy calculator enables students and faculty to experiment with target or anticipated grades on remaining assessments to determine their potential achievable final grade. This can help lessen anxiety and allow students to better understand how assessment weight impacts their final grades.

Tip

For more information about using this calculator, see the What-If Calculator Resource page.

Course Last Accessed

This date pulls from the date set in the settings. If students haven’t accessed the course within the number of says set here (e.g., have not accessed the course in 10 days) they will be flagged as a student with support indicators for follow-up.

Content Progress

This function already exists in DC Connect but this hub brings it together with other student data to paint a more comprehensive picture of course progress. It shows how many pages students have gone through in the content based on what pages are set as "visible" in the DC Connect course shell.

Note

There is no way to know if students have read the content or simply clicked through the pages. Therefore, it is not a strong metric of whether a student will be successful or not in the course.

Content Time Spent

This function also already exists in DC Connect but, as with Content Progress, the hub brings it together with other data to paint a more comprehensive picture of course progress. It measures how much time students have spent on the course in DC Connect.

Note

This feature is not an accurate indicator of how engaged students are. For example, if a student opened the course in a tab and left it open while doing other work, it will log as time spent in the course, even if they are not actively reading through content. Alternatively, if content takes students out of DC Connect (e.g., link to a YouTube video), time spent will not be captured even if students are actively engaging. Therefore, on its own it is not a strong indicator of individual student progress in the course.

Inspired by and partially adapted from Conestoga College’s presentation, “Enhancing Educational Outcomes with Conestoga’s Data-Driven Tools,” presented at D2L Fusion 2024. Durham College gratefully acknowledges Conestoga College eLearning Technical Services for permission to adapt.