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    New Analytics

    Data is refreshed in New Analytics every 24 hours. Only active and completed student enrollments are included in data for New Analytics. Deleted or inactive user enrollments will not generate data.

    Users participating in New Analytics can provide feedback in the New Analytics User Group about future analytics feature development. 

    New Analytics Performance

    New Analytics performance is measured using a course weight, which is the number of students in a course multiplied by the number of assignments. The majority of Canvas courses carry a course weight of less than 50,000 (students x assignments). Any courses with a higher course weight are not currently supported.

    • What are Analytics?
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    • When to Use New Analytics?
    • New Analytics Video Overview

    Analytics evaluate individual components of a course and evaluate student performance. Analytics takes a three-pronged approach to creating substantive data for Canvas users.

    • Justification focuses on system reports and how the system is being used.
    • Intervention looks to predict at-risk students and how to meet their needs.
    • Learning focuses on learning outcomes, the effectiveness of the teaching style, and the division of time between students achieving competence and those falling behind.

    1. New Analytics can be accessed from Course Navigation [1]. (By default, this link is hidden in Course Navigation in each course and must be enabled. To enable New Analytics, open Course Settings and view the Navigation tab. Move the New Analytics link to the enabled section and save the page.)

        You can also access New Analytics from the New Analytics button in the Course Home Page [2].

    New Analytics allows instructors to track average course grades for student submissions using an interactive chart graph or table. Data is for viewing only and cannot directly be changed.

    Page views and participation metrics include an aggregate across all devices, including Canvas mobile apps.

    Use New Analytics to:

    • View average course grade analytics as an interactive chart graph or a data table
    • Compare the course average with an individual assignment, course section, or student filter using the chart graph comparison or data table comparison
    • View average weekly online participation analytics as an interactive chart graph or a data table
    • Compare the course average weekly online participation analytics with an individual student or section using the chart graph comparison or data table comparison
    • Send a message to all students based on specific course grade or participation criteria
    • Send a message to an individual student based on specific course grade or participation criteria
    • View course grade and participation analytics for an individual student

    546 - New Analytics Overview from Instructure Canvas Community on Vimeo.

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