Moodle reports allow academics and admins to view statistics on what students have been doing within the Moodle course. Reports are essential for keeping track of the course and following up on potential issues or under-utilized content.
All staff can view reports on:
- Logs: Contains each action students have taken in the course
- Overview Reports: Overview of course activity
- Student Activity Reports: Breakdown of an individual student's course participation
- Activity Specific: Reports for a specific activity such as a forum or quiz
Why use Reports
Reports are commonly used to gain greater visibility over student behavior in a course. They are a powerful tool to:
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Clarify situations. If a student has an issue, you can see what steps they took.
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Look for areas of focus. Get an overview of the course and find areas that can be worked on.
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Understand how new changes land. See if new changes have the intended effect.
Course Logs
Logs contain each action students have taken in the course.
It is the most reliable way to see exactly what a student did in the course and at what time. It is commonly understood that course logs do not lie.
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Overview Reports
To get an overview of the course, academics can use course reports such as:
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Activity Report: User views for course content
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Activity Completion: Set up completion criteria for important content and see which students have completed the criteria
To look deeper into a particular activity, academics can use:
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Course Participation: See which students have viewed or performed an action in an activity. It is commonly used to identify students who may be falling behind on certain learning materials and prompt them to access the resources accordingly.
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Student Activity Reports
Student activity reports are available within specific student's profile pages and provide a comprehensive breakdown of their activity in the course.
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Allow Students to view Activity Reports
Simple activity reports can be made available to students in the course settings. Students will see their own activity reports in their profile page.
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How can I see system logs?
Moodle Administrators can access the system logs for a specific person. Should you require a student's Moodle logs for specific time period, please raise a ticket with the IT Service Desk with the following information:
- Student zID
- Date(s)
- Supporting reasoning why data is required