How do I use modules to view the progress of students in a course?

Within Modules, you can view the progress of your students and see how they are progressing through the course.

Module progress is determined by the students completing required  elements in the module. If you don't set up any requirements, you won't  be able to track your students' progress within each module. Required  elements may include requiring the students viewing a page, submitting  an assignment, or earning a minimum score on an assignment or quiz. For  more information please see the lessons about setting up prerequisites and adding requirements.

Note: Numerous module items may affect performance. Modules supports up to 100 module items in the student progress page.

1. Open Modules

In Course Navigation, click the Modules link.

2. View Student Progress

Modules displays an overview of each module and the content  within each module. Any completion requirements are listed next to the  module content item [1]. Prerequisite requirements are posted at the top  of the module [2].

To view student progress in your course, click the View Progress button [3].

3. Select Student

When opening the View Progress window, Canvas will always default  to show the first student in your course (listed alphabetically by last  name).

To view progress for another student, click the student's name in the Student Progress list.

4. View Module Progress

The Module Progress window shows the progress of each student in  your course. Modules can be completed, in progress, locked, or unlocked.  

  • In Progress [1]: the student has started but not finished the module
  • Locked [2]: the module cannot yet be accessed by the student because of completion or prerequisite requirements
  • Completed [3]: the student has completed the module, or the module has no completion requirements
  • Unlocked [4]: the student can access but has not yet started the module

To learn more about what a student is accessing, visit the access report lesson.