How do I use the Learning Mastery Gradebook to view outcome results in a course?

The Learning Mastery Gradebook helps instructors and admins assess  the outcome standards being used in Canvas courses. This gradebook helps  institutions measure student learning for accreditation and better  assess the needs of their students.  

The default view in the Learning Mastery Gradebook is to view all  students at the same time, but you can also view students individually  using Individual View.

Notes:

  • The Learning Mastery Gradebook is currently a course opt-in feature.  To enable this gradebook, learn how to manage feature options in the course features lesson.
  • The mastery level names and colors may be customized by your institution.
  • When you add a rubric to a moderated assignment, any associated  outcome results display in the Learning Mastery Gradebook only after  final grades are posted.
  • Students can also view outcomes in a course if the Student Learning Mastery Gradebook feature option is enabled.

1. Open Grades

In Course Navigation, click the Grades link.

2. Open Learning Mastery Gradebook

Click the Gradebook menu [1], then click the Learning Mastery Gradebook link [2].

3. View Learning Mastery Gradebook

The Learning Mastery Gradebook is organized like the assignments  gradebook with the student names and sections on the left [1]. Similar  to the assignments gradebook, you can click a student's name to link to  their Grades page. Each column consists of a course outcome and the  outcome grade for each student [2]. Also like the assignments gradebook,  the columns can be sorted, resized, and reordered. Click an outcome  column heading to sort the outcome by score [3].

The Learning  Mastery Gradebook also contains a sidebar that shows the outcome levels  for the course [4]. The sidebar can be minimized and expanded by  toggling the gray arrow icon at the top of the sidebar. You can filter  outcomes or students that have no outcome results [5]. You can also  export a report of student outcomes [6].

The Learning Mastery  Gradebook displays 20 students per page. Use the numbered page  navigation buttons to view additional students on other pages [7].

Note: The Hide outcomes and Hide students filters persist for the course while using the same web browser.

3.1. Switch to Individual Gradebook

The Gradebook has two views. The Learning Mastery Gradebook allows you to see all students and outcomes at the same time. The Individual Gradebook allows  instructors to assess one student and one outcome at a time and is  fully accessible for screen readers. Both views retain the same  Gradebook settings. You can switch Gradebook views at any time.

Learn more about the Learning Mastery Gradebook Individual View.

4. View Student Scores

Individual student scores within each outcome are based on outcome  values. The first number indicates the score the student earned. The  second number indicates the mastery threshold, which is the minimum the  students need to achieve mastery for the outcome. For instance, if a  student earns a score of 5/3, the student has earned 2 points above the  base mastery threshold of 3 points [1]. If a student achieves a score of  2/3, the student has not achieved enough points to reach the mastery  threshold [2].

Note: To view scores of inactive or concluded enrollments or unassessed student scores, click the Options icon in the Students column [3].

5. View Outcome Details

Hover over the outcome title to view a breakdown of a specific outcome.  The circle graph shows how the individual student scores were divided  into the outcomes criterion ratings.

6. View Course Mastery Levels

Scores are color-coded to show outcomes and the level attained by  each student. View the outcome levels and colors in the sidebar. To  filter scores for specific learning mastery levels, click the outcome  level in the sidebar.

Score levels are calculated based on half of the outcome mastery  threshold. For example, if the mastery threshold is 3 points, half of 3  is 1.5. Scores between 1.6 and 2.9 are counted near mastery, while  scores less than 1.5 are considered remedial. Therefore, a student score  of 2/3 would be above 1.5 and count as near mastery.

Note: Outcome colors and levels can be customized for your institution by your admin.

7. View Course Statistics

Outcome statistics for the entire course or a course section can be  viewed according to course average, course median, or course mode.  Select the preferred statistic from the drop-down menu next to the score  indicator for each outcome.

The course average is calculated by adding all the earned scores then  dividing the total of the mastery scores. The course mode is calculated  by finding the score that occurs most often. The course median is  calculated by sorting the scores in ascending order, then finding the  middle score. These course statistics also display color-coded level  results based on the outcome results.

Note: If an outcome is aligned to multiple items, the  gradebook statistics will always generate from the student’s highest  outcome score within that course.

8. Export Report

Click the All Sections drop-down menu to view by section [1]. Click the Export report link to download a CSV file of the Learning Mastery Gradebook [2].

8.1. View Report

The student learning outcomes report will include the following columns in the CSV file:

  • Student Name
  • Student ID
  • Student SIS ID
  • [Outcome] result
  • [Outcome] mastery points

Note: All learning outcomes in the Learning Mastery Gradebook will be included in the report

9. Student View

On the Student Grades page, you can choose to let each student see  his or her outcome scores by clicking the Learning Mastery tab. Students  can view the outcomes and expand them to view individual outcome items.

To show students their outcome scores, visit Course Settings and open the Feature Options tab. Then enable the Student Learning Mastery Gradebook feature option.

Notes:

  • Outcome names are the same as in the Learning Mastery Gradebook  unless you create a custom name for the student view. Learn to create custom Outcome names.
  • Students are not able to view outcome results for an assignment while it is muted.