How Am I Doing? report

The How Am I Doing? report gives you an overview of how you are performing in a course compared to other students. You can view changes in your overall grade and hours spent in a course from week to week. You can also compare your overall grade with your hours in course. Students who spend more hours in a course tend to have higher grades. Use this report to identify whether you may benefit from extra help or by increasing your activity in your course.

The Overall Grade in Learn Ultra or Learn Ultra Course View is called External Grade in Learn Original.

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Access the How Am I Doing? report via Grades

To access the How Am I Doing? report, go to the Grades section of the base navigation. You can see this report in both Ultra and Original Courses.

Accessing the report in the grades section gives you an overview of how your overall grade and hours in course are changing from week to week. You can compare your performance to your classmates.

Select the pie chart icon to the right of the name of the course.

Image of the base navigation, with the Grades tab highlighted on the left, and the pie chart icon next to the course name on the right

The report appears as a panel.

Image of the How Am I Doing? scatter plot as a panel on the side of the course grades page

My Grade

When a course doesn't have the overall grade set up by your instructor, the My Grade line chart and table are not displayed. 

Line chart

Image of the scatter plot accessed through My Grade. The student's grade appears in purple and the average overall grade of the course is in gray

The line chart provides you with a graphical representation of your overall grade over time in comparison to other students in the course. Each week begins on Monday. The current week's information is updated every 24 hours in the early morning. Your current grade may not match what is in the Gradebook because of this.

  • Your overall grade displays in purple, and the overall grade course average displays in gray.
  • Select a dot to see your overall grade or the course average overall grade on a specific date.
  • Zoom in or out by selecting the + and – icons at the top right.

What do the (*), (!), and (↓) icons represent when looking at the charts?
Asterisk: Indicates a positive notification for the student, such as activity or grades in top 10%
Exclamation: Indicates a negative notification for the student, such as low class activity
Down arrow: Indicates a performance drop notification for the student, such as grades dropped

Table view

Image of the My Grade table, with rows showing the student's grade by week with color-coded percentages on the right

The table view of My Grade has four columns: Date, Average grade in course, Range of average grade, and Overall Grade. Data is presented in rows organized by week. Each week begins on Monday. The current week's information is updated every 24 hours in the early morning. Your current grade may not match what is in the Gradebook because of this.

  • Average grade in course is the average overall grade for all students in a course per week.
  • Range of average grade is the average overall grade for all students in a course per week, plus or minus the standard deviation.
  • Overall Grade is your overall grade in the course per week.

My Activity

Line chart

Image of the scatter plot accessed from My Activity, showing the student's activity in purple and the average activity for the course in gray

The line chart provides you with a graphical representation of your hours in a course per week in comparison to other students in the course. Each week begins on Monday. The current week's information is updated every 24 hours in the early morning.

Your hours in course display in purple and the class’s average hours in course display in gray.

  • Select a dot to see exact dates and hours in course for yourself or the course average.
  • My Activity is the hours in a course a student accumulated per week. Hours in course are counted from the time a student selects something within the course to when a student selects something outside the course. If a student is logged out from a course session for inactivity, only the time before the last action within the course is counted.
  • Zoom in or out by selecting the + and – icons at the top right.

Table view

Image of the My Activity table, with a row for each week of the student's activity in the course

The table view of My Activity has four columns: Date, Average hours in course, Range of average hours, and Activity hours. Data is presented in rows organized by week. Each week begins on Monday. The current week's information is updated every 24 hours in the early morning.

  • Average hours in course are the average hours in a course spent by all students per week.
  • Range of average hours are the average hours in a course spent by all students per week, plus or minus the standard deviation.
  • Activity hours are the hours in a course a student accumulated per week. Hours in course are counted from the time a student selects something within the course to when a student selects something outside the course. If a student is logged out from a course session for inactivity, only the time before the last action within the course is counted.

Access the How Am I Doing? report via activity stream notifications

You can also access the How Am I Doing? report in the Activity Stream section of the base navigation. Select the button in a How Am I Doing? notification to open the report. You can see this report in both Ultra and Original Courses.

Accessing the report from the activity stream allows you to compare your overall grade with your hours in course. You can compare your performance to your classmates. The How Am I Doing? report gives you recommendations based on your current behavior.

Image of the activity stream, with the How Am I Doing? button outlined in a rectangle, as well as the Activity Screen button on the base navigation

Current Class Status

Scatter plot

Image of the Current Class Status scatter plot, with the student represented with a purple dot and the average course activity with gray dots

The scatter plot provides you with a graphical representation of your overall grade and hours spent in course. The data shown is updated every 24 hours in the early morning. Your current grade may not match what is in the Gradebook because of this.

You are represented with a purple dot and other students in course are represented with gray dots.

You can:

  • Compare your hours in course compared to the class average. Students who spend more hours in a course tend to have higher grades. 
  • Identify if you might benefit from more time in the course to have better results. Or, if the whole class is struggling, you might want to message your instructor for help.
  • Select a dot to display your or the overall grade course average, hours in course, and days since last access. Hours in course are the hours in a course a student accumulated per week. Hours in course are counted from the time a student selects something within the course to when a student selects something outside the course. If a student is logged out from a course session for inactivity, only the time before the last action within the course is counted.
  • Zoom in or out by selecting the + and – icons at the top right.

Configure your activity stream alerts

You can receive activity stream alerts related to the How Am I Doing? report if your institution has turned alerts on. Go to your activity stream and select the gear icon. Expand the My grades and activity menu by selecting the arrow to the right. Check or uncheck the boxes under My Grades and activity to adjust the alerts related to the How Am I Doing? report. The checkbox to the left of My Grades and Activity applies your settings to all notifications in this category. 

Notifications are only available for courses, not organizations. Your course must have a minimum of 10 and no more than 2000 students in order for you to receive notifications. 

Image of the activity stream notifications panel, with the My grades and activity options highlighted in blue

Your activity stream alert messages will be different depending on trends in your overall grade in course and days since last access.

The following table explains what activity stream setting is tied to notification messages and why you're getting the notification. 

Overall Grade in Ultra or External Grade in Original must be turned on by your instructor for you to receive grade notifications, except for the notification about low performance compared to others. 

Activity stream settingNotification messageWhy you're getting the notification
No recent activityYou haven't been around much lately. Take a look at new course materials you may have missed.You haven’t logged into your course within a certain number of days set by your instructor. Your instructor set up this notification to remind you to be active in the course.
Grade low or at risk

Variation 1: 

Curious how you’re doing? Knowledge is power! Review the course average to see where you stand. 

Variation 2: 

Want to boost your grade? Take a look at the course average to see where you stand.

Your overall grade has dropped below a certain percentage that was set by your instructor. Your instructor set up this notification to warn you if your overall grade drops below expected.
Grade droppedYour course grade dropped a bit. Try studying with a classmate to boost your grade.Your overall grade has dropped by 10% or more compared to your overall grade from last week.
Low course activityYou haven’t been around much lately. Take a look at new course materials you might have missed.Your number of hours spent on the course during the last week is among the 5% lowest in your course.
Grade increasedYou're doing great! Your hard work is paying off. Keep it up!Your overall grade has risen by 10% or more compared to your overall grade from last week.
Course activity in top 10%Your hard work is paying off! You're one of the most active students in this course. Keep it up!Your number of hours spent on the course is among the 10% highest on your course.
Grade in top 10%You know your stuff! Your grade is above average in this course. Keep it up!Your overall grade is above most of the students in the course. Your overall grade is in the top 10% overall grades in your course.

 

Take action

High Performance Notifications

If your performance is good or improving, your alert will recommend maintaining your current performance.

Image of an activity stream notification encouraging the student to continue current class performance

When you are doing well in a course, keep that motivation! You can also message your instructor to offer your help and share your interest in becoming a mentor for other students in the course. If you message your instructor, it’s helpful to include the purpose of the message.

Image of the How Am I Doing? report's Current Class Status scatter plot, with the student's grade highlighted and the Offer Study Help field highlighted

The "Offer Study Help" section is not displayed in How Am I Doing? reports for Original courses.

Lower performance notifications

If your performance is lower than expected, your alert will recommend some actions to help increase your grade.

Image of an activity stream notification recommending that a student boost their grade

When you are not doing as well as expected in a course, don’t worry or feel discouraged! Information is power, and you are now aware that you need to pay special attention to a course. To improve your performance, you can:

  • Check your course and complete missing activities
  • Review your course content and study for upcoming assessments
  • Consider forming a study group with classmates
  • Message your instructor asking for study material or request an academic mentor
Image of the How Am I Doing? report's Current Class Status scatter plot, with the student's purple dot near the 0% mark highlighted, as well as the recommendation below to review course content

The "What Can I Do?" section is not displayed in How Am I Doing? reports for Original courses.