Viewing Results & Applying Filters

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Assessment Plans

  • Access: Administrators and contributors can view assessment results within the assessment plans.
  • Results Display: Results are displayed based on the course section terms and the reporting year of the assessment plan.
    • (Example: Alignments added for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 will show results in the 2022-2023 assessment plan for Fall 2023 alignments).
  • Aggregated Chart: Displays the total number of assessments that either met or did not meet the criteria/score.
  • Filter Options: Users can filter aggregated results by course and student.

  • Accessing the Assessment Plan: Select the assessment plan with the appropriate reporting year date range that corresponds to the selected course section term.

    A Watermark Program Plan page showing the reporting year, plan administrator, and due date, along with a section for Program 4 Learning Outcomes that includes an outcome description and multiple measure tiles such as Blackboard Measure 01, WM Measure, and Test CSV Report, as well as an option to add a new measure.

    The results are displayed in the bar chart below.

    A Results page showing an evaluation summary of the measure activity, with options to add filters and download all results as a CSV file, along with an Overall Proficiency bar indicating aggregated results of all students, displaying percentages for Met and Not Met.

Filtering Blackboard Assessment Results

Course Section Filter

Users can filter measure results by selecting a specific course section.

  • The aggregated results will update to show the "Met" and "Not Met" percentages for the selected section.

  • If no results are available, an empty state message will appear to notify the user.

    A Filter Results page showing options for filtering by course section, including a search field, a checkbox to show selected items only, an option to clear all selections, and a selectable item labeled Section BB 01, along with buttons to go back or save selections.

Modality Filter

Users can filter aggregated results by modality (e.g., online, in-person) associated with course sections.

The chart will update to show accurate "Met" and "Not Met" percentages based on the selected modality.

A Filter Results page showing options for filtering by modality, including a search field, a checkbox to show selected items only, an option to clear all selections, and selectable modality options such as Face‑to‑Face, HYBR, and Independent Study, along with buttons to go back or save selections.

Primary Major Filter

Users can filter results by Primary Major of students in the associated course sections. Charts will dynamically update to reflect data for the chosen major.

A Filter Results page showing options for filtering by primary major, including a search field, a checkbox to show selected items only, an option to clear all selections, and selectable majors such as Accounting and Auditing, American History, Applied Behavior Analysis, Physics, and Chemistry, along with buttons to go back or save selections.

Race/Ethnicity Filter

A Filter Results page showing options for filtering by race or ethnicity, including a search field, a checkbox to show selected items only, an option to clear all selections, and selectable categories such as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, and White, along with buttons to go back or save selections.

Gender Filter

A Filter Results page showing options for filtering by gender, including a search field, a checkbox to show selected items only, an option to clear all selections, and selectable gender categories such as Non Binary, Transgender, Female, M, Male, female, and male, with the Non Binary option selected, along with buttons to go back or save selections.

Generation Filter

A Filter Results page showing options for filtering by generation, including a search field, a checkbox to show selected items only, an option to clear all selections, and selectable generation categories such as First Gen and Second Gen, with the First Gen option selected, along with buttons to go back or save selections.

Pell Eligibility Filter

A Filter Results page showing options for filtering by Pell eligibility, including a search field, a checkbox to show selected items only, an option to clear all selections, and selectable choices labeled Yes and No, along with buttons to go back or save selections.

Attending Status

Filter by Full-Time or Part-Time

A Filter Results page showing options for filtering by attending status, including a checkbox to show selected items only, an option to clear all selections, and selectable choices labeled Full‑time and Part‑time, with the Part‑time option selected, along with buttons to go back or save selections.

Combination of Filters

Users can apply multiple filters simultaneously, and aggregated results will dynamically update based on the selected combination. After filters are applied, the "Apply Filters" changes to "Edit Filters" for easy adjustments.

A Filter Results page showing course filters for modality and course section, and student filters for primary major, race or ethnicity, gender, generation, and Pell eligibility, each indicating the number of selected options. The page includes buttons to cancel or apply filters highlighted.

Cascading Filters

Filters now follow a defined sequence: Modality → Course Section → Student Filters.

Aggregated Results Chart

Reflection: Accurate results based on applied filters

Filter Visibility: Users can view the applied filters when viewing the aggregated results chart

Retention: Applied filters will be retained for the measure for an institution

A Results page showing applied filters for modality, course section, and primary majors, along with an option to edit filters. The page shows an Overall Proficiency bar indicating aggregated results of all students, with the Met category displayed at 100 percent, and includes an option to download all results as a CSV file.

Download All Results CSV

Users can download a CSV of all results by clicking the "Download All Results CSV" button located on the right side of the results section.

The downloaded file will include the following details:

  • Plan Title
  • Outcome title
  • Measure Title
  • Activity Name
  • Activity Type
  • Course
  • Course Section
  • Term
  • Rubric Title
  • Grading Method
  • Grading Schema
  • Met %
  • Not Met %
  • Met Count

  • Not met Count

    A spreadsheet showing a table of measure activity results with column headers including Plan Title, Outcome Title, Measure Title, Activity Name, Activity Type, Course, Course Section, Term, Rubric Title, Grade Method, Grading Schema, Met Percentage, Not Met Percentage, Met Count, and Not Met Count, and a row of data containing values such as Watermark Program, outcome 1, 147852, 10 assignment percentage rubric, Assignment, Course BB 01, Section BB 01, term 2024, New Rubric 7, Percent, Percentage, 68 percent, 32 percent, 13, and 6.

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