New vs. Old Analytics

[Katrina-Hess]

Hello Canvas Community!

We will continue to iterate on improvements to course-level analytics. In the meantime, we've created a guide of the differences. Please let me know in the comments if we've missed anything and I'll be sure to add it to the list!

General Analytics

	New Analytics	Old Analytics
Aggregate Period	Weekly—per student, per section, per course*	Daily—per student and course
Hourly Aggregate	No*	Yes—per student
Category Aggregates	No*	Yes
Account Aggregates	No*	Yes—across multiple courses in a sub-account
Data Display	Table view In development: Submission Date column in Student View data	Graphic Illustration view
Data Comparisons	Course, Section, Student	-
Data Customization	Filter by assignments, quizzes, and graded discussions and enable shape representations	-
Activity View	View specific students who viewed, didn't view, participate, or didn't participate View specific students with missing or late assignments Message students regarding status	View number of students with page views or participations View number of students with missing or late assignments
Assignment Grade Statistics	Mean score for the class, sections, and students In development: median, high, and low scores per assignment grade	Median, high, and low scores per assignment grade
Rollup Resource Data	View number of resources viewed with list of resources	View number of resources viewed
Rollup for Student Assignment Status	Status per assignment In development: number of missing, late, on time per student	Missing, late, on time
Mobile Page View Data	Included	-
Student Messaging in Score Ranges	Yes—via group message sent to students individually	-
Student Messaging for Missing/Late Assignments	Yes—via group message sent to students individually	-
CSV Data Download	Yes (all except Attendance)	-
*improves overall performance; this functionality will continue to be improved

Attendance Report

	New Analytics	Old Analytics
Attendance Report	Yes	-
Data Comparison	Course, Section, Student	-
Data Customization	Course Access, Posts, Assignments, Collaborations, Conferences, Pages, Quizzes	-
Aggregate Period	Weekly or Daily	-
Account Aggregates	Course only	-
CSV Data Download	No	-
Student Messaging	No	-

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Old Analytics Documentation

Existing analytics documentation is still available in the following guides:

Student Guide

How do I view my course analytics as a student?

Instructor Guide

How do I view Course Analytics?

How do I view analytics for a student in a course?