Educational institutions are overwhelmed with data, from attendance and behavioural records to marks and technology usage. We’ve said it before, and we’ll continue saying it: large amounts of data are unhelpful on their own. Transforming data into useful, actionable insights is how they will actually benefit teaching and learning.
School leaders, educators, and tech specialists are uniquely positioned to make the most of their data, and the best way to overcome the overwhelm is by getting started. But where should they start? Technology can help ease the manual lift of sifting through data. It’s also helpful to remember that not every question has to be answered right away—small steps make a difference on the path to becoming more data-informed.
We've compiled a list of 26 questions that your school’s data should help you answer, categorised for easy reference.
Student success
1. Who is the most improved student this year?
2. Which students are failing two or more courses? Which courses have a high fail rate across all students?
3. How do course completion rates vary across different subjects or grade levels?
4. Which courses have the most at-risk students?
5. What does a student’s mark look like compared to their class?
6. What are the participation rates for students that are underperforming?
7. Which students have/have yet to log into the learning management system (LMS)?
8. What is the average time spent on each assignment across different courses?
9. How long does it take learners to complete an assignment?
10. How many students still need observers (parents/guardians) paired with them?
11. When was the last time students viewed their courses online or submitted an assignment in the LMS?12. Which students are performing at or below the percentage for athletic eligibility/grad requirements?
Course readiness
13. How many courses are published online?
14. Which instructors do I need to check in with on getting their online courses up and running?
15. How frequently are instructors sending out announcements?
16. Have all courses published assignments, quizzes, and discussions?
17. Which courses still need to be set up correctly (e.g., currently have fewer than two assignments, no syllabi, no rubrics)?
18. What are the most common submission types being used?
19. What grading standards are being assessed, and how often is each used?
Usage and adoption
20. Which LTIs are being used?
21. How many times has an LTI been launched?
22. Who are my top LMS champions?
23. Is overall tech usage trending upward or downward?
24. How does technology usage correlate with student performance?
25. What is the average turnaround time for grading assignments across different teachers?
26. How does attendance correlate with academic performance and engagement?
Intelligent Insights: Scale your data-informed decision making
While these questions are crucial, answering them manually can be time-consuming for your team, and it's easy to make mistakes along the way.
Intelligent Insights can help ease the lift. Our AI-powered analytics tool is designed specifically for educational institutions so that you can transform raw data into actionable insights. In fact, you can pop in the 26 questions above, as is, and get answers your team can use immediately.
Here's how Intelligent Insights can elevate your data analysis:
- Explore data with conversational AI: No need for a data science degree! Our AI-powered query tools in Intelligent Insights allow you to ask natural language questions, like the ones above, with a response and explanation of the methodology.
- Identify learners needing support: Set the standards students need for success and track their progression through real-time monitoring.
- Set the standard for course effectiveness: Create standards for excellent courses across your institution and track how courses are meeting those benchmarks.
With an abundance of digital data being collected, it's the ability to extract meaningful insights and translate those insights into action that sets successful institutions apart.
Intelligent Insights uses the power of AI to transform your school's data into a powerful decision-making tool. By answering these crucial questions and many more, our tool empowers you to make informed choices that positively impact student outcomes and overall institutional performance.
Ready to leverage your school's data to its full potential? Watch our on-demand webinar with our APAC team or request an Intelligent Insights demo.
