Best practices for using and interpreting discussion statistics


Statistics give you an overview of user activity in your discussion topics and forums.

Only users who appear in the classlist display when viewing statistics by user; however, totals include posts by all users, including instructors.

  • The Forums and Topics tab contains specific statistics you can use to determine which forums and topics stimulate conversation and which do not.
  • The Users tab allows you to track which students post and reply frequently, as well as which students are not actively participating in discussions.
  • As the semester unfolds, you can use statistics to pinpoint topics in need of conversation-starters.
  • When the semester ends, statistics help you identify the topics that were most effective and the ones you might want to omit or modify for the next course.
  • Sort statistics by clicking on any column heading.
  • Post counts do not include unapproved and deleted posts.