BLACKBOARD GRADE BOOK AND FOCUS—
POWERED BY STARFISHPanel includes
Julio Moreno—Institutional Effectiveness
Heather Crites—Distance Education and Instructional Services
Alan Yang—Mathematics
Lisa Gordon—English
Lauren Jones—Developmental Education
Mark Jackson—Computer Science
Megan Speakman—Student Academic Support Services
OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION
• Mandatory Usage
• Data (Julio)
• Technical Components (Heather)
• Usage (Faculty)
• FOCUS and Student Interventions (Megan)
• Questions and Answers
MANDATORY USAGE
• Student Success Council
• Began Autumn 2014
• Focused on heavily autumn 2015
REPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS
• External Stakeholders (Accreditation, Grants, Newspapers, etc.)
• Internal Stakeholders (Administration, Committees, etc.)
DATA AND REPORTS
• Colleague (ODS, Zogotech, etc.)
• Early Alert System (Starfish)
• Tutortrac
• Attendance sheets
REPORTSTerm Number
of Sections Number
of Grades Number of Students in
Courses using Early Alert
(unduplicated)
Number of Students Contacted
by SASS
Retention Rates Students in courses using Early Alert
Autumn 2012 123 2,855 2,324 60
Spring 2013 323 7,264 5,950 60 Au12 to SP 13 = 70.65%
Summer 2013 615 11,354 8,398 158
Autumn 2013 1,023 20,882 13,788 595 AU12 to AU13 = 47.16%
Spring 2014 2,883 56,084 22,245 1,068 AU13 to SP14 = 67.52%
Summer 2014 1,672 29,503 15,673 906
Autumn 2014 2,903 58,109 22,419 1,778 AU13 to AU14 = 44.71%
Spring 2015 2,841 53,324 21,634 1,310 AU14 to SP 15 = 68.10%
Summer 2015 1,461 23,957 13,628 705
STUDENT SUCCESS RATES
POSSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
• Current Reports (during semester)
• System integration
• Gradebook
ACTIVITY REPORT (STARFISH)
VISITS EXPORT (TUTORTRAC)
GRADE REPORT (STARFISH)
TECHNICAL COMPONENTS WITH BLACKBOARD GRADE BOOK
QUICK VIEW TO SEE CURRENT GRADE:
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE MORE GRADES
EASY TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF SEMESTER GRADES
Weighted Total
Rough
Draft 1
[Total Pts: 20]
MWA #1
[Total Pts: 100]
Rough
Draft 2
[Total Pts:
20]
MWA #2
[Total Pts: 100]
Rough
Draft 3
[Total Pts: 20]
MWA #3
[Total Pts: 100]
Rough
Draft 4
[Total Pts: 20]
MWA #4
[Total Pts: 100]
Final Exa
m [Total Pts: 100]
CCW Test
[Total Pts: 100]
Preps
Test [Total Pts: 100]
Subjects Test
[Total Pts: 100]
Verbs
Test [Total Pts: 100]
Verb F&T Test
[Total Pts: 100]
Frags
Test [Total Pts: 100]
SV Agr Test
[Total Pts: 100]
CX Test
[Total Pts: 100]
CP Test
[Total Pts: 100]
RO/CS
Test [Total Pts: 100]
Pronouns Test
[Total Pts: 100]
Modifiers Test
[Total Pts: 100]
Syntax
Test [Total Pts: 100]
Journal 1 [Total Pts: 20]
Journal 2 [Total Pts: 20]
Journal 3 [Total Pts: 20]
Journal 4 [Total Pts: 20]
Journal 5 [Total Pts: 20]
Journal 6 [Total Pts: 20]
Journal 7 [Total Pts: 20]
Journal 8 [Total Pts: 20]
Journal 9 [Total Pts:
20]
Journal 10
[Total Pts: 20]
Diagnosti
c [Total Pts: 20]
In-Clas
s Journal
about
Writing
[Total Pts: 10]
Quick
Outline
Sample
MWA #1
[Total Pts: 10]
Self-Eval
uation 1
[Total Pts: 10]
74.24% 20 85 20 72 20 74 0 81 73 88 74 52 0 35 0 55 95 90 63 95 73 70 20 0 17 15 20 15 0 17 13 16 20 10 10 10
29.24% 20 86 20 76 20 1 0 0 0 92 90 92 96 65 88 90 100 97 0 0 0 0 17 18 17 16 14 18 14 0 0 0 20 10 10 10
84.48% 20 83 20 86 0 91 20 94 77 100 98 80 100 85 92 78 100 99 83 95 90 80 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 10 10
94.89% 20 97 20 86 20 96 20 98 95 100 98 96 96 95 92 95 100 99 90 100 90 80 20 15 20 19 17 18 20 19 20 20 20 10 10 10
79.88% 20 84 20 86 20 87 0 70 78 100 86 100 84 70 88 85 99 97 77 85 70 70 16 18 16 16 16 0 0 13 0 0 20 10 10 10
37.75% 20 0 0 82 20 56 20 68 0 0 86 64 0 95 72 85 100 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 7 0
90.37% 20 97 20 94 20 89 0 94 86 96 98 92 88 95 84 80 99 89 80 90 70 85 18 16 17 18 20 16 19 19 20 20 20 10 10 10
84.37% 20 90 20 84 20 85 20 86 81 92 94 84 84 80 52 90 94 79 90 85 65 80 17 18 17 20 19 19 0 16 17 19 20 10 10 10
22.56% 20 88 20 82 0 0 0 0 0 96 0 76 64 75 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
75.67% 20 92 20 80 0 81 20 81 64 100 0 0 80 90 76 75 95 93 80 90 65 95 20 15 15 0 17 14 16 15 1 0 20 10 10 0
59.87% 20 74 0 76 20 84 0 0 75 92 0 84 92 65 92 85 90 98 65 90 85 0 15 14 16 16 0 0 0 18 0 0 20 10 10 0
83.20% 20 94 10 82 20 91 0 86 78 76 88 92 84 85 80 55 99 99 65 80 65 75 16 16 18 18 0 19 10 0 0 0 20 10 10 10
91.05% 20 92 10 96 20 100 20 91 87 92 96 92 84 75 76 80 99 100 80 75 80 85 18 19 18 20 20 20 0 19 20 19 20 10 5 10
QUICK REVIEW FOR SURVEYS
EVEN MORE OPTIONS…
EXTRACURRICULAR BENEFIT: BOOT CAMPS
• Names and Cougar-IDs sent to Megan Speakman
• ALEKS PPL Boot Camp team designee can quickly access final semester math grades for that cohort
THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT REQUIRES ALL FULL AND PART-TIME FACULTY TO USE THE
GRADE CENTER ON BLACKBOARD TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS
FOCUS—POWERED BY STARFISH
• Student View inside FOCUS—grades + agenda
• System-raised flags
• Total column versus weighted (performance)
• Column Name versus Grade Center Name (missing assignments)
• Zeros on assignments
• Course activity (active participation)
• Demo-student role
• Interventions
• Repeating three or more courses
• Three or more notices
• Six or more notices
• As appointments are seen
QUESTIONS?
• Further Blackboard Grade Book Training contact
Digital Education and Instructional Support
• Further FOCUS—powered by Starfish Training
http://web.cscc.edu/is/employeetraining/courses-category.asp?C=71
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