Enable Statistics Tracking and View
Statistics Reports
Item statistics provide detailed usage information about your content, such as how
many times the item was viewed and when it was accessed. Statistics Tracking can be
enabled at any time, and will begin collecting data from the moment it is enabled. If
users access an item before Statistics Tracking is turned on, their access is not recorded.
If users are unenrolled, their data will be deleted from all course statistics. To retain
their statistics, change their availability to No rather than unenrolling them.
1. Change Edit Mode to ON.
2. Access a content area, learning module, lesson plan, or folder containing the item.
3. Click the action link for the item to access the drop down arrow.
4. Select Statistics Tracking.
5. Select On to enable Statistics Tracking for the item.
6. Click Submit. In the course area, Enabled: Statistics Tracking appears below the item
name.
Viewing Statistics Reports
The report displays three sections of data:

Access by Date

Access by Hour of the Day

Access by Day of the Week.
The Access by Date section displays information for all enrolled users. Access
information for system guests and unenrolled users (previously enrolled users who
were deleted from the course) is displayed under the guest user. Observer access to
content items is not tracked.
1. Change Edit Mode to ON.
2. Access a content area, learning module, lesson plan, or folder containing the item.
3. Click the action link for the item to access the drop down arrow.
4. Select View Statistics Report. This link is not displayed if Statistics Tracking is not
enabled for the content item.
To obtain Course Reports on overall user activity as well as activity in content areas,
forums, and groups, go to the Control Panel, expand Evaluation, and select Course
Reports.
5. On the Course Reports page, click the action link for Content Usage Statistics and
select Run from the drop down arrow.
6. On the Run Reports page, select a format for the generated report from the dropdown list.
7. Type dates in
the Select a Start
Date and Select
an End
Date boxes or
use the popup Date
Selection
Calendar to
select dates.
8. If you do not
select users, the
report will
automatically
include all users.
Alternatively, you
can specify users
in the Select
Users list. Press
and hold CTRL to select more than one user from the list; for Mac systems, use
the COMMAND key.
9. Click Submit to run the report.
10. On the Successful Run: Content Usage Statistics page, click Download Report to
view the results. Depending on the format you selected, you may be prompted by your
browser to open or save the file. Use your browser’s print function to print the report.
Alternatively, click Run a New Report to change the parameters for the report and run
it again.
How to Enable Review Status
When Review Status is enabled for an item, there are benefits for you and your
students. You can check who has reviewed the item, and you can use Review Status as
Adaptive Release criteria. Students can use Review Status to keep track of their
progress, especially if students review content in a non-linear fashion.
A Mark Reviewed button appears on the item when users access the course area. After
reviewing the item, users select this button to mark it Reviewed. You can check the
item's Review Status on the User Progress page.
If the Review Status tool is disabled by you or an administrator, the Mark
Reviewed buttons on the items are no longer shown. If Review Status is enabled again,
the Mark Reviewed buttons reappear and any data associated with Review Status, such
as an individual’s progress, is restored.
1. Change Edit Mode to ON.
2. Access a content area, learning module, lesson plan or folder containing the item.
3. Click the action link for the item to access the drop down arrow.
4. Select Set Review Status.
5. On the Review Status page, select Enable. To turn off Review Status, select Disable.
6. Click Submit. Enabled: Review appears under the content item’s title.
Review Status settings and information are included during a full course copy with users
and during Archive and Restore operations. Review Status settings and information are
not saved during a copy of course materials into a new course or existing course or for
exporting and importing.
How to Check User Progress
You can check whether students can access your content items. If you have made a
content item unavailable, the User Progress page indicates that the item is not visible
to users. The User Progress page also lists Adaptive Release rules that affect the
visibility of an item. If Review Status is enabled for an item, you can check which
students have reviewed it and when they reviewed it.
The Blackboard administrator at your school controls whether the Adaptive Release and
Review Status tools are available. If these tools are not available, you can contact your
administrator to discuss the tools’ status.
1. Change Edit Mode to ON.
2. Access a content area, learning module, lesson plan or folder containing the item.
3. Click the action link for the item to access the drop down arrow.
4. Select User Progress.
5. The User Progress page displays. You can sort a column by clicking its title. For
example, you can sort the reviewed column to see which students have not yet
reviewed the item.
6. When you have finished the review, use the breadcrumbs to navigate to a previous
page.
The User Progress Page
An open eye icon in the Visibility column indicates the item is visible to users. An
eye with a slash icon indicates the item is not visible to users because of an Adaptive
Release rule or the item’s availability settings.
The existing Adaptive Release rule that affects visibility of the item is listed under
the page title. The type of rule is listed in parentheses. Click the rule name to edit it. To
learn about rules, see About Adaptive Release.
A check mark in the Reviewed column indicates the item has been reviewed and the
student has clicked the item’s Mark Reviewed link. An unselected circle indicates the
item has not been reviewed.
The date and time of the review are listed in the Date Reviewed column.
How to Check User Progress from the Performance Dashboard
Review Status is also available in the Performance Dashboard. To learn more, see Using
the Performance Dashboard.
1. On the Control Panel, expand the Evaluation section and select Performance
Dashboard.
2. For any user, click the number in the Review Status column. The Review Status page
displays.
3. Alternatively, click the Adaptive Release icon for any user to open a course map that
shows which course content is available to that user as well as which items have been
reviewed.