Identifying learners who are at risk can be a tricky task, but educators whose students use Osmosis can take a look at the analytics for their students’ use of the tool to help determine if they’re struggling. Learn how to identify and keep your students on-task in our newest blog article.
One of the most important things you can do as an educator is to identify students who are struggling. Identifying at-risk students early in the term means you can create a plan of action to lead them toward success. Here are some ways you can use Osmosis to help.
Create Playlists
Osmosis provides opportunities for continuous low-stakes assessments so adjustments can be made early on to prevent learning gaps. The best way to do this is through the creation of video playlists for pre- and post-work to check concepts. Any video can be added to a playlist!
Curate your playlists to fit topics reviewed in class or assign students the task of creating their own playlist to encourage student-directed learning. All playlists created by the educators, or shared with them by a student, can be used to monitor student progress.
A few of the reasons faculty create playlists for students:
- Assigned or suggested content to watch before a class session, simulation, or clinical experience
- Exam preparation
- Review material covered in prior courses or terms
Playlists Tips
- Add playlists to your learning management system using an embeddable link.
- Communicate a playlist due date to your students.
- Remind your students to watch the videos and take the associated quizzes.
- Keep required playlists short to ensure students have time to understand the information and not feel overburdened or fall behind.
- Create supplemental playlists for students who need support for underlying concepts or want to expand their learning further.
- Customize playlists for a student or group of students who are struggling in a particular area.
Dive into the Analytics
Once your students start watching the videos from the playlists and taking the quizzes, Osmosis analytics can be used to paint a picture of how your students are performing.
Videos and Notes
To check if your students are watching the videos, first select an assigned playlist under the student reports tab.
Then scroll down to see which students have watched the videos in that playlist.
A student who inconsistently watches assigned videos will likely struggle to participate in class fully.
Questions
If your playlist has associated questions, you will be able to view the question analytics, as well. As you are viewing the student data, take note of the Accuracy levels on their first attempt and last attempts as well as their Confidence levels on their first and last attempts.
Look for patterns in the data. Are there students whose quiz accuracy tends to stay the same or decrease between first and last attempts? Are there students with a mismatch in their accuracy and confidence rating, such as showing high accuracy but low confidence or low accuracy but high confidence? These are some possible signs of an at-risk student.
Analytics tips
- Export analytics into a CSV file for easy tracking and storage.
- Click on any student questions to view which questions they got correct or incorrect.
More information about our faculty analytics admin panel can be found here.
Create a Success Plan
Powered by your Osmosis faculty analytics, you now have a great starting point to meet with your student and create a plan for success.
For students inconsistently watching assigned videos
First, ask your students their reason for not viewing the videos.
For students struggling with time management or lack of consistent internet access, we suggest recommending the Osmosis mobile app, where they can download videos while connected to Wi-Fi and then take their learning on the go.
For students who do not improve their quiz scores with additional attempts
Review the quiz questions along with your student. Do they struggle with foundational knowledge or the application of complex concepts? For students struggling with foundational knowledge, coach them on accessing and using Elsevier resources like Sherpath and Complete Anatomy. For trouble with application of their knowledge, try Shadow Health.
In addition, it is possible they need help learning how to interpret and answer quiz questions.
For students with high question accuracy but low confidence levels
They may benefit from a conversation about why they are not comfortable with the concepts or some information about test anxiety.
For students with low question accuracy but high confidence levels
This student likely believes they are grasping a concept when there is a knowledge gap in that area.
Recommend some science-backed learning strategies to help raise this student’s competency to the level of their confidence.
Would you like to learn more about how Osmosis can assist you in meeting your teaching goals and help your students learn more? Let us know, and we’ll reach out to you to schedule a call.
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