Intended Audience: Mentors
About
The Grade Reports Dashboard in Brightspace provides mentors with comprehensive insight into student performance. This includes detailed information such as assignment names, point values, earned scores, and grading status. The dashboard helps mentors monitor progress and support students by making informed decisions based on real-time academic data.
This guide explains how a mentor can locate the dashboard, apply filters by term, course, or student, and interact with the gradebook data effectively.
Instruction
Login to the SLP
- Access the Student Learning Portal (SLP) and select the MySLP tab.
- Tap Go to Courses, then choose "Michigan Virtual (Brightspace)" from the list.
Open the Grade Reports Dashboard
- Tap the Data Reports button.
- Open the left menu, expand "Mentor Dashboards" and then select Grade Reports.
Filtering the Gradebook Reports Dashboard
Mentors can refine the grade data by applying filters for Term, Course, or Student. The filtered results will be shown in two main cards at the bottom of the page: "PR - M - Full Gradebooks - Simplified v2" and "PR - M - Full Gradebooks - Detailed v2."
- Filter by Term: Locate the "PR - M - Semester Filter v2b" card (top left). Check the box next to the desired term. Tap Apply to refresh the dashboard and display data from the selected term.
- Filter by Course: Locate the "PR - M - Course Filter v2b" card (top center). Click the Courses dropdown and select the term. Check the box next to the course name. Click Apply to update the dashboard with the selected course(s).
- Filter by Student: Locate the "PR - M - Enrolled Students Filter v2b" card (top center). Open the Learners dropdown and select the relevant term. Check the box next to the student's name. Click Apply to filter the dashboard to show only data for the selected student(s).
Interacting with Gradebook Cards
After filtering by term, course, or student, mentors can use the gradebook cards to review details and drill into specific data points.
- Simplified Gradebook Card: The PR - M - Full Gradebooks - Simplified v2 card provides an overview of assignments and grades. To see more detailed information for a specific item, click the assignment name under the GradeItemName column. The corresponding details will appear in the PR - M - Full Gradebooks - Detailed v2 card.
- Filtering by Point Values: To view items based on score values, click on any number under the PointsEarned or MaxPoints column. The Detailed Gradebook card will refresh to show results filtered by the selected point value.
Card Options and Actions
Each dashboard card includes a Card Options menu, accessed by hovering over the card and selecting the wrench icon in the top-right corner. Available actions include:
- Details: Opens the card in a separate view with insights such as averages, outliers, and more.
- Schedule as Report: Allows the mentor to set up automated delivery of the report on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
- Edit Scheduled Report: Modifies existing scheduled reports.
- Send Now: Sends the current report view immediately to selected recipients.
- Send / Export: Offers options to email or download the data.
- Add to Favorites: Saves the card to the mentor’s Favorites page for quick access.
- Alert Me: Sets up real-time data alerts to be delivered via email.