What is Item Analysis and how do I use it?

Updated by Gayle McKee

The Item Analysis tab allows you to further analyze your assessment results by being able to see what percentage of students answered questions correctly and which answer choices were chosen for single-answer multiple choice questions down to individual student responses.

The Item Analysis tab can be found in the Results Report.

  • The Results Report can be found in different locations:
    • Report Menu option from the left navigation pane
    • Assignment Bank for assignments you created by selecting the results hyperlink
    • Assessment Bank 'My Assessments' tab for the assessments you authored or 'Full Assessment Bank' tab for all assessments shared with you by selecting the results hyperlink
  1. From your dashboard, click into Reports
  2. Scroll down to the Activity Results Reports section and choose the Results Report
  3. Use the filters to navigate to the desired assessment if View by Assessment is selected and click Run Report.
  4. Using the Class Filter, choose the class(es) for which you wish to view results.
  5. Click on the Item Analysis tab
  6. Item Analysis provides detailed breakdowns of student responses to single-answer multiple-choice questions, offering three critical data points:
    1. Distractor Data: See how students responded to each answer choice, including incorrect options, to uncover patterns in understanding and misconceptions.
    2. Overall Percent Correct: Quickly gauge how well the class performed on each question.
    3. Class Review Ready: Review overall performance across all questions to identify trends and areas needing reinforcement.
  7. Click on Hide Student Responses to project the results for your class without violating confidentiality.
    We have added new identifiers within the Item Analysis:
    P = Partially Correct
    - = Question was not answered
  8. Click on the Question number to view the question and the student responses.
  9. The Question View allows you to see which students chose which answers. You are also able to Favorite questions and Send Feedback from this view.

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