Understanding the "Learner's Progress" dashboard and report

Introduction

The Learner's Progress dashboard and Excel report provides data on the training progress of a specific learner.

In this guide, we will describe how this progress is calculated and explain how to understand the data shown by the dashboard and the Excel report.

 

 

 

What does the Learner's Progress dashboard and report show?

The Learner's Progress dashboard and the Excel report present information based on all data available for the learner. 

 

The dashboard view

 

The Excel report

 

In the table below, you can find explanations of how to read and understand the information about the learner’s progress in the dashboard and the Excel report, the data they present and calculations behind each bit of information.

 

 

 

Progress Dashboard and Report	In	Calculation - what is counted or displayed	Explanation - limitations or important things to be aware of
1. Total Training Enrolled	Diagram	Number of the trainings (courses and training plans) that learner is currently enrolled	The imported training and deleted trainings that the learner was enroll in are counted here as well. The number that is shown in the Total Training Enrolled equals to the number of the training with value Yes in the Is Enrolled column.
2. Total Training Completed	Diagram	Number of the trainings that learner has ever completed	The trainings that were retaken and those that were completed but cancelled (unenrolled) will be counted here. The imported external trainings or completed trainings that were deleted will not be counted here.
3. Total CEUs	Diagram	Total number of CEUs that the learner has received for the completed trainings	CEUs counted here include earning credits for all trainings the user has completed (even for deleted, imported, and cancelled trainings). Once the learner retakes the training, the CEUs will not be counted here.
4. Average Score	Diagram	Average score for all trainings	If there is no any training that has score, this value will be 0.
5. Completed	Diagram	Number of trainings that have been completed by learner (deleted, cancelled, imported, but not retaken)	The number that is shown in the Completed pie chart is equal to those on the grid view. For the Instructor-Led Training this status means that learner’s registered attendance matches attendance required for the course completion.
6. In Progress	Diagram	Number of trainings that have been started but not completed yet	The number in the In Progress field is equal to that on the grid view. For the Instructor-Led Training, this status means that learner’s attendance has been registered.
7. Not Started	Diagram	Number of trainings that have not been started yet	The number that is shown in the Not Started chart is equal to that on the grid view.
8. Overdue	Diagram	Number of trainings that have not been completed up to the Due Date	The number that is shown in the Overdue field is equal to that on the grid view. The deleted, cancelled trainings that have the overdue status are also counted here.
9. Name (Course Title)	Dashboard,  Excel report	The title of the course	In the Name column of the dashboard, select the training name to expand details on the learning items progress on the course/training plan (Under number 25 Course Title in the Excel report, you can track only the titles of the trainings).
10. Is Enrolled	Dashboard,  Excel report	Whether the learner is enrolled in the training	No is displayed when learner has been unenrolled from the training or has an enrollment request for the training (number 29 in the Excel report).
11. Status	Dashboard, Excel report	The completion status: Not Started, In Progress, or Completed	In the Status column on the dashboard, you can track the completion status of the training and the learning items in it. To view the progress on each learning item of the course/training plan, select the expand button next to the training title. For the Excel report refer to number 33.
12. CEUs	Dashboard, Excel report	Number of CEUs earned or set manually	If there are no CEUs that are set for the course/training plan, this field will be empty. In the dashboard view, you can track the total number of CEUs earned by learner. By expanding the training plan title, you can track the number of CEUs earned by learner for a course included in this training plan.  For the Excel view, refer to number 32.
13. Progress	Dashboard, Excel report	Learner’s progress	The calculation of progress depends on the course and enrollment type (number 30 in the Excel report, you can track the total progress of the training only). To view detailed progress information for the learning items in the course, select the expand icon near the learner's name.   If you complete the course manually by dragging the Completion toggle to On without also manually completing the learning items in this course, the Progress and Score values stay the same as before the manual completion of the course. For example, on the image below, Kate's course completion of Kate was manually set to Completed, but the completion of the learning items was not edited by the course admin. Before the manual completion was carried out, Kate had already progressed with the learning items of the course. Therefore, the progress and score remain the same as they were before the manual completion of the course, although the course status is now set to Completed. If the completion of the learning items is set manually but the course completion isn't set to Completed, the course progress will be recalculated according to the set progress of the learning items. If the completion of all the learning items that don't have any progress is set manually to Completed, the course will become automatically Completed and the Score will be 100%, although the course Progress is 0%, as in the image below.
14. Score	Dashboard, Excel report	Learner’s average score of the training as well as of learning items.	The calculation of score for the learning items depends on their type. If the completion of the learning item is set manually, the score will be 100%. The total score for the training is equal to the average score of the learning items in the training and have score. In the dashboard view, you can expand the training title to view the detailed score for each learning item in the training. In the Excel report (number 31), you can track only the total score of the training.
15. Completed	Dashboard, Excel report	The date the learner has completed the training. For the Excel report, refer to number 36 (Date Completed).
16. Certificate	Dashboard, Excel report	Whether learner has certificate(s)	The eye icon means the user has acquired certificate(s) that you can view. For the Excel report, refer to number 38.
17. Learner Name	Excel report	The name of the learner.
18-24	Excel report	The learner’s additional information: Email, Department, Job Title, Manager, Office, City, Country.
25. Course Title	Excel report	The title of the course/training plan. For the dashboard view refer to number 9 (Name).
26. Course Type	Excel report	The type of the training.	Specifies the training type: e-learning, the Instructor-Led Training, Training Plan.
27. Category	Excel report	The categories that were specified for the course/training plan.
28. Course ID	Excel report	The ID of the course/training plan if it was set.
29. Is Enrolled	Excel report	Yes or No	Yes/No defines whether the learner is enrolled in this training or no. No is displayed when learner has been unenrolled from the training or has an enrollment request for the training (number 10 in the dashboard view).
30. Progress	Excel report	The progress percentage of the training completion.	In the excel report, you can track the total progress of the training. For the dashboard view, refer to number 13.
31. Score	Excel report	In the Excel report, you can track the total score of the training. For the dashboard view refer to number 14.
32. CEUs	Excel report	Earned CEUs number	In the Excel report, you can track the total CEUs earned for the training. For the dashboard view refer to number 12 .
33. Status	Excel report	Completion statuses: Not Started, Completed, In Progress	In the report, you can track the status of a training (Not Started, Completed, In Progress). For the dashboard view, refer to number 11.
34. Overdue Status	Excel report	On Time or Overdue	With On Time/Overdue it is specified whether the learner is on time with course/training plan completion or no.
35. Due Date	Excel report	The date when the learner must complete the course by.	The due date depends on the selected Due Date option for the training. If number of days after enrollment is set, the due date that is shown in the report will depend on the enrollment date for each learner. If you set Fixed Date, the due date will be the same for all users.
36. Date Completed	Excel report	Course/training plan completion date.	The date the learner has completed the training. Refer to number 15 for the dashboard view.
37. Time Completed	Excel report	Course/training plan completion time.	The completion time is displayed for completed trainings only.
38. Certificate	Excel report	Yes or No	Yes/No specifies whether the learner acquired certificate(s) or no.
39. Certificate Expiry Date	Excel report	The expiration date of the acquired certificate.
40. Certificate Expired	Excel report	Yes or No	Yes/No specifies if the certificate is expired or no.

 

How learning items score is calculated

The calculation of score for the learning items depends on their type:

• Learning Module’s progress is calculated as a percentage of passed steps among all steps included into it. For example, there are 4 items in the Learning Module, learner has passed 2 of them, and their progress will be 50%.
• Quiz’s progress is calculated as a percentage of earned score regarding the passing score. For example, passing score is 80% and maximum number of points is 200, that means that learner have to earn 160 points to complete the Quiz, and if they earn 120 points, their progress will be calculated as 120/160 * 100% is 75%.
• Content Package’s progress is calculated as a progress set in the content package or as a percentage of passed SCO regarding all SCO.
• Assignment’s progress will be calculated as a percentage of earned grade regarding the percentage required for the completion. For example, learner’s grade for the assignment is 79% and percentage required for the completion is 80%, learner’s progress will be set to 99%).
• External App’s progress can be 0% when it has Not Started status or 100% when it has Completed status.

Calculation of progress

Calculation for an e-learning course with learning items

Example: A learner starts a course with 5 learning items set as required for the course completion:

Learning Items:	Progress in Learning Item	Set to Course Completion
Item 1 (contains only documents)	100%	Yes
Item 2 (contains 3 documents and 1 Quiz)	50%	Yes
Item 3 (is a SCORM Package)	0%	Yes
Item 4 (is a Quiz)	0%	Yes
Item 5 (contains a SCORM package, documents, and a Quiz)	20%	Yes

The result will be the following: The progress for the completed items divided by the number of learning items (in this case 5) that are set as required. So, we have: (100%+50%+0%+0%+20%)/5 = 34%.

OR

Example: A learner starts a course with 5 learning items and only 3 of them are set as requited for the course completion:

Learning Items:	Progress in Learning Item	Set to Course Completion
Item 1 (contains only documents)	100%	Yes
Item 2 (contains 3 documents and 1 Quiz)	50%	Yes
Item 3 (is a SCORM Package)	0%	Yes
Item 4 (is a Quiz)	0%	No
Item 5 (contains a SCORM package, documents, and a Quiz)	20%	No

The result will be the following: The progress for the completed items divided by the number of learning items (in this case 3) that are set as required. So, we have: (100%+50%+0%)/3 = 50%.

 

Calculation for the Instructor-Led Training

This is displayed as relative to % selected for the course completion.

If required attendance is not set for the course, progress is displayed as % of registered learner’s attendance for this course session.

If required attendance is not set for the course and Enroll user into all course session enrollment types is selected, progress is calculated as an average % of set attendance from all course sessions.

NOTE: You can specify the attendance percentage to set course completion while creating or editing course.  It can be registered 25% attendance, registered 50% attendance, registered 75% attendance, or registered 100% attendance. Course is completed if learner’s percentage of attendance is equal to or more than it was set in Course Completion and learner has passed all necessary learning items correctly or course administrator has manually set completion in the Gradebook.

Example: if there is a course that has Enroll user into a single course session enrollment type and minimum attendance percentage for the course completion is set:

Required attendance:	Learner’s attendance	Attendance progress
Registered 50% Attendance	50 - 100%	100%
Registered 50% Attendance	25%	50%
Registered 50% Attendance	Absent (Informed) is counted as 1%	2%

 

Calculation for a course without learning items

Enrollment Type	Single session type	All sessions type
Learner’s attendance is not set	No progress	No progress
Learner’s attendance is less than passing attendance (passing attendance is 50%, learner’s attendance is 25%)	Course progress is 50%.100 * learner’s attendance / passing attendance is (100*25)/50).	Learner’s attendance is calculated as an average for all sessions. Course progress is 50%.100 * learner’s attendance / passing attendance is (100*25)/50.
Learner’s attendance is equal to or more than passing attendance (passing attendance is 50%, learner’s attendance is 50%/75%/100%)	Course progress is 100%.	Learner’s attendance is calculated as an average for all sessions. Course progress is 100%.

If tools (e.g. SCORM or Quiz) are provided for the Instructor-Led Training, learning items that are set as required for the course completion are calculated in the course progress as well.

Example: learner’s attendance is not set (passing attendance is 50%) and learner’s attempt for learning item is 100%, then course progress is 50%.