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Quiz Results and Analytics

Quiz Results and Analytics

View student performance, analyze quiz statistics, and generate reports for continuous improvement.

Time required: 5-15 minutes

Prerequisites

  • Faculty or Quiz Manager role
  • Quiz has been completed by students
  • Quiz is in Active or Closed state

View Quiz Results

Step 1: Access Results

Option A - From Quiz:

  1. Go to OpenEduCatQuizQuizzes
  2. Open the quiz
  3. Click Results smart button

Option B - Direct Access:

  1. Go to QuizQuiz Results
  2. Filter by quiz name

Step 2: Review Result Summary

Quiz overview shows:

MetricDescription
Total AttemptsNumber of submissions
Average ScoreMean score across attempts
Highest ScoreBest performance
Lowest ScoreLowest performance
Pass RatePercentage who passed
Completion RateStarted vs completed

Step 3: View Individual Results

Click on a student’s result to see:

FieldDescription
StudentStudent name
Attempt #Which attempt
Start TimeWhen started
End TimeWhen submitted
DurationTime taken
ScorePoints earned
PercentageScore as percentage
StatusPass/Fail

Step 4: Review Answers

For each question:

  • Student’s answer
  • Correct answer
  • Points earned
  • Feedback (if configured)

Result States

StatusDescription
In ProgressStudent still taking quiz
SubmittedCompleted, pending review
GradedAll scores calculated
ReviewedManually reviewed (essays)

Grading Essay Questions

For manual grading:

  1. Go to Quiz Results
  2. Filter by “Submitted” status
  3. Open result with essay questions
  4. For each essay:
    • Read student response
    • Assign score (0 to max marks)
    • Add feedback
  5. Click Mark as Graded
  6. Total score updates

Analytics Dashboard

Quiz Performance

View overall quiz metrics:

MetricInsight
Score DistributionHistogram of scores
Time DistributionHow long students took
Question DifficultyWhich questions were hardest
Discrimination IndexQuestion quality measure

Question Analysis

For each question:

MetricDescription
Correct Rate% answering correctly
Average PointsMean points earned
Skip Rate% who didn’t answer
Time SpentAverage time on question

Identifying Problem Questions

Flag questions with:

  • Very high correct rate (>95%) - too easy
  • Very low correct rate (<20%) - too hard
  • Negative discrimination - good students wrong, weak students right
  • High skip rate - confusing or unclear

Exporting Results

Export to Excel

  1. Go to Quiz Results
  2. Select records or use “Select All”
  3. Click ActionExport
  4. Choose fields:
    • Student name
    • Score
    • Percentage
    • Individual question scores
  5. Download Excel/CSV file

Generate PDF Report

  1. Open quiz
  2. Click PrintResults Report
  3. Configure:
    • Include all students or selected
    • Include question details
    • Include analytics
  4. Generate PDF

Grade Integration

Sync to Gradebook (Enterprise)

  1. Open quiz
  2. Click Sync to Gradebook
  3. Configure:
    • Which attempt (best, latest, average)
    • Weightage in gradebook
  4. Scores appear in gradebook

Automatic Sync

Enable in quiz settings:

  1. Edit quiz
  2. Check Auto-sync to Gradebook
  3. Scores sync when graded

Student Portal View

Students can see their results via portal:

What Students See

ItemVisibility
ScoreAfter submission
PercentageAfter submission
Pass/FailAfter submission
Correct AnswersBased on settings
ExplanationIf configured
RankIf enabled

Result Visibility Settings

Control when students see details:

SettingOptions
Show ScoreImmediately / After deadline / Never
Show AnswersImmediately / After deadline / Never
Show ExplanationWith answers / Never
Show RankingYes / No

Retake Management

Allow Retakes

If additional attempts allowed:

  1. Open student’s result
  2. Click Allow Retake
  3. Student can attempt again
  4. Previous attempt archived

Reset Attempt

To completely reset:

  1. Open result
  2. Click ActionDelete
  3. Confirm deletion
  4. Student can start fresh

Reports

Batch Performance Report

Compare across students:

  1. Go to QuizReportsBatch Performance
  2. Select quiz and batch
  3. View:
    • Individual scores
    • Class average
    • Standard deviation
    • Grade distribution

Historical Comparison

Track quiz performance over time:

  1. Go to ReportsQuiz Trends
  2. Select multiple quiz instances
  3. Compare:
    • Average scores
    • Pass rates
    • Difficulty trends

Field Reference

Quiz Result

Technical FieldUI LabelTypeNotes
quiz_idQuizMany2oneParent quiz
student_idStudentMany2oneStudent record
attempt_numberAttemptIntegerWhich try
start_timeStartedDatetimeBegin time
end_timeEndedDatetimeSubmit time
scoreScoreFloatPoints earned
total_marksTotalFloatMax possible
percentagePercentageFloatScore %
stateStatusSelectionResult state
resultResultSelectionpass/fail
line_idsAnswersOne2manyQuestion responses

Quiz Result Line

Technical FieldUI LabelTypeNotes
question_idQuestionMany2oneQuestion answered
answerAnswerTextStudent’s response
is_correctCorrectBooleanAnswered correctly
marks_obtainedMarksFloatPoints earned
feedbackFeedbackTextQuestion feedback

Troubleshooting

Results not appearing

Check that:

  • Student completed and submitted
  • Quiz is not in Draft state
  • You have view permissions
  • Filters aren’t hiding results

Score calculation wrong

Verify:

  • Question marks set correctly
  • Partial credit settings
  • Negative marking configuration
  • Manual grades entered (essays)

Cannot grade essay

Ensure:

  • Result is in “Submitted” state
  • Essay question exists
  • You have grading permissions

Export missing data

Check:

  • Correct fields selected for export
  • Results exist for selection
  • Export completed without errors

Related: Create a Quiz | Manage Question Banks