Assignment scores alone do not always provide a clear picture of student effort. Our effort scores track student behaviours during assignments to give them an overall effort rating, helping you identify students and classes who are genuinely engaging and putting effort into their work, versus those who may be clicking through without much thought.
How do effort scores work? 🙂
While students work on assignments, actions taken by the student will be categorised as high or low-effort indicators.
Examples of high/low effort indicators:
🟢 Watching a help video would be considered a high effort indicator. The student is showing engagement with supporting materials.
🔴 Submitting very rapid incorrect answers would be a low effort indicator. This would suggest the student is guessing their answers.
Once an assignment is complete, students will be given an overall effort score (high or low) which will be determined based on the ratio of these indicators.
As well as individual student scores, you'll also get an overall effort score for the class across each assignment.
Where can I find my effort scores? 📈
Effort scores can be found on your Reports page, within the Effort section:
Within the table you'll find all of the assignments that have been set for the class, along with each individual student and your class average.
The table will use the HIGH, MEDIUM and LOW labels to show the scoring for each assignment.
If the table is blank, it means the assignment has not been completed.
Effort score overview
To get an overview of your students' effort scores visit the Overview section:
Here you will see a table of all the students in your class, showing their average completion %, effort score % and total no. of skills mastered.
To filter the table to students with the lowest effort scores, click on the "Chase these students" action card:
Effective ways to use effort scores 🤩
Encourage growth: Use effort scores as a starting point for meaningful conversations with students, helping them set goals to improve their engagement over time.
Support reporting and communications: Effort scores can enhance reporting and provide valuable insights for discussions with parents.
Reward efforts: Recognise students who consistently demonstrate high effort through merit points, certificates, or letters home.
Promote collaboration and competition: Compare effort scores across classes within departmental discussions about strategies to boost engagement. This can also inspire inter-class competitions.