Improving Learning Outcomes with InteDashboard’s Real-time Data Features

Shreya Verma

Jul 28, 2023 • 5min read

“I love having real-time access to my students' performance data and knowing exactly what concepts have or haven’t been understood while they complete their IRATs and TRATs! InteDashboard has significantly enhanced the ease and effectiveness with which I prepare for, and teach in, my TBL classes at Deakin,” said Dr. Judy Currey, Professor at Deakin University.

InteDashboard empowers instructors with real-time data on students' and teams' performance, enabling quick interventions and ultimately leading to improved learning outcomes. As Professor Currey attests, with InteDashboard's real-time data insights, she gains immediate visibility into her students' progress, allowing her to make timely adjustments to her teaching approach and provide targeted support when needed.

In this blog post, we will delve into several key features of InteDashboard that support real-time data during the Individual Readiness Assurance Tests (IRAT), Team Readiness Assurance Tests (TRAT), and Application questions.

Confidence-based Testing

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Student view of IRAT (Confidence-based Testing)

Confidence-based testing approach allows students to indicate their confidence level in their answers during the IRAT. This method enables instructors to evaluate not only the correctness of responses, but also the students’ confidence in their knowledge. By considering confidence levels, instructors can gain deeper insights into student understanding, assess question difficulty, and refine test quality.

Students’ answers are visible on the teacher dashboard in real-time:

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Teacher view of students’ IRAT (Confidence-based Testing) performance

Item Analysis

Item analysis is a statistical technique used to evaluate the effectiveness of individual test items or questions in an assessment. It provides valuable information about the quality, difficulty, and discriminatory power of each question, helping educators fine-tune their tests and improve the overall assessment process.

Fail Rate

Fail rate refers to the proportion of students answering a question incorrectly. High rates suggest difficulty or ambiguity, leading to poor performance, while low rates may indicate that questions are too easy. Analyzing fail rates helps identify problematic questions for revision or removal in future assessments.
Point-Biserial Correlation Coefficient

The Point-Biserial Correlation Coefficient (PBCC) is a statistical measure used in item analysis to assess the relationship between individual test items and the overall test scores. It quantifies how well a particular question discriminates between high-performing and low-performing students.

By analyzing the PBCC for each question, educators can identify items that may be problematic and revise the question or provide additional context to enhance its clarity and effectiveness.

Immediate Feedback

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Teacher dashboard of team analysis during Team Readiness Assurance Test

InteDashboard enables instructors to monitor teams' answers and track their progress during the TRAT. Additionally, instructors can view the order in which the teams selected their answer choices. In the red boxed-in part of the image above, it is evident that the first 4 teams provided incorrect answers, with choices A and C being the most popular incorrect choices. Conversely, only 1 team answered correctly. This data allows instructors to clarify and focus on that specific question, addressing any misunderstandings or misconceptions the teams may have. They can use this information to facilitate a targeted discussion, guiding the teams to a better understanding of the topic.

Clarification Request

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Teacher dashboard of Clarifications requests from students

InteDashboard has a Clarifications feature that allows students to seek clarification on any doubts they may have during the TRAT. In real-time, teachers can receive these clarifications and effectively identify the areas that require attention during the debrief session, enabling them to immediately address these queries and ensure better understanding among students.

Mean, Median, High Low

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This feature offers real-time visual representation of students' performance on assessments. It displays mean, median, high, and low scores, enabling educators to quickly grasp overall class performance and identify trends in achievement.

Real-time Status and Extend/Deduct Timer

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The real-time Status on InteDashboard informs instructors about the percentage of students who have submitted their answers, completed all questions, or are at risk of timing out. This data enables instructors to consider adjustments to the allocated time during the activity, allowing them to extend or deduct time as needed to ensure sufficient response time for all students.

As shown by the mentioned features, InteDashboard is a powerful tool that grants instructors real-time access to students' and teams' performance data. If you're eager to delve deeper into InteDashboard's capabilities, feel free to explore our platform or schedule a one-on-one consultation with us.

Testimonials

Dr. Julie M Estis Associate Professor University of South Alabama

"Outstanding tool for face-to-face, web-blended and fully online TBL courses! We've been using InteDashboard across several TBL classes at the University of South Alabama and are consistently impressed with the tool as well as the exceptional support from the team. We look forward to increasing utilization of InteDashboard through our campus-wide project."

Dr. Sandy Cook Emeritus Professor, TBL Consultant, TBLC-APC Committee Chairperson Formerly from Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School

"The administrative challenges behind TBL are often viewed as a major barrier to effective implementation. InteDashboard is the only technological solution that puts it all together, allowing the faculty to focus on creating the learning environment - not fumbling with papers, grading and pulling data from different sources."

Dr. John Chapman Assistant Professor Southern Virginia University

"I'm convinced, and I've done a fair amount of looking over the past few years to identify an online quizzing/survey tool that allows for individual question submission and real-time feedback (especially for the TRAT). InteDashboard really is the premier solution in this category. Bar none. Hands down."

Dr. Jennifer Styron Assistant Professor Eastern Virginia Medical School

"Ability to get real-time data on RAT test items during teaching and save this information (i.e. scores on assessments) has made the tool an essential element to my everyday online teaching."

Dr. Judy Currey Professor Deakin University

"I love having real time access to my students performance data and knowing exactly what concepts have or haven’t been understood while they complete their IRATs and TRATs! InteDashboard has significantly enhanced the ease and effectiveness with which I prepare for, and teach in, my TBL classes at Deakin."

Dr. Tom DeWitt Professor Michigan State University

"Overall, I’ve been really pleased with how InteDashboard has elevated the ability to engage students in Team-based learning."

Victor Holmes Assistant Professor University of North Texas Health Science Center

"The InteDashboard platform is unique in what it offers for educators and learners. The ability to interact, work with the quizzes easily, and general functionality of the program are key features not to miss. I have been able to create a more experiential learning environment allowing learners to immediately dive into experiences that simulate real clinical challenges."

Dr. Sarada Harichand Bulchand Lead Associate Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School

"InteDashboard is a fantastic and very useful platform to conduct classes in a team-based learning setting, probably because it has all the features that team-based learning requires. The features on InteDashboard are so nuanced that they help in enhancing the learning of students, which is the core objective that the educators try to achieve from TBL methodology."

Matthew Robson Senior Learning Designer Macquarie University

"The feature which we find most valuable is the automated grading and item analysis dashboards. They effectively provide staff and students within information that help inform what the clarification session should address. Also, the InteDashboard team provides great support. The team has been responsive to our feedback when we have asked for a possible enhancement to their tool in the past!"

Dr. Chitra Pai Professor Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine

"The support staff was prompt when we were in the initial phase of integrating it into Canvas. It provided the benefits of graded IRAT and TRAT and was really a seamless way to provide active learning in an online environment."

Tanya Bomsta Curriculum Project Manager The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy

"Tech support is great, the software is easy to use and learn, online TBL is awesome (and helpful in this time of the pandemic), and the ability for easy peer review is stellar."

Dr. Grady Campbell Professor Nova Southeastern University

"Student evaluations were higher the semester we used InteDashboard than the previous semesters we held TBL in in-person setting."

Russell Marcus Department Chair & Associate Professor Hamilton College

"The great advantage of InteDashboard is that it is a single platform for RATs, peer evaluation, and 4S activities."

Hillel W. Cohen, Dr.P.H. Professor Associate Director of Curriculum, Clinical Research Training Program Albert Einstein College of Medicine

"InteDashboard allowed a seamless transition from paper-pencil response forms to electronic response."

Michael E. Woods, Ph.D. Associate Professor Pathology & Director of Research Laboratories Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

"InteDashboard gives me the ability to run online TBLs with ease. The interface is intuitive for faculty and students and matches what we would have done in the classroom."

Paul Mcdermott Senior Lecturer University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy

"I have recommended the product to many people already. It is a very versatile product with features that can be applied across a wide range of pedagogies. I have presented this tool to my school not just as a TBL tool but also a way to collect and analyse MCQ data and as a way to facilitate group learning and peer evaluation."

Steve Schneid Managing Director University of California

"I just want to say I love InteDashboard, and it is an integral part of my teaching!"

Dr. Simon Twedell Professor of Pharmacy Education University of Bradford

"It’s more sustainable now – there's less printing, less admin work, and saves a lot of time."

Dr. Gemma Quinn Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacy University of Bradford

“InteDashboard has made a huge difference. We could have gone back to the way things were before we started using the software, but it would have been an absolute nightmare. The platform is great – it’s all in one place!”

Dr. Steve Cayzer Director of Studies in Mechanical Engineering University of Bath

"I think the real-time dashboard is just really, really, good. It just works. Recently, I used the histograms and answers feature that you can present to students during the RAT debrief – I found that a very useful way of presenting the results!”

Dr. Zachary Noel Assistant Professor University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

“Because InteDashboard is entirely built for TBL, you don't have to fiddle with a lot of settings and multiple softwares, so that certainly saves time. And now that we're in our third year of using InteDashboard, we're able to copy the activities from the prior years and use those, so that has certainly saved time as well!"

Dr. Suzan Kamel-ElSayed Associate Professor in the Department of Foundational Medical Studies Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

"It was very, very easy for us. When comparing what we did before using InteDashboard, with what we have now with InteDashboard - it has been really easy for us. Everything is available on one platform!"