viewing and downloading course evaluation results...viewing and downloading course evaluation...

Viewing and Downloading

Course Evaluation Results

Viewing and Downloading Course Evaluation Results

Viewing and Downloading Course Evaluation Results1

View and Print Survey Results to PDF 41.1

Downloading Raw Data from BB9.1 to Excel 81.2

Sort and Filter Data Using Excel 111.3

Download SPSS via myUT and Install it on your computer 151.4

Produce Descriptive Statistics Using SPSS 221.5

Viewing and Downloading Course Evaluation Results - 3

Viewing and Downloading

Course Evaluation Results


View and Print Survey Results to PDF

This lesson will demonstrate how to view attempts statistics for your course evaluation, and print

the results to a PDF file.

Accessing the Grade Center

Log into your Blackboard course and go to the Control Panel. Click on Grade Center and select

Full Grade Center


Viewing Attempt Statistics, Part 1

Locate the column for the survey, e.g. Course Design Evaluation. If the column is hidden from the

grade center, you will need to unhide the column first. Click the chevron in the column header and

select Attempts Statistics

Viewing Attempts Statistics, Part 2

You will now see the results for each question in your course evaluation. The results show the

percentage of students who selected each response, as well as all responses for the short answer

questions.


Printing Results

Access your web browser's Print command by clicking File>Print or by clicking on the Print button.

(The image above may vary based on your operating system, browser, and system appearance)

Printing Results, Part 2

1. Select the name of your PDF creator installed on your computer (e.g. Adobe PDF) (If you want

to print a paper copy, select your current printer)

2. Under Print Frames, select the option labeled The Selected Frame

3. When you are finished, click OK. You will then be asked to save the document to your


computer. (The image above may vary based on your browser and operating system)


Downloading Raw Data from BB9.1 to Excel

This lesson will demonstrate how to download test and survey results from Blackboard to a

spreadsheet.

Accessing the Grade Center

Log into your Blackboard course, and go to the Control Panel. Click on Grade Center, and then

select Full Grade Center


Downloading Results, Part 1

Locate the column for the test or survey you wish to download results for. Click on the chevron in

the column heading and select Download Results from the menu.


Downloading Results, Part 2

1. Select the delimter type (comma or tab). The recommended setting is Tab.

2. Select how to format the results download. The recommended settings are By User and only

Valid Attempts.

3. Click on Click to Download Results. Your browser will now ask you where to save your

results to. Select a location on your computer.


Sort and Filter Data Using Excel

This lesson will demonstrate how to sort and format data downloaded from Blackboard and

reorganize the data into a more workable format. (The instructions for this step were developed for

Excel 2010. Appearances and procedures may vary for different versions)

Opening the Data

Open the Excel spreadsheet that was downloaded from Blackboard. If you receive a warning

saying that the document is in a different format than specified by the file extension, click Yes and

open the file.

Selecting Data

Click the button in the upper left hand corner of the workbook to select all the data (as indicated by

the red arrow in the image above) or use Control+A (Command+A for Mac) on your keyboard.


Sorting Data, Part 1

In order to make use of the downloaded data, the data must be sorted, and the like data items must

be grouped together (e.g. answers, questions, etc.)

1. Click the Data tab

2. Click on the Sort button.

The Sort dialog box will now appear on screen.

Sorting Data, Part 2

1. In the Sort dialog box, click the Options button. The Sort Options box will appear.

2. Change the selection to Sort Left to Right.

3. Click OK. You will be taken back to the main Sort dialog Box.


4. Under the option labeled Sort by, Select Row 1 from the drop down menu. Leave the other

menus as they are.

5. When you are finished, click OK. The data will now be sorted from left to right.

Cleaning up Data, Part 1

It is now time to clean up the sorted data. The only columns we need to keep are the Answers

columns. The remaining colums can be deleted.

To delete the columns, select all the columns except for the Answers columns. Right click on the

header of one of the selected columns, and choose Delete from the menu.

At this point is is recommended to save the file with a different file name.

Cleaning up Data, Part 2

In order for the results to be analyzed, the responses must be converted to a numeric format. (E.g.

convert "Excellent" to 5, and "Very Poor" to 1)


To replace the data, press Control+F (Command+F for Mac) to bring up the Find and Replace

dialog box.

1. Click on the Replace Tab

2. Enter the text in the spreadsheet you wish to replace

3. Enter the replacement value

4. Click Replace All

The existing data in the spreadsheet will then be replaced. Repeat this step until all data is in a

numeric format. It is also recommended to change the column heading from "Answer" to

something that would be more helpful.

Once the data has been cleaned up, save a final version of the spreadsheet.


Download SPSS via myUT and Install it on your computer

This lesson will demonstrate how to download SPSS from the MyUT portal and install it onto your

computer. The version available from UT is Windows only.

Logging into the UTAD Account Manager, Part 1

Go to myUT login page and click Account Maintenance or this direct link

https://myutaccount.utoledo.edu/?


Logging into the UTAD Account Manager, Part 2

You will now be taken to the screen above.

1. Enter your UTAD or Rocket Number in the space marked UT Identifier.

2. Enter your UTAD password or birthdate in the space marked Identifer Qualification

3. When finished, click Find Account


Downloading SPSS Software, Part 1

You will now see a list of buttons in the main portion of the screen. Click on the button labeled

Download SPSS Software


Dowloading SPSS Software, Part 2

You will be taken to a screen similar to the one above. Click on the link labeled "SPSS Software

Install". Note, the software is a large package, and it may take some time to install


Installing SPSS Software, Part 1

You will be prompted to save or open the file. Select Open and press OK (the appearance may

vary based on your operating system and browser)



You will now see the file in Windows Explorer. Click on the file labeled SPSS17 Faculty and Staff



When asked to allow the program to make changes, select Yes. The Installer will start

automatically and display the installation process. When the process is finished, SPSS will appear

as a folder in your program list.


Produce Descriptive Statistics Using SPSS

This lesson will demonstrate how to take the filtered data from Excel and generate statistics using

SPSS.

Launching SPSS and Opening Data

Launch SPSS from your program list. When SPSS opens, click on (1) File (2) Open (3) Data.


Selecting Data to Open, Part 1

1. Use the drop down menu to the set the "Files of Type" to Excel

2. Select the location on your computer that contains the Excel data e.g. Desktop or Documents.

3. Locate the file you wish to use and select that File.

4. Click Open to open the selected file.


Selecting Data to Open, Part 2

You will be prompted with the following dialog box. Leave the dialog box information as is, and

press the OK button. The SPSS Spreadsheet will now populate with the data from Excel

Analyzing Data, Part 1

1. Select Analyze from the menu bar.

2. Select Descriptive Statistics

3. Select Descriptives


Analyzing Data, Part 2

1. Select all the data items in the left colum (Use shift+click or control+click to select all items)

2. Press the arrow button to move the items into the right column

3. When finished, click OK

SPSS will generate a report with the mean and standard deviation.


Exporting Data

To export the data, click on (1) File and select (2) Export.


Saving Export Data to PDF

1. Use the dropdown menu to select the format to export the data.

2. Click the Browse button to select the folder you would like to save the file to.

3. Click OK to export the file. When the export process is complete, you can go to the folder and

view the file.