Class Performance Stats

A page to illustrate class progress by analyzing Canvas Exam completion statistics and class attendance.

Canvas Exams

“Percent Taken” is a measure of submitted assignments, not score.

I recommend in the syllabus that assignments be completed within 48-hours of being posted.


Spring 2024 – Chemistry II – Dornshuld

n = 379 369

Percent Taken (by day)

  • Vertical dashed black line = Comprehensive Exam I (Ch. 10–12)
  • Vertical dotted black line = Comprehensive Exam II (Ch. 10–17)
  • Green zone = Spring Break
  • Yellow zone = Easter Break

Percent Taken (by Assignment)

Distribution of Days to Complete



Class Attendance

  • Vertical dashed black line = Comprehensive Exam I (Ch. 10–12)
  • Vertical dotted black line = Comprehensive Exam II (Ch. 10–17)
  • Green zone = Spring Break
  • Yellow zone = Easter Break


Spring 2024 – Chemistry II – Johnson

n = 196

Percent Taken (by day)

Percent Taken (by Assignment)

Distribution of Days to Complete



Fall 2023 – Chemistry II – Dornshuld

n = 274 263

Percent Taken (by day)

Percent Taken (by Assignment)

Distribution of Days to Complete


Class Attendance


Spring 2023 – Chemistry II – Dornshuld

n = 240 230

Percent Taken (by day)

Percent Taken (by Assignment)

Distribution of Days to Complete


Class Attendance



Spring 2023 – Chemistry II – Nettles

n = 300

Percent Taken (by day)

Percent Taken (by Assignment)

Distribution of Days to Complete




Spring 2022 – Chemistry II – Dornshuld

n = 275 273 274 272 271 264

  • Number of students: 264
  • Number of assignments per student: 32
  • Number of total assignments 8448
  • Number of assignments completed: 7853
  • Outstanding assignments: 595

Percent Taken (by day)

Percent Taken (by Assignment)

Distribution of Days to Complete


Class Attendance


Spring 2022 – Chemistry II – WNettles

n = 360 359 354 352 351 341

Percent Taken (by day)

Percent Taken (by assignment)

Distribution of Days to Complete


  • Number of students: 341
  • Number of assignments per student: 32
  • Number of total assignments 10912
  • Number of assignments completed: 9975
  • Outstanding assignments: 937


Fall 2021 – Chemistry II – Dornshuld

Data collection began on 8/23. Data missing for 9/5.

n = 311 307 305 303 302 301 299 297 296

Percent Taken (by day)

Percent Taken (by assignment)

Distribution of Days to Complete



Class Attendance

Note: The histogram above does not take into account the two syllabus exams and is missing around the first week or so of data from the semester.