What can I see and do on the Insights page?
What can I see and do on the Insights page?
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The Insights page allows you to look more deeply into the reading ability of each student. Within this page, you will be able to monitor their chosen book and book reading age as well as their speed and accuracy. You are also able to monitor overall class statistics such as the average reading speed and number of words read.
Current book and book reading age
This will show the book a student is currently reading and the book reading age. This will always show the latest ebook a student has read and will change over time.
Sparx level
Sparx Levels are a measure of a student's reading ability, these range from a 1-9 scale. A student's SRT result will inform their Sparx level until they have completed 20 checks on the site. Once they have completed 20 checks, the system will take over and set their Sparx level automatically. If a student's level has been manually overridden by their teacher, a lock symbol will appear next to their level.
You can find more information about Sparx Reading Levels in this article: What is a Sparx Reading Level?
Tracking progress over time:
If you are looking to track students' progress over time, the best way to do this is by re-sitting the SRT and comparing it with their results from the previous test. For more information see here: Setting the SRT.
Gold Reader
Within the Sparx level column, you are also able to see if the student has earned a Gold Reader pass by the gold star listed next to their level.
Speed (Words Per Minute)
This column allows you to see how many words on average a student reads per minute.
Accuracy
Similarly to the Hand-in page, Accuracy allows you to see how well students have answered the comprehension questions presented to them in Sparx Reader on the first attempt. These are rated as Excellent, Good, Ok and Low. You can hover over the score to see the average percentage of questions students get right on the first time. This rating is based on all of a student's reading activity, not just the current week.
If a student doesn't have an Accuracy measure on the Insights page, it is most likely because they have not read enough on the site. This will appear as they do more reading and we get to know more about them.
Total SRP (Sparx Reading Points)
This column allows you to see the amount of SRP earnt by the student overall throughout their time on Sparx Reader.
Total words read
This column shows the number of words read by the student throughout their time using Sparx Reader.
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