Metric | Description |
Time Spent on Site (Minutes) | Measures the total time spent by a participant in the simulation tile only, excluding the practice zone. This metric reflects a participant's commitment to engaging with the simulation. |
Saved Decisions | The number of decisions saved by a participant, indicating their level of engagement with the simulation. |
Reports Consulted | The number of end-of-year reports read by a participant, demonstrating their interest in reviewing their progress. |
Indicators Consulted | Students who regularly check indicators show an interest in understanding the effects of their decisions on the simulation. |
Podiums Consulted | The more podiums a participant consults, the more they are engaging with the competitive aspect of the simulation. |
We'll compare each participant's value to the values of all other participants in the same group and year of simulation. This will help us understand where each participant falls within the broader group. To convert each participant's time spent on site into a percentage, we'll use a special method to handle participants who spend an unusually long or short amount of time compared to their peers.
Now, we'll add 1.5 times the IQR to Q3 ((Q3 + (1.5 * IQR)). This will give us a "higher limit" value that marks the boundary beyond which participants are considered outliers.
Based on where their value falls relative to these points, we have four options:
The engagement metrics are weighted according to their relative importance in assessing participant engagement. The weights assigned to each metric can be adjusted as needed to reflect changes in the assessment criteria.
For example, you may decide that: