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# Monitor

## Summary

The **Monitoring** view allows you to track student participation and **review all submitted data records in real time**. This interface gives you full visibility over how students are engaging with the activity and the quality of the data being collected.

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### Summary

The Summary section provides an overview of student participation and access to their submissions.

#### **Action buttons**

* **View all records**

  Displays a complete list of all **entries submitted by all students**
* **Export**

  Allows you to download the dataset for external analysis or record-keeping in Excel format.

#### Key Features

* **Search bar**

  Quickly find a specific student by name
* **Name column**

  Displays all students who have interacted with the activity
* **Record count**

  Shows how many entries each student has submitted

  Useful to identify participation levels at a glance
* **View Records**

  Allows you to open and review all entries **submitted by a specific student**
* **View Summary**

  Provides a consolidated view of that student’s data, making it easier to interpret their contributions

### Analytics

The Analytics section gives you a quick snapshot of overall activity engagement:

* **Number of learners**

  Total number of students participating in the activity
* **Records**

  Total number of entries submitted across all students
* **Average number of records**

  The average number of submissions per student

This helps you quickly assess participation levels and data volume.

### Advanced Settings&#x20;

Within the monitoring interface, you can also view key configuration options and also Edit the activity.&#x20;

* **Edit activity**

  Allows you to review or adjust settings (if permitted -when student have not yet added any records)

{% hint style="info" %}

#### Important Notice regarding Editing

* If students have already started the activity, you may see a warning indicating that **content modifications are restricted**
* This **ensures data consistency and fairness**, preventing structural changes after submissions have been made
  {% endhint %}

By using the monitoring tools effectively, you can maintain oversight of the learning process while supporting students in producing high-quality, meaningful data.


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