This page tells the basics of each report available to teachers on Zinc:
Where to find the report
What the report includes
Where to learn more about the report
Class Usage + Performance Report (NEW!)
Where to find it:
The Reports page
What the report includes:
Adjustable time range
How many Close Readings each student has completed, their average score, and the average difficulty level
How many article-related vocabulary words each student has learned
How many words each student has learned once, twice, or three times
How many article quizzes each student has completed, their average score, and the average difficulty level
Each student's current reading level, how many Level Placements they've completed, and their highest level achieved
Class Assignments Performance Report
Where to find it:
The Reports page
The Assignments page
The Results section of the homepage
What the NEW Articles Report includes:
A list of all assigned articles and how many students have completed their assignment
The date that each student completed their article-related vocabulary games, if they were assigned
The date that each student completed their article quiz, their score, and a link to each student's quiz (where you can review their predictions)
If a student has completed their writing prompt assignment yet, and, if they have, a link for you to grade it. Once graded, you will see each student's writing prompt score
What the Vocabulary Report includes:
A list of all assigned vocabulary sets
The date that each student completed the assigned vocabulary game
If the spaced repetition option was selected, you can track how many exposures of the six each student has completed
Class Reading Skills Report
Where to find it:
The Reports page
The Assignments page
The Results section of the homepage
What the report includes:
Adjustable time range
A list of either Zinc Skills or Common Core Standards (or TEKS, LAFS, or SCCCR, depending on your location) and how each of your students performs when asked questions related to that skill or standard on an article quiz
Class Level Placement Report
Where to find it:
The Reports page
The Assignments page
The Results section of the homepage
The Manage Classes page
What the report includes:
Each student's current Zinc level
The option to update a student's most recent Level Placement result to a level you think is a better fit
If the student rushed through their last Level Placement, who assigned their last Level Placement, when their last Level Placement was assigned, and when their next Level Placement will be available
A link to each student's Level Placement History Report
NEW Student Performance Report
Where to find it:
The Reports page
Students can access this report from their own account
What the report includes:
The student's current Zinc Level
An overview of how many article quizzes completed, vocab words learned, and Close Readings finished
An article section detailing article quiz data as well as reading skill and standard proficiency (Tip: select a particular date range to track growth from the beginning to the end of a grading period)
A vocabulary section showing student progress through both stand-alone and article related vocabulary
A Close Reading section showing activity and performance
A Level Placement section with all the student's previous Level Placement results
Student Level Placement History Report
Where to find it:
The Reports page
The Student Performance Report (available to each student on their account)
What the report includes:
The student's current Zinc level
The option to update a student's most recent Level Placement result to a level you think is a better fit
If the student rushed through their last Level Placement, who assigned their last Level Placement, when their last Level Placement was assigned, and when their next Level Placement will be available
The source of each Level Placement (whether it was assigned on its own or as part of another assignment such as Ignition)
Close Reading Experience Report
Where to find it:
The Assignments page
The Results section of the homepage
What the Class Close Reading Experience Report includes:
How many students have completed their assignment, the class average score, average time to complete the assignment, and the Zinc expected time to complete the assignment
If each student has completed their Close Reading assignment, their score, total time spent, date completed, and a link to each Individual Student Close Reading Experience Report
What the Individual Student Close Reading Experience Report includes:
The student's overall score, as well as a breakdown of their main idea score, other questions score, and effort score. These scores are explained by clicking the little "i" for more information.
The student's total time to complete the assignment and if they rushed any of their answers
How the student responded to the final main idea multiple choice question
The student's free text response about the main idea at the beginning of the Close Reading Experience, and again at the end
The "further thought" question and the student's free text response
Reading Sprint Report
If you like Sprints, we think you'll love Lift Off, our new four-week, choice-based reading journey that combines the best of Reading Sprints with the motivational elements students love. Reading Sprints will be phased out in summer 2024.
Where to find Reading Sprints:
The Reading Sprints page
What the Class Reading Sprint Report includes:
Each student's progress in completing each of the assignments for each week of the reading sprint
Their score on each of the reading sprint activities
What the Individual Reading Sprint Report includes:
The student's progress in completing each of the assignments for each week of the reading sprint
The student's scores on every Close Reading Experience and article quiz, as well as the article-related vocabulary games completed throughout the entire sprint