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title: "Discussion Analytics"
slug: "discussion-analytics"
updated: 2026-02-12T09:36:04Z
published: 2026-02-12T09:36:04Z
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# Discussion Analytics

Watch this video to learn more about the Discussion analytics:
![ClickUP Ultra Discussion Analysis](https://vimeo.com/1043132810?fl=pl&fe=sh){height="480" width="640"}

* This page will assist lecturers to understand the **discussion analysis components** on the discussion **Grade and Participation page**

* Discussion analysis is available for Graded Discussions for courses delivered in English.
* Discussion analysis refreshes nightly for active discussions. If there is no new discussion activity on a given day, the data will not be updated. 
* You'll see data in the Discussion Analysis panel if the student has participated within the last four months. 
* Only instructors and graders see the discussion analysis.
 
* On the **Discussion Settings**, select the option to **Grade Discussion** when the discussion was created.

![The meaning of the discussion analysis component 1](https://cdn.document360.io/8ea693b1-555d-4973-acf4-f29e9965c563/Images/Documentation/The%20meaning%20of%20the%20discussion%20analysis%20component%201.PNG){height="" width=""}

An example of **Grade and Participation page for an individual student**.

![The meaning of the discussion analysis component 2](https://cdn.document360.io/8ea693b1-555d-4973-acf4-f29e9965c563/Images/Documentation/The%20meaning%20of%20the%20discussion%20analysis%20component%202.PNG){height="" width=""}

## The meaning of the discussion analysis component

Discussion analysis provides a closer look at how your students participate in discussions. As you grade a discussion, you can use these metrics to help determine a grade:

* **Substantive posts:** The number of responses and replies that contribute to the discussion's development.
* **Sentence complexity:** Average grade level readability for the student's posts as measured with the Flesch-Kincaid linguistic standard. 
* **Lexical variation:** Count of content words and functional words. Content words support the student's ideas, while functional words support proper grammar.
* **Critical thinking level:** Percentage of words and phrases within a student's total posts that demonstrate critical thinking.
* **Word variation:** Percentage of unique words in a student's responses and replies.

[Read more about class and group discussion analytics, and how critical thinking is measured...](https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/interact-with-students/discussions/view-discussion-performance-and-analytics.html){target=`_blank`}