calc_progress: Calculate a student's status in their course

In McClellandLegge/netmathtools: Automate NetMath Mentor Duties

Description

Calculate a student's status in their course

Usage

calc_progress(course_id, latest_lesson, latest_tryit, end_date)

Arguments

course_id	The course id for which the student is enrolled, used to select the correct schedule
latest_lesson	The latest lesson that the student has completed
latest_tryit	The latest Try It that the student has completed
end_date	The end date of the student, must be an R date object

Value

A data table with columns:

• ProgressStatus The status of the student determined by the criteria set by the NetMath office

• DaysLeft The number of days left in the course the student has

• DaysBehind The number of days behind the recommended schedule the student is

• TryItsBehind The number of Try Its behind the recommended schedule the student is

• LessonsBehind The number of Lessons behind the recommended schedule the student is

• CurrentPace The number of Try Its submitted per day the student is averaging

• CurrentInterp A plain-english (approximate) interpretation of what the student's current pace means about their submission behavior

• TryItsLeft The number of Try Its the student has left in the course

• NeededPace The number of Try Its per day the student must average in order to complete the course on time

• NeededInterp A plain-english (approximate) interpretation of what the NeededPace means in terms of needed submission behavior from the student. Intentionally rounded up to the half day

Examples

calc_progress("deployedcourses/uiuc_netmath_math461_r2012_mm",
              latest_lesson = 4,
              latest_tryit = 3,
              end_date = as.Date("12/25/2016", format = "%m/%d/%Y"))

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