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Viewing Form Totals

How to view aggregated totals for each observation form

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Written by Ron Sloop
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Viewing Form Totals

Form Totals gives you a quick count of how many observations have been conducted for each form in your account. Use it to see which forms are actively being used, identify underutilized forms, and understand observation volume at a glance.

Accessing Form Totals

  1. Click Results in the top navigation bar.

  2. Select the Form Totals tab.

What You See

The Form Totals tab displays a sortable table with two columns:

Column

Description

Form Name

The name of each observation form

Observations

The total number of observations conducted using that form

By default, the table is sorted by observation count in descending order, so the most-used forms appear first. Click a column header to change the sort order.

Viewing Observations for a Form

Click the observation count (the blue number) for any form to navigate directly to the Observations page, pre-filtered to show only observations that used that form. Any active Results filters (date range, school, teacher, categories) carry over to the Observations view.

Filtering Form Totals

The filter panel on the right side of the page applies to Form Totals. You can narrow the results by:

  • Date Range -- See observation counts for a specific time period (e.g., "Fall Semester" or "Current Academic Year")

  • School -- Limit counts to observations from specific schools

  • Teacher -- See counts from observations involving a specific teacher

  • Category -- Filter by categories such as Subject Area or Grade Level

How to Use Form Totals

Form Totals helps principals and district leaders answer questions like:

  • Which forms are most popular? High counts suggest a form is well-adopted by observers.

  • Are any forms underutilized? Low or zero counts may indicate that a form needs promotion, training, or retirement.

  • What is overall observation volume? Reviewing totals across forms gives a sense of how actively observations are happening in a school or across the district.

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