A college uses a learning management system (LMS) to host lecture materials and provide access to assignments and assessments. A teacher uses the LMS to check activities completed by students in a particular course. Which data analytics method is being used?

The data analytics method being used in this scenario is descriptive.

Descriptive analytics refers to the analysis of historical data to gain insights and understand what has happened in the past. In this case, the teacher is using the LMS to check the activities completed by students in a particular course, which is an example of looking at historical data. The teacher is not trying to make predictions or take any action based on this data, but rather simply trying to understand what has happened in the past.

Indicative analytics is a type of analytics that provides information about the current state of a system, while predictive analytics uses historical data to make predictions about the future. Prescriptive analytics provides recommendations or actions to take based on the analysis of historical data. Proactive analytics is a term that is not commonly used in data analytics, but it can refer to taking preemptive actions to prevent future problems based on analysis of historical data.