Skills check-ins are designed to be student-led and teacher-defined.
All students can sign up for a free personal account to help them take ownership of their learning. Teachers can sign up for a free 30 day trial that will allow access to your students' data to help inform decision making and drive differentiation through a number of different reports. If you already have a Mathspace account, simply select the icon and get started.
As students continue to complete check-ins, teachers will will be able to track the change in student knowledge over time. This includes both growth as well as potential learning loss..
How teachers use Skills-Check-ins:
Teacher encourages check-ins - The activity report displays the students progress towards completing the diagnostic phase and how many check-ins they’ve done.
Teacher views data in real-time - As students login and begin answering questions, teachers will see their results coming through.
The purple icon next to students indicate that they are currently completing the diagnostic phase.
Teacher can view the partial grade assessments during this phase.
Teacher can view the outcomes proficiency during this phase.
Growth reports unlock for students that have completed the diagnostic check-ins.
Teachers should allocate daily check-ins for all students to complete the diagnostic phase quicker.
How teachers identify knowledge gaps from Skills reports
Filter reports by grade and strand to pinpoint areas of interest.
Sort students by grade to rank and identify knowledge gaps across the classroom.
Outcomes in grey are evidence of knowledge gaps.
Outcome codes can be copied and searched in the Mathspace textbook to follow-up with learning.
How teachers follow up with students using Skills reports
Teachers can use the individual skills report to have conversations with their students.
How teachers use the Growth Check-ins
Growth reports unlock for students that have completed the diagnostic check-ins.
1 grade level is the unit for measuring growth. e.g. 0.5 growth = 0.5 grade level. A naive expectation is that students achieve 0.1 growth every month.
Teachers can compare the growth for all students in the class to identify which students are on track, ahead, or falling behind.
Growth can be negative. This happens when students test lower in skills that they had previously answered correctly.
Teachers can view growth by Strand.
