IXL - East Bernstadt School (2024)

FAQs

Can teachers see how many questions you answered on IXL? ›

Using the Student Progress report

After selecting a student, the report will display one row for every skill that they've practiced. Skills are organized by subject, grade level, and category. For each skill, you can see how much time the student has spent and how many questions the student has answered.

IXL offers comprehensive coverage of pre-K through 12th grade curriculum, with more than 10,000 skills aligned to the Common Core and all 50 state standards.

Infinite! There are over 17,000 skills and unlimited computer-generated questions, so there's always fresh and compelling content!

Yes! IXL subscriptions offer students and teachers unlimited access from any computer connected to the Internet. There is even a free app; IXL can go anywhere you go!

Students will need to answer as many as 10 questions correctly in a row to achieve mastery. For most skills on IXL, students will have to complete a minimum of 28 questions to earn a SmartScore of 100.

For each skill, you'll see the student's SmartScore, questions answered, time spent, and date of their last practice session.

Inadequate Feedback: While IXL provides immediate feedback on incorrect answers, it often lacks detailed explanations or alternative strategies for solving problems. This limits students' ability to learn from their mistakes and hinders their overall growth.

Overall, I think IXL is just a big stress-machine, something that students don't need, especially middle and high school students, where IXL is most used. Others may argue that IXL is great, and that if a kid is stuck on a problem it will give them tips (the tips only appear once they get a question wrong..

Questions on IXL are algorithmically generated rather than pulled from a static question bank, ensuring that students never see the same question twice and always have something new to practice.

Have students answer diagnostic questions until all their levels are up to date. It only takes about 45 minutes to get full diagnostic results in one subject.

How many people still use IXL? ›

IXL supports 15 million learners in over 1 million classrooms (including 95 out of the top 100 school districts in the US) to build up new skills in math, English language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish.

So a level of 400 represents a readiness to start working on 4th-grade skills, and a level of 450 means the student is about halfway through the 4th-grade curriculum. The two exceptions to this are preschool and kindergarten, which are represented by diagnostic levels of 0-50 and 50-100, respectively.

Teaching students with ADHD, dyslexia and other learning differences requires a highly individualized approach. High school math teacher Barbara Knight found that implementing IXL Math and the Real-Time Diagnostic in her classroom was key in differentiating instruction for students with special needs.

In Summary,

After thorough research and analysis, we believe that if you're looking for alternatives to IXL, Khan Academy, Time4Learning, Wiingy, Pearson Smarthinking, and Kumon, these are all great options to consider.

IXL has a strong focus on math and language arts, while Khan Academy offers a wider range of subjects. Consider your learning style: If your child is a visual learner, then you may prefer Khan Academy's videos and articles. If your child is an auditory learner, then you may prefer IXL's games and quizzes.

Obviously, IXL is just a tool and its usefulness varies with the user. For teachers (and schools) who are committed to using it to help students, it can be very effective. There is no advertising and there are a ton of resources to go along with implementation of any kind. Try it.

IXL Analytics is a great tool for monitoring your students' progress all year round! If you are new to at-home learning with IXL, the Students Quickview is a good starting point.

For ELA (n = 1,681), the average IXL Diagnostic score was 597.22 (SD = 248.34), with 1,007 (60%) students performing at or above grade level. In terms of PSSA performance, the average 2022 math PSSA scale score was 977.27 (SD = 112.53), with 648 (38%) students reaching proficiency.

A skill is mastered when the SmartScore reaches 100, but the number of questions it takes to master a skill varies with every student. To continuously motivate students, IXL recommends setting other practice milestones along the way to mastery. A score of 80 is proficient, and a score of 90 is considered excellent.