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Three Research-Backed Strategies Teachers Can Implement on Khan Academy to Boost Student Learning Outcomes
posted on September 28, 2023
By Phil Grimaldi , senior efficacy and research scientist at Khan Academy.
Teachers are busy trying to keep up with the ever-growing number of educational tech tools that promise to simplify their lives. It can be quite challenging for them to determine which tools actually deliver on their promises.
Khan Academy has dozens of research studies showing that our free, world-class platform drives learning outcomes. But how can teachers use Khan Academy in the most efficacious way? We wanted to take away the daunting task of figuring out how to best use Khan Academy with your class. Our recent research study found three ways for you to use Khan Academy to boost your students’ learning. Ready to try these Khan Academy teaching strategies? Let’s go!
1. Embrace Course Mastery Goals (CMGs)
Teachers can use Khan Academy in three different ways: use our Assignment feature to assign specific videos and exercises to students, use our Course Mastery Goal (CMG) feature (e.g., have students complete 80% of the course), or use a combo of assignments and course mastery goals. Course mastery goals are a unique feature of Khan Academy, allowing teachers the ability to ensure their students are reaching mastery on all the skills in a course.
In general, teachers who set CMGs saw their students level up more skills and perform better on an external assessment compared to teachers who exclusively relied on the assignment feature or didn’t use either of the features. Most importantly, CMGs required significantly less time investment from teachers as compared to other ways of using Khan Academy in the classroom. So, teachers should make CMGs an integral part of their teaching strategy for better academic performance with less time.
2. Use Supplemental Assignments Sparingly
While using CMGs alone can be very effective, supplemental assignments can also provide benefits. Among the teachers who used both CMG and Assignments in their classrooms, two things stood out to us.
First, in many cases, especially when teachers assigned a lot of things, very few students completed those assignments. Second, teachers often assigned the same things that students were already supposed to do per the CMG. This practice did not improve student outcomes and was likely a confusing experience for everyone involved. However, when teachers used assignments sparingly—and in conjunction with CMGs—they saw higher completion rates and better outcomes.
So, teachers should use supplemental assignments to address content and needs not covered by the CMGs. For example, a teacher who sets a CMG for our 5th-grade math course could create supplemental assignments from the 4th-grade course to target specific learning gaps. Similarly, supplemental assignments from the 6th grade could be assigned to advanced students. Both of these examples would be more effective than creating additional 5th-grade assignments already covered by the CMG. Course mastery goals guide the students through the grade-level content with little teacher involvement, while supplemental assignments are useful for filling knowledge gaps and pushing strong students even further.
3. Maintain Consistency
Consistency is a key determinant of student success on Khan Academy. Teachers who maintained a regular usage pattern saw better outcomes both on-platform (e.g., skills level-ups) and on an external assessment (i.e., MAP Growth). This doesn’t necessarily mean daily use. Instead, establish a recurring weekly usage pattern and aim to minimize gap weeks for an effective learning routine.
In essence, Khan Academy elevates the learning experience in classrooms. Teachers who prioritize Course Mastery Goals, use supplemental assignments judiciously, and maintain consistent platform usage can set up their students for success. Teachers can start with these three research-backed Khan Academy teaching strategies today and watch their students excel
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Restarting An Assignment. Howdy KAers, I was wondering if there is a way for students to restart an assignment when they get one wrong. I have some that really want to get that 100 by getting 7/7 but if they get the second one wrong, they have to make their way all the way through the next 5 before they can get a fresh set; some of them even ...
First, select the assignment (s) you want to edit or delete by clicking on their corresponding checkbox (es): Then, in order to delete the selected assignments (active or scheduled) click Delete: A confirmation window should pop up on your screen asking if you're sure you want to delete the assignment (s): Note: the assignment deletion action ...
Assignments teachers make for their students that have the "Same question set for all students" option selected. The development of this new feature was driven by Khan Academy's Learning Science team, along with the feedback we received from the Khan Academy community requesting this option. We hope that the ability to start over in the ...
Khan Academy does not have the functionality to reset the progress on an account. It's a fairly common feature request, but there's a practical problem that needs to be resolved first. You can imagine the drama if a student or sibling managed to go on another user's account an delete somebody else's progress.
I need a Reset button. Whenever I make a mistake in a quiz, even the smallest typo, I have to finish the test and restart the quiz from scratch. By the way, in some quizzes, hints or videos are missing! Making the quiz harder and decreasing the possibility of advance. I wish you to add the reset button.
Use the Assign tab to create an assignment. From your teacher dashboard: select the class you want to create an assignment. Click the Assign tab under Assignments and select the content you want the student (s) to work on using the checkboxes. Assignments can be made for specific students, for an entire class, or for multiple class periods all ...
Click on the assignments tab to access the assignments from your teacher. Now, let's review the top five things you need to know about how to complete assignments on Khan Academy. First, let's discuss the types of assignments. There are two main types of assignments on Khan Academy. The first is practice indicated by the mastery icon.
Sincerely, Khan Academy lover, Almond Fun. Andrew June 19, 2022 15:42; 7. Comment actions Permalink. Hi there, I'm happy to let you know that we've added your reset button feedback to our roadmap of potential improvements for Khan Academy, and the possibility of adding one is something that's being discussed further. This is a feature we ...
Assignment reports may be useful to initiate group discussion about 1-2 problems that were most challenging for their students. Reports are sorted to show most challenging items first. Exercise completion reports can be helpful when identifying students for tutoring or in-class small-group instruction.; Video and article reports are commonly checked for completion during class to see if any ...
Let's take a look at how to find and assign individual resources. Here's one way to make an assignment, from your teacher dashboard. Find the assignments dropdown in the left-hand navigation column. Click on that, and then click assign. You'll then see the full scope and sequence for each course.
While working on certain practice exercises, quizzes and tests, learners have the option to start over midway through working on them, rather than needing to complete every question in order to try it again.. Below is a guide for teachers on how the use of the "Start over" link will be viewable in the Teacher Reporting Tools.It will also cover the details of where the "Start over" link ...
Welcome to our video! 🎥 Today, we're sharing helpful tips for students on how to effectively complete assignments on Khan Academy. 📚 We'll discuss how thes...
Tap the x buttons to delete individual lessons, or an entire day's worth of lessons. You can also edit assignments from the Assignments tab. Tap the fraction bubble next to any lesson thumbnail. This will take you to the Assignments report. From here, you can tap a lesson thumbnail to bring up the Assign dialog.
Mastery challenges are personalized to each student, reviewing skills that the student has worked on across the entire course. Mastery challenges review 3 skills in each challenge, devoting 2 questions to each skill: If a student answers both questions correctly, they level up in that skill. If a student answers 1 question correctly and 1 ...
Assigning Lessons. Teachers can assign lessons to individual students, small groups, or the whole class with the Khan Academy Kids app. This video explains how to access the teacher view to search for lessons to assign to students. The "Assignments" tab and Class Report show a history of assignments, along with student scores for each one.
Try emailing [email protected] with your id . They may be able to help. Good luck. Make a new account? Is there a way to do this without making a new account? Unfortunately there's no way to reset progress, the best you can do is the make another account.
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Most importantly, CMGs required significantly less time investment from teachers as compared to other ways of using Khan Academy in the classroom. So, teachers should make CMGs an integral part of their teaching strategy for better academic performance with less time. 2. Use Supplemental Assignments Sparingly. While using CMGs alone can be very ...
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