Step 7
Identify priorities for intervention
Identifying which students are not making sufficient progress requires data. This is gathered through continual use of Quiz for homework or do now activities, Terms for end of topic reviews and Tasks for end of topic tests / practicing questions. At this point of the journey, students will be using Smart Revise regularly, generating a rich set of reports that can be used to inform interventions.
easy to read reports
identify students underperforming
identify weaker topics
individual student progress reports
downloadable data
easy to read
reports
identify students
underperforming
identify weaker
topics
individual
progress reports
downloadable
data
Teachers don't need to spend time analysing data. Easy to read reports in Smart Revise make it quick and easy to know what, and who to intervene with.
How to identify
Use the Quiz Usage report to see which students are not engaging with Quiz for homework or in lessons.
Remember to use the filter to set specific date ranges, for example to monitor by month or term.
Use the Quiz Class matrix report to identify weaker topics (columns) and weaker students for intervention (rows).
Focus columns and rows that have the most red, followed by orange and then yellow.
How to intervene
Once students and topics have been identified, use whole class, small group, or individual sessions to go back over areas that are not well understood with students.
To show improvements in the data, students will need to engage with Quiz and Terms, but only for their weaker topics. Set the topic filters to "Teacher guided" during an intervention window to allow students to select individual topics within those taught so far.
With teacher guided topic filtering, students can use their revision report to select individual pie charts to focus on.
Students should aim to master Quiz and Terms for each topic. A topic is mastered when the pie chart is green.
Why use Smart Revise
Reports show knowledge gaps in the curriculum to be plugged.
Individual students requiring intervention for engagement or understanding can be identified.
Subject leaders can join their colleagues' classes to see the progress reports, encouraging consistency of approach and easy access to data. There is no need to wait for a data reporting window before beginning interventions.
Data can be downloaded for further analysis using a spreadsheet.
The research says that:
- Intervention seeks to prevent academic failure through frequent progress measurement.
- Response to intervention has a +1.29 effect size.
Hattie, J. (2008) Visible Learning: A Synthesis of over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement. New York. Routledge.
Top tips
Use "Teacher guided" topic filters to have termly intervention windows to plug gaps and allow students to improve their data reports more quickly.
Remember to change the topic filters back to "Teacher controlled" and select all the topics that have been taught so far after the intervention window.