What makes a practice result genuinely useful?
A result becomes useful when it changes the next action: repeat, correct, explain, lower the level, raise the level or move to a different weakness.[1]
How Toku uses this
Toku can use sprint performance, benchmarks and family-level results to recommend or unlock an appropriate next step.
What research shows
Formative assessment is defined by what happens with the evidence, not by the existence of a test or score.[1]
Feedback can support future learning when it identifies strengths, weaknesses or misconceptions and gives an opportunity to act.[2]
Monitoring information is most powerful when learners can use it to regulate what they do next.[3]
Why this can matter for your child
Parents and children can spend less time guessing which skill deserves attention next.
The point of measuring practice is to make the next practice decision better.
Questions this helps answer
- what is formative assessment
- diagnostic maths practice
- how to know what child should practise next
- adaptive assessment maths
References
- Paul Black & Dylan Wiliam (1998). Assessment and classroom learning. Assessment in Education.
- Education Endowment Foundation (2026). Feedback. Teaching and Learning Toolkit.
- Education Endowment Foundation (2026). Metacognition and self-regulation. Teaching and Learning Toolkit.