Case 4 – Instant Cohort Reporting / Overview

Teachers spend a lot of time figuring out where the class, and each student, needs targeted instruction. Teachers often talk about the lists of feedback they manually build to discuss with the class and individual students. It is critical information that takes even more time, alongside the time needed to review each student text. When there are 30+ texts to review per class, the time and effort to get this done, as rewarding as it is, adds up. Teachers are always left with the question, “Did I catch it all?” After 30,000 words, we are only human after all.

Reading EVERY word is what Scribo does, faster and more consistently than anyone. Powerful AI and machine learning finds exactly what teachers look for and goes on to build a full cohort report, ready for class discussion and discovery.

“WHERE can I engage ALL students with feedback? WHO in particular do I need to focus on? WHAT is the key point or points I want to focus on with the class?”

Scribo does this for teachers in seconds, putting them into teaching mode before they even read a word. The core inputs to the process are the thousands of words students create across a range of subjects every week. The core outcome is the amount of time Scribo saves teachers.

OUTCOME

The ultimate outcome for every teacher using technology is simply to get what they need with nothing more to do. Unlike many systems where teachers enter data only to have it reformatted back at them, Scribo does something very special. Scribo consumes student text and creates high value insights for teachers to review. Scribo Connect is our Artificial Intelligence learning engine that imports and analyses all genres of student texts. Before teachers even start reviewing student drafts and submissions, Scribo has read every word and rated each student.

Integrated with O365 and Google, Scribo requires no additional work from teachers to start the analysis.

Scribo Connect:

• builds comprehensive analyses from all student texts

• blends data and discoveries into live insights for the class and individual students

• suggests where to improve student writing across six insight categories

• allows teachers to grade, compare, summarise and deliver direct fast feedback online

• creates a range of writing analytics, built from a full analysis of student text submissions

• auto sends feedback reports to students

• tracks growth and opportunities for improvement across levels of writing

• rolls up data from student, class, subject and year levels for consolidated discussions, teaching and resource planning

Scribo quickly becomes a key assistant, helping to reduce grading time, optimise feedback and track improvement across student writing skills. Scribo Connect can be run as a standalone resource for teachers by following Feature 1 in this document.

The cohort report builds a complete analysis and insights into the writing skills and levels for the cohort and each student. The report analyses six key metrics, critical to all levels of writing, and discovers teachable moments where teachers can add the most value to a class or student.

Scribo creates over 80 points of analysis for teachers to find the teachable moment across the six core elements. The huge benefit comes from the consistency of the analysis and the depth of the insights into each core element. You can't teach good writing in a day, but you can focus on one thing at a time with great supporting examples that have your back.

When cast to a whiteboard or projector, everyone is on the same analysis page.