Reading Learning Signals During a Lesson (Not the Next Day)
The most useful learning signals arrive while you are still in the room — not in a spreadsheet the next morning. ClassKite's live student grid fills in for everyone at once as a practice runs, so you can read who is stuck, who has flagged for help, and who is racing ahead, then act before the lesson ends. This is what learning analytics for teachers should mean: in-the-moment information you can use, grounded in what is actually happening on screen.
Read the room as it happens
When a practice is live, the grid shows each student's state at a glance and updates for the whole class together. You are not refreshing a report or waiting for marking — objective answers auto-mark on submit, so the picture stays current inside the lesson.
- In progress / done / flagged-for-help — see who is working, who has finished, and who has raised a hand without saying a word.
- A "struggling" signal when a student keeps getting the same question wrong, so a quiet stumble does not slip past you.
- Presence dots (online / away) plus each student's questions completed and current score.
That mix lets you triage on your feet during live practice: nudge the student who is stuck, stretch the one who is racing, and circle back to a flagged question. A correct answer to a flagged question can even clear that student's help flag, so the board tidies itself as the class recovers.
The longer view, once the lesson is done
Live signals tell you what to do now; reports tell you what to do next. After a session, ClassKite's reports give you the slower read without any extra marking.
- Per-session completion, average score and accuracy for the class.
- A per-student breakdown so you can see who needs another go.
- A score-trend chart across sessions, plus CSV export if you want the raw numbers elsewhere.
For more on turning a running practice into something you can actually act on, see our guide to tracking student progress during live practice. And because the marking happens as students submit, quick checks behave like exit tickets that mark themselves — you read the result, not a stack of books.
Start a practice and watch the grid fill in — set a few questions, share the class code, and read the signals live.
Where to build the questions
The signals are only as good as the questions behind them. You can write questions by hand for free, bulk import a set, or AI-draft a batch and review it before it ever reaches a student. The AI drafts questions only — there is no PDF reading and no lesson planning involved.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a paid plan to see the live student grid?
Yes. The live student grid and the reports sit in the class-analytics set, which is on Teacher Plus and the School Plan. Running a practice with instant per-student feedback is free on Teacher Basic, and students always join free with a class code.
Does ClassKite predict which students are at risk?
No. There are no predictive models, no at-risk scoring and no automated recommendations. The grid reports what is happening live, and reports summarise what already happened — you draw the conclusions.
Is this a gradebook?
No. ClassKite has no gradebook, attendance or parent comms. You get the live grid during a lesson and per-session reports afterwards, with CSV export if you want to carry the figures into your own records.
Related reading: how ClassKite saves teachers time, how to reduce marking time, and a closer look at class reports and trends.