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My kids don't seem to have any issues with I-Ready, and I haven't heard any complaints from the other parents in my neighborhood. It's upsetting to hear it's ca

My kids don't seem to have any issues with I-Ready, and I haven't heard any complaints from the other parents in my neighborhood. It's upsetting to hear it's causing issues for others. FWIW, in our district it appears to be used purely to determine where kids are at compared to the benchmark expectations. It may be coloring my views that my kids are both far above grade level according to the software.

moultano 7mo ago
i-Ready has two products, i-Ready diagnostic and i-Ready learning. The diagnostic is solely used for adaptive testing. The learning software is used for classwork, homework, and lessons. The learning software is what this is about. Lots of schools just use the diagnostic tests.
- fuzzzerd 7mo ago
  If the learning software isn't actually adaptive, is the testing software?
  - asdfasgasdgasdg 7mo ago
    That is how the teachers described it to us (the testing software being adaptive). As far as I know, we only use the diagnostic software. I wasn't aware of the existence of a learning version of this software.
    - fuzzzerd 7mo ago
      My child's school is the same, they use the diagnostic software. My question was more toward wondering if the diagnostic is as anemic as the learning version in terms of being adaptive.
IG_Semmelweiss 7mo ago
I agree. I share your situation and comments. I did look into the complaints and went direct to the source: My kids. ONe actively loves it. He seeks it out. I asked him about the author's complaints. He agreed its slow but didn't seem to bother him. He's not particularly patient, so this part was surprising based on the article. Idk what the older brother will say but ill report back
- IG_Semmelweiss 7mo ago
  Unfortunately, my oldest did mention he stopped I-ready because it was too slow. He's quite advanced in math. So the article's message is indeed on point.

moultano 7mo ago

i-Ready has two products, i-Ready diagnostic and i-Ready learning. The diagnostic is solely used for adaptive testing. The learning software is used for classwork, homework, and lessons. The learning software is what this is about. Lots of schools just use the diagnostic tests.

fuzzzerd 7mo ago
If the learning software isn't actually adaptive, is the testing software?
- asdfasgasdgasdg 7mo ago
  That is how the teachers described it to us (the testing software being adaptive). As far as I know, we only use the diagnostic software. I wasn't aware of the existence of a learning version of this software.
  - fuzzzerd 7mo ago
    My child's school is the same, they use the diagnostic software. My question was more toward wondering if the diagnostic is as anemic as the learning version in terms of being adaptive.

IG_Semmelweiss 7mo ago

I agree. I share your situation and comments. I did look into the complaints and went direct to the source: My kids. ONe actively loves it. He seeks it out. I asked him about the author's complaints. He agreed its slow but didn't seem to bother him. He's not particularly patient, so this part was surprising based on the article. Idk what the older brother will say but ill report back

IG_Semmelweiss 7mo ago
Unfortunately, my oldest did mention he stopped I-ready because it was too slow. He's quite advanced in math. So the article's message is indeed on point.