IXL - Curriculum (2024)

FAQs

Can IXL be used as a full curriculum? ›

IXL is open and flexible: You have access to our entire PK-12 curriculum and can adapt it to meet the needs of your unique classroom.

IXL is a great tool to practice and reinforce topics. For math, it would work well as one of several stations that include manipulatives, group whiteboard practice, and other applied methods.

Students will need to answer as many as 10 questions correctly in a row to achieve mastery. For most skills on IXL, students will have to complete a minimum of 28 questions to earn a SmartScore of 100. When a student achieves a score of 100 on IXL, you can feel confident that they have truly mastered that skill.

While we offer memberships for online practice that are widely used by teachers and homeschool parents to support their teaching, we are not an accredited school and are not authorized to verify or issue school credits. Completing skills on IXL will not equate to proof of grade completion or transcripts.

After thorough research and analysis, we believe that if you're looking for alternatives to IXL, Khan Academy, Time4Learning, Wiingy, Pearson Smarthinking, and Kumon, these are all great options to consider.

IXL penalizes your child every time they get the wrong answer. For instance, you might get 4 in row correct at 4 points each. Then when you miss one you drop anywhere from 6-8 points. Teachers are using this program to take over teaching while the teacher does not teach.

One major drawback of IXL is its emphasis on repetitive practice rather than fostering deep understanding. The program often focuses on isolated skills without providing real-world context or opportunities for critical thinking.

Cons of Using IXL.com

One of the primary criticisms of IXL.com is that it doesn't provide instructional content or lessons. The platform focuses on practice questions, which, while effective, might not be sufficient if your child needs more in-depth instruction or has missed a crucial concept in class.

We've tried out both of them and we've been using Beestar for the last few years. It's worked pretty well for the kids in terms of keeping them interested and motivated to practice their math and reading. IXL can be a bit intense and stressful at times with their grading system.

Among the analyzed students for math (n = 1,695), the average IXL Diagnostic math score was 537.18 (SD = 183.72), with 912 (54%) students performing at or above grade level. For ELA (n = 1,681), the average IXL Diagnostic score was 597.22 (SD = 248.34), with 1,007 (60%) students performing at or above grade level.

Is IXL infinite? ›

Infinite! There are over 8,500 skills and unlimited computer-generated questions, so there's always fresh and compelling content! With IXL's unique scoring algorithm, questions adapt to the student's skill level to ensure the student is constantly challenged and engaged.

It only takes about 45 minutes to get full diagnostic results in one subject. If needed, the diagnostic can be broken up into multiple sessions to fit student schedules and needs. Students will see this image once they've completed the initial diagnostic.

IXL's Real-Time Diagnostic pinpoints students' grade-level proficiency in key math and English language arts strands in just 45 minutes per subject.

This usually takes about 75-80 questions for math and 55-65 questions for English language arts, and can be done over the course of a few sessions. The IXL Continuous Diagnostic helps you assess your students' grade-level proficiency in both math and English language arts. Getting started is simple!

IXL helps high school students at all levels learn math more effectively. It offers extensive coverage of high school math topics, and empowers learners at every step so they can succeed while working independently.

Yes! IXL subscriptions offer students and teachers unlimited access from any computer connected to the Internet.

When students first use the Diagnostic, we recommend they aim to diagnose until their complete diagnostic data is revealed—for most students, this will be around 45 minutes per subject. After that, we suggest answering 10–15 diagnostic questions each week to help keep their levels and recommendations up to date.