What do the IXL Real-Time Diagnostic levels mean? (2024)

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What do the IXL Real-Time Diagnostic levels mean? ›

A student's diagnostic level represents their working grade level. So a level of 400 represents a readiness to start working on 4th-grade skills, and a level of 450 means the student is about halfway through the 4th-grade curriculum.

IXL Diagnostic scores are scaled such that scores correspond to grade levels. For example, a score of 350 indicates that the student has acquired about 50% of third-grade material, whereas a score of 400 indicates that the student is ready to learn fourth-grade material. Reliability and validity.

An IXL Diagnostic level of 500 represents readiness to begin working on fifth-grade level skills. When a level is displayed as a circle with a star in it, your exact level has been revealed!

IXL's diagnostic scores correspond to grade levels for easy interpretation. For example, a score of 500 equals beginning level 5th grade, and a 550 equals 50% mastery of 5th grade standards.

As always, a diagnostic level indicates a student's working grade level—for example, a level of 800 indicates readiness to work on eighth grade level skills. When the numbers appear as a range, this means that the Diagnostic is still narrowing down the student's exact learning level.

Grade level guide: 100 = 1st grade, 200 = 2nd grade, 300 = 3rd grade, 400 - 4th grade, 500 = 5th grade, 600 = 6th grade, 700 = 7th grade, 800 = 8th grade, and 900 = 9th grade. By clicking on the IXL image above or the word IXL, students will be forwarded to the log in page.

The Real-Time Diagnostic is always available; students can enter the Diagnostic at any time and answer as many questions as they like. 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.

For example, a score of 650 indicates that the student has acquired about 50% of 6th-grade material, whereas a score of 700 indicates that the student is ready to learn 7th-grade material.

These levels range from 0-1300, with 0-50 representing pre-K, 50-100 kindergarten, and 1300 representing the end of 12th grade.

*Note: Diagnostic levels correspond to grade levels. For example, a score of 850 indicates the student understands about 50 percent of 8th grade material. Pro Tip: Use these scores to determine whether your students are working above, at, or below grade level, and how many students are at each level.

What grade is F in IXL? ›

Fourth grade is displayed as Level F.

After detecting inactivity for a certain amount of time, the timer pauses. It resumes when the student starts practicing again. Depending on your student's grade level, it will take two, four, or six minutes of inactivity for the timer to pause.

Overall, the IXL Real-Time Diagnostic ELA assessment accurately predicted proficiency levels for 79% of the students. Specifically, 76% of students classified as at or above grade level by the IXL Real-Time Diagnostic ELA assessment were also deemed proficient by the MAP Growth reading assessment.

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.

Criterion-referenced scores: IXL Diagnostic scores correspond to grade levels. For example, a score of 350 indicates that the student has acquired about 50% of third-grade material, whereas a score of 400 indicates that the student is ready to learn fourth-grade material.

The SmartScore ranges from 0-100, but it is not a percentage score.

So a level of 400 represents a readiness to start working on 4th-grade skills, and a level of 450 means the student is about halfway through the 4th-grade curriculum. The two exceptions to this are preschool and kindergarten, which are represented by diagnostic levels of 0-50 and 50-100, respectively.

Fifth grade is displayed as Level G.

For example, a score of 350 indicates that a student understands about 50% of 3rd-grade material and a score of 400 indicates readiness to begin working on 4th-grade skills. These levels range from 0-1300, with 0-50 representing pre-K, 50-100 kindergarten, and 1300 representing the end of 12th grade.