Empowering Educators
with Data-Driven Insights
Age of Learning is a leading EdTech company offering research-based digital learning programs like ABCmouse, which has helped educate over 50 million children worldwide. The Teacher Assessment Tool empowers educators with real-time insights, enabling them to take immediate action to support each student’s progress toward mastery.
Role
Senior UX Design
Timeframe
2017
Tasks
UX design
Industry
EdTech
Product Category
Enterprise Tool
Challenge
Lack of progress tracking: Teachers using ABCmouse activities in the classroom had no built-in tools to monitor student performance, making it difficult to assess learning outcomes.
Manual reporting burden: Without an integrated assessment system, teachers had to manually track progress and communicate updates to parents, increasing their workload and limiting real-time insights.
Limited assessment integration: The absence of structured assessment tools meant teachers couldn’t effectively use ABCmouse activities to evaluate student mastery or inform instructional decisions.
Objectives
Monitor student growth by tracking progress against state standards and benchmarks.
Enable personalized assessments for individual students and groups to support targeted learning.
Provide access to results for students and parents, fostering transparency and engagement in the learning process.
A high-level overview of the teacher experience in ABCmouse.com, covering the journey from sign-up to lesson creation and assessment reports.
Teacher User Journey
Assessment User Flow
The user flow provided a detailed analysis of the step-by-step journey and interactions between the key personas involved—teacher, student, and parent. This process identified opportunities to improve engagement, address pain points, and create a seamless, intuitive experience tailored to each user’s needs.
Preliminary sketches were created for each specified use case.
Use Case Sketches
Wireframe
Visual blueprints outlining the layout and functionalities were created to guide the design process, ensure alignment with user needs, and streamline development.
Dashboard
Class Assessment List
Mockups and Annotations
The onboarding screen provides a step-by-step guide on creating a lesson, along with options to help teachers get started efficiently.
As part of the Lesson Builder, the “Create a New Lesson” feature allowed teachers to select subjects and activities tailored to their students’ needs.
Outcomes
Improved Student Tracking: Teachers could monitor student growth in real-time, enabling timely interventions to support mastery.
Personalized Learning: The tool allowed teachers to build tailored assessments for individual students and groups, enhancing learning outcomes.
Seamless Communication: Automated reports eliminated the need for manual updates, giving parents direct access to assessment results.
Lessons Learned
Collaboration with curriculum specialists, visual designers, and engineers was fundamental for creating an engaging and pedagogically sound assessment experience.
The teacher user journey was a critical tool in mapping the end-to-end teacher experience, helping identify pain points and opportunities for improvement.