What can I ask Ed to analyze a group’s results?

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Use “Talk to Ed!” to analyze results across several assessments. Replace the brackets with your own assessments, skills or time periods.

General analysis

  • “How have the class’s results changed across the assessments [ … ]?”

  • “What is the score distribution in the class across the assessments [ … ]?”

  • “What is the students’ mastery level on each skill assessed in [ … ]?”

  • “What share of papers show very strong results on [ … ]?”

  • “What share of papers show serious difficulties on [ … ]?”

  • “Which students have uneven results across [ … ]?”

  • “Is there a notable change on some of the skills assessed in [ … ]?”

  • “Which errors came up most often across [ … ]?”

  • “On which errors did students improve across [ … ]?”

  • “Which question types (multiple choice, short answer, practice problems, multi-step problems, written explanations…) went best or worst in [ … ]?”

Detail by skill or concept

  • “Which skills or concepts gave students the most trouble across [ … ]?”

  • “Which errors came up most often on [skill or concept] across [ … ]?”

  • “Which skills or concepts has the class mastered overall?”

  • “Which concepts are mastered unevenly across student profiles?”

  • “Can you rank the skills or concepts by success rate?”

  • “Which standards are the least mastered in this group?”

  • “On which skills or concepts does the class show clear improvement across [ … ]?”

  • “Which skills or concepts are still not mastered over time [ … ]?”

  • “On which errors does the class show clear improvement across [ … ]?”

  • “Can you suggest a sequence of reteaching activities based on past assessments?”

  • “Which reteaching activities do you recommend to work on [skill or concept]?”

  • “What are the class-wide reteaching priorities from this multi-assessment analysis?”

Detail by student profile

  • “Can you group students by mastery level across [ … ]? (for example: on track, struggling, to watch)”

  • “Which students did especially well on [skills]?”

  • “Who improved across [ … ]? Who fell behind?”

  • “Show me each student’s level on [skill] and how it changed.”

  • “Which recurring errors show up in the papers of struggling students?”

  • “Which groups of students could work together to improve on certain concepts?”

  • “Can you suggest pairs or small peer-tutoring groups based on strengths and weaknesses?”

  • “Which students would be good candidates for one-on-one support or a targeted intervention plan?”