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What Is the Standards Report?
The Standards Report helps you effectively target instruction by tracking student growth against your specific state or district standards. Using a dynamic Momentum Score and actionable Smart Groups, it provides a clear picture of how your students are performing on the specific standards required for your grade level.
How do I access the Standards Report?
The Standards Report is a Premium feature. Access depends on your subscription type:
Teacher Premium: Provides the Class Practice view, showing only work completed in your class.
School & District Premium: Unlocks the All Practice view, which displays a student’s full Quill history, including work from previous years and other classes.
Tip 💡
Verification is required for the All Practice view to protect student data. If you’re not verified yet, you can read this article to learn how.
To open the Standards Report:
Please navigate to View Reports → Premium Reports → Standards Report.
How do I set up my Standards Alignment?
To begin using the Standards, you should make sure the report is aligned to the correct set of standards (e.g., TEKS).
Check current alignment: Look at the button next to the report title to see which standards are currently active.
Switch standards: Click that button to open the Report Standards menu. You can switch to a different set of standards at any time
Note ⚠️
Changing your standards alignment does not affect student data. It simply changes the "lens" through which you view the report. You can switch back and forth freely to see how student performance applies to different requirements.
Don't see the standards you use listed? You can request additional standards here.
Navigating the Standards Report
The Standards Report is organized into two main sections, each offering a unique way to analyze student data.
Smart Groups
Smart Groups automatically organizes students or standards into actionable groups, such as:
Needs Support – students or standards that require extra attention.
Approaching Goal – students close to meeting proficiency targets.
Meeting Goal – students or standards that meet or exceed expectations.
This section gives you a quick visual snapshot of where to focus instruction.
By Standard
Shows which area of the standard, on average, fall into each group across the class.
Quickly identifies class-wide strengths and areas for improvement.
Helpful for deciding which standard area need more whole-class instruction or review.
By Student
Shows each student’s performance across all skills, grouped by Smart Group category.
Lets you see which students need extra support or are ready for more advanced practice.
Useful for planning targeted interventions, small groups, or one-on-one support.
Performance Breakdown
Performance Breakdown provides a sortable table of detailed metrics, including momentum scores, skill exposure, trends, and engagement. This section is ideal for drilling down into specific student or skill performance.
In this section, you can also choose to view data “By Standard” or “By Student.” This dual perspective lets you analyze class-wide trends and individual student progress.
You can also use filters to adjust which data you see based on your instructional needs. The available filters update automatically depending on which view you are using:
Grade level: Filter to show only standards aligned to specific grade levels.
Skill category: Filter by the skill category standards are aligned to (e.g., Capitalization, Adjectives).
Student: Isolate data for a specific student.
Standard: Isolate data for a specific standard requirement.
💡 For a detailed walkthrough of the report's interface and filters, please see our article on Navigating the Standards Report.
Understanding the Report's Metrics
The Standards Report uses several key metrics to provide a dynamic picture of learning.
Momentum Score
What it shows: A student’s overall progress and learning momentum over time. Students do not see this score on their dashboard; they continue to see traditional activity-level scores (percentages).
Why: The Momentum Score is designed as an instructional tool, helping teachers interpret progress rather than simply measure correctness.
How it works: It rewards early accuracy, gives more weight to recent work, and provides a dynamic picture of learning momentum over time.
Tip 💡
You can choose to share insights from the Momentum Score with students manually to help them reflect on their growth.
How is the Momentum Score Different from Activity-Level Scores?
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Skill Exposure
Skill Exposure measures how much practice a student has completed for a given standard. This helps you interpret how reliable a Momentum Score is.
What it shows: The total number of questions a student has answered for that standard.
Why: If a student has only answered a few questions, their Momentum Score may not reflect a stable trend. High exposure means you can trust the score more.
How it's calculated:
Exposure Level | Questions Answered | Meaning |
Low Exposure | 1–5 | Minimal data. A low confidence alert icon (⚠) will appear. |
Medium Exposure | 6–14 | Moderate practice; shows developing progress. |
High Exposure | 15+ | Strong practice base; Momentum Score is highly reliable. |
Performance Trend
Performance trends show whether a student’s mastery of a skill is improving, declining, or staying steady over time.
What it shows: Directional trend (e.g., Trending Up or Trending Down) when there is a significant change in a student’s Momentum Score.
Why: This trend metric helps you move from reactive teaching to proactive support. You can spot shifts in momentum early and adjust your instruction or reach out to students in a timely way.
How to interpret:
A high Momentum Score + “Trending Down” arrow may be a warning: the student could be starting to struggle, even if their score is still strong.
A low Momentum Score + “Trending Up” arrow is a powerful signal: the student is improving.
A consistently low score + steady or downward trend suggests a need for intervention.
Replay Rate
Replay rate indicates how often a student revisits and retries exercises.
What it shows: The percentage of answered questions that came from replays. It’s calculated by dividing the number of replayed questions by the total number of questions answered.
Why: By examining replay rate alongside Momentum Score and trends, you can better understand whether replays are helping a student learn or if they're being used in less productive ways.
How to interpret:
A high replay rate + improving performance: This often means a student is deliberately working to improve, showing persistence and effective use of replays.
A high replay rate + stagnant or declining performance: Might indicate the student is stuck despite repeated attempts. This may be a signal for more targeted support.
Excessive replaying for score inflation: The report can help you identify students who may be replaying the same questions to boost their score rather than genuinely mastering the skill.
Deep Dive: How the Data Works
Quill uses a smart attribution system to connect daily writing practice to abstract standards. We match each standard ID (e.g., 7.10.D.ii) to specific skill sub-categories (e.g., Capitalizing Holidays) that cover those requirements. These are the same skills found in the Skills Report, creating a unified view that helps you move seamlessly from abstract requirements to concrete instructional steps.
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You can see this mapping in action on the report: Navigate to the Smart Groups → By Standard view and hover over the green skill category tag on any standard to see exactly which skill sub-categories (e.g., Capitalizing Holidays, Capitalizing Geographic Names) are aligned to that standard.
Whether a student is working on targeted grade-level practice or reviewing foundational concepts from previous years, our system intelligently matches the performance to the most appropriate standard in your selected framework. This ensures that the data you see is always an accurate reflection of student ability relative to your specific reporting needs.
Summary of the Standards Report
The Standards Report helps you move beyond static test results toward dynamic, ongoing insight into how student growth translates to your specific curriculum requirements.
See exactly how daily writing practice aligns with state or district standards.
Identify specific standards that need whole-class reteaching or small-group support.
Use standards-aligned data to inform IEPs, report cards, and district-level reporting.
Move beyond correctness to understand student mastery against grade-level benchmarks.
FAQs
How do I become verified to unlock the “All Practice” view
How do I become verified to unlock the “All Practice” view
Teachers with a Teacher Premium subscription can access the Class Practice view. To unlock the All Practice view, which shows a student’s full Quill history across all classes and teachers, you must be a verified teacher with a School or District Premium Quill subscription.
Why can’t students see their Momentum Score? Can I share it with them?
Why can’t students see their Momentum Score? Can I share it with them?
The Momentum Score is designed as a teacher-only instructional tool to provide deeper insights into student learning. Students continue to see the simpler Activity-Level scores on their dashboard, which reflect their correctness on completed activities.
While students do not see their Momentum Score by default, you can share the insights manually if you choose. You can use it to guide conversations, celebrate growth, or set learning goals. This design allows teachers to use the score’s full instructional value while keeping the student's view clear and manageable.
How often is the Momentum Score updated?
How often is the Momentum Score updated?
The Momentum Score is updated in real time as students complete activities on Quill. Each new attempt, including replays, immediately influences the score, ensuring it reflects a student’s most current learning and progress.
Is the Momentum Score the same as a percentage grade?
Is the Momentum Score the same as a percentage grade?
It is a growth-oriented metric that weighs recent performance and early accuracy, rather than a simple average of correct answers.
How many questions does a student need before their score is reliable?
How many questions does a student need before their score is reliable?
The reliability of a student’s Momentum Score depends on Skill Exposure, which measures how much practice a student has completed for a skill.
Low Exposure (1–5 questions): Minimal practice, score may be less reliable ⚠
Medium Exposure (6–14 questions): Moderate practice, score is somewhat reliable
High Exposure (15+ questions): Significant practice, score is highly reliable
Checking Skill Exposure alongside the Momentum Score helps you gauge confidence in the accuracy of the score and make informed instructional decisions.
Have more questions?
Please feel free to send a message to the Quill team using the green message bubble on the bottom right corner of the screen or email us at support@quill.org.