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Why Teachers and Students Use Practice Mode

Practice Mode gives students a personalized space to strengthen skills, build confidence, and practice at their own pace.

Written by Stephanie

Students can:

  • revisit skills they struggled with in assignments

  • receive immediate feedback while practicing

  • build fluency through repeated practice

  • work independently using familiar Magma tools and manipulatives

Teachers can also recommend specific skills to:

  • individual students

  • small groups

  • entire classes

How Practice Mode Works

Next Up: Personalized Practice

When students click Start, Magma automatically recommends skills based on recent assignment performance. This helps students focus on:

  • unfinished learning

  • missed concepts

  • targeted skill review

Students do not need to search for skills manually — Magma selects the most relevant starting point automatically.

Track Progress with the Progress Chart

At the top of the Practice tab, students see a progress chart showing growth across standards and domains. The chart reflects work completed in:

  • assignments

  • Practice Mode sessions

Because assignment performance is included, students may already show progress in a standard before directly practicing it in Practice Mode.

This helps students better understand:

  • what they’ve already mastered

  • where they still need support

  • how their learning is progressing over time

Browse by Domain and Standard

Students can explore practice content by:

  • domain

  • standard

  • topic area

Green checkmarks indicate standards where all associated skills have been completed.

This organization helps students:

  • navigate practice more easily

  • stay focused within a topic

  • track progress clearly

Earn Stars Through Practice

After completing a practice set, students receive a star rating based on accuracy.

Stars

Accuracy

50–69%

⭐⭐

70–89%

⭐⭐⭐

90–100%

Students unlock the next skill after earning at least 1 star and can always return later to improve their score.

Access Practice Mode Anytime

Students can open Practice Mode anytime from the Practice tab on their dashboard — even when no assignment is active.

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