Magma uses student performance on the original assignment to automatically group students and recommend practice at the right level, so you can provide targeted next steps without building separate assignments from scratch.
How Follow-Up Assignments Work
In the Stats tab of an assignment, open Expanded view to find the Follow up assignment panel next to the skills matrix.
Students are automatically organized into three groups based on their performance:
Challenge — Students who scored 70% or higher and are ready for more challenging practice.
Repetition — Students who scored 50–70% and would benefit from additional practice on the same skills.
Fundamentals — Students who scored below 50% and may benefit from strengthening foundational skills.
Hover over a group to see which students are included.
Magma automatically recommends 6 problems for each follow-up assignment. Problems are matched to the skills and standards in the original assignment and adjusted to the appropriate level for each group. When possible, Magma prioritizes problems that have not previously been assigned to the class.
Create a Follow-Up Assignment
Open the original assignment and go to the Stats tab.
Select Expanded view.
Find the Follow up assignment panel next to the skills matrix.
Review the Challenge, Repetition, and Fundamentals groups.
Hover over a group to see which students are included.
Select the group you'd like to create follow-up practice for.
Review the recommended problems and create the assignment.
You can repeat this process for the other groups to provide differentiated practice across your class.
When Are Follow-Up Assignments Available?
Follow-Up Assignments appear when Magma has enough information and content available to create appropriate recommendations.
For a Follow-Up Assignment to be generated:
The original assignment must contain problems connected to skills or standards.
The class must have completed approximately 65% or more of the assignment among students who started it.
The class must have a grade level set in Magma.
Magma must be able to find enough grade-appropriate practice problems for all three groups.
If these requirements aren't met, the Follow-Up Assignment panel may not appear for that assignment.
Why Don't I See a Follow-Up Assignment?
If you don't see Follow-Up Assignments for a particular assignment, there are a few possible reasons:
The class hasn't completed enough of the original assignment yet.
The assignment contains problems that aren't connected to skills or standards.
The class doesn't have a grade level set.
There aren't enough matching practice problems available for the class's grade and the skills covered in the assignment.
Follow-Up Assignments aren't currently available for your curriculum or region.
Not every assignment will generate Follow-Up Assignments.
Availability
Follow-Up Assignments are currently available for:
Common Core (CCSS) curricula
Alabama
Arizona
Florida
Georgia
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Availability will continue to expand as additional curricula and practice content are supported.