Albert Adaptive is a personalized learning tool that automatically adjusts question difficulty to match each student’s skill level. You can share Adaptive practice with students for targeted review, skill building, or enrichment.
Adaptive practice is available to all teachers — even without a school license. You can start with a free Albert account and explore Adaptive subjects on your own, or invite students to join your class to practice.
If your school doesn’t have Albert yet but you’d like access to full reporting, additional subjects, and features, check out a Teacher License.
Contents of this Video
00:29 – Getting Started on Albert
01:08 – Enabling Adaptive Practice for Your Students
01:31 – Searching and Sharing Adaptive Skills
02:12 – How Adaptive Works
02:47 – Tracking Student Adaptive Data
What subjects are available in Adaptive Practice?
You and your students can practice Adaptive skills in the following subjects:
Adaptive Math (grades 3–12)
Adaptive Science (grades 3–12)
Adaptive ELA — covering Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Vocabulary (grades 3–12)
Adaptive Spanish Vocabulary (grades 6–12)
Coming soon to Adaptive Practice: Phonics, Social Studies, and Spanish Grammar.
Accessing Adaptive Practice
To get started, you will need to create an Albert Account by going to www.albert.io, clicking the Sign Up button in the top-right corner, and filling in the required fields. To locate Adaptive subjects in Albert:
Navigate to the Library tab in the top navigation menu.
Select an Adaptive subject (for example, Adaptive ELA or Adaptive Math).
Enabling Adaptive Practice for Your Class
Before students can practice, you must create a class, enroll your students, and enable Adaptive practice for your class.
If you don’t have a school license, you can still create classes and share Adaptive practice links with your students. Some advanced reporting features will only be available with a teacher or school license.
Step 1: Create a Class
Navigate to the Classes tab.
Click + New class.
Enter the required information:
Class Name
Grade Level(s)
School
Enroll students through:
Class Code
Email
Step 2: Enable Adaptive Practice
Return to the Library page.
Select your chosen Adaptive subject.
Find the Practice Settings dropdown in the top right-hand corner.
Select the class(es) that should have access.
Click Done to save your practice settings.
Providing Students with Adaptive Practice
Once Adaptive Practice is enabled, you can share skills or topics:
In the Adaptive Subject, search for a skill or topic using:
The Table of Contents (bulleted list icon in the top left)
Standards (aligned to your curriculum)
Topic or Subtopic Name
Grade Level filters
Keywords
Click on a skill to open the Skill Page.
Share the skill with students using one of three options:
Skill Paths: Create a Skill Path to send a structured set of skills to students with start dates and due dates.
Students will see assigned skills on their Skill Paths tab, organized by priority. Skill Paths are guided by start/due dates and are visible on the Skill Paths tab of the student dashboard.
Practice Link: A URL that can be copied and added to your LMS, Google Classroom, or emailed to students.
Skill Code: A 4-character code you can copy/paste or write on the board for students to enter in the search bar in the Adaptive Subject.
Troubleshooting: If a Skill Code isn't working, check the following
Extra spaces and/or Wrong Case: codes are case-sensitive. Ensure that students have typed the code accurately.
Subject not approved: Before students can practice, teachers need to toggle on practice settings for the specific class.
[Pro-Tip]: Use Skill Codes for quick, in-class access and Practice Links for remote learning or LMS integration.
Using Skill Paths to Structure Adaptive Practice
Skill Paths let you organize adaptive skills into a structured practice plan for your students. Instead of sharing individual links or codes, you can create a Skill Path that guides students through a curated sequence of skills.
Creating a Skill Path:
Navigate to an Adaptive Subject from the Library page.
Open an Adaptive Subject.
Select the skill you want to include and click Create Skill Path.
Choose the class(es) and/or individual students who should receive the path.
Set a due date and, optionally, a start date for each skill.
[Pro-Tip]: Use Start Dates to control re-practice. To require a "redo" for students who are already at the Advanced level, set a Start Date for that skill. This overrides previous progress and ensures they practice again during your assigned window.
Note: Creating a Skill Path for a class automatically enables adaptive practice for that subject. You won't need to toggle Practice Settings separately. Skill Paths prioritize skills for students; they do not restrict access. Students can still browse and practice other adaptive skills on their own.
Skill Paths on the Student Dashboard
Students will see their Skill Path on the Skill Path tab of their dashboard, where skills are organized into a To Do list. As students complete skills and achieve "Advanced," the skills drop off the list automatically.
Students can still browse and practice other adaptive skills on their own from the Adaptive Subject:
How Adaptive Works
All students start practice unranked and move through Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced proficiency levels.
As students work, they earn proficiency badges that appear in the top-right corner of their screen.
When a student meets the goal for their current proficiency level, a screen appears explaining their new objective.
The progress meter at the bottom of the screen resets at the new level.
Question difficulty increases as students advance:
Beginner: Easy + some moderate questions
Intermediate: Moderate + some hard questions
Advanced: Mostly hard questions
As students answer questions correctly, Albert gradually increases the challenge. If students answer questions incorrectly, Albert asks easier questions to ensure they are always working at the appropriate skill level.
Students can repractice skills after reaching the Advanced level.
Tracking Student Progress
Albert gives teachers and admins powerful tools to monitor student progress in Adaptive Practice. You can get a high-level glance or dive deep into the data to understand each student’s strengths and areas for growth.
Compare Progress
In an Adaptive subject, you can toggle on Compare Classes. This shows a quick, high-level overview of how your classes are performing.
Note: Only classes with Adaptive Practice enabled will appear.
If you want more detailed data, click View in Reports to open the detailed reporting view.
Use Reports to Dive Deeper into Student Data
Albert gives teachers and admins tools to monitor student progress in Adaptive Practice. You can get a high-level glance or dive deep into data to understand strengths and growth areas.
If you’re using a teacher or school license, you’ll unlock detailed reporting tools and comparison views.
Proficiency Levels: View each student's highest proficiency level (Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced) for a specific skill within the selected date range. The report displays their peak level for this timeframe, regardless of their current standing or the number of attempts.
Attempts and Accuracy: Track the number of questions answered correctly or incorrectly to see how students are progressing.
Drilldown: Click on the blue arrow to explore data by skill, topic, or standard and see:
Individual student performance on each skill
Class averages for specific topics or standards
Trends across multiple skills
Understanding Adaptive Reports with Re-practice:
Students may practice the same adaptive skill multiple times over the course of the year, especially when combined with Skill Paths that have start dates. When reviewing adaptive data in Reports:
Use the Date Range filter in Reports to scope data to a specific Skill Path window or time period.
Proficiency shows the highest level achieved in the selected date range, not just the current level.
Time spent and attempts are totals across all practice sessions for that skill within the chosen date range.
You can start using Adaptive right away with a free account.
If you’d like access to additional subjects, detailed reporting, and more flexible class management, explore a Teacher License.