How it works

The loop behind every insight

Acuitely isn't a dashboard bolted onto your gradebook. It's a continuous loop that runs underneath teaching — six stages, repeating every unit.

01
Teach
02
Assess
03
Understand
04
Identify Gaps
05
Remediate
06
Track
Stage 01

Teach

Teachers mark topics as taught as they go, in sync with actual classroom pace — not a static syllabus calendar that drifts from reality.

Class progressTopic completionPacing
Unit 4 · Algebra I68% taught
Linear equations
Slope & intercept
Systems of equations
Stage 02

Assess

Assessments trigger on topic completion, run weekly, or are built manually — every question pre-mapped to the learning dimensions it tests.

Auto-triggeredWeekly checksManual tests
Unit 4 quiz · Auto-generated
12 · MCQ4 · Short Answer2 · Application

Mapped to: topics, prerequisites, cognitive skills, Bloom's, DOK

Stage 03

Understand

Responses are scored against the dimension map, not just marked right or wrong — producing a per-student, per-topic understanding profile.

Per-topic profileSkill-level scoring
Sarah K. · Understanding profile
Linear equations92%
Slope & intercept74%
Fraction operations38%
Unit conversion55%
Stage 04

Identify Learning Gaps

The system surfaces exactly where understanding breaks down — a missing prerequisite, a weak cognitive skill, a specific misconception.

Root-cause, not symptomPrerequisite check
Gap detected

Fraction operations

3 students affected · missing prerequisite: multiplication of fractions (Unit 2)

Stage 05

Remediate

Targeted content and practice route to exactly the gap found — visible to the student, and to the teacher who's tracking it.

Targeted contentTeacher visibility
PRACTICEFraction-to-decimal conversion
12 min
VIDEOWhy prerequisites matter: a worked example
6 min
PRACTICEMixed operations drill
8 min
Stage 06

Track Improvement

Remediation is checked against future assessments automatically, so everyone can see whether it actually worked — then the loop starts again.

Automatic re-checkImprovement trend
Retest trend · Fraction operations
42%
68%
81%
Attempt 1Attempt 2Attempt 3
Assessment intelligence

One question, mapped on every dimension that explains it.

This is what happens underneath a single question, before a student even answers it.

Sample question

“A recipe needs ¾ cup of flour for 2 batches. How much flour is needed for 5 batches?”

TopicFraction operations
PrerequisiteMultiplication of fractions
CompetencyProportional reasoning
Bloom's levelApplication
Depth of KnowledgeDOK 2
DifficultyMedium

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