Learning design portfolio

Assessment-informed learning design

From performance scores
to everyday possibilities.

Math Quest turns a learner’s Renaissance Star Math performance results into short, engaging practice at home.

Designed by Bintu Tiamiyu

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Anonymous learner · Personal scores and assessment records excluded

A peek inside Math Quest

One amount.
Two ways to write it.

Imagine one whole split into 4 equal pieces.

3 of the 4 pieces are shaded.

As a fraction
As a decimal0.75

Both mean three quarters of one whole.

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THE LEARNER

An elementary student practicing at home

THE FORMAT

10 interactive missions · 60 core challenges

THE GOAL

Regular practice with growing independence

01 / The design challenge

A score report needs
an actionable next step.

The learning activity was designed from Renaissance Star Math performance scores to engage the student in regular math practice. The report informed the sequence; the learner’s experience and feedback informed how each concept was explained.

Fraction multiplication, fraction–decimal conversions, simplification, and decimal comparison receive early attention. Later missions revisit measurement, elapsed time, angles, and geometry.

02 / My design approach

Small missions.
Useful support.
A reason to care.

I translated the assessment-informed priorities into a practice sequence, wrote worked examples and feedback, and built interactions that support trying again.

01

Make starting feel manageable.

One question at a time, short sessions, and a gentle daily time reminder. Hints are available without losing lives or earning a speed score.

02

Make the math visible.

Stacked fractions, hundred grids, number lines, and a tap-through model connect symbols to quantities. Each mission links to a Khan Academy review.

03

Give mistakes a next step.

Feedback explains the reasoning. Missed concepts lead to a worked example and two additional practice questions; a review shows what changed.

04

Connect practice to possibility.

Black and diverse role models—including Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Marcus Samuelsson, Allyson Felix, and Zaha Hadid—show how math connects with meaningful work.

03 / An example of iteration

“How did nine fourths
become two and one fourth?”

A compressed explanation can leave a learner following symbols without seeing the regrouping. The revised support breaks the idea into four steps:

  1. Show three groups of three fourths.
  2. Count nine equal quarter pieces.
  3. Regroup them into two wholes and one quarter.
  4. Try a new example to transfer the idea.
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04 / What this work demonstrates

Responsive design,
with honest evidence.

Learner feedback informed clearer visual explanations and more useful error review. This case study documents the design and its iteration; it does not claim a measured improvement in assessment scores.

What I would measure next

  • Consistency of practice across weeks
  • First-attempt accuracy and successful corrections
  • Use of hints and targeted review
  • Ability to begin and continue with less adult support

These are proposed evaluation measures, not reported results.

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A colorful, kid-facing demo with hints, real-world connections, and room to try again.

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