Study Island is a digital platform which combines rigorous content that is highly customized to specific state standards in math, reading, writing, science, and social studies with interactive features and games that engage students and reinforce and reward learning achievement. All of their programs are designed to create a very user-friendly experience for students and teachers in their teaching-learning engagement.
A supplementary tool that will boost students confidence in reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies across K-12, study island has data driven formative assessments that are built specifically from the Common Core Standards, study island is easy-to-use and with its user friendly interface helps students get a deeper and play based understanding of particular topics within each standard.
Study island also provides instant feedback to students, it also allows students who enjoy play based learning to be able to answer a question correctly and play a game, it also has an instant feedback facility that explains to the student in a pop up box a detailed explanation of the correct answer. Study island is also goal orientated and the teacher can set a benchmark for example of 75% for mastery, the students have to achieve this percentage to receive a blue ribbon, it also allows students to keep trying until they achieve mastery and obtain a blue ribbon, students learn quickly that they want to earn as many blue ribbons as possible.
Study island not only targets high achievers but also supports and caters learning for students who require personalized material for their needs, the option of being able to study content from grades below is important to consolidated their learning ladders and be able to monitor the progress made and also track attainment through its instant data gathering.