AI Topic Insights: clear patterns, grounded in the five slowest questions.
When a child practises one topic, the hardest part for parents is knowing what the data means. AI Topic Insights turns timing and accuracy signals into one clear, human-readable pattern — and the next best actions to take.
Example insight (parent view)
Pattern found
Primary pattern
Multi-step finish-time problems
The slowest questions involve finding travel time from speed and distance, then converting units and adding to a start time (sometimes with a rest/stop). A targeted set should practise the full chain: units → time → finish time.
Designed for trust
The AI is helpful because it is constrained by evidence.
We aim for clarity over cleverness. The output is parent-readable, but it is grounded in attempt facts that you can audit.
Timing-based evidence
The insight starts from the five questions your child spent the longest on — timing only. Correct and incorrect answers are both included.
One pattern (only when it’s real)
The AI reports one primary pattern only when at least 3 of the 5 slowest questions share it. Otherwise it clearly reports “no single clear pattern”.
Plain English, not jargon
Patterns are described in parent-friendly language with a clear practice focus, while still giving admins enough detail to build a targeted set.
From insight to action
Parents can request a targeted 15‑question set. Admins see the evidence and create focused practice around the exact pattern.
How it works
A simple, defensible rule set.
Pattern identification is intentionally conservative. It prevents “confident-sounding” insights that do not match the attempt.
Step 1
Rank the attempt’s questions by time spent and take the five slowest (correct and incorrect both included).
Step 2
Assign each of the five a tentative micro-pattern. Choose one primary pattern only.
Step 3
A pattern is valid only if at least 3 of the 5 share it. If not, the output is No single clear pattern.
Maths · Speed, Distance & Time
Multi-step finish-time problems
Find travel time, convert units, then add to a start time (sometimes with a stop). Practice should reinforce the full chain and unit checks.
Maths · Direct Proportion & Money
Multi-step direct proportion with fixed costs
Work out a unit rate, scale it to a new quantity, then apply a fixed fee (box fee, call-out charge, parking). Practice focuses on writing and following the steps.
Any topic
No single clear pattern
If the five slowest questions are slow for different reasons, the AI does not pretend there is one drill type. The output stays honest and recommends broad next steps instead of a narrow claim.
AI plus admin support
Parents get clarity. Admins get evidence.
When a parent requests a targeted set, admins can review exactly which five slow questions drove the pattern — including the prompt text — before creating a bespoke 15‑question practice set.
Parent view
A plain-English pattern label and a short explanation of what to practise next.
Request evidence
The request stores the source set plus the five slowest questions (IDs, timing, correctness, prompts).
Targeted set creation
An admin creates a focused 15‑question set aligned to the validated pattern.
FAQ
Common questions from parents.
Does it only work for Maths?
No. The insight is topic-agnostic. It works wherever a set is a single topic and the attempt has timing + correctness facts.
What if the AI is unsure?
It is designed to be conservative. If no micro-pattern matches at least 3 of the five slowest questions, it reports “No single clear pattern” rather than guessing.
Are correct answers included in the “slowest five”?
Yes. Slowness is timing-only. A child can be slow and still correct — that still counts toward whether a pattern is shared across the slowest questions.
How does this become a targeted set?
Parents can request a targeted set when a useful pattern is present. An admin sees the evidence (including the five slowest prompts) and creates a focused 15‑question practice set.
Start with evidence, not guesswork
Show parents exactly what “practise next” means.
AI Topic Insights turns slow patterns into clear next steps — and gives admins the evidence needed to create practice that matches.