Understanding
How often your child gets the question right on their first response. A look at what has clicked before another go.
The starting point. Then we look a little closer.
More than a mark.
“I knew it!” “Lucky guess.” “Can I try again?” Same tick, very different stories. Toku’s 11+ learning profile helps your child, you and their tutor see what is happening behind the answers.
- Understanding
- 60%
- When I feel sure
- 80%
- When I’m guessing
- 67%
- Trying when unsure
- 60%
- Returning and improving
- 75%
A second go. A better result.
We do like a comeback.
Five clues.
One very individual child.
A score gives you a total. These five measures give you something to talk about: what they understand, when they feel sure and what happens when they try again.
When I feel sure
How often they are right when they say “I feel sure”. See when their confidence and their answers agree.
“Definitely!” is useful. So is checking what follows it.
When I’m guessing
How often an answer marked “I’m guessing” is right. A correct guess gives you something useful to ask: which clue helped?
That little hunch might be onto something.
Trying when unsure
When they feel unsure, do they try a guess or choose “I don’t know”? This shows how often they have a go across those two choices.
There is a story behind putting the pencil down.
Returning and improving
How often check-ins with an earlier unsuccessful attempt are later passed. See what improves when your child comes back for another go.
The comeback deserves a bit of attention.
What do the numbers in the example mean?
| Measure | Example responses | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Understanding | 24 of 40 questions | 60% |
| When I feel sure | 16 of 20 sure answers | 80% |
| When I’m guessing | 8 of 12 guesses | 67% |
| Trying when unsure | 12 attempts out of 20 uncertain responses | 60% |
| Returning and improving | 3 of 4 check-ins passed after an earlier unsuccessful attempt | 75% |
Their learning now.
Room to grow.
The profile brings those answers together into a current learning pattern. “Learning from another go”, for example, celebrates check-ins that went from tricky to passed.
At first, Toku gets to know your child’s learning. As they answer more questions and revisit check-ins, the picture grows and their pattern can change with it.
Your child gets their own “Your learning now” card. Parents and connected tutors can explore the measures together. The next conversation gets a little more interesting than “What did you score?”
Foundation builder
Some ideas need a firmer footing. Find the small step that needs another explanation, then build from there.
Answer checker
Some answers marked “I feel sure” are missing the mark. That gives you and their tutor a useful place to look together.
Trying and checking
Your child is having plenty of goes while feeling unsure. Look at which guesses work out, and ask what helped them choose.
Learning from another go
Your child has returned to tricky check-ins and passed them. The first attempt did not get the final word. Lovely.
Ready to build
Recent answers and confidence are lining up. Notice what is working and use it as a starting point for the next 11+ idea.
Building understanding
The picture is taking shape. Use the five measures to talk about what feels clear and what your child would like to revisit.
“I’m guessing.”
“Tell me what you noticed.”
A child can feel unsure and still spot the right clue. Looking at their answers alongside their confidence gives you a better starting point than assuming they do not understand.
Use it at home or alongside your tutor’s 11+ course. Bring the profile into the conversation, then choose the topic or small step to revisit.
See how Toku Lessons worksFor your child
Notice a successful return. That question they could not do last time? Worth another look now.
For you
See how often their guesses are right, and when they choose “I don’t know”.
For their tutor
Talk about the answers marked sure, the guesses and the check-ins that improved. Pick a useful next step together.
Included. Of course.
One subject or all four, your child’s learning profile comes with every Toku Lessons plan. Open it on a laptop, mobile or tablet. Getting to know them should fit around your day.
Choosing English? Their next good book is waiting in the Reading Room too.
A little more
“now I get it”.
Start with the 11+ subject your child needs. Follow the small steps, try the check-ins and see their learning take shape. Seven days free.
