ASSISTments

ASSISTments is a web-based online mathematics homework platform for seventh-grade students that provides timely feedback and hints to students as they complete homework problems and gives teachers organized information about students' work. The platform includes two types of content: (1) homework problems from textbooks that teachers already use, and (2) skill builders for mastery-oriented practice covering over 300 middle school math topics. Students work on assigned problem sets online, receiving immediate correctness feedback and guidance when available. Teachers receive reports showing student performance on each problem, including common wrong answers, displayed in a color-coded grid format. The intervention requires teachers to participate in professional development training (3 days in the summer before implementation, approximately 6 hours across three classroom visits from a coach during the first year, and 2 days in the summer between years one and two). Teachers use the platform throughout a full school year with all seventh-grade students, assigning homework in accordance with existing school policies.