CohortView™

See your students before you teach.

CohortView transforms formative assessment data into actionable instructional intelligence before instruction begins. Understand student readiness, learning preferences, educational goals, career aspirations, and content knowledge gaps before the first lesson is taught.

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The Challenge

Instructors often begin teaching with limited insight into who their students are, what they already know, how they prefer to learn, and where they may need support.

Student needs are discovered too late

Many learning gaps are identified only after students miss assignments, score poorly, or disengage.

Course planning is often reactive

Faculty may spend the first few weeks trying to determine what students need instead of acting on early data.

Traditional systems look backward

Most LMS data shows what happened after instruction began. CohortView is designed to inform teaching before instruction starts.

The CohortView™ Solution

CohortView transforms formative assessment data into instructional intelligence that helps educators plan, personalize, and intervene earlier.

Students complete a formative assessment

The assessment gathers information about readiness, confidence, goals, learning preferences, prior experience, and course-specific knowledge.

Instructors receive actionable dashboards

Results are organized into cohort-level insights, student profiles, KPI reports, and instructional recommendations.

Student Assessment Framework

CohortView combines standardized readiness questions with instructor-customized course content questions.

Academic Readiness

  • Reading confidence
  • Writing confidence
  • Technology skills
  • Study habits
  • Time management

Learning Preferences

  • Video-based learning
  • Reading-based learning
  • Interactive activities
  • Hands-on practice
  • Independent or collaborative work

Goals & Experience

  • Educational goals
  • Career aspirations
  • Workforce interests
  • Prior coursework
  • Industry experience

Course-Specific Knowledge

Instructors can edit targeted content questions to assess what students already know before the course begins.

Consistent Reporting

The larger assessment framework stays consistent, allowing instructors and institutions to compare readiness trends across sections, programs, or cohorts.

How It Works

CohortView connects formative assessment, student profiles, instructor dashboards, and data-informed teaching.

1. Assess

Students complete a readiness and course knowledge assessment before instruction begins.

2. Analyze

CohortView organizes responses into individual profiles and cohort-level instructional insights.

3. Act

Faculty use dashboards and recommendations to adapt instruction, support students, and improve planning.

Instructor KPI Dashboard

CohortView is designed to give instructors a clear view of readiness, goals, learning preferences, and content gaps before teaching begins.

82%Prepared for course content
67%Prefer visual or video learning
43%Need additional content support
91%Identified a career or education goal
78%Technology ready
52%New to the subject area
36%Need vocabulary support
24%Have prior industry experience

Instructional Recommendations

CohortView does more than report data. It helps instructors translate data into instructional action.

Example Recommendation

Students scored below 50% on foundational course vocabulary. Consider adding a glossary activity, guided notes, or a short vocabulary review before Module 1.

Example Recommendation

Most students selected visual or video-based learning preferences. Consider adding diagrams, short videos, infographics, or visual examples to early lessons.

Benefits for Faculty

CohortView helps instructors move from guessing to planning with early student insight.

Plan earlier

Understand readiness and support needs before the first major assignment.

Personalize instruction

Adapt examples, media formats, assignments, and support strategies to the cohort.

Support students sooner

Identify students who may need additional resources, confidence-building, or skill support.

Benefits for Institutions

CohortView can support student success initiatives, retention strategies, equity-minded teaching, and program-level improvement.

Student Success

Use early readiness data to support intervention, engagement, and completion.

Program Insight

Identify patterns across cohorts, courses, departments, or training programs.

Faculty Development

Connect dashboard data to professional learning and instructional coaching.

Designed For

CohortView is being designed for a wide range of learning environments.

Community Colleges

Support student readiness, CTE pathways, guided pathways, and equity-minded teaching.

Universities

Help faculty understand student needs across large, hybrid, online, or gateway courses.

Workforce Development

Assess learner readiness for career education, technical training, and upskilling programs.

K-12 Districts

Support teachers with early insight into student needs, goals, and learning preferences.

Adult Education

Understand learner confidence, technology readiness, and prior experience.

Corporate Training

Identify employee readiness, training needs, and skill gaps before learning begins.

Faculty Development Integration

Most dashboard tools stop at reporting. CohortView is designed to connect analytics with professional learning.

Training

Courses that help educators interpret student readiness data and dashboard results.

Instructional Coaching

Support for translating data into practical teaching strategies and course adjustments.

Certification

Future professional development pathways for data-informed and adaptive instruction.

Help shape the future of instructional intelligence.

CohortView™ is currently in early development. The Schmidt Institute is seeking pilot partners, educators, and institutions interested in improving instructional decision making before teaching begins.