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What types of content can I assign to my students?

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Khan Academy offers a wide range of educational content for your students. The content is organized into courses, which are based on specific subjects and include a variety of material.

Courses are organized in the following structure: 

  1. Courses consist of units and the Course Challenge
  2. Units are comprised of lessons and quizzes
  3. Lessons are comprised of a mix of articles, videos, and practice exercises  

Teachers have 4 categories of tasks that their students can work on: 

  1. Unit Missions:
    Unit Missions show student progress to teachers in smaller chunks, making it easier to spot specific gaps and see exactly where students need support.
  2. Content Assignments: 
    • These are one-off tasks designed for students to complete a specific piece of Khan Academy content in a course.
    • Teachers can choose to assign any of the following types of content from a Khan Academy course: article, video, exercise, quiz, unit test, or course challenge. 
      • Course challenges are 30 questions long and cover all the skills across the entire course, so they can be helpful to gauge students’ level of understanding at a broader level.
      • Unit tests are a minimum of 9 questions long and cover all the skills in a unit, so can be helpful if students are working towards a Unit mastery goal.
      • Quizzes are a minimum of 5 questions long and cover the skills in a particular lesson. 

      • Practice exercises are 4-7 questions long and cover a select group of skills in a lesson.

        Related resource: How do I create assignments?

  3. Writing coach assignment 
    1. With just a few steps, teachers can assign essays, customize prompts and instructions, and monitor student submissions.
      1. Related resource: How do I create and assign a writing coach assignment? 
  4. Khanmigo Activities:
    Teachers whose students have Khanmigo through a Khan Academy Districts partnership can assign them specific Khanmigo activities to work on.
  • There are a variety of Khanmigo activities teachers can assign to their students, including Chat with a Literary Character, Practice my Knowledge, Debate: High school topics, Scientific notation, and more! 
  • To learn more about assigning Khanmigo Activities, check out this article: Can I assign Khanmigo Activities to my students?  

We encourage you to find a classroom routine that utilizes these assignment options to best meet your students’ learning goals.

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