Student Achievement Partners

student achievement partners

Building a system to illustrate the connections of nationwide mathematics standards.

Student Achievement Partners is a non-profit dedicated to measuring student success based on national standards. They focus on building free tools and instructional resources for educators who are committed to raising student achievement in schools across the country.

role:

Product Design

Agency:

Wondersauce

the problem

SAP had an interest in facilitating a tool that could illustrate the Common Core academic standards in mathematics to ensure that all students across the nation are receiving the same level of education. This content exists in text form, but there is no easy way for educators to really visualize the connections and tasks within the Standards.

the opportunity

Illustrate the connection of standards in a simple, interactive online experience that can be used by educators across the US.

Users are able to quickly navigate through screens to narrow down what grade level and subject they want to view. The hover state uses the visual cue of a card deck to give users a high-level glance at the volume of content within each section.

Clearly defined type styles and color application help to provide a natural hierarchy within the content of each standard. Primary CTA buttons and links are distinctly actionable to help users seamlessly move through the various levels within the experience.

Users can view the standards at a detailed level, but then can zoom out to effectively visualize how each of the standards connect and relate to each other.

 Within High School Standards, a large portion of mathematics content does not fit within the predefined structure of the K-8 Coherence Map. This portion, referred to as Modeling, needed to be an extension of the Coherence Map system but also adapt to accommodate alternative types of content.