Proven to help improve teaching practice and student learning
TeachFX is grounded in decades of research, with outcomes proven by current research.
Our approach combines research-backed teaching practices with automated feedback shown to help teachers change teaching practice in ways that impact student talk, student engagement, and learning outcomes. And our instructional insights are always improving.
See the research that guides our work -- and that validates how TeachFX works.
TeachFX analyzed 20,000 hours of classroom audio and found that on average a student speaks just
27 seconds per hour!
With AI-generated feedback, TeachFX helps teachers change teaching practice and boost student engagement.
TeachFX data helps educators identify areas of growth in their practice, pursue progress, and see outcomes in the form of student engagement.
Educators identify high-leverage teaching practices; students report improved participation.
Among Cignition educators, 100% found TeachFX data helpful for reflection and sought to reduce their talk time; 75% identified use of wait time as an area for improvement.
All students surveyed agreed that they participate in this manner (81% strongly and 18% somewhat) -- up from just 5% at the start of the term.
With TeachFX, K-12 teachers improve use of questioning by 20%
A randomized control trial found that teachers using TeachFX increased their use of focusing questions by 20%.
Educators improve uptake of student contributions by 13%
A randomized control trial by Stanford researchers found that job-embedded, automated feedback like the feedback provided by TeachFX improves the uptake of student contributions by13% and improves students’ satisfaction.
The more teachers use TeachFX, the more student talk increases.
*Average student talk increase for all TeachFX users, December ‘18 - April ‘21.
Pursuing equity through student talk and a culture of reflection
Detroit’s science Teachers pilotingTeachFX saw a 45% increase in student talk, aligning with the district’s commitment to pursuing equity through classroom dialogue in a district where classrooms where over 90% of students are Black or Brown.
In response to their TeachFX data, teachers chose to redesign lessons, rethink questions, remember to use their “think time,” and encourage every student to get involved in the discussion.
TeachFX is grounded in decades of research
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Students who participate more learn more. Oral participation is a causal mechanism that drives student learning and sense of belonging. [Lotan, 2012; Holthuis, 2012; Michaels, 2008; Bianchini, 1997; Cohen, 1997; Leechor, 1989; Vygotsky, 1978]
And yet, on average, teachers tend to talk 70% to 80% of the time. (Hattie, 2012).
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Feedback is critical to changing teacher practice (Fallon et al., 2015).
Teachers rarely get feedback (Kraft et al., 2018).
Feedback teachers receive isn’t specific enough to be actionable.
Feedback teachers receive is at best subjective and at worst, is both biased and potentially exacerbating inequities (Chalkbeat, 2022).
AI-powered instructional feedback is unbiased, frequent, not time intensive, and proven to change teaching practice (Demszky & Wang, 2023).
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Most teachers are not satisfied with the PD they receive, citing insufficient time, lack of financial resources to pay for the professional development they want, and learning that is not customized (Gates Foundation, 2014).
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Only half of teachers report receiving coaching in the past 12 months, with high variance in frequency. (Gates, 2014)
Teachers who have access to regular coaching grow their confidence in their teaching abilities and improve student engagement in their classrooms (Digital Promise)
But, coaches work on average with 16 teachers at a time (Digital Promise) and close to half of them are also teaching in classrooms themselves (Gates Foundation). (Digital Promise, 2019).
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The students who benefit most from speaking in class -- including English learners, students with disabilities, and students from low-income backgrounds -- often get the fewest opportunities to speak in class (Ho, 2005).
More TeachFX Educator Impact Stories
Anaheim UHSD
teachers improve instruction with frequent feedback from TeachFX
Continental Colony ES
teachers increase student talk more, the more they use TeachFX
Howard HS of Technology
teachers decrease talk time to less than 40% on average
