What happens during the learner baseline
What the baseline measures, how long it takes, and why it isn't a test.
The baseline is a short, friendly activity that calibrates the Virtual Brain. It measures reading and math separately, so each subject gets its own comfortable starting level — there's no score, and no way to fail.
What to expect
- A few minutes of questions that adjust to each answer, ease off before frustration builds, and end early once the level is clear.
- Pauses are fine — progress is saved.
- Each subject gets its own starting level — a grade 4 learner might start reading at grade 2, and that's okay.
From there, lessons teach your learner's enrolled-grade topics, written at the level the baseline found. When steady mastery shows they're ready for more, AIVO suggests moving up — and every level change waits for your approval.
Set up for it with Preparing for the learner baseline. Need a reset later? See Requesting a rebaseline.
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