The Learning Assessment questions are computerized and adaptive, meaning students receive different questions based on their answers. Unlike school achievement tests, there are no reading passages and no math computations.

There is nothing students need to do in preparation for taking the assessment, though it is important to take it in a quiet location with reliable internet access for the full hour. Most students describe the questions as a series of puzzles and often say it is fun.

The Learning Assessment evaluates 10 core cognitive skills critical to learning proficiency:

• Reasoning: Abstract, Verbal, Spatial

• Executive Functions: Attention, Working Memory, Flexible Thinking

• Memory: Verbal, Visual

• Speed: Processing, Visual Motor

You will receive a detailed and personalized report called a Learner Profile, which provides a thorough explanation of a student’s performance across the ten skills. It then suggests specific learning strategies that can be used in school and at home to improve performance outcomes.

To provide the most effective personalized coaching, we need to understand how your child learns and how their EF skills are impacting their learning. This assessment gives us the insights we need to tailor our approach specifically to your child’s strengths and challenges.

• Help your Illuminos coach understand why your child is struggling.

• One hour online, parent monitored assessment provides your coach with a specific guide to your child’s needs.

• Identify your child’s primary challenge - focus and organization versus a difficulty with understanding.

• Gain clear objective insights into your child’s core capacities, free from bias.

• Receive a personalized learning plan for your child.

• Personalized instructional recommendations based on your child’s cognitive strengths and needs.

• Individualized recommendations for home and school support.

• Evidence-based results that you can share with child’s teachers, counselor’s, learning specialists case managers to help them understand and provide support for struggling or gifted students.

The Learning Assessment is designed for English-speaking students ages 8 to 21 and is scored using national standardized data of same-aged students. However, there is an adult version of the assessment (utilized by NASA and other companies) that we are happy to arrange for interested parents. Just contact us for additional information.

Students should meet the following criteria:

• Reading English at or above a 2nd grade level

• Able to follow simple, multi-step instructions independently

• Comfortable using a computer mouse & keyboard

• Able to read a computer screen independently

Cognitive skills tests identify how a student learns, understands, and recalls information. Most school tests assess academic skills or achievements, which focus on what a student knows. Understanding a student’s cognitive strengths and needs can be the key to more efficient and enjoyable learning. As demands on students increase as they matriculate, maximizing efficiency is one of the keys to ongoing success.

Here are some videos we recommend that explain the Learning Assessment:

What is MindPrint?

Understanding Your Assessment

TED Talk: How your brain's executive function works and how to improve it

Our assessment focuses on practical, actionable insights into your child’s learning style, rather than just providing a diagnosis. It’s designed to be directly applicable to improving academic performance and executive functioning.