Instructure Mastery vs. IXL Learning

Instructure Mastery

IXL Learning

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Instructure Mastery	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	Instructure Mastery, formerly MasteryConnect, is a K-12 assessment platform designed to allow teachers to assess core standards, monitor student performance, and report student mastery to parents and administrators.	N/A
IXL	Score 6.0 out of 10	N/A	IXL Learning is an educational technology company headquartered in San Mateo, that delivers an immersive e-learning content and digital curricula for students in all grades, in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. Boasting over 12 million students already using IXL in the U.S., and over 100 billion questions asked and answered around the world, IXL is helps schools use technology to improve teaching and learning. From algebra to adverbs, molecules to maps, IXL’s content and…	$299 per year 25 students

Pricing

Instructure Mastery

IXL Learning

Editions & Modules

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Math Pre-K to 12: $299
per year 25 students
Language Arts Pre-K to 12: $299
per year 25 students
Science Grades 2 to 8: $299
per year 25 students
Social Studies Grades 2 to 8: $299
per year 25 students
Spanish Level 1: $299
per year 25 students
Schools & Districts level plan: Custom

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Instructure Mastery	IXL
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Discounts available for bundled curricula and per student cost for larger student bodies / classroom sizes.

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Instructure Mastery	IXL Learning
Considered Both Products	Instructure Mastery LP Leigh Phillips Director of Learning Chose Instructure Mastery MasteryConnect is a more affordable option for our medium-sized nonprofit. MasteryConnect fits our needs without being "too much" software. Illuminate and PowerSchool are more built for large school systems while we are a standalone organization with only about 250 students. Incentivized Helpful?	IXL Verified User Anonymous Chose IXL IXL Learning was easier for the students to navigate, and it seems to have a better layout overall. NoRedInk appears slightly antiquated, and students were often confused on how to use the different features or answer questions. However, NoRedInk is the superior tool for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose IXL I have used other products for pupils in the past but nothing compares to IXL Learning. It is affordable and user friendly, but most importantly it does what is promises. It helps elevate students studies and grades in a way the ABC Mouse and others do not. When my pupils … Incentivized Helpful? AA Amber AuBain Teacher Chose IXL IXL is the best for easy to find practice for math standards. Freckle has more in depth features and integrates with other Renaissance products well, but can be hard to learn or use. Prodigy is a fun math game platform that works well for extra student practice or learning, but … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Instructure Mastery	IXL Learning
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	6.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Instructure Mastery	IXL Learning
Likelihood to Recommend	I love that MasteryConnect already has hundreds of standards built-in, like the ACT readiness and socioemotional learning standards my after-school program uses. I think MasteryConnect would be harder to implement for an educational institution using learning standards not already in MasteryConnect. Also, MasteryConnect does not function as a grade book for someone looking for that kind of solution. Incentivized Leigh Phillips Director of Learning Read full review	It is great for providing students extra resources and opportunities for practice. In this case, it is extremely well suited. Moreover, since every student is different, the dynamic adjustment allows students to work through more/less problems depending on their level of mastery which can help students pinpoint areas of issues to discuss in the class. It is less appropriate for settings where a student may struggle to teach themselves as this requires some level of independence on part of the user. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Learning standards are already included in the software. Allows educators to track students who are near-mastery and at-mastery Color-coding system is easy to understand. Incentivized Leigh Phillips Director of Learning Read full review	Easy to find extra practice for students Generates problems for students and also explains wrong answers Easy to use for math intervention groups Incentivized AA Amber AuBain Teacher Read full review
Cons	I don't like that we have to make separate trackers for each sub-strand of math on the ACT. Sometimes it is difficult to find the assessments I am trying to score within trackers. I wish I had more support on how to use the data in MasteryConnect. Incentivized Leigh Phillips Director of Learning Read full review	I would like for it not to drop students down as much when they miss a question. My students tend to get too frustrated and quit when it does. Incentivized Sherby Gully Teacher Read full review
Support Rating	On-boarding was fine and sufficient, but we haven't really heard from MasteryConnect since then. I haven't reached out to them, either, though. Incentivized Leigh Phillips Director of Learning Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	MasteryConnect is a more affordable option for our medium-sized nonprofit. MasteryConnect fits our needs without being "too much" software. Illuminate and PowerSchool are more built for large school systems while we are a standalone organization with only about 250 students. Incentivized Leigh Phillips Director of Learning Read full review	IXL Learning was easier for the students to navigate, and it seems to have a better layout overall. NoRedInk appears slightly antiquated, and students were often confused on how to use the different features or answer questions. However, NoRedInk is the superior tool for teaching writing skills and giving students authentic writing practice. IXL Learning is better when it comes to practicing specific skills. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	MasteryConnect has allowed our organization to track student learning data weekly for the first time. We spend less than 10 minutes per week inputting student achievement data. We are able to more quickly decide which skills to reteach because of MasteryConnect. Incentivized Leigh Phillips Director of Learning Read full review	Pupil excelled beyond grade level in subject matter Pupil caught up to grade level in subject that was challenging Tracking progress of pupils is priceless. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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