Keeping an eye on how students are doing is a really important part of teaching and learning. With Blooket Join, you can turn game-based quizzes into useful data: you can see what students know, what they’re still working on, and how you can help them. In this article, we’ll walk through why tracking progress matters, how to do it step-by-step in Blooket, and tips for making the tracking useful for everyone (teachers, students, and even parents).
Why Track Student Progress?
Before we get into the how, let’s pause and ask: why track progress at all?
- It helps teachers know what students understand and what parts they are struggling with.
- It makes learning more meaningful: students see their growth, not just “game scores”.
- It allows for timely help: If a student is always getting certain question types wrong, you can help them sooner.
- It supports review and reflection: When students see “I improved” or “I still need to practice this”, it encourages them.
- It ties the fun game element to real learning: The game isn’t just for fun, it’s a tool for showing learning.
So tracking progress makes Blooket more than just a fun quiz—it becomes an insight tool for learning.
How to Track Progress in Blooket
Here’s a plain-language walkthrough of how you (as a teacher) can track student progress in Blooket, and what each part means. (Also helpful for students & parents to understand.)
1. Use the Reports Feature
Once you run a game or assign homework, Blooket gives you reports about how students did.
- After a game or homework ends, go to the “Reports” or “Game Report / Homework Report” area.
- You’ll see summary data: number of players, how many questions were answered correctly/incorrectly, averages.
- You can download the spreadsheet (if you have the right version) to save or share.
2. Understand What the Report Shows
Here are some of the things you’ll see and what they mean:
- % Correct (class total): How many answers were right out of all attempts.
- Number of players: How many students took part.
- Individual student stats: For each student: how many questions they got right, how many wrong.
- Question-level data: Which questions many students missed, which ones almost everyone got right.
- Time taken per question / unattempted questions (in advanced reports): For deeper insight.
3. Use Homework Mode for Better Tracking
If you assign a Blooket Homework (so students do it on their own time), you can get good data:
- The Homework tab shows you student names, accuracy, completion status.
- Students see how many more correct answers they need to meet the goal. (This helps them self-monitor)
- Homework mode helps you track progress outside class time, which is useful for review and practice.
4. Identify Areas for Review or Intervention
Once you have the data, the next step is what to do with it.
- Look for questions that many students missed. That means you might need to re-teach or review that topic.
- Check individual students: if a student missed many questions or took a long time, you might give extra support.
- Use the downloaded spreadsheet (if available) to sort by student, question, or performance and plan next steps.
5. Share Progress & Set Goals with Students
Tracking progress isn’t just for teachers. Make it meaningful for students:
- Show them their own accuracy (e.g., “You got 80% correct today, last time it was 65%”).
- Let them see what type of question they keep getting wrong and set a goal (“Let’s aim for 90% next time”).
- Use the game-based reward system (avatars, tokens etc.) to tie progress to fun but also to learning growth.
6. Make Regular Tracking a Habit
Run these reports after each game or homework.
- Use the data to adjust your future lessons—not just once but routinely.
- Keep track of each student’s progress over time, not just one game.
- Share insights with parents (if appropriate) or students themselves, so everyone knows the learning path.
Tips for Young Students (and Younger Grades)
Because you asked for language small kids can understand, here are extra tips so younger students feel comfortable with progress tracking.
- Tell students: “This game tells us how well you’re getting the questions, so we can see what to practise more.”
- Use visuals: Show stars, badges, or show them their score and say “Great job—let’s beat last time!”
- Make it fun: Ask them to pick an avatar or badge when they improve their score.
- Encourage self-reflection: After the game says “You got these wrong,” ask “Which one surprised you? Let’s see why.”
- Use positive language: “You tried hard and we see you got 6 out of 8 correct. Next time let’s see if we can do 8 out of 8.”
- Keep things simple: For younger kids, focus on “you improved” rather than “you failed”. Emphasise growth.
Pitfalls to Avoid & Good Practices
Tracking progress is powerful, but there are things to watch out for—and steps that make the tracking most helpful.
Avoid these pitfalls:
- Just looking at scores without asking why questions were missed. (Scores tell you what, not always why.)
- Relying only on one game-session’s data as if it’s the full story. Use multiple sessions.
- Using tracking to shame or compare students in a negative way. That can hurt motivation.
- Ignoring students who don’t participate much: low participation can hide understanding issues.
- Letting the “game side” overshadow the learning side: The fun of Blooket is great, but the goal is learning.
Good practices:
- Use the “question-level data” to create a mini-review game of just missed questions.
- Give students the chance to retry or reflect on their mistakes after the game.
- Use the report to differentiate: For students who are doing well, give extension tasks; for students struggling, give support.
- Combine the data from Blooket with other assessments (worksheets, class discussion) for a fuller picture.
- Communicate with students: “Let’s look together at your report and pick one thing to work on next time.”
How Teachers & Parents Can Work Together
Tracking student progress in Blooket becomes especially powerful when teachers and parents collaborate.
- Teachers to Parents: Send a summary like: “Your child played Question-Set XYZ in Blooket, and got 75% correct. We noticed question 3 was tricky. We plan to review it this week.”
- Parents to Student: At home you might say: “I saw your Blooket report good job getting 12 out of 15 right! Which 3 did you miss? Let’s look together.”
- Students to Teacher: Encourage students to ask: “I keep missing questions about, can we practise more?”
- Set a shared goal: Teacher + Student + Parent decide a target (for instance: “Next week, we aim for 90% correct in that set”).
- Use Blooket data for parent-teacher meetings: It gives concrete numbers rather than just “he’s improving”.
Final Thoughts
Keeping track of how students are doing is a key part of learning and with Blooket, it becomes easier, engaging, and game friendly. The reports aren’t just about “who won the game” but about “who understood the questions”, “what questions were tricky”, and “where do we need more practice”.
When used well, progress tracking in Blooket helps make learning visible. Students see their growth, teachers see where to intervene, and parents can support the journey. Gamified learning plus meaningful data equals a powerful combo.