Testing the CogniTeach Tool in Central Finland Schools

As part of the CogniTeach project, the Innovative Learning Environments Team conducted a pilot phase of the CogniTeach tool in several schools across Central Finland. The CogniTeach tool helps teachers transform their students’ sensorimotor and cognitive data into meaningful insights that support personalized teaching and learning.By assessing a range of cognitive and sensorimotor skills through engaging, game-like tasks, the tool provides a clear overview of each child’s strengths and areas for development. This enables teachers to tailor their instruction more effectively and create learning experiences that truly fit every student.For this pilot, we were warmly welcomed by teachers and students at the University of Jyväskylä’s Teacher Training School, Konnevesi School, Kortepohja School, Jyväskylä Christian School, and Puistokoulu School. During the visits, teachers were invited to test the CogniTeach tool with their classes. At each school, we introduced the tool’s purpose and features, and demonstrated how it can be used to support classroom learning.The sessions were filled with curiosity and enthusiasm as students explored the interactive games and saw their results visualized. Teachers were particularly interested in how the CogniTeach tool could be integrated into their teaching practices, discussing how the data and visual feedback could help them better understand their students’ cognitive profiles.Great steps towards data-driven pedagogy in action!