Atheno

See Strengths. Spot Gaps. Support Every Student.

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Project Story

About the Project

This project is a teacher analysis platform designed to go beyond grades and give real insight into student learning. The problem today is that teachers often see only the end result — a score — without context on why a student is struggling. Our solution is a platform where teachers can create quizzes, collect essays, and receive clear analytics that highlight patterns: which topics an entire class finds difficult, what strengths each student has, and where early intervention can help.

Students benefit too — they receive actionable feedback and a better sense of their progress over time, rather than just a number on a page.

Why It Was Made

Tracking real learning progress is harder than it seems. A quiz grade alone doesn’t reveal whether most students are stumbling on fractions, or whether a single student consistently struggles with thesis statements. Too often, both teachers and students notice these gaps only when it’s too late to address them effectively.

By surfacing those trends earlier, this project helps teachers teach smarter and students learn more effectively. This tackles a real, everyday classroom challenge with practical technology — and it has the potential to save teachers time while improving learning outcomes.

Who Benefits

The platform is built first for teachers, who gain an easier way to see how their students are doing at both the individual and group level. But the impact extends to students, who gain feedback that’s not only more detailed but also more constructive. In classrooms where time and resources are limited, both sides benefit from clearer, faster insights.

What Was Learned

Building the platform was a chance to explore new ground while improving on familiar skills:

  • Data analysis: combining quiz scores and essays to uncover meaningful trends.
  • Design: creating a dashboard that’s simple enough for busy teachers but still powerful.
  • Rapid prototyping: prioritizing essentials under hackathon time pressure.
  • Full-stack development: connecting backend logic, frontend design, and analytics into one flow.

How It Was Built

The project was developed as a functional prototype using:

  • Frontend: React, for a responsive, interactive teacher and student dashboard.
  • Backend: FastAPI, to manage quiz submissions, essay uploads, and analytics.
  • Database: PostgreSQL, to store quizzes, essays, and results.
  • Analytics: Python scripts to surface strengths, weaknesses, and trends with clean visualizations.

Teachers can create quizzes and essays, track submissions, and instantly see insights. Students complete assignments and receive feedback from atheno they can use to improve.

Challenges

  • Essay evaluation: Generating useful text-based feedback was tough in limited time. The solution focused on highlighting common trends and rubric-based scoring rather than deep semantic analysis.
  • Data visualization: Finding a balance between clarity and detail required several iterations.
  • Ambition vs time: Integrating quizzes, essays, and analytics together was ambitious, so the build focused on core functionality first.

The result is a working prototype that demonstrates how a teacher analysis platform can make classrooms smarter, more responsive, and more supportive of student growth.

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