Discover how La Salle uses WirisQuizzes as a math learning platform to boost student autonomy, feedback, and collaboration across campuses.
From Textbooks to a Personalized Digital Math Learning Platform
When La Salle San Ildefonso set out to replace printed math textbooks with digital tools, they needed more than just online worksheets—they needed a complete math learning platform. With WirisQuizzes integrated into Moodle, their teachers built a collaborative system that supports independent learning, personalized feedback, and scalable assessment.
What started as one teacher’s initiative has become a model adopted across multiple La Salle campuses, reshaping how students engage with math.
The Challenge
When La Salle San Ildefonso first decided to phase out physical math textbooks, they faced a critical question: How do we offer high-quality math learning in a wholly digital format without sacrificing feedback, rigor, or accessibility?
As teacher Javier Melchior explained, early digital tools offered little beyond binary right-or-wrong grading
“The only feedback we could give was whether the answer was right or wrong. That wasn’t enough”, Javier explained. ”What students needed was guidance – not just the solution, but the how behind the solution”.
This insight became a turning point for La Salle’s approach to digital education. It wasn’t just about digitizing content but about ensuring that students could learn actively and reflectively within a new system.
At the same time, the shift to digital demanded a scalable infrastructure for:
- Creating large volumes of exercises quickly.
- Providing real-time, personalized feedback.
- Supporting teachers across varying levels of technical proficiency.
- Giving students the tools to practice independently and meaningfully.
Other platforms like Google Classroom, while helpful for document sharing, lacked the sophistication for in-depth math evaluation and formative feedback.
The Solution
That’s when WirisQuizzes came into focus—not just as a plugin but as the core engine behind La Salle’s custom-built math learning platform.
Led by Javier and math teacher Guillermo Pérez González, the department began building a shared bank of exercises directly within Moodle using WirisQuizzes. These weren’t just questions—they were intelligent, dynamic exercises that could offer step-by-step feedback, track partial understanding, and regenerate with different data for unlimited practice.
“We discovered the true power of WirisQuizzes when we realized we could break down a problem into parts,” said Javier. “It’s not just about getting the final answer. If a student does the first 20% right, the platform can recognize and score that.”
WirisQuizzes became more than an assignment tool for students—it was their personal study assistant. “Now they ask us, ‘Is there a quiz for this topic?” Guillermo shared. “It’s become a natural part of how they study and prepare.”
The Implementation Process
La Salle’s implementation of WirisQuizzes was a grassroots initiative that grew into an institutional innovation. Here’s how it evolved.
Assessment
The shift began nearly a decade ago when La Salle removed printed textbooks for some math levels. With a digital-first model on the horizon, Javier started exploring alternatives. “I found WirisQuizzes online by chance,” he said. “And after testing its capabilities, I pitched it to my colleagues. From there, it just took off.”
Customization
Using Moodle’s system-level question bank, the teachers created hundreds of questions organized by topic: polynomials, functions, geometry, probability, and more. Every question included custom feedback. “Almost all our questions show the solution process,” said Javier. “This makes it easier for students to learn independently—even their parents can follow along.”
Importantly, this work was collaborative. Teachers built and reused each other’s content. “We never assigned categories formally,” said Guillermo. “If someone had free time, they’d jump in and add to the bank. It’s a shared resource for everyone.”
Deployment
WirisQuizzes was deployed through Moodle across the school. Teachers could:
- Select questions from a shared bank.
- Build quizzes quickly.
- Offer time-limited assessments or practice exercises.
- Use quizzes for classwork, homework, or even during substitute hours.
The school also exported question banks to other La Salle campuses in Tenerife, Madrid, and Gran Canaria. Adoption varied depending on each site’s IT support and teacher training, but the system was designed for easy export/import.
Training
While many core users were math or STEM teachers with programming experience, others found the “programming” aspect intimidating. Guillermo acknowledged this gap. “Some teachers hear ‘programming’ and think of C++,” he joked. “But it’s not like that. They’d see how simple it is if they just took one step.”
To address this, La Salle and Wiris discussed tailored training sessions that start simple, focusing on quiz-building basics before moving into more advanced logic and scripting.
The Results
La Salle’s math learning platform, powered by WirisQuizzes, delivered transformative results across several dimensions.
Improved Student Autonomy & Motivation
Students began voluntarily requesting quizzes to practice new topics. “It’s like they have a personal tutor,” said Javier. In one memorable example, he logged in on a weekend to find nine students had already completed a practice quiz and scored a perfect 10. “They were competing healthily. It became fun.”
Collaborative Efficiency Among Teachers
The math department created a bank of over 600–700 questions, reusable across grade levels and subjects. This significantly reduced prep time while increasing question quality and consistency.
Parental Engagement and Transparency
Because quizzes included feedback, parents could follow along, even if they weren’t strong in math. “Some told us they were thrilled to see their child working independently,” Guillermo shared.
Formative Assessment at Scale
Teachers used quizzes to diagnose student progress week by week. “In Bachillerato, I might run three quizzes weekly,” said Guillermo. “And they all count toward the grade. It keeps everyone working consistently.”
“WirisQuizzes isn’t just a quiz engine,” Javier added. “It’s a full feedback system. It’s the backbone of our math learning platform.”
The Future of WirisQuizzes at La Salle
La Salle continues to expand the use of WirisQuizzes beyond math:
- They’ve developed questions for economics, technology, and even geography.
- Some teachers are exploring how AI-based feedback could provide personalized remediation paths.
- A growing number of educators across La Salle’s network are joining upcoming training sessions to learn how to build questions and customize feedback.
They’ve also expressed interest in exploring remote proctoring, integrating with other LMS platforms like Google Classroom, and co-developing content with other schools.
Rounding Off
La Salle’s transformation is a shining example of how a school can build its own collaborative, intelligent, and scalable math learning platform. By integrating WirisQuizzes into every level of instruction—from the classroom to home study—teachers empowered students with autonomy, parents with transparency, and the school with data-driven teaching strategies.
What started as one teacher’s experiment has become a system-wide initiative that is changing how La Salle teaches and how students learn.
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