How can teachers use assessment data to inform instruction?
Benchmark assessments tied to state and district standards provide quick snapshots of where students are with regard to the progress they are expected to make. Interventions used by educators include reemphasizing skills, utilizing additional diagnostics to get at the root cause, changing instructional materials, and creating cohort groups within schools and classrooms of students who have a similar achievement gap or pattern to apply instructional strategies. Although teachers have always used tests and quizzes to track student progress, these measures did not necessarily relate to standards or the assessment systems did not provide results in a timely manner.
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