How much assessment is recommended for students grade 3-10 as they progress through the school system?
The frequency and range ofISA teststhat your school might administer depends on your purpose in using the test. For example, if you wish to check how you are going relative to others every so often you may elect to participate every second or even third year. It is unlikely that teachers will learn to benefit from the diagnostic information they can get from the ISA if you do this. If you wish to track individuals over time and you have a highly mobile population you probably need to test every year to capture most students for at least two assessment periods. If you use the ISA regularly, teachers are more likely to learn to use the diagnostic information constructively. It depends what your school needs from the ISA.
