Are students ready for the next unit?  What knowledge do they already have about this topic?  Teachers who are curious about how much their class knows about a future topic can give diagnostic assessments before diving in. What are Diagnostic Assessments? Diagnostic assessments are pretests.  They usually serve as a barometer for how much pre-loaded… Read More

Are students within a whole school or district understanding the material? Where is there room for growth and how can instruction be improved? These are the types of questions that teachers and school leaders ask and hope to answer when giving benchmark exams.  Defining Benchmark Assessments A benchmark exam is given across many classes, an… Read More

Are students across an entire school or district grasping the content they are learning? Are students going to perform well on big upcoming assessments like state testing or summative exams? One effective way to answer these questions is through interim assessments.  What Are They?  Interim assessments are given at different intervals throughout the school year… Read More