Provide information regarding students’ progress toward meeting end-of-year grade-level expectations and determine which students may be in need of intervention or enrichment. The Benchmark norms are based on a nationally-representative sample of students' official grade level, calculated using a six-week window of time to be administered three times per year: fall, winter, and spring.

Gather information through observations and note-taking of student behaviors, emotions, and oral responses during tasks and activities to gauge understanding, monitor progress, and identify areas of growth. It also helps guide instruction or make instructional adjustments.

Summative assessments used to evaluate student knowledge about a previously learned concept or unit of study by comparing it against a standard or benchmark. It usually results in a final grade or percentage achieved.

Provides a criterion-based, authentic benchmark/interim assessment evaluating student reading level and reading behaviors. The results help guide teachers in determining the instructional needs for each student. It also allows teachers to make adjustments to each student’s personalized plan, as well as create or adjust instructional groups.

Evaluations used to determine the prior knowledge, skills, and readiness of students on a subject matter and discover any learning gaps. Based on student’s strengths and weaknesses, adjustments can be made to the learning framework.

A standardized test designed to assess student knowledge of the Common Core Sate Standards. It measures student performance and compares it to a predetermined standard. It is taken before, during, and after the academic year to track student progress.

A quick way to assess how well students understand the material they are learning in class for adapting instruction to meet their needs. It allows to see where the gaps in knowledge are, what needs to be fixed, what students have mastered, and what can be enriched in the classroom.

Tests used to help gauge a student’s readiness for college-level material. Along with other admissions requirements, scores are used to select which students get accepted into a university. Government agencies at the local, state and federal levels use the tests as a means of accountability to ensure that students are learning, and teachers are effective.

Help students reflect on and evaluate their own learning and monitor their progress. It enables students to take ownership of their learning by judging the extent of their knowledge and understanding. It provides a structure for them to reflect on their work, what they have learned, and how to improve.

A way for teachers to engage with students in a one-on-one setting to examine their prior knowledge of prerequisite skills needed to master a content, evaluate the difference between what the student knows and what the student is expected to do, analyze errors the student makes, discuss their academic progress, goals, and concerns, provide feedback, discuss the mastery of standards, or simply do a pulse check. This process can be used in all academic areas to provide the information needed to create powerful, effective remediation strategies or determine instructional needs.

Tests administered at different intervals during the school year to check students’ grasp on content and guide future instruction. It provides educators with data for instructional, predictive, and evaluative purposes. It offers insight into growth patterns in student learning toward goals, identifies the skills students are ready to learn, and helps forecast their proficiency on state tests.

They provide a snapshot of learning achievement for a given group of learners in a given year and in a limited number of domains. These assessments are used to evaluate student performance, identify areas for improvement, and inform policy decisions.

MAP is a norm-referenced measure of student growth over time. Joined with other data points, it provides detailed, actionable data where students are on their unique learning path. Scores are used to track student progress throughout a year and across school years to assist in planning instruction.

Measures how well students apply their knowledge, skills, and abilities to authentic problems. It requires students to produce something, which is scored against specific criteria.

Offered to students who wish to receive college credit before starting college. The exams are designed in such a way that the questions and interpretations are consistent, administered, and scored in a predetermined, standard manner. They are used to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students.

Students create something, such as a plan, document, artifact, or object, usually over a sustained period of time, that demonstrates skills or understanding of the topic of learning. They are useful for evaluating learning objectives that require high levels of critical thinking, creativity, and coordination. Students' learning at the end of a unit or course is compared to a standard or benchmark.