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Measuring Three Levels of Mastery
Students can pursue proficiency at three different levels, based on their prior knowledge and academic strengths and weaknesses.
Creation and Use of Micro-Standards
Roots has broken down grade-level standards to more discrete micro-standards.
Cumulative Quizzes
While Navigate Math allows students to move with mastery, quizzes address some cumulative knowledge to assess retention.
Triangulation of Data
Facilitators looks at progress against learning objectives on the Empower platform as well as other assessment outputs to identify Learner needs for Personalized Learning Time.
Progress Monitoring Through Empower
Facilitators can see Learner work and data each day through the Empower dashboard (formerly called "Educate").
Pleasant View's Standards-Based Report Cards
Pleasant View Elementary uses standards-based report cards, which communicate mastery of standards as opposed to grades.
Structured Data Analysis Reflection
Roots teachers make use of a data analysis reflection template to help them dissect the data they get from their mastery assessments.
Data Dashboard for Progress Monitoring
Teachers use a dashboard to monitor goal-setting and progress.
Self-Reported Grading
Students report their own data by inputting it into to the dashboard.
Power Standards
While Learners must master all standards, teachers identify "power standards" to help Learners focus on those they think are most important.
Advice: Increasing the field’s understanding of what is working in blended learning
More evidence is needed about what drives effects, as well as both the efficacy (controlled implementation) and effectiveness (real-world implementation) of competency- or mastery-based progression if blended learning is effectively implemented.