Context
Students at Roots take a benchmark assessment every 6-8 weeks. K-2 Common Core standards are broken down into levels ranging from 0.5 - 9. Ideally students grow one level on each assessment. While not every student moves up a level, these assessments provide teachers with deeper insight into what their students know. After the assessment, teachers get a full day to spend with the data to determine how they should adjust students’ learning paths and resources given the new information.
Student Does
- Takes a benchmark assessment every 6-8 weeks.
Teacher Does
- Assigns a benchmark assessment every 6-8 weeks.
- Spends a full day reviewing each student’s progress on benchmark assessments.
- Uses data to adjust student learning pathways.
Technology Does
- Provides online assessment that is automatically scored and fed into data sheet.
- Provides easy to use data sheet for analyzing student progress.
Strategy Resources
Roots Executive Director Discusses Benefits of Periodic Benchmark Assessments at Roots
Roots ED and Founder, Jonathan Hanover, discusses how the team uses leveled competency-based assessments across... Learn More
Roots Student Learning Standards
Roots learning standards are content standards unpacked into learning objectives they want each student to... Learn More