Understand the Benchmark Assessment Cycle
Discover the aimswebPlus Assessment Cycle
As your district prepares students to achieve their end-of-year goals, you’re probably overwhelmed by all the preparation tools available. Students in need of additional support require frequent monitoring, while other students benefit from a few benchmarking assessments—or screenings—throughout the school year. What schedule and tools should you use to meet every student’s needs while running an efficient classroom?
We’ve found that a reliable screening or benchmarking schedule can simplify your process—and optimize time in the classroom.
With a decade of benchmarking and progress monitoring at districts across the nation, we’re using our research to help you understand the best assessment cycle to prepare your district to meet end-of-year goals. Explore this interactive assessment cycle to discover the proven schedule we work from, which capitalizes on the benefits of having all your screening and progress monitoring in one system.
While every district’s needs are different, we recommend starting from the blueprint of three main benchmarking periods, with frequent progress monitoring for students in need of additional support. The interactive assessment cycle shows our recommended benchmarking periods, along with our advice for end-of-year screening.
Find out how to optimize your benchmarking assessment cycle for student progress toward end-of-year goals. Plus, you’ll gain insight into how results from every assessment can empower educators and students to progress at different times throughout the year – based on each student’s unique starting point and learning plan.
If you’re interested in learning more about valid and normed interim assessments, data management, and reporting solutions for K-8, explore the basics of aimsweb™Plus.