Driven by Data
- Charles Shewell
- Feb 7, 2023
- 2 min read
Instruction Being Driven by Digital Assessment Results Data
Digital assessment results data can provide a great resource for teachers and administrators to assess a student's performance and inform instructional decision making. The availability of online results can help inform decisions on how to modify instructional approaches, inform resource allocation, and guide professional development decisions. The data can be collected in a variety of ways including computer-adaptive assessments, student performance systems, and response-to-intervention tracking tools.
Computer-adaptive assessments are computer programs that generate unique questions based on student performance. As students answer questions, the assessment adjusts difficulty levels based on the answers given. This allows teachers and administrators to identify gaps in a student's knowledge and inform the instruction process. For example, if a student consistently performs poorly on one particular type of question, this could inform teachers to reteach the specific topic to ensure comprehension. Additionally, computer-adaptive assessments can be used to evaluate academic progress and adjust instruction accordingly.
Student performance systems track students' progress over a certain period of time and compare the progress to predetermined performance benchmarks. This type of system provides an overview of a student's academic achievement and growth throughout the school year. This data can be used to determine where instruction is successful and identify any areas of needed improvement. This data can then be used to modify and differentiate instruction to ensure a student's progress in that area.
Response-to-intervention (RTI) tracking tools help to track the implementation of instructional strategies. RTI systems document the implementation of specific strategies over time to assess whether a student's performance improves or declines with specific interventions. The data collected can help identify the instructional strategies that have the most positive effects on student achievement. This data can be used to guide teachers in the instructional decisions they make, in order to maximize student success.
Digital assessment results data can be a great resource for informing educators and admin on improving instruction. This data can be collected in ways including computer-adaptive assessments, student performance systems, and response-to-intervention tracking tools. This data can then be used to identify student progress and improvement, and to help inform instructional decisions that are designed to maximize student success.
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