Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Benchmarks In my school, we have to give benchmarks every 4.5 weeks. We are expected to show student growth with our data from these tests, however, these tests are not allowed be counted as grades. Students know this, and many do not try at all on these tests, which results in no growth. We have brought this issue up with administration, but have no definite answer for how we can motivate students to try their best on these tests. We've tried talking to students about their scores and any growth they have made, and some students do care, but most do not. So, we still have many students who will bubble answers and turn in their test in five minutes. Any suggestions for motivating students to try their best on a test that won't affect their grade? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) At the school I use to teach at, they created incentives for students to do well on the benchmark. For example, there was a math wheel. If a student scored an 80 or higher on the math benchmark, they were allowed to spin the wheel. Each section of the wheel had a different prize for students to win. This really motivated students to do their best.