Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Benchmark Assessments Mrs. Pope's school requires that the teachers give math Benchmark assessments every 9 weeks that are based on the curriculum map. Mrs. Pope is a week behind schedule so there are 5 questions on the test that she has not covered yet. Also, her students know that this assessment does not count for a grade so many of them do not take the test seriously and do not give 100%. With this being said, Mrs. Pope's benchmark scores are below average. How can Mrs. Pope use the data from the test to improve instruction if she know's the data is not accurate? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) The teacher needs to do her best to stay on schedule and she could provide incentives for students who score high on the benchmarks.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I would not do this. Rated On: October 18, 2014 10:15 pm Rated By: puQuZu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Rated On: October 19, 2014 12:03 am Rated By: uZaSav                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Staying on schedule is huge for making sure students get all of the content covered that they need. When it comes to assessments that do not count for a grade it is hard to motivate students to take it seriously and for that reason I feel incentives are a must in this situation. Rated On: October 19, 2014 9:01 pm Rated By: MaXuDe