3 Reasons savvy leaders
prioritize formative assessment

Across the US, the number of districts implementing college and career ready performance standards continues to grow—a fact that helps explain educators’ increasingly determined search for effective instructional support.

Common educator challenges center around three key issues:

  • Gathering timely, usable data to drive instruction
  • Meeting each student where he or she is ready to learn
  • Helping students cultivate higher-order thinking skills

As teachers continue to seek ongoing ways to personalize their instruction to meet individual student learning needs, many are finding that embedding formative assessment is a critical piece of the solution.

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