HUNSTVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Teachers often rely on experience and instinct to guide their lesson plans, but some classrooms are starting to integrate technology.
While one test can’t determine a student’s overall capability, it can be used to assess where a student is academically, and it helps teachers and their administration assist students who are not meeting expectations at their grade level.
Teachers are now using this real time data to adjust their instruction in ways that can help students stay on track.
News 19’s Nawaal Jalill spoke with Assistant Superintendent, Kerri Bass, with Madison County Schools, who says their school system is using this information to monitor students progress and immediately intervene if students need help.
With the results from these tests, teachers can create specific lesson plans based on those students needs.
This data can also be used to compare scores with other districts and states. For parents who are unsure of these tests, and feel they could be too high stakes, Bass wants to remind everyone that one test does not determine a students overall capability, but it does help the district as a whole.
Bass says that based on recent test scores, the Madison County School district has seen tremendous growth, and so has Alabama as a state. According to Bass, parent communication and involvement in a student’s test scores and schooling is crucial, and can make all the difference when it comes to a student’s success.
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