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Best Practices in Data and Assessment
Every month, we share expertise on best practices in standards-based grading, how to streamline assessment systems, and tips to build a culture of meaningful, data-driven decision-making.
Schools can genuinely impact student learning outcomes and commit to real, sustainable change by eliminating quick fixes, embracing incremental change, amplifying classroom assessment information, and ensuring that assessments directly connect to instruction.
How do we know when a student is "proficient"? Measured judgment, supported by ample evidence, leads to the most accurate and meaningful grades. However, keeping track of each student’s progress relative to every standard with traditional gradebooks and…
We recently conducted an impact analysis using statewide standardized assessments to compare the performance of Forefront schools and districts to their peers. We discovered that district-wide implementations of Forefront were coupled with improved state test scores as much…
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We are an assessment data company focused on helping educators center the most meaningful measures of student learning.
Our articles and resources support teachers and leaders in better understanding their students and using assessment results to inform instruction.
