Interim Assessment and Data Use within a Comprehensive System Tutorial Series

In this tutorial series, educators will learn about the purposeful implementation of interim assessments and data use within a comprehensive assessment system. From the state level to the classroom level, educators use assessments to gather information about student learning for the varied purposes of fulfilling accountability requirements, determining programmatic needs, and informing instruction. In this series, viewers will learn where interim assessment is located on the continuum of information gathering and how to best use interim assessment and interpret data to improve student achievement.

Guiding Questions

After viewing the tutorials, you will be able to answer the following questions:

1. What are the purposes of interim assessments and how do these assessments fit within a comprehensive system?
2. How do the key characteristics of effective interim assessment differ from those of other forms of assessment?
3. What are the best ways to use data from interim assessment?
4. What are the benefits of the collaborative inquiry approach to data and what conditions need to exist to make the process most effective?

View a sample tutorial from the Interim Assessment and Data Use within a Comprehensive System Series

 

Name	Flash Version	Length
Matching the Purpose with the Assessment	Click to view	5:04
Characteristics of Effective Interim Assessments		5:54
Using Interim Assessment to Improve Student Achievement		2:31
Making Sense of Interim Assessment Data		7:28
Supporting the Use of Interim Assessment Data		3:04