Title: How Do Teachers Improve Instruction Using Test Data? | Resilient Educator
Headings: How Teachers Use Student Data to Improve Instruction
How Teachers Use Student Data to Improve Instruction
Standardized tests gauge overall learning and identify knowledge gaps
Individual assessments reveal each student’s needs
Summative assessments catch learning roadblocks
Summative assessment also informs curriculum and instruction
Formative assessments provide immediate feedback on lesson plans
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How Teachers Use Student Data to Improve Instruction
By  Monica Fuglei
Formal and informal assessments provide significant insight into students’ progress, curriculum effectiveness and teaching strategies. Although there has been recent parental pushback on overuse of standardized tests, the data collected from them does not drift off into the ether. One of the best ways to encourage parental and student buy-in for assessment is to explain how data from many kinds of tests is used to improve teaching. When discussing data, it’s important to note that schools gather several types of data that is used in a number of ways. Standardized testing unearths district, school, and grade-level data; individual assessments give educators information on student performance in individual classes, and summative and formative assessments give teachers feedback on classroom instruction. Each of these very different data sets can be used by individual teachers, grade teams, and professional learning teams to inform and improve their classroom teaching. Get Relevant Teaching Content and Updates Delivered Directly to Your Inbox. Subscribe Today!