Title: 4 Benefits of Monitoring Student Progress in the Classroom | Teach Starter
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4 Benefits of Monitoring Student Progress in the Classroom
Written by Victoria (Teach Starter)
What Are the Benefits of Monitoring Student Progress?
#1 Collecting Useful Data
Did you know, whole school data walls are now commonly being displayed in staff rooms and offices?
#2 Improving Teacher Instruction
You may need to re-evaluate the delivery method through which the concept is being taught.
#3 Ensuring Achievement for Every Student
Goals - Literacy (Middle Primary)
Goal Labels - Speaking and Listening (Middle Primary)
Goals - Numeracy (Upper Primary)
Class Goal Tracker - Monkeys and Bananas
#4 Identifying Students At Risk
There are so many more benefits of monitoring student progress, we couldn’t possibly list them all!
Here are some of our favourite resources to get you going:
English Assessment Tracker - Complete Set (Australian Curriculum) Foundation to Year 7
Mathematics Assessment Tracker - Complete Set (Australian Curriculum) Foundation to Year 7
Whole Class Science Assessment Tracker (Foundation to Year 7)
Whole Class The Arts Assessment Tracker (Foundation to Year 8)
Learning Goals PowerPoint Template
First Week of School Activity - Dream Big!
Learning Intention and Success Criteria Posters
Visible Learning Goals PowerPoint - Year 6 Mathematics

Content: You may need to re-evaluate the delivery method through which the concept is being taught. To do this, it is especially important for teachers to assess their own instructional strategies to see if they are working. A collection of work samples and pre and post tests may indicate that there is a need for the teacher to adjust their instructional strategies to better meet the needs of the students. At times, the need to re-teach a specific lesson may be required. We have a number of pre and post test resources for this very purpose, however any simple literacy or numeracy test can be undertaken before and after teaching content. For more information on these tests, read Holly’s blog Pre and Post Tests | Are they Beneficial in the Classroom? Monitoring student progress can help teachers to make more informed instructional decisions and change their teaching style to improve the quality of their teaching. #3 Ensuring Achievement for Every Student
Monitoring student progress on a regular basis also enables the teacher to analyse a student’s current performance level for a specific skill. As a result, teachers can provide students with assistance in achieving their personal academic goals. With information from assessments and samples of work, the teacher can work with the student to establish achievable learning goals and help each student to stay on track.