Standards Based Assessments

First, I live in Indiana and we have the Indiana academic standards. Currently, I have noticed that several standards do not have linked assessment questions, which presents a challenge in effectively measuring student understanding. Specifically, standards like 5.RC.14, which focuses on imagery, symbolism, and figurative language, lack assessment questions. Additionally, newer standards such as 5.CC.6 and 5.CC.7 also do not have available assessments, even in the latest versions shared with me.

As we prepare and assess for Checkpoints, and state testing, it is critical that we have assessments available for all standards to ensure we can teach and monitor student progress effectively.

I would like to suggest incorporating a feature similar to what I used in another district with iReady by Curriculum Associates. Their "Standards Mastery form A and form B" provides digital assessments that cover each standard comprehensively. This approach allows educators to use form B for practice and teaching, followed by form A for formal assessment if they so choose, or to have two different forms to assess standards for the grade level. When we had training from Curriculum associates, they told us when creating the standards mastery assessments, they worked with the group responsible for designing our state assessments to ensure the practice was aligned with what students will see for each standard on state assessments.

I believe implementing a similar system would greatly enhance educators abilities to deliver high-quality education and track student progress in alignment with the academic standards.

Thank you for considering this request. I look forward to this being a future enhancement!