Systemic Math Struggles in Urban Schools Urban schools across the United States are facing a hidden crisis—one that impacts the futures of countless students: systemic struggles in math performance. By the time students reach middle school, what may appear as low proficiency in math is, in fact, a much deeper issue. These students
Diagnostic Assessments for Students Diagnostic Assessments for Students: A Complete Evaluation Guide for Educators and Parents Diagnostic assessments are tools that gauge a student's academic skill set. These evaluations pinpoint a student’s strengths or areas where more practice is needed, offering an in-depth understanding of learning needs. Far from the typical classroom
How Misunderstanding Diagnostic Assessments Leads to Poor Data Use and Lower Student Outcomes In today’s educational landscape, precision in diagnosing student needs is paramount. As an educational test developer dedicated to providing highly diagnostic assessments in math and reading, I am acutely aware of the discrepancies in the market regarding what constitutes a
Summer Learning Loss In a study of 18 million first to sixth-graders, researchers looked at test scores over the course of five summers. The study, published in the American Educational Research Journal, showed that kids can lose up to 40% of a school year's learning over summer break–and the effect was cumulative if
Comprehending Standards-Based Testing: Exploring Constraints, and Examining its Influence on Equity Traditional standards-based testing has long been the primary method for assessing K-12 students in the classroom. State standards provide a framework for teachers to instruct and students to learn. Administrators use temporary assessments, often provided by the states or other benchmark tests,
The Hierarchy of Instruction in Math with Let's Go Learn Math competency and 21st-century employment are inextricably linked. However, no matter how you slice it, U.S. student scores on NAEP mathematics assessments demonstrate that year-to-year student achievement is faltering. Further, multiple subgroups are impacted by dismal performance. A recent movement using the umbrella
Unveiling the Power of Data-Driven Education: Insights from Lili Rivas' Webinar At the enlightening webinar hosted by Lili Rivas, the Customer Success Manager for Let's Go Learn (LGL), with a rich background as a Bilingual/Dual Language teacher for 16 years in an inner-city public school, Lili's journey and expertise brought to light the
CASE Webinar Strategies to Motivate Students to Learn Math with Dr. Jordan B Smith Jr. Educators must motivate and employ creative strategies, as discussed in the CASE webinar below with Dr. Jordan B Smith Jr., its time to make math an engaging and rewarding learning journey. Mathematics can evoke varied student emotions, with
Why Middle Schools in the United States Struggle to Teach Their Students Math Middle school math can be challenging for many students due to a variety of factors. It is important to understand these factors in order to find the best approach in systematically applying a solution, whether at the
CASE Webinar Strategies to Motivate Students to Learn Math with Dr. Jordan B Smith Jr. Educators must motivate and employ creative strategies, as discussed in the CASE webinar below with Dr. Jordan B Smith Jr., its time to make math an engaging and rewarding learning journey. Mathematics can evoke varied student emotions, with
