Diagnostics are powerful tools used to quickly assess a student's performance and skills. They are also used to create a personalized learning path for students on the adaptive study plan.
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Diagnostics Overview
Diagnostics are adaptive, meaning they can be shorter than a traditional assessment while still providing valuable insight. Each diagnostic produces an estimated score band and skill inventory, which are used to create an adaptive study plan.
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Score Band
The score band produced by a diagnostic is based on how the student performed on questions as their difficulty adapted during the assessment. This band is only an estimation, but it provides useful data to students and educators. -
Skill Inventory
Each question in the diagnostic is tagged to a specific standard, reporting category, and skill. The student's performance on those skills is measured as they complete the diagnostic, resulting in an estimated skill inventory. -
Adaptive Study Plans
Each lesson in an adaptive study plan is tagged to the same standards, reporting categories, and skills as the questions in the diagnostics. This alignment allows the diagnostic to guide the scope and sequence of the study plan.
Best Practices
- Even if a plan isn't adaptive, diagnostics are a good starting point for students.
- Diagnostics produce an estimated result that is useful for a quick analysis and to create an adaptive plan. Make use of practice tests (if available) to get more accurate predictions of student performance on test day.
Summary
Diagnostics quickly assess student performance, estimate a score band, and identify skill strengths and gaps. In adaptive study plans, they guide lesson sequencing by aligning with the same standards and skills. While estimates are useful for quick insights, pairing diagnostics with practice tests provides more accurate performance predictions.
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