HLP 6 Checklist: Assessment- Use Student Assessment Data, Analyze Instructional Practices, and Make Necessary Adjustments that Improve Student Outcomes (High-Leverage Practices Implementation Guide)

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The use of student assessment data for decision making is a key high leverage practice because it helps guide teachers and other professionals to analyze instructional practices and make necessary adjustments that improve student outcomes. Collecting data in isolation, without using that data to make instructional decisions about student programs, is not a good use of a teacher’s time. Researchers have demonstrated that when teachers utilize data to make instructional decisions, student achievement improves. In addition, when teachers examine data prior to making instructional decisions, they make more frequent and appropriate decisions than when they do not use data.

Based on the HLP resources (High-Leverage Practices in Special Education: The Final Report of the HLP Writing Team, High-Leverage Practices in the Inclusive Classroom and https://highleveragepractices.org/) and the information shared at the workshop on August 23, 2019, by Dr. Erica Lembke, the following is a checklist to guide school leaders as they address key elements that comprise effective collection and use of assessment data.

This checklist is shared with permission.

Reference: Council for Exceptional Children. (2019). CEC’s High-Leverage Practices Institute: Assessment Implementation Guide.

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