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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 3rd grader said for her class, those assessments, which I've never heard of until now, are taken on the computer, and she and we don't know what the results are. [/quote]

Correct.  We just assign the test to the kids like we would do a book on the Benchmark site. The site scores the tests for us unless there's a written component like on the unit and interim tests.  Those require us to login and score the students' writing.  I agree with the other teachers in that the tests are very difficult and not a great indicator of students understanding.  The issue I have with Benchmark is that we teach the same strategies all year long and they keep spiraling back.  This approach works for some kids, but the majority of my students do better when we introduce a reading skill (i.e. - main idea and key details) and we teach that same skill for multiple days in a row coupled with flexible small group instruction.  The jumping around constantly in Benchmark confuses many kids.  No wonder why so many students' weekly test scores are terrible. [/quote]

If the test scores are terrible which I don’t think its true for everyone. Why are they used for grading purposes and report cards? My DC did okayish in 2nd grade on these tests, some were C’s but most were A’s and B’s. That’s what’s confusing, how the performance varies from test to test given that his MAP R scores are very high. [/quote]

We aren't required to use these for grade book grades.  I know very few teachers who actually use the Benchmark weekly assessments for grades.  Unless a student just guesses and gets an abysmal score, MAP-R is a much better indicator of where a student is in terms of his/her reading capability in grades 3-5.  [/quote]

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