The Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress or ISASP test has been praised for successfully tracking students’ educational proficiency levels.
ISASP test depicts a worrying trend in math
After the ISASP test was administered, the figures obtained showed that at least a quarter of the students had lower proficient levels in math, science, and language arts in comparison to their peers.
On the other hand, test makers asserted that the pilot version was meant in identifying weak areas necessitating amicable interventions for both teachers and students. They, therefore, believed that this objective was successfully attained.
Iowa’s Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessments, Diane Schumacher, stated that taking part in a test was one thing, but the fundamental aspect was getting authentic information from the test.
ISASP test’s proficiency results
Results gained from the ISASP test illustrated that for 11th-grade students, one (1) in four (4) of them was not yet proficient in English language arts. Moreover, one (1) in three (3) of them had low proficiency in math.
According to Stephen Dunbar, the co-director for Iowa Testing Programs, students illustrated that the materials utilized in the ISASP test were doable and challenging. He, therefore, believed that their feedback correlated with the results demonstrated.
Nevertheless, Dunbar believed that an accurate picture of the ISASP test’s applicability could be depicted in 2020 as students could see their improvement, whereas teachers could review their methodology and make necessary changes.
Dunbar also praised the online approach adopted by the ISASP test as this was a considerable transformation as the world gears towards numerous technological innovations.
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