A+ LearningLink™ is an online assessment program that measures grade 1–8 students’ knowledge, comprehension and application of basic skills in language arts and mathematics. The tests and results have been calibrated to Metametrics® Corporation’s Lexile Framework® for reading and Quantile Framework for mathematics developmental scales. The results are aligned to state standards and objectives, allowing educators to accurately predict how individual students will perform on high-stakes tests. Equipped with this valuable reporting information, educators then prescribe individualized instructional material for each student. For customers using American Education Corporation’s A+nyWhere Learning System® courseware program, assignment lists can be prescribed automatically based on test results. Progress is then tracked by re-administering the A+ LearningLink assessment.
How Are The Results And Reports In A+ LearningLink Different From What You’ve Used In The Past?
“For the first time, we have instant access to data that is meaningful and actionable. The data we gather from the A+ LearningLink assessment program can be used not only to make accurate predictions, but also used in the RTI model to prescribe interventions at the appropriate level. We received real-time report data on each and every student immediately upon test completion. We compared these reports to other data elements from different sources and determined the information is very accurate. The reports were a breeze to generate and the results only took seconds to show up. Teachers were able to get a detail of all concepts that were being tested and the performance level of each student. It was amazing,” says Maritta Clark, CIO, Pike County Schools, Kentucky.
“The A+ LearningLink assessment program gives educators an honest and validated tool to measure a student’s existing knowledge, comprehension and mastery of basic skills in reading and mathematics. The data can be used to prescribe appropriate lessons and reading materials as well as measure the individual student’s response and academic success of the prescribed interventions and instruction delivered by educational professionals,” says Robert Klemp, Ph.D., District Technology Coordinator, Matteson School District 159, Illinois.
How Has This Assessment Impacted Your District?
“We gave the test prior to our state assessment. The teachers used the data we collected to do RTI for each child immediately on completion of the test,” Clark adds. “Each teacher worked on particular skills that each student needed to master in the content area. We did not have to waste time doing drill and kill activities because we knew the areas we needed to address to improve our student performance. It was a great tool for us. It could not have come at a better time in the year.”
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