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Evidence

Using data to understand where students are in their learning

Supporting the next steps

Informing teaching and learning through:

  • Setting personal stretch targets
  • Development of teachers’ capabilities
  • The use of learning resources

Tracking progress

Monitoring growth of student achievement over time

Helping every student demonstrate learning progress

A student who receives a 'D' grade every year may believe they are making no progress at all when, in reality, they may be progressing as much as a student who consistently receives an 'A’ grade.

Scales: a powerful way to describe learning progress

  • Progressive Achievement scales detail the skills, knowledge and understanding typical at various points in the learning process in a domain – a roadmap for describing and measuring student progress.
  • ACER has mapped scales for learning progression in several domains, including reading and mathematics.

ACER's Progressive Achievement approach

ACER’s Progressive Achievement approach uses evidence from cutting–edge research to inform world–class student assessments.

Join thousands of educators using the Progressive Achievement approach to target teaching and improve learning.

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