“When we do our data meetings after each benchmark assessment, we work with teachers on
disaggregating their data and looking at instructional strategies of the teachers that were successful.
Then the teachers that didn’t quite have success, they actually had to verbalize what it was that may have
happened. Was it the way the question was asked? Was it the way I taught it? They really do an analysis
and why the students didn’t perform the way they expected them to.”
Challenges Faced with Assessment
Figures 6-8 display findings on the top assessment-related challenges faced by teachers, principals, and districts leaders in
their classroom, school, or district, respectively. Results suggest that scheduling assessments and technology availability are
top-tier concerns for both district leaders and principals. Another common concern among teachers, principals, and district
leaders was student preparedness for technology-based assessments, while teachers most frequently indicated that reduced
instructional time was the top challenge they faced with assessment.
Top Challenges Faced with Assessment: District Leaders
Number of Respondents
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Scheduling
assessments
Student
preparedness
for technologybased
assessments
Technology
availability
Selecting
high-quality
assessments
Lack of access
to high-quality
assessments
Interpreting
data from
assessments
Sharing
results from
assessments
with community
members
Figure 6
Top Challenges Faced with Assessment: Principals
Number of Respondents
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Scheduling
assessments
Figure 7
12
Technology
availability
Selecting
high-quality
assessments
for my school
Funding for
assessments
Using
data from
assessments
to support
teachers
Interpreting
data from
assessments
Teacher
support of
assessment