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Nov 16, 2017

Top 10 Tips to Prepare Learners for High-Stakes Testing

What can you do to ensure that your learners are set up for success when the next round of high-stakes tests rolls around? We’ve put together our top ten tips to prepare learners and keep everyone’s stress levels under control!

Sarah Cornelius

Oct 30, 2017

[Study Island Feature Focus] Create Customizable Built Tests

Study Island's Test Builder feature allows teachers and administrators to easily create, customize, and share unique Built Tests that leverage questions from a pool of over 600,000 high-quality instructional items.

Madison Michell

Oct 26, 2017

5 Proven Ways to Get the Most Out of Practice Testing

Practice testing has been proven to be one of the most effective learning techniques. Here's what some of the latest research has to say about how you can put this approach to use in the classroom.

Regina Waddell

Oct 24, 2017

[Best Practices] 5 Tips to Improve Student Outcomes with Data

Today’s educators have access to a wide variety of student data, but are you getting the right data?

Sarah Cornelius

Oct 12, 2017

[Classroom Practice] Are Your Students Using Effective Learning Techniques?

Which learning techniques are the most effective? Educators and students have some go-to strategies like re-reading and highlighting, but do they actually work?

Regina Waddell

Oct 10, 2017

7 Tips for Success Using Study Island Practice

When Study Island is used regularly just 30 minutes a week, per subject, the program produces significant growth outcomes for students. How can you make results like this a reality for your learners? Here are seven things you should know to ensure success using Study Island for practice.

Madison Michell

Oct 02, 2017

The Value of Benchmarking: What’s the Difference Between Interim and Formative Assessments?

We're kicking off a series on benchmarking assessment by defining the two primary types: interim and formative tests.

Jeff Mcleod

Aug 03, 2017

Benchmark Assessments: 4 Best Practices

Another assessment? Is that the first thought that comes to mind at the mention of administering beginning-of-the-year benchmarks to your students? If so, you’re certainly not alone—today’s students and teachers are faced with no shortage of assessments, all of which come with their own unique set of pressures and expectations. But, before you write off the idea, it’s important to consider the reasoning behind benchmark assessments, and the value they can provide.

Sarah Cornelius