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Item Bank

Your district’s comprehensive library of high-quality assessment items
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What is the Item Bank?

With Balanced Assessment by Formative, educators get instant access to a dynamic library of high-quality assessment items for grades 3-12:

  • A growing number of expertly written, high-quality items crafted for Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies.
  • All items are meticulously written to support Common Core State Standards and NGSS, mapped to various state standards, and tagged with Depth of Knowledge (DoK) levels
  • Features a wide variety of question types designed to support active learning, complex assessment, and standardized test preparation:
    • Multiple Choice
    • Multiple Select
    • Free Response
    • Interactive and Technology-Enhanced
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Why try the Item Bank with Balanced Assessment by Formative?

Deliver district-wide and individual assessments with confidence, knowing that:

  • Educators can pull from a robust library of items designed by experts to align to your academic standards.
  • Built-in, real-time reporting allows immediate feedback and data-driven instructional decisions.
  • Educators can easily select questions by Depth of Knowledge (DoK) level and standard to rapidly create standards-aligned assessments that guarantee a true measure of student rigor and understanding.
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Get to know Luna, your AI-powered teaching assistant

Luna is your built-in AI teaching assistant, designed to support you throughout the entire instructional journey — from quick bell ringers to in-depth benchmarks. Whether you’re creating assessments, designing lessons, or simply exploring ideas, Luna works through direct chat or behind the scenes, powering key features to help you save time and enhance student outcomes.

With one collaborative platform for engaging instruction, real-time assessment, and shared insights, Luna helps streamline daily teaching tasks so you can focus more on what matters most — your students.

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