10 Things To Consider Before Buying an Assessment Tool
Evaluation guide preview
Compare assessment tools with your district's needs in mind
Use this guide to organize a team evaluation of assessment
strategy, instructional fit, data needs, and implementation
priorities before selecting a tool.
Audit preview
Organize your assessment tool evaluation
Follow four stages to review current practices,
compare instructional needs, prioritize findings,
and prepare for implementation.
ReviewEvaluatePrioritizePlan
Review
Review your assessment strategy
Examine how current formative, interim,
summative, and common assessment practices
support your instructional goals.
Evaluate
Evaluate instructional fit
Consider how different tools support
feedback, diverse learners, classroom
workflows, and everyday instructional
decisions.
Prioritize
Prioritize data needs
Compare reporting needs, standards
progress, item-level insights, and shared
data views across classrooms and schools.
Plan
Plan for implementation
Review collaboration routines, assessment
alignment, educator workflows, and the
support teams need to use a selected tool.
10 Things To Consider Before Buying an Assessment Tool
Evaluation guide preview
Compare assessment tools with your district's needs in mind
Use this guide to organize a team evaluation of assessment
strategy, instructional fit, data needs, and implementation
priorities before selecting a tool.
Audit preview
Organize your assessment tool evaluation
Follow four stages to review current practices,
compare instructional needs, prioritize findings,
and prepare for implementation.
ReviewEvaluatePrioritizePlan
Review
Review your assessment strategy
Examine how current formative, interim,
summative, and common assessment practices
support your instructional goals.
Evaluate
Evaluate instructional fit
Consider how different tools support
feedback, diverse learners, classroom
workflows, and everyday instructional
decisions.
Prioritize
Prioritize data needs
Compare reporting needs, standards
progress, item-level insights, and shared
data views across classrooms and schools.
Plan
Plan for implementation
Review collaboration routines, assessment
alignment, educator workflows, and the
support teams need to use a selected tool.
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