Seeing Progress

Evidence-based Strategies

Develop a comprehensive, non-threatening approach for assessing and placing students, evaluating their progress, and sharing this information with students.

a. Develop a comprehensive, non-threatening approach for assessing and placing students, evaluating their progress, and sharing this information with students. See related Examples, Research, and Tools.

b. Provide students constructive feedback on their learning and progress, and opportunities to reflect on and self-assess their progress, including holding regularly-scheduled conferences with students. See related Examples, Research, and Tools.

c. Help adults learn to identify signs of progress and strategies for monitoring their learning independently. See related Examples, Research, and Tools.

d. Help students set achievable short-term goals or benchmarks toward long-term goals in order to see progress and feel a sense of accomplishment. See related Examples, Research, and Tools.

e. Revisit goals with students, individually and in groups, so that they can monitor their progress and consider new goals and possibilities. See related Examples, Research, and Tools.

f. Recognize a broad range of student achievements, both academic and non-academic, and celebrate students who accomplish goals. See related Examples, Research, and Tools.