Standards Mastery

i-Ready Standards Mastery offers targeted digital assessments that help you understand how students are performing on Reading and Mathematics standards in Grades 2–8. It allows you to quickly identify performance trends, gain insight into students’ current understanding and possible misconceptions, and connect to resources to support student proficiency.

 

For District Administrators: Setting Up Standards Mastery in Your District

If you are an administrator considering Standards Mastery for the first time, read the resource below and contact your i-Ready Account Manager to get started.

Setting Up Standards Mastery: Quick-Start Guidance for District Administrators

Includes support for:

  • Choosing how you will use Standards Mastery in your district
  • Communicating assessment plans and expectations
  • Monitoring Standards Mastery use and results

Using Standards Mastery for Formative Assessment Processes

When using Standards Mastery as part of formative assessment processes, teachers typically assign a Mastery Check to their students after initial instruction on a specific standard in order to inform reteaching and further instruction.

 As a teacher, how do I get started?

Use step-by-step support from the Educator Guide: Standards Mastery to:

  1. Select specific standards to assess to inform reteaching and further instruction. Use the Standards Mastery Planning Worksheet: Formative.
  2. Assign and administer Mastery Checks from your i-Ready Connect account. See How Tos in the FAQs for Standards Mastery.
  3. Prepare your students using the Checklist: Preparing Students for Mastery Checks and the Preparing Students for Mastery Checks presentations for Mathematics and/or Reading.
  4. Use results to inform reteaching and further instruction. Boost your process with the Data Analysis Guide: Standards Mastery.

Using Standards Mastery for Interim Assessment

When using Standards Mastery for interim assessment, district or school administrators assign Mastery Checks to monitor key standards throughout the year and inform decisions for schools, grades, or classes. Teachers also have access to these results.

As a leader, how do I get started?

Use step-by-step support from the Educator Guide: Standards Mastery to:

  1. Select key standards to assess in specific grade levels, and schedule appropriately. Use the Standards Mastery Planning Worksheet: Interim.
  2. Designate responsibilities using the Standards Mastery Responsibilities and Timeline: Planning Tool.
  3. Communicate your plan and expectations clearly. Consider using Communication Templates: Interim.
  4. Create and assign Mastery Checks from your i-Ready Connect account. See How Tos in the FAQs for Standards Mastery.
  5. Monitor administration and use results to inform your next steps. Boost your process with the Data Analysis Guide: Standards Mastery.

Using Standards Mastery for Other Purposes

In addition to Formative and Interim assessment, other ways that educators can use Standards Mastery include:

  • As an instructional tool (including but not limited to instructional planning, whole class or small group instruction, collaborative small group activities, etc.)
  • As preparation for state summative assessments
  • To track improvement in performance on specific standards (i.e., pretest/posttest)
  • To monitor student progress for students in Grades 2–8
  • To assess high school prerequisite skills

For more information, refer to the i-Ready Standards Mastery Menu of Uses.

 


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