Student assessment data allows you to peek into your students’ minds—to discover their areas of weakness and strength. This knowledge is essential to guide a teacher’s focus while making plans for their class. Teachers are already taking advantage of student data to group students appropriately and develop end-of-year objectives, but there are still many untapped prospects. In this article, we expose five tips on how to use assessment data to improve student outcomes.

1. Develop evened lessons.

Many lectures are targeted at the students in the middle of the pack, leaving other students worn out or left behind. With student data, you can formulate lessons that are relatable to all the students, addressing each group’s concerns and making sure you carry everyone along.

2. Pick the relevant titles for your class.

Before, teachers picked texts for their classes blindly, based on other teachers’ recommendations.  With the proper utilization of the assessment data, you can pick texts that tackle your students’ precise needs. If the data from your history class exposes insufficient awareness about the civil rights era, then you can select a novel whose theme reflects on that era.

3. Create an efficacious classroom management policy.

Assessment data can reveal the specific areas where the student may struggle to thrive, and you can create a management plan in anticipation. Suppose it’s a particularly tricky topic or concept that you’ll be teaching next. In that case, you can split it into smaller parts that are easier for retention or incorporate activities that make the lesson more relatable.

 You can also employ IT-based tools to promote personalized learning among the students and help slower students learn at their own pace. For some students, integrating fun games into education can allow them to build appropriate on-task behavior. 

4.  Organize your classroom for better outcomes.

Information from students’ data can direct your class arrangement and student grouping during assignments. It is advisable to pair struggling students with strong ones to give them extra encouragement from their peers.

5. Promote class discussions.

With the knowledge from the assessment data, you can improve the nature of your class discussions. Since you already know the students’ academic capabilities, when you ask questions in class discussions, you don’t call on students at random but pick those whose answers will facilitate further debates and open more learning opportunities.