As parents, it is important to stay on top of your child's learning. The best way to do so, is to understand your child as a learner. A diagnostic placement can help with this.
There are a number of widely used and available assessments. However; it is important to understand the difference between a diagnostic assessment and a placement assessment.
Dignostic Assessment - A test to assess a student's relative strengths and weaknesses in a given subject and the results provide an analysis of students' proficiency
Placement Assessment - A test to determine a student's current skill level and is usually associated with a grade level
So what are diagnostic placement assessments? Diagnostic placement assessments combine the benefits of both an individual diagnostic test and a placement assessment test. They provide information about where along the continuum of learning students are performing with their current skills, and they also provide specific information about a students' strengths and weaknesses.
ProLearning can help you learn more about your child's learning. We offers diagnostic placement assessments for students in kinder through 8th grade in both reading and math.
How can diagnostic placement assessments support learning?
Identify student strengths and weaknesses, including gaps in learning and areas students are reading to learn
Determine a grade level equivalency of students’ current performance
Support the development of an instructional plan
Serve as a starting point to monitor progress and measure growth
There are a number of benefits of including diagnostic placement assessments in your child’s educational journey. Ultimately, the goal is to improve student learning outcomes.
Learn more about how ProLearning’s diagnostic placement assessments can help your child reach learning goals.