Asset-based assessments are designed to be used as a tool for advocacy for students, rather than a source of judgment of students.
Assessment data as a tool for advocacy helps to support all students to grow from where they are now, rather hold them back.
Focusing on evidence opens more doors for students, and avoids assuming they cannot succeed in rigorous mathematics.
Asset-based assessments aim to document evidence of what students can do, rather than make assumptions about what they cannot do.
While modernizing your math assessment practices is a complex and long-term project, Math ANEX has developed an easy and impactful way to get started — The DEMI.
By analyzing student thinking, we gain insight into how students are approaching topics and can help teachers provide targeted support.
Capturing students' ways of thinking provides a more nuanced way to measure growth than solely relying on correct/incorrect answers.
Get richer student data with fewer questions. The DEMI takes about 30 minutes and the Math ANEX team does all the scoring.
Get a reliable picture of where your students are in relation to state tests and identify high-leverage points that can boost those scores.
The DEMI reports are designed specifically to help teachers take action based on their students' mathematical thinking. Teachers receive an item-by-item overview, with the most impactful items to focus on highlighted at the top of the report.
Teachers can view reports for each assessment item. Here they can see why the item was included, explore how their students approached the concept, and access the re-engagement activity recommended based on their students' unique ways of thinking.
Teachers can view reports for each assessment item. Here they can see why the item was included, explore how their students approached the concept, and access the re-engagement activity recommended based on their students' unique ways of thinking.
While traditional assessments only look at answers as correct or incorrect, our team spends time analyzing responses to determine how students arrived at their answers. By looking beyond correctness, we get a fuller picture of where students are and how to best support them.