Dive Brief:
- EdTech startup MasteryConnect launched its K-12 mastery report card service Wednesday. The reporting tool is designed for districts, teachers, and parents transitioning from traditional letter grades to mastery-based assessments.
- As states transition to the Common Core, the focus is less on achievement in the traditional sense and more on individualized mastery learning. Students will be assessed on their personal gains and mastery of the benchmarks. This new approach means report cards will be more personalized to deal with individual progression.
- MasteryConnect’s “K-12 mastery report card service” lists all the standards directly on the report card so that parents can know exactly where their child stands academically.
Dive Insight:
As the Common Core continues to roll out, expect to see many individuals, organizations, and companies capitalizing on the changes. New services and procedures will be needed to accommodate shifts in education systems nationwide — such as changes in the way students are assessed. Districts and administrators should weigh all options when choosing how to implement new systems, deciding what can be created 'in-house' by their teachers and which vendors they should contract.
