Testing & Monitoring Continuous evaluation of student learning is an integral part of the instructional process in the SABIS® Network. Frequent testing is conducted in order to evaluate student learning and permit timely, positive intervention. Testing students in this way has a number of very important advantages: Students learn to perform well under the pressure of time and other constraints Students develop the ability to focus and to sustain concentration for increasingly long periods Feedback from testing allows close monitoring and follow-up Diagnostic Tests are: Administered to all new, incoming students Academic “x-ray” to detect pre-existing gaps in knowledge Used to determine grade level placement Determine English/math level or readiness to leave intensives classes The SABIS Academic Monitoring System® (SABIS® AMS) Begins in Grade 3 in both mathematics and English Checks student learning and long-term retention Evaluates students' grasp of essential concepts Include multiple-choice questions with answers recorded on “bubble sheets” Are computer-scored Count for 20% of a student's total grade in a given subject Periodic Exams Help to isolate “gaps” in student learning Monitor student’s mastery of essential concepts Serve as a re-teaching guide for teachers Test concepts taught in the last three weeks Begin in Grade 1 Provide results which are sent home within 2 weeks of the exam