mCLASS^® Beacon^™ - How It Works

Using mCLASS Beacon, teachers can quickly access, create, manage, administer, and score assessments in the context of learning standards. The interactive learning map shows at a glance all the standards for an entire course of study.

Visualizing student performance this way makes the data instructionally relevant. The learning map helps teachers use formative assessment results to improve classroom practice.

With the learning map, teachers have easy access to class, student, and item-level detail, as well as images of student work.

Integrated tools help teachers analyze performance, group students with similar needs, and create targeted instructional plans.

Teachers can also link to lesson plans or professional development resources that align to learning standards, in just one click.

Administrators can use aggregated reports to:

• Spot patterns in data to easily identify successful teachers and strategies
• Determine where new strategies or professional development are needed
• Decide how to allocate limited resources for maximum impact