Progress Monitoring Leads to Greater Overall ISIP Score and Percentile Growth Compared to Benchmarking

Benchmarking tells you where students are three times a year. Progress monitoring tells you where they're going — and this study proves the difference matters. Researchers found that students whose districts used Amira's ISIP assessment for frequent progress monitoring showed significantly greater reading score and percentile growth than those assessed only at benchmark intervals. For district administrators and curriculum directors designing assessment systems, this research makes a compelling case for moving beyond periodic benchmarking to continuous, AI-powered progress monitoring. As a learning agent for reading growth, Amira is built to do both — but the data is clear that the districts getting the most out of the platform are the ones using it most frequently. Read the Full Study →