Data Use - Home Page. Data Use - Library Search: Results. Henderson, S., Petrosino, A., Guckenburg, S., & Hamilton, S. (2007). Measuring how benchmark assessments affect student achievement (Issues & Answers Report, REL 2007-No. 039). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands. Retrieved from This report presents initial findings from a pilot program in Massachusetts designed to examine whether using quarterly benchmark exams in middle school mathematics leads to greater student achievement.
The study compared student achievement between 22 schools involved in the pilot study and 44 matched comparison schools. Action for Learning, Benchmark Assessment. ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/northeast/pdf/techbrief/tr_00208.pdf. ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/northeast/pdf/REL_2007039.pdf. BenchmarkAssessmentForImprovedLearningBrief.