Understanding and Using Data
Explore how to interpret assessment results, identify trends, group students, and plan next instructional steps.
25 articles
Reporting Suite Overview
New reporting suite
- Welcome to the Reporting SuiteThis video provides an overview of the reporting suite and links to further resources.
- How to Access the Reporting Suite via SpreadsheetThis video explains the reporting suite as accessed by teachers through the spreadsheet "Reports" button.
- Reporting Suite: Quick VideosThis article includes quick videos explaining tips and tricks in the Forefront reporting suite.
- Saving and Sharing ReportsThis article explains how to save and share reports.
- Looking at Growth in the Reporting SuiteThis article includes videos that explain ways to look at student growth on screeners, curricular assessments, and progress monitoring.
- Enhanced Cohort UseageThis article explains how to get more powerful data analysis from more advanced cohort configuration.
Ways to Dig into Data
Ways to dig into data
- How do I analyze demographic data in reports?This article explains how users can look at demographic data in the reporting suite.
- How do I focus on one student's progress?This article details high-leverage reports in the reporting suite for focusing on the growth and performance of a single student.
- Looking at Historic Data in ReportsThis article shows how to look at historic data in the reporting suite.
- How do I analyze growth from assessment to assessment?This article shares examples of questions that can be used to reflect on student growth, a report type to view that data, and tips for setting up the reports.
- How do I use an assessment to guide instruction?This article details high-leverage reports in the reporting suite for teachers looking at results of a single assessment to guide instruction.
- How to Progress Monitor with ForefrontProgress monitoring can be managed in different ways depending on who delivers interventions and what data the school or district wants to collect. This article outlines common approaches for collecting…
Report Type Descriptions
Explore overview articles that help you understand the purpose and features of each report type in Forefront.
- Report Types 101Learn what each Forefront report type shows and when to use it to better understand student performance and progress.
- Standard Wheel ReportThis article explains what a Standard Wheel report is and how to use it in Forefront.
- Standard Analysis ReportThis article explains what the Standard Analysis report is and how to use it in Forefront.
- Question Analysis ReportThis article explains what the Question Analysis report is and how to use it in Forefront.
- Stacked Bar ReportThis article explains what the Stacked Bar report is and how to use it in Forefront.
- Standard Growth ReportThis article explains what the Standard Growth report is and how to use it in Forefront.
- Assessment Progress ReportThis article explains what the Assessment Progress report is and how to use it in Forefront.
- Correlation Statistics ReportThis article explains what a Correlation Statistics report is and how to use it in Forefront.
- Completion ReportThis article explains what the Completion report is and how to use it in Forefront.
- Histogram ReportsThis help doc provides an overview of the Score and Proficiency Histogram report types in Forefront.
- Sankey Chart ReportThis article explains what the Sankey Chart is and how to use it in Forefront.
- Line Chart ReportThis article explains what the Line Chart report is and how to use it in Forefront.
- Data Table ReportThis article explains what the Data Table report type is and how to use it in Forefront.