There is a huge difference between saying “we train to a standard,” or “we measure student performance,” and actually doing one, the other, or both.
Just saying those catch phrases doesn’t make it so – actually doing these things requires collecting verifiable, relevant data (and lots of it), understanding precisely what the data means, translating it into useful information that will guide student improvement, communicating that information in a way the student can easily comprehend…and being able to do that in a way that enhances as opposed to impedes the learning process.
