Testing and Monitoring
Continuous evaluation of student learning is an integral part of the instructional process in the SABIS® system. Frequent and regular testing is conducted in order to evaluate student learning and permit timely, positive intervention. Testing students as such has a number of very important advantages:
- Students are trained to perform well under the pressure of time.
- Students develop the ability to focus and sustain concentration for increasingly long periods.
- The feedback from testing allows close monitoring and follow-up.
The proprietary SABIS® Software System provides many programs that allow prompt, reliable assessment of student knowledge as well as effective follow-up. One such program, the SABIS Academic Monitoring System® (SABIS AMS®), is used to assess student knowledge of every concept taught. The SABIS AMS® allows 'gaps' in student knowledge to be pinpointed as they form. Working as a team, teachers and students then focus their efforts on 'filling the gaps'. The SABIS AMS® allows the progress of every student to be continuously monitored, problem areas to be identified, and the most appropriate solutions to be implemented.