Below are some common questions that will help you administer the Imagine Español (IE) Benchmark assessments and understand the pedagogy used in their development. We strongly recommend that you read Understanding Placement and Benchmark tests and Overview of the Imagine Español Benchmark Growth report before exploring the additional information below.
Once the statistical analyses are complete, Expected Growth for Imagine Español Benchmarks will be updated accordingly.
Students will require headphones/earbuds as the assessment has audio components.
- BOY = August 1st – October 31st
- MOY = December 1st – February 28th
- EOY = April 1st – June 30th
Scenario A: Returning students prior to August 1st
- Students who log in before August 1st will continue their learning path. Once they log in on or after August 1st, they will automatically receive a Benchmark assessment. Students must complete the assessment in order to be returned to their learning path.
Scenario B: New students complete Placement test prior to August 1st
- Students who are brand-new to IE and who log in before August 1st will receive the Placement test to begin their learning path. Students must complete the Placement test to begin their learning path.
- After students complete the Placement test, and after August, students will be given the first Benchmark assessment. Depending on the timing of your school year and how it coincides with the Benchmark testing windows, students could receive back-to-back assessments. We recognize that this is not ideal and plan to improve this experience in the future.
Scenario C: New students start but don't finish the Placement test by August 1st
- Students who are brand-new to IE and who begin but don't complete the Placement test prior to August 1st will automatically be directed to take the Benchmark upon their first login after August 1st. This will interrupt the Placement test. Once the Benchmark is completed, the student will then be re-directed to finish their already in-progress Placement test. We recognize that this is not ideal and plan to improve this experience in the future.
Scenario D: Brand-new students after August 1st
- Students who are just beginning the IE program and who log in on or after August 1st will first receive the first Benchmark assessment to complete.
- Students complete the Benchmark assessment and then receive the Placement test, receiving back-to-back assessments. (We recognize that this not ideal and plan to improve this experience in the future.)
- Once students complete both assessments, they will then begin their learning path.
- Students logging in after August 1st but during a time when a Benchmark testing window is not open—i.e., November, March, or July— will receive the Placement test first, and then the Benchmark once the next assessment window opens.
For MOY and EOY assessment windows, students will follow the same scenarios as listed above, just within the calendar dates of the respective windows.
The Benchmark assessments look and feel "structured" like an online assessment, whereas the Placement test is more “gamified” in the interaction. For more information on the Placement Test, see:
To turn off the Benchmarks at the district level, please contact your Customer Success Manager (CSM).
The Benchmark will be delivered to all students in Grades K–5, but the student (or you, on the student's behalf) may skip to the end of the test and submit it. The result will be a score of 0 for that student.