What type of monitoring is used to gauge an individual student's adequate progress?

Progress monitoring is a systematic approach used to assess a student's academic performance and growth over time. It involves the frequent measurement of student achievement and can include various assessment methods, such as quizzes, tests, or observations, to evaluate how well a student is responding to instruction. This method is particularly important in identifying whether students are making adequate progress toward their educational goals, allowing educators to adjust instruction based on data gathered.

While other types of monitoring exist, such as outcome monitoring that typically evaluates the end results of education or screening monitoring which identifies potential learning issues, progress monitoring is specifically focused on tracking the ongoing performance and learning trajectory of each individual student. Diagnostic monitoring, on the other hand, assesses specific skill sets to identify areas that require intervention, but it does not track ongoing progress.