<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In my (high school) course we start with a pretest to judge which units will need more or less time to teach.&nbsp; That same pretest is used aa a midterm benchmark, and finally as a posttest that shows us how prepared for state testing the student may be.&nbsp; I am pondering creating pre- and post-tests for each unit.&nbsp; This will help with differentiation as well-- students who have more knowledge can proceed to different projects or activities while those with signifacant gaps can resolve them without it being apparent to their classmates that they needed the extra work.</p>