World's first personalised assessment and
empowerment
system based on the principle of
'Compete with yourself!'

and founded upon best researched methods

Implemented since 2000 in Iceland,
UK
and India Tested and implemented in City Montessori School, Lucknow, world's largest city school and a Guinness world record holder Subsequently implemented and perfected with trial in schools of India first time being offered to schools nationwide

Based on first hand study of education in 38 countries

Vetted by experts from four continents including educationists from Harvard, Cambridge, Stanford, Oxford, Singapore,Finland, Argentina, Institution of  Education, UK, University of Reykjavik, Iceland, Mathematics Association of UK, Holland, Centre for Innovation in Education, USA and Howard Gardener of Multiple Intelligences.

WHY
Compete
with
Your
self?

 

Milestones Assessments and Study Solutions (MASS) are based on the principle of 'Compete with Yourself!' By bench-marking a child’s starting point and providing him with detailed personal diagnosis along with a roadmap and study materials that match his needs perfectly, we make the child an effective partner in personal learning process. Such transparent self analysis guarantees progress against one’s own self. Progress every child is documented. As history has witnessed, people who compete with themselves who attain the maximum are people.

The ethics of ‘Compete with Yourself’ brings out greater excellence in all children.  Every child is empowered with not only the knowledge of his / her strengths and areas of improvement, the child also receives personalised targets, study materials and strategies to help him / her succeed like never before.

 

“Competition with oneself creates greater excellence for the individual and society than competition with others.
It creates leaders, not just followers.”











When Progress Is The Goal!

Most assessments compare a student with others. Even qualitative assessments, such as portfolios, allocate marks or grades. Invariably, students compare their marks and grades with each other. Even the most progressive of the assessments, the diagnostic evaluations, for example, provide personal diagnostics information along with comparisons in the form of percentile scores. Milestones Assessments, on the other hand, avoid such comparisons as the focus is improvement and progress which are best achieved when a child competes with him / herself!
 
2 Personal Smart Plansand strategies
Go Green Strategy

A child should not only know her strengths and areas of improvement, a child should also know how to prioritize between various conflicting objectives to reach perfection; for example, what she needs to work upon first, second and third. Students are often advised to work on their weaknesses. In Milestones, children work with their strengths, perfecting those areas that are easiest for them to master first. Such directions and go-green strategies are provided with the reports, so that they can convert their personal areas of red into green.

Objectives cover CBSE and ICSE class-wise
expectations covering the normal distribution curve of a class. Moving away from percentile scores and comparisons with others,  to personalised reports that help a child to manage and Milestones his personal growth. Children and parents become more effective partners with the help of these full colour reports.
Personalised Study Solutions
In Milestones, children work on their areas of strength along with the areas that require improvement.
1
There are more than 250 Perbooks in Maths and English from which the computer automatically selects those that fits a child's diagnosis perfectly.
2
Perbooks are divided into three priority groupings taking a child from below or at, to above class level.
3
The programme automatically selects Perbooks for the child depending on personal diagnosis.
4
A child may get a Perbook of the next class level for a topic well performed
How Perbooks are allocated...Perbooks are matched toEvery Child's Skill Levelin Each Topic Every child gets his / her personal Study Plan and personal a set of Perbooks that are matched to the child's diagnosis. The skill level in a class often varies significantly between children. Likewise, the Perbooks selected for children in a particular class may span a vast range.
2. Baseline as Benchmark
Celebrate Progress of Every Child
 
Study Solutions called Perbooks combine theory and viusalisation.They are matched automatically tofit like a glove every child'spersonal diagnosis.
Perbook selections are divided into two categories for each child:
Compulsory and Optional. There are usually 5 to 8 Perbooks in each category.
3. Personal Study Solutions

Perbooks English

It is often easier for a child to work from below a class level on the concept that s/he is weak at than to have him struggle at the class level. At the same time, children who have mastered most of their topics at the class level, need more challenging work above their class levels.

Perbooks are highly visual and easy to follow by the child at his / her level. Theory is integrated in visual and creative ways. They help a child quickly cover a large volume of work by himself. Children love working in their Perbooks.

Personalised Solutions ENGLISH

4. Progress Appraisal



Celebrate Progress of Every Child


Toshifa is highlighted in the yellow column in the Benchmark and Progress Class Reports for Class IVA. Though at or near the bottom of her class, Toshifa made remarkable progress. So did her class. Her personal score went up from 45.3% to 73% and from 47.1% to 91% in English and Mathematics, respectively.
Celebrate Every Child’s Progress
Toshifa, Sanskriti the Gurukul, Student of Class IV A, Guwahati
from benchmark to progress in just 8 weeks…
In addition to personalised diagnosis and smart study plans, teachers, students and the management also receive the following colour-coded reports, among others. Teacher reports provide valuable feedback to a class teacher.  Separately provided Go-Green strategies for the class further help a teacher work with class strategies to improve every child’s success even in large classrooms. These are tools for differentiated teaching at the level of the individual child while working with whole class dynamics.The class averages went up from 50.2% to 76% and from 66.6% to 94.4% in English and Mathematics, respectively.
Celebrate Every Class Progress
Toshifa, Sanskriti the Gurukul, Student of Class IV A, Guwahati
Progress From 50.2% to 76% Class Average
Teacher Reports Classes 4A English
Celebrate Every School Progress
Principal’s Report, Class IV A, IV B Sanskriti the Gurukul, Guwahati
Class 4A Progresses From 66.6% to 94.4%
Class 4B Progressed From 65.6% to 89.6%
10 Special Features
1.
No OMR Sheets
Voting devices or paper & pencil tests are used without OMR sheets.
2.
Full Colour Reports
Reports are in full colour, simple and easy to understand by students and parents.
3.
Quick Turn Around
Reports are generated and sent back within 3 weeks for paper and pencil tests and within 1 day when voting devices are used. A child’s reality changes quickly. The sooner the results are given out, the better.
4.
Scientifically Designed and Tested
Assessments are scientifically designed to provide more accurate reading of a child’s confidence level with low standard deviation and high reliability. Traditional diagnostic assessments are binary and indicate right or wrong answer. Milestones assessments are uniquely designed to yield three colour reports.
5.
Mapped Well
Milestones assessments are linked to on-going class wise objectives covering NCERT guidelines and ICSE, CBSE and State Boards. The range of questions varies from below class level to above, to cover the normal distribution curve of a class.
6.
Focus on Every Child’s Motivation
Succeed focuses on competition with oneself, not others. Data is presented in a manner that discourages comparison with others. The process creates an intrinsic motivation to succeed.
7.
Nationwide Analysis
Schools get comparative data, allowing them to compare their school’s performance with other schools in the Milestones programme nationwide (without disclosing any individual school’s identity). This is helpful for schools implementing the CCE as they wish to know how their school is doing in relation to other good schools?
8.
Unique Study Solutions
A doctor’s diagnosis is ineffective unless followed by proper medication. Personalised study materials and the process of perfection are useful for every child’s personal success.
9.
Sure Results
Proven records show that the Milestones approach to assessing and learning works wonders for the individual child in every class!
10.
A Helpful Tool for Management
Parents are delighted with the personalised reports. Schools show case their children’s progress. Teachers use the results for information and better planning of their class objectives so that every child excels.

 

CelebrateProgress!

Progress is more important a measure of a child's success them accomplishment. Milestones celebrate both propgress and attainment.

Perfection throughMilestones assessmentsand personalisedstudy solutions

Based on the world’s best researched methods, 38-country experience and the involvement of over 200 people on four continents, Milestones assessments have been tried and implemented since 2000 in Iceland, UK and India. In India, they were first implemented in 2004 for 12,000 students of primary classes I to V at City Montessori School, Lucknow, world’s largest city school and a Guinness World Record holder. They were subsequently implemented and perfected by piloting at a small group of schools nationally and internationally. This is the first time that Milestones assessments being offered to schools nationwide.

Beyond diagnosis to formation

Surpass assessments and solutions are for learning and improvement, with progress as the goal. 

They include class-wise NCERT study objectives and expectations in the ICSE, CBSE and State Boards. The assessments cover, thereby, a broader range of academic and thinking skills than normally characterise the normal distribution curve of a class.

Milestones diagnostic reports are colour-coded and visual for easy understanding. Provided instantly within a day they serve as road-maps to every child’s personal success.

Just like medication that must follow and match a personal diagnosis, personalised study materials called Perbooks are matched to every child’s personal diagnosis. Along with smart strategies and a process of perfection, children showcase tremendous improvement.

GCPL is ready support for every school to implement the
goals of a 21st century education based on the principle of
‘Compete with yourself’.