FIAE Chapter 5

Tiering is an effective way to alter an assessment’s complexity to better suit the needs of an individual learner. This process can be to add complexity or subtract the assessments complexity. By being able to adjust the level of complexity of a rubric a student is challenged to try harder on the subject matter and maybe even learn new material and broaden their sense of awareness. If a rubric is to complex for another individual, then by simply changing the sentence structure around to better suit the students needs can benefit them dramatically. Pushing students to the end of their zone of proximal development is good for the student.