How do I compare students' formative and benchmark assessment scores in a tracker?
You can compare students' formative and benchmark assessment results in a tracker using Comparison Mode.
Benchmark assessment results are not included in a tracker's standards columns mastery calculations. However, Comparison Mode allows you to view students' formative and benchmark scores side-by-side in standards columns. This view allows you to identify discrepancies or trends among student assessment scores and performance.
Open Tracker
In the Global Navigation menu, click the Trackers link [1]. In the Trackers page, click a tracker name link [2].
Enable Comparison Mode
![Enable Comparison Mode](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/544/582/original/c7198e50-08f9-43f2-a1ff-6f6a9978fa5e.png)
In the Students tab [1] of the Tracker View page, benchmark assessments are indicated by a B label [2]. Locate the benchmark assessment you want to compare and hover over the benchmark assessment name [3]. Then click the Compare option [4].
View Comparison Scores
![Compare Formative and Benchmark Data](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/544/590/original/50a0f2b6-99b0-45fd-85aa-3a5c61361b55.png)
When in Comparison Mode, the benchmark header displays an Active label [1].
Only standards assessed in the benchmark are affected by Comparison Mode. Each affected standard column displays students' formative and benchmark assessment mastery levels side-by-side [2].
Formative assessment scores display on the left [3], and benchmark scores display on the right [4].
If a student's formative and benchmark scores match, the standard score cells display darkened [5].
Disable Comparison Mode
![Disable Comparison Mode](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/461/836/original/08c1b323-2be7-441a-b306-d1cc982f5bf1.png)
To turn off Comparison Mode, hover over the benchmark header [1] and click the Compare Off option [2].