The program recognizes the need for varied assessment devices so that students, regardless of learning style or ability, have ample opportunity to demonstrate the levels of learning they have attained. Students are also able to assess their own strengths and weaknesses as they complete assignments. Both formal and informal methods of assessment are provided daily, and most follow the same format as the individual lessons and warm-ups. The alternate test forms and chapter projects and activities offer other types of assessment. Information is supplied to teachers on how to select assessment tools, how to score and evaluate them, and the use of a wide variety of assessment devices.
Technology assessments are both within the lesson and included as separate activities.
The close correlation between the learning goals and the individual assessment items provide unique strength to the assessment program. The developers presented a number of evaluation studies as evidence of gains in student understanding of mathematics. On virtually all tests, the Transitions Mathematics classes outscored the comparison classes significantly in geometry and algebra readiness and became more effective calculator users. More recent studies confirm the trend toward positive effects for students on mathematics problem solving and applications. However, the differences were not statistically significant.