In contrast to assessment reports that look more like a checklist of grade-level objectives, progress maps have more direct implications for instruction because they provide simultaneously a picture of strengths and weaknesses and a way to look ahead at what comes next for each facet of the domain. For example, a fourth-grade student may be adept in the use of decimal fractions, and may even be ready to use percentages to make comparisons—a fifth-grade expectation that builds on and extends understanding of decimals and place value.