Dorthea LitsonApril 30, 2010

Purposes of Assessment

Making instructional

decisions

Monitoring student

progress

Evaluating programs

Evaluating student

achievement

Promote Growth

Improve Instruction

Recognize Accomplishment

ModifyProgram

Level of DataTypes of Data – Looking at Three Years

State CRTBenchmark Assessment

Classroom Assessment

Aggregate

Disaggregate

Strand

Item analysis

Student Work

Student Learning Problem

Endured UnderstandingTo understand the power of using student

work to help make instructional decisions

Intended OutcomeProvide a learning opportunity for the

following:To be able to understand why its important to

selecting a task (an activity)To be able to explain the levels of cognitive

demanding task

Mathematical TasksTask – student work

CorralsHow Does it GrowWatch Them GrowMissing ValuesArrangements

Team members select one or two mathematical task

Team members work the problem(s)Team members share at tablesTeams share one solution

What about the mathematical tasks?At your table have a dialogue about,

What you notice about the mathematical tasks?

Be ready to share at least one important observation about the mathematical tasks.

Task SelectionGood problems

Begin where they areFocus on important mathematicsRequires justification and explanation

Promotes doing mathematics and encourages understanding

May be open-endedOpen Process: many ways to arrive at the answerOpen End Product: many possible solutionsOpen Question: can explore new problems related to the

old problemPromotes the Big Five!

Homework AssignmentRead Analyzing Mathematics

Instructional Tasks, from the book, Implementing Standards – Based Mathematics Instruction: A Casebook for Professional Development

The Assessment Standards!Mathematics

Focus on Content and Process Standards in conjunction with curriculum outcomes

Learning Assessment should inform instruction and promote student learning

Equity High standards and high expectations with focus on finding out what students do

know not what they don’t knowOpenness

Establish clear expectations and criteria and ensure all stakeholders are aware of assessment processes

Inferences What does the data tell me and how will I use it for future plans

Coherence Assessment is aligned with instruction, there is a balance of assessment methods

that emphasize conceptual and procedural understanding

NCTM (1995) Assessment Standards for School Mathematics