What is an assessment?

Assessment Principal Purpose

It is the process of gathering
evidence about a student’s
knowledge of, ability to use,
and disposition towards
mathematics and of making
inferences from that
evidence for a variety of
purposes.
There are 2 types.
 Evaluating programs
 Assessment should  Monitoring students’
enhance students’
learning
progress Assessment
 Evaluating students’
 Assessment is a
valuable tool for
achievement Chapter 5
 Making instruction
making instructional decisions
decisions.
Paris Ware

Formative Assessment
It is a planned process
of regularly checked
students’
understanding during
your instructional
activities & by
providing quick
feedback.
Example: streaming
a video.

Summative
Assessment

Are cumulative evaluations

that might generate a single
score such as an end-of-unit
test or the standardized test
that is used in your state or
state or district.

Example: digital snapshot

Maximize value of
test by:
1. Permit students to use
calculators (except tests
that include computational
skill)
2. Use manipulatives and
drawings
3. Include opportunities for
explanation
4. Avoid always using “pre-
answered” tests
What do teachers
assess?
Grading
 Concepts and A grade is a statistic used to communicate
procedures to others the achievement level that a
student has attained in a particular area of
 Mathematical
processes study.
The accuracy or validity of the grade is
 Productive dependent on the information used in
disposition generating the grade, the professional
judgment of the teacher, and the
Examples: Problem alignment of the assessment with the true
solving, reasoning, and goals and objectives for the lesson.
communication.
Student self-
assessment should
not be your only
measure of their Grading must be
learning or based on
dispositions, but performance tasks
rather a record of on assigned rubric
how they perceive
these things.
Observation tools:
 Anecdotal notes
 Observation
rubric
 Checklist for
individual
students
 Checklists for full
classes