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Formative Assessment in The Mathematics Classroom: Coding For The Core
Formative Assessment in The Mathematics Classroom: Coding For The Core
Summative: To
Formative: To
measure and
inform and provide
document the extent
feedback to
to which students
students on their
have achieved a
learning
learning target
FACTS
Formative Assessment Classroom
Techniques
• Purposeful • Student-to-student
• Planned • Oral
• Often-spontaneous • Written
• Teacher-to-student
• Student-to-teacher
FACT Layout
– Description
– How the FACT Promotes Student Learning
– How the FACT Informs Instruction
– Design and Administration
– General Implementation Attributes
• Ease of Use
• Time Demand
• Cognitive Demand
– Modifications
– Caveats
– Use with Other Disciplines
Uncovering Student Thinking
About Mathematics in the
Common Core
Math Starters! 2nd Edition
• 5 to 10 Minute Activities Aligned with the
Common Core Math Standards
#4 Card Sorts
• Students collaboratively sort a set of cards
with pictures, numbers, symbols, or words
according to a specific characteristic or
category.
– Based on preexisting knowledge about the
concept or procedure
– Discuss reasons for placing each card into a
designated group.
#4 Card Sorts
• Proportional Reasoning Sort 7.RP.A.2
1. Sort cards into 2 piles: Proportional and Not
Proportional
2. Create two additional examples of each category
3. Choose 3 cards from Proportional pile – explain
how you know they belong.
4. Choose 3 cards from the Not Proportional pile -
explain how you know they belong.
• Teaching Idea: ask ss to develop a list of characteristics that could
be used to decide if a relationship is proportional. As ss share and
come to agreement, the teacher records and draws an example and
nonexample to further illustrate. Provide opportunity to regroup
cards using listed characteristics – add to list as needed.
#4 Card Sorts
• Number Card Sort – 8.NS.A.1
1.Sort cards into 2 piles: Rational and
Irrational.
2.Create two additional examples of each
category.
3.Explain choice for 3 cards in Rational pile
4.Explain choice for 3 cards in Irrational pile
Compare Card Sorts to….
• #8 Concept Attainment Cards
• #9 Concept Card Mapping
• #30 Matching Cards
• #49 Sequencing Cards
• #75 Word Sort
I think 1/4 is
I think π is an irrational
an irrational number.
number.
#10 Concept Cartoon
• Cartoon characters’ comments include an
idea that is more mathematically
acceptable than the others as well as
alternative ideas based on common
misconceptions and errors.
• Ss decide which character in the cartoon
they agree with most and why.
#10 Concept Cartoon
#10 Concept Cartoon