Full Description
"The authors show a remarkable talent for embedding important and substantive mathematics in charming, yet authentic tasks."
—Mark J. Driscoll, Codirector
Center for Leadership and Learning Communities, Education Development Center
"These tasks require students to problem solve and use critical thinking skills as they develop possible solution strategies. They add a level of fun, interest, and challenge to the mathematics curriculum."
—Melanie Nichols, Dean of Academic Affairs
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Hot Springs, AR
Engaging, easy-to-use assessments that inform instruction and learning!
If you'd like to improve mathematics instruction and boost student achievement, this book is for you! Tasks and Rubrics for Balanced Mathematics Assessment in Primary and Elementary Grades helps teachers collect accurate formative data about students' strengths and weaknesses and increase mathematical understandings for all learners.
Developed by the Balanced Assessment in Mathematics Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, this comprehensive collection features research-based mathematical tasks that appeal to students and connect to their daily lives while generating invaluable information for educators. Using assessments linked to NCTM standards and carefully crafted rubrics that cover all elementary grade levels and mathematics topics, teachers can:
Analyze the learning components of each task and show individual levels of success
Adjust instructional strategies for an entire class or target individual learning needs
Maintain a focus on accessibility and equity for all students
Develop and refine students' mathematical thinking skills and prepare students for high-stakes tests
This resource provides powerful tools for delivering meaningful instruction, building students' confidence, and significantly increasing their skills and performance in mathematics!
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Introduction to Balanced Assessment
2. Number and Quantity
Primary
Add-Rings
Birthday Cupcakes
TV Shows
A Very Long Hallway
Dot to Dot
Measuring the Marigolds
Table Talk
Leopard's Leap
Add 'Em Up
Elementary
Multiplication Rings
Fermi Four
Broken Calculators
Trouble With Tables
Broken Measures
Counting Off
Network News
Piece of String
3. Shape and Space
Primary
Grassy Parks
Stickers
Shirts in the Mirror
Elementary
Does It Fit?
Mirror, Mirror
Gardens of Delight
4. Pattern and Function
Primary
Wall Design
Calendar Moves
Elementary
Make a Map
Coding the Alphabet
5. Chance and Data
Primary
Beach Day
We Scream for Ice Cream
Elementary
Mixed Up Socks
Measure Me
6. Arrangement
Primary
Postal Puzzles
Shares
Elementary
Valentine Hearts
Millie & Mel's
References
Index
