As the title of today's post, today I will be blogging about assessment in Math. As I have mentioned in my previous blog posts, Math is a very meaningful subject that should be taught in a way that engages students and challenges students. So, it makes sense that assessment should be done in a way that is geared toward student learning. So let's dive into what this means...
1) Clear learning goals and success criteria
When teaching a lesson and assessing students, it is imperative that a teacher make clear to the students of the expectations. So, this means that the teacher should clearly show students what the learn goals and success criteria for that particular lesson is. This not only makes it clear to the student what is the focus of the lesson, but it also motivates them to strive to meet those goals thus they are made apart of the learning process. Having clear learning goals and success criteria is imperative, but ensuring that the teacher uses those very same success criteria and learning goals to assess students progress is also crucial.
2) The nature of Math problems
In order for students to be effectively engaged with Math and its concepts, the mathematical problems and explanation should allow for inquiry and for students to connect real life situations to those concepts.
3) If student's are not succeeding, change strategy!
When assessing students work, you notice that majority of your students are succeeding. Chances are it is not their fault, rather you are missing something in your teaching. So, when assessing students it is important that you do not give students drill-like questions or rely solely on memorization strategies. By doing so, students do not actually learn instead they get really good at memorization. So, assessment should be done in a variety of ways such as games, group projects, or individual projects---this means that it does not only need to be tests, quizzes and drills. Assessment strategies such as collaboration and projects allow for students to me engaged with their learning because this type of assessment strategy encourages inquiry.
4) Keep detailed notes
It is imperative that teachers keep accurate anecdotal notes on their students. This can be a chart with a class list and the learning goals and success criteria on the next column. This type of assessment allows the teacher to accurately assess an individual's progress and the classes' progress.
These are only a few assessment tips that I have to share. Meanwhile check out the assessment process in the chart below:
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