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Uncovering Student Thinking in Mathematics, Grades K-5
25 Formative Assessment Probes for the Elementary Classroom
Edited by:
- Cheryl Rose Tobey - Tobey Education Group, LLC, Education Development Center, Newton, MA
- Leslie Minton - Math Matters, University of Southern Maine, USA
Foreword by Page Keeley
June 2012 | 232 pages | Corwin
Formative assessment is an important strategy for improving student achievement in mathematics. This resource provides tools and examples that allow primary educators to gauge students' knowledge of core mathematics concepts and strengthen their ability to teach effectively.
The authors provide 25 formative assessment probes—brief, easily administered activities targeting specific mathematics ideas and concepts—to reveal common understandings and misunderstandings in student thinking. Field-tested with teachers and students at various grade levels, these powerful diagnostic tools help teachers modify their teaching and identify areas that require more instruction.
Foreword by Page Keeley
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Mathematics Assessment Probes
2. Instructional Implications
3. Structure of Number Probes: Place Value, Number Charts, and Number Lines
4. Structure of Number Probes: Parts and Wholes and Equality
5. Structure of Number Probes: Computation and Estimation
6. Measurement, Geometry, and Data Probes: Quadrilaterals
Resource: Notes Template: QUEST Cycle
References
Index