Mathematics Assessment: A Practical Handbook : For Grades 9-12

by Bush, William S.; Greer, Anja S.; Compton, Helen L.

• ISBN13: 9780873534765
• ISBN10: 087353476X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Natl Council of Teachers of

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Letter to Readers	ix
Student's Bill of Rights	x
Introduction	2	(2)
Why Change? Change What? How Do I Get Started?	4	(6)
Teacher-to-Teacher	4	(1)
Changing Assessment Practices	4	(1)
Chapter Overview	5	(1)
Student-to-Teacher	6	(1)
Planning for Assessment	6	(1)
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment	7	(2)
Getting Started	9	(1)
How Do I Find Out What My Students Know and Can Do?	10	(42)
Teacher-to-Teacher	10	(1)
Tools for Assessment	10	(1)
Chapter Overview	11	(1)
Closed Tasks	12	(1)
Open-Middled Tasks	13	(3)
Open-Ended Tasks	16	(3)
Projects	19	(8)
Teacher Notes and Checklists	27	(3)
Student Writing and Inventories	30	(4)
Summary of Assessment Tools	34	(2)
Finding and Modifying Good Assessment Tasks	36	(14)
Developing Assessment Tasks from Scratch	50	(1)
Preparing Assessment Tasks for Students	51	(1)
How Do I Put it All Together?	52	(38)
Teacher-to-Teacher	52	(1)
Developing an Assessment Plan	52	(1)
Chapter Overview	53	(1)
Establishing an Environment for Success	54	(1)
Providing Equitable Opportunities	55	(1)
Managing Time	56	(2)
Conducting Observations	58	(2)
Conducting Interviews	60	(2)
Promoting Higher-Quality Writing	62	(3)
Revising Student Work	65	(2)
Promoting Student Self-Assessment	67	(3)
Promoting Peer Assessment	70	(4)
Giving and Reviewing Homework	74	(3)
Collecting Evidence through Tests	77	(4)
Collecting Evidence through Portfolios	81	(9)
What Do I Do With the Work I Have Collected?	90	(26)
Teacher-to-Teacher	90	(1)
Scoring Student Work	90	(1)
Chapter Overview	91	(9)
Summarizing the Evidence	100	(11)
Making Instructional Decisions	111	(1)
Communicating to Parents	112	(4)
Exemplary Mathematics Assessment Tasks For Grades 9--12	116	(24)
Bibliography of References and Sources for Assessment Tasks	140	(9)
Index	149