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Title Mathematics assessment : a practical handbook for grades 9-12 / edited by William S. Bush, Anja S. Greer ; grades 9-12 writing team Helen L. Compton ... [and others]
Published Reston, Va. : National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1999

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Description ix, 149 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Series Classroom assessment for school mathematics K-12
Classroom assessment for school mathematics K-12.
Contents Chapter 1. Why Change? Change What? How do I Get Started? -- Teacher-to-Teacher -- Changing Assessment Practices -- Student-to-Teacher -- Planning for Assessment -- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment -- Chapter 2. How do I Find Out What My Students Know and Can do? -- Teacher-to-Teacher -- Tools for Assessment -- Closed Tasks -- Open-Middled Tasks -- Open-Ended Tasks -- Projects -- Teacher Notes and Checklists -- Student Writing and Inventories -- Summary of Assessment Tools -- Finding and Modifying Good Assessment Tasks -- Developing Assessment Tasks from Scratch -- Preparing Assessment Tasks for Students -- Chapter 3. How do I Put it All Together? -- Teacher-to-Teacher -- Developing an Assessment Plan -- Establishing an Environment for Success -- Providing Equitable Opportunities -- Managing Time -- Conducting Observations -- Conducting Interviews -- Promoting Higher-Quality Writing -- Revising Student Work -- Promoting Student Self-Assessment -- Promoting Peer Assessment -- Giving and Reviewing Homework -- Collecting Evidence through Tests -- Collecting Evidence through Portfolios -- Chapter 4. What do I do With the Work I have Collected? -- Teacher-to-Teacher -- Scoring Student Work -- Summarizing the Evidence -- Making Instructional Decisions -- Communicating to Parents -- Chapter 5. Exemplary Mathematics Assessment Tasks for Grades 9-12
Summary Both practical and inspirational, the Classroom Assessment for School Mathematics, K12 Series of handbooks and casebooks foster insights into what students know, what they can do, and how they think mathematically. This guidebook considers new ways to assess students, focuses on assessment tasks, offers ways to plan and conduct a coherent classroom assessment program, and discusses the scoring, grading, reporting, and use of assessment data. Complete with teacher-to-teacher and student-to-teacher letters, tips for teachers, and responses to frequently asked questions, this book will provoke your thoughts and stimulate your conversations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [140]-[146] and index
Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States -- Evaluation.
Author Bush, William S.
Compton, Helen L.
Greer, Anja S.
LC no. 99045423
ISBN 087353476X (paperback)