Mathematics Instruction - Assessment
Ms. Ma is teaching her students about subtraction. On her exit ticket she asks
"What is the difference between 21 and 14?" Several students answer 35.
Another question she asks is "25-6 =___" to which every student answers 19.
What should Ms. Ma teach tomorrow? - correct answer ✔a lesson on math
vocabulary focusing on keywords in word problems
A teacher is monitoring her class while the students are involved in a group
activity exploring the size of angles in a set of triangles. She moves from
group to group, pausing and watching the group dynamics. What the teacher
is doing can best be described as: - correct answer ✔informal formative
assessment.
Mr. James plans to assess his students' knowledge during a unit on linear
functions and would like feedback from the students on how well they feel
they are learning the concepts. Which of the following assessment would be
the most appropriate for Mr. James to use during the unit? - correct answer
✔Daily open-ended formative assessment in which the students complete a
problem, with justification and any questions they still have about the material
from that day.
A teacher is preparing a lesson on addition. Her sample problems are
formatted as follows:
12 + 3 = ________
5 + 6 = ________
102 + 8 = ________
What is the best way she improve the structure of her problems to help all
types of learners in her classroom?
A
, Her problems are suitable as they are. - correct answer ✔Give problems in
multiple formats, including writing in vertical format and giving word problems.
Formative assessments provide information that can be used for which of the
following? - correct answer ✔to change and improve instruction
A student is working through a double-digit multiplication problem and turns in
the work pictured. Which of the following best describes the student's error? -
correct answer ✔the student erred when multiplying 10 and 15
A second-grade student is given the problem 38 + 94. The student's work is
shown below:
38
+ 94
1212
Which of the following best describes the student's error? - correct answer
✔The student did not regroup or "carry" the tens value when adding 8 + 4.
Rather than give a unit test, Mrs. Kirby decides to assign a major project to
her students. They are provided a rubric that sets the expectations and
guidelines. Students will be given 2 class periods to work on it and the rest
must be completed at home. Students will then present their projects in class.
What is the main advantage to giving a project rather than a test? - correct
answer ✔Projects require higher level thinking and can demonstrate greater
concept mastery than tests.
Which of the following would be an appropriate time for a classroom teacher
to use a formative assessment? - correct answer ✔as a closing activity at the
end of a class period
Ms. Ma is teaching her students about subtraction. On her exit ticket she asks
"What is the difference between 21 and 14?" Several students answer 35.
Another question she asks is "25-6 =___" to which every student answers 19.
What should Ms. Ma teach tomorrow? - correct answer ✔a lesson on math
vocabulary focusing on keywords in word problems
A teacher is monitoring her class while the students are involved in a group
activity exploring the size of angles in a set of triangles. She moves from
group to group, pausing and watching the group dynamics. What the teacher
is doing can best be described as: - correct answer ✔informal formative
assessment.
Mr. James plans to assess his students' knowledge during a unit on linear
functions and would like feedback from the students on how well they feel
they are learning the concepts. Which of the following assessment would be
the most appropriate for Mr. James to use during the unit? - correct answer
✔Daily open-ended formative assessment in which the students complete a
problem, with justification and any questions they still have about the material
from that day.
A teacher is preparing a lesson on addition. Her sample problems are
formatted as follows:
12 + 3 = ________
5 + 6 = ________
102 + 8 = ________
What is the best way she improve the structure of her problems to help all
types of learners in her classroom?
A
, Her problems are suitable as they are. - correct answer ✔Give problems in
multiple formats, including writing in vertical format and giving word problems.
Formative assessments provide information that can be used for which of the
following? - correct answer ✔to change and improve instruction
A student is working through a double-digit multiplication problem and turns in
the work pictured. Which of the following best describes the student's error? -
correct answer ✔the student erred when multiplying 10 and 15
A second-grade student is given the problem 38 + 94. The student's work is
shown below:
38
+ 94
1212
Which of the following best describes the student's error? - correct answer
✔The student did not regroup or "carry" the tens value when adding 8 + 4.
Rather than give a unit test, Mrs. Kirby decides to assign a major project to
her students. They are provided a rubric that sets the expectations and
guidelines. Students will be given 2 class periods to work on it and the rest
must be completed at home. Students will then present their projects in class.
What is the main advantage to giving a project rather than a test? - correct
answer ✔Projects require higher level thinking and can demonstrate greater
concept mastery than tests.
Which of the following would be an appropriate time for a classroom teacher
to use a formative assessment? - correct answer ✔as a closing activity at the
end of a class period
