Assessment standards for school mathematics Grades: K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ENC#: ENC-003554 Edition: May 1995. Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Date: 1995 Ordering Information

Subjects:

Mathematics Assessment. Instructional issues. Performance assessment.

Resource Type:
Professional development; Standards and curriculum frameworks.

Abstract:
This is the third book in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards series. It has been developed as a guide for examining current assessment practices and planning new assessment systems. It is based on extensive recent research and developments related to national efforts to reform the teaching and learning of mathematics. In particular, the report from the Mathematics Sciences Education Board (MSEB), Measuring What Counts (1993), provided an initial scholarly base for the development of these assessment standards. Instead of assuming that the purpose of assessment is to rank students on a particular trait, the new approach suggests that teachers can set high expectations that every student can achieve; different performances can and will meet agreed on expectations; and teachers can be fair and consistent judges of students' performances. An important theme in the ASSESSMENT STANDARDS is that the assessment of students' achievement should be based on information obtained from a variety of sources, and that much of this information should be gathered by teachers during the process of instruction. Six standards for assessment are described: mathematics, learning, equity, openness, inferences, and coherence. Focus questions found at the end of the discussion of each standard are provided to facilitate the application of that standard. Four purposes for assessment are also discussed and examples of each provided: monitoring students' progress, making instructional decisions, evaluating students' achievement, and evaluating programs. A final section, What's Next, provides suggestions for how the guide can be used and for changes in current assessment practices. The guide also contains a glossary of terms and a selected assessment bibliography. (Author/GMM)

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Mathematics assessment standards
     The mathematics standard
     The learning standard
     The equity standard
     The openness standard
     The inferences standard
     The coherence standard
Use of the assessment standards for different purposes
     Monitoring student progress
     Making instructional decisions
     Evaluating student achievement
     Evaluating programs
What's next
Glossary
Selected assessment bibliography
References

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Pricing Information:

Description: 1 text

Cost: $21.95

Note: NCTM members receive a 20% discount.

ISBN: 978-0-87353-419-2

Order#: 593

Publisher:
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

Contributor(s):

Author: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).

Specifications:
1 text (ix, 102 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.)

Record Created: 11/20/1995 Last Modified: 04/07/2005