Ch 6 - EDAS 213 - Advanced Math

Why should I use formative assessment?

• to make decisions about current instruction
• to check for understanding of student learning
• to make decisions about future instruction
• all of the above

Why is formative assessment important? 

• It is used to guide instruction
• Adds a grade to the gradebook
• Tells teachers who their advanced learners are
• Shows administration evidence of teacher planning

What's an example of a good piece of feedback?

• I like how you entered the classroom today.

• That's wrong. You need to improve

• Nice job! Keep it up.

• You are not quite there yet.

Which of these is not one of the seven mathematical 
processes? 

• Problem Solving
• Reflecting
• Growth Mindsets
• Representing

What are the three skill areas typically used in special education assessment?

• Operations, area, and probability

• Word problems, abstract skills, and trigonometry

• Arithmetic skills, problem solving, and logic

• Computational skills, problem solving, and applications

Which of the following can be used as a formal measure of assessment?

• Test of Mathematical Abilities-3rd Edition (TOMA-3)

• Comprehensive Mathematics Abilities Test (CMAT)

• Diagnostic Test of Arithmetic Strategies (DTAS)

• All of the above

How can you  informally collect data?

• Checklists

• Error Analysis

• Porfolios

• All of the above

Parts of ongoing assessment are observation and recording, interpretation and

• reporting

• evaluation

• feedback

• reflection

• observation

• assessment

• feedback

• reflection

It helps you to be more objective when deriving a final, summative grade by following the same criteria students used to complete the project.

• Check list

• Formative

• Rubric

• Portafolio