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Designing Assessment for Mathematics

Second Edition
By: Eileen Depka

Enhance students' understanding of math concepts through rubrics and hands-on learning!

This research-based second edition of Designing Rubrics for Mathematics clarifies the purpose of rubrics in math instruction and illustrates the relationship between assessment, rubrics, and NCTM standards. With two new chapters focused on communication to deepen students' understanding of math concepts and using rubric data to improve instruction, this revised edition offers teachers:

Reflective activities to use with students for metacognitive processing
Strategies for creating standards-linked rubrics, plus samples
Tips for differentiating performance tasks
How-to's for student-created rubrics

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Grade Level: K-8
ISBN: 9781412952750
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2007
Page Count: 232
Publication date: April 17, 2014

Price: $42.95

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"Clearly demonstrates how to design rubrics for math, a content area that desperately needs support. The use of rubrics combined with performance tasks helps educators teach math at a higher, more engaging level. A must-have book for all educators seeking to build a strong thinking-based math program."
—Lee Ann Cervini, Principal, Holley Elementary School, NY

"Makes a distinct contribution to the field. Not only does the text clearly explain how to create rubrics and performance tasks in a step-by-step manner, each chapter also provides an example for immediate use in the classroom."
—Marcia Carlson, Sixth-Grade Teacher, Crestview Elementary School, Clive, IA

Enhance students' understanding of math concepts through rubrics and hands-on learning!

Teaching mathematics in today's world requires practices and procedures integrated with performance tasks that actively involve students. In this second edition of Designing Rubrics for Mathematics, Eileen Depka clarifies the purpose of rubrics in math instruction and illustrates the relationship between assessment, rubrics, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000).

Each chapter in this research-based updated edition offers easy-to-use strategies, suggestions, creative sample problems, and tasks to engage students in hands-on learning while allowing them to have fun in the process. With two new chapters focused on communication to deepen students' understanding of math concepts and using rubric data to improve instruction, this resource provides teachers with:

Reflective activities to use with students for metacognitive processing
Strategies for creating standards-linked rubrics, plus samples
Tips for differentiating performance tasks
How-to's for student-created rubrics
Internet resource links for rubric development, mathematical focal points, and standards

Designing Assessment for Mathematics, Second Edition, demonstrates how to drive instruction and successfully boost achievement levels by providing students with experiences that impact their learning and performance.

Key features

Guidelines for creating standards-linked rubrics
Steps for creating performance tasks and rubric assessments
Samples rubrics and tasks and steps for creating your own
Tips for differentiating performance tasks
How-to's for involving students in the creation of rubrics
Reflective activities to use with students for metacognitive processing

Author(s)

Eileen Depka

Dr. Depka is an educational consultant and author. Eileen has supervised and coordinated curriculum, instruction, assessment, special education, educational technology, and continuous improvement efforts. In addition, she provides professional development for K–12 administrators and teachers. Eileen has taught all subjects at the elementary and middle levels, and she has also taught graduate-level courses. As a consultant, she has worked with schools and districts across the country, focusing on topics including assessment, grading and reporting, portfolio development, rubrics, continuous improvement, and data collection. Since 1998, Eileen has presented at the local, state, and national levels.

Eileen has been featured in and consulted on educational videos, and she has written online courses. She is the author of Focus on Homework, Designing Rubrics for Mathematics, Designing Assessment for Mathematics, and The Data Guidebook for Teachers and Leaders: Tools for Continuous Improvement. She is the co-author of Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework and a contributing author to Data Enhanced Leadership. Her newest book concentrating on questioning strategies will be available later this year through Solution-Tree press.

Eileen earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin. Her Master’s and Doctoral degrees were earned from Cardinal Stritch University.

Eileen is passionate about student achievement and is driven by the belief that all children can achieve academic success. Her goal is to work with teachers and administrators to collectively increase expertise and add to strategy banks used in educational settings in an effort to impact student achievement.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

The State of Mathematics

About This Book

Chapter 1. Using Rubrics in Mathematics

The Rubric

Why Use Rubrics in Mathematics?

Rubric/Mathematics Application: You're Right on Target!

In Summary

Chapter 2. The Relationship Between Mathematics Standards and Rubrics

The Importance of Standards

Mathematics Standards and Rubrics

Rubric/Mathematics Application: How Negative Are My Temperatures?

In Summary

Chapter 3. Performance Tasks and Rubrics

Why Use Performance Tasks?

Characteristics of Performance Tasks

Creating the Performance Task

Rubric/Mathematics Application: Let's Go Shopping!

In Summary

Chapter 4. Developing the Rubric From a Checklist

The Checklist

The Transition from Checklist to Rubric

Summary of Steps for Developing a Rubric

Rubric/Mathematics Application: What's My Area?

In Summary

Chapter 5. Weighted Rubrics

The Purpose of Weighted Rubrics

Using Technology in Rubric Development

Rubric/Mathematics Application: Discoveries in Rainbow Candy Land

In Summary

Chapter 6. Student-Created Rubrics

Using Student-Created Rubrics

The Process

Rubric/Mathematics Application: I'm Not Just Average!

In Summary

Chapter 7. Teacher-Made Tests and Rubrics

Using Teacher-Made Tests

Creating a Teacher-Made Test

Rubric/Mathematics Application: Finding LCM and GCF

In Summary

Chapter 8. Using Rubric Data

Analyzing Data

Individual Graphs

Group and Summary Information

Student Comparisons

Rubric/Mathematics Application: The Garden

In Summary

Chapter 9. Mathematics and Communication

Mathematical Vocabulary

Communication

Feedback

Reflection

Mathematics Application: Sales Tax Task

In Summary

Appendix 1: Additional Rubric/Mathematics Application Projects

Project 1 Overview: Measurement and Statistics

Project 2 Overview: Symmetry and Area

Project 3 Overview: Standard Measurement

Project 4 Overview: Unit Pricing

Project 5 Overview: Complementary and Supplementary Angles

Appendix 2: Turning a 4-Point Rubric Score Into a Letter Grade

Bibliography

Index

Reviews

"Makes a distinct contribution to the field. Not only does the text clearly explain how to create rubrics and performance tasks in a step-by-step manner, each chapter also provides an example for immediate use in the classroom."

Marcia Carlson, Sixth-Grade Teacher
Crestview Elementary School, Clive, IA

"Clearly demonstrates how to design rubrics for math, a content area that desperately needs support. The use of rubrics combined with performance tasks helps educators teach math at a higher, more engaging level. A must-have book for all educators seeking to build a strong, thinking-based math program."

Lee Ann Cervini, Principal
Holley Elementary School, NY

"From strategies to increase cognitive processing abilities to providing students with tailored experiences to reinforce learning, this book is a solid pick for any education collection."

California Bookwatch, October 2007

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