Overview

In this insightful math resource for grades 3–8, popular professional developer Marian Small helps teachers understand and facilitate meaningful assessments to advance student understandings. Small shows new and veteran teachers how to do three fundamental things well: identify the most important math to assess; construct meaningful assessments—both formative and summative—to measure student understanding; and provide students with feedback that is clear, timely, and specific. Examples for each grade level are provided, along with details on how to pose questions, analyze errors, and help students understand and learn from their mistakes. The book provides specific guidance for when and how to offer feedback on both correct and incorrect answers in order to advance students’ mathematical thinking. Like other Marian Small bestsellers, Math That Matters combines her special brand of lucid explanation of difficult concepts with fresh and engaging activities. Book Features: Comprehensively addresses different mathematical domains for each grade (3–8). Organized around common core curriculum groupings but still applicable to other sets of mathematical standards. Includes student examples with suggestions for targeted, constructive feedback. Uses a strength-based approach to teacher education and professional learning.

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Author:   Marian Small ,  Damian Cooper
Publisher:   Teachers' College Press
Imprint:   Teachers' College Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780807761427

ISBN 10:   0807761427
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   03 May 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword by Damian Cooper ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii 1 Linking Assessment and Feedback to Learning Goals 1 How Assessment and Feedback Reflect Our Values 1 What Does This Look Like (More Specifically)? 2 Summary 9 2 Assessment for Learning, as Learning, and of Learning 10 Assessment for Learning 10 Assessment as Learning 15 Assessment of Learning 21 Summary 26 3 Feedback 28 Types of Feedback 29 Reactions to All Work 34 Immediacy of Feedback 35 Anticipating Errors 35 Summary 38 4 Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Grade 3: Assessment and Feedback 40 The Math That Matters 40 Assessment for Learning and Feedback 45 Assessment as Learning 53 Assessment of Learning 53 Summary 585 Number and Operations in Base Ten, Grade 4: Assessment and Feedback 59 The Math That Matters 59 Assessment for Learning and Feedback 64 Assessment as Learning 73 Assessment of Learning 74 Summary 78 6 Geometry, Grade 5: Assessment and Feedback 79 The Math That Matters 79 Assessment for Learning and Feedback 82 Assessment as Learning 91 Assessment of Learning 92 Summary 967 Ratios and Proportional Relationships, Grade 6: Assessment and Feedback 97 The Math That Matters 97 Assessment for Learning and Feedback 103 Assessment as Learning 112 Assessment of Learning 112 Summary 116 8 Statistics and Probability, Grade 7: Assessment and Feedback 117 The Math That Matters 117 Assessment for Learning and Feedback 126 Assessment as Learning 133 Assessment of Learning 134 Summary 138 9 Expressions and Equations, Grade 8: Assessment and Feedback 139 The Math That Matters 139 Assessment for Learning and Feedback 147 Assessment as Learning 156 Assessment of Learning 157 Summary 160 10 Conclusion 162 Some Key Messages 162 Instruction Versus Assessment 163 An Assessment Plan 163 References 165 Index 167 About the Author 171

Reviews

Math that Matters is an accessible, practical, and insightful book written for current (and future) math teachers about classroom assessment and feedback...The contribution of this book lies in the elegant way Small has distilled and packaged familiar ideas, and in the rich detail of the examples and illustrations that make the application of these ideas attractive and feasible. The book is a promising resource for teacher educators who want to introduce preservice and inservice teachers to current best practices for assessment and feedback in the mathematics classroom. --Teachers College Record

"" Math that Matters is an accessible, practical, and insightful book written for current (and future) math teachers about classroom assessment and feedback...The contribution of this book lies in the elegant way Small has distilled and packaged familiar ideas, and in the rich detail of the examples and illustrations that make the application of these ideas attractive and feasible. The book is a promising resource for teacher educators who want to introduce preservice and inservice teachers to current best practices for assessment and feedback in the mathematics classroom."" --Teachers College Record

Author Information

Marian Small is the former dean of education at the University of New Brunswick and a longtime professor of mathematics education. She is widely known for her bestselling books and her in-district work with educators in the United States and Canada. Visit her website onetwoinfinity.ca for in-person and online professional development.

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