Designing assessment for mathematics / / Eileen Depka ; cover designer, Rose Storey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480241803321
• Autore: Depka Eileen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2007; ©2007
• ISBN: 1-4522-9391-0; 1-4522-9729-0
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 372.7/044
• Soggetti: Mathematics - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Evaluation; Mathematics - Study and teaching (Middle school) - Evaluation; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""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: Youâ€?re Right on Target!""; ""Performance Task Explanation""; ""Rubric""; ""Checklist""; ""Expanding the Task""; ""Simplifying the Task""; ""Playing the Game""; ""Checkup""; ""Mathematics Reflection""; ""In Summary""; ""Chapter 2 - The Relationship between Mathematics Standards and Rubrics""; ""The Importance of Standards""; ""Mathematics Standards and Rubrics""""Creating a Rubric that Addresses Standards""; ""Rubric/Mathematics Application: How Negative are My Temperatures?""; ""Performance Task Explanation""; ""Rubric""; ""Expanding the Task""; ""Simplifying the Task""; ""Shortening the Task""; ""Checkup""; ""Challenge Activity""; ""Visual Display""; ""In Summary""; ""Chapter 3 - Performance Tasks and Rubrics""; ""Why Use Performance Tasks?""; ""Characteristics of Performance Tasks""; ""Creating the Performance Task""; ""Rubric/Mathematics Application: Letâ€?s Go Shopping!""; ""Performance Task Explanation""; ""Rubric""""Checklist""; ""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""; ""Step 1: Develop a Checklist and Rubric Criteria from the Checklist""; ""Step 2: Develop the Point System for Each Criterion""; ""Step 3: Develop the Descriptors for Each Level of Quality""; ""Rubric/Mathematics Application: Whatâ€?s My Area?""; ""Performance Task Explanation""; ""Rubric""; ""Student Helper""; ""Expanding the Task""; ""Simplifying the Task""; ""Checkup""; ""In Summary""; ""Chapter 5 - Weighted Rubrics""""The Purpose of Weighted Rubrics""; ""Using Technology in Rubric Development""; ""Rubric/Mathematics Application: Discoveries in Rainbow Candy Land""; ""Performance Task Explanation""; ""Business Letter""; ""Rubric""; ""Expanding the Task""; ""Simplifying the Task""; ""Checkup""; ""In Summary""; ""Chapter 6 - Student-Created Rubrics""; ""Using Student-Created Rubrics""; ""The Process""; ""Rubric/Mathematics Application: Iâ€?m not Just Average!""; ""Performance Task Explanation""; ""Reflections""; ""Checklist""; ""Rubric""; ""Expanding the Task""; ""Simplifying the Task""""Checkup""; ""In Summary""; ""Chapter 7 - Teacher-Made Tests and Rubrics""; ""Using Teacher-Made Tests""; ""Creating a Teacher-Made Test""; ""Standards""; ""Questions on a Teacher-Made Test""; ""Evaluating a Teacher-Made Test""; ""Sharing Test Results""; ""Rubric/Mathematics Application: Finding LCM and GCF""; ""Performance Task Explanation""; ""Rubric""; ""Expanding the Task""; ""Simplifying the Task""; ""Checkup (Teacher-Made Test)""; ""In Summary""; ""Chapter 8 - Using Rubric Data""; ""Analyzing Data""; ""Individual Graphs""; ""Group and Summary Information""; ""Student Comparisons""
• Sommario/riassunto: This updated edition provides strategies for deepening students' understanding of math concepts, involving students in standards-based rubric development, and using rubric data to improve instruction.