Assessment and Evaluation for Teachers of Mathematics

Catalog description

In this course you will examine assessment and evaluation as components integral to the teaching and learning of mathematics. Standardized, authentic, and curriculum-based assessments will be compared along with ways to use assessment as a teaching tool. Additionally, assessment as a way of ¿sitting down beside someone¿ is addressed as a means of problem-solving, focusing specifically on the needs of students of mathematics. Mandated New York State and New York City assessments and the development and use of rubrics will be reviewed in detail as well as the issues surrounding high-stakes testing and standardized testing in mathematics.