Assessing math for success
Dan Meyer is a third-year math teacher in the San Lorenzo Valley School District (Calif.). He has come up with a method of assessing math students that encourages students to buy in to their own success. This method also rewards them for their knowledge of subject matter, regardless of whether the light bulb clicks on at test-time or afterward. He has written a mini-thesis of sorts, as well as a short online movie presentation, both of which clearly and succinctly outline his method.
I’ve seen alternative assessment methods presented before, but never in a way that tied in so clearly with student success and enthusiasm for subject matter. If I were a middle school or high school math teacher, I would take a serious look at this and consider adopting it for my own classroom. I wonder how this could be adapted for other subjects and implemented k-12?
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January 20th, 2007 at 10:52 am
[...] A few days ago, I posted about Dan Myer, a young math teacher in California who has been using a unique way to test his students. He’s provided a follow-up to that post to show us how that method has worked in real life. [...]