Reply To: Lesson 1: Why Assessment Practices Needed To Change – Discussion Prompt

[Leslie Stevens]

I agree that assessment needs an “upgrade” in the math classroom. I have been working on using Standards Based Grading for a few years now, but I still primarily use pencil on paper quizzes/tests to measure students. For retakes, sometimes I do one on one interviews, but this is very time consuming and is done before or after school. I’m excited to learn how to incorporate other ways to assess students such as observations during problem solving tasks. I haven’t been able to do this in the past and look forward to finding ways to do this.