Math That Matters: Targeted Assessment and Feedback for Grades 3–8

This resource by popular professional developer Marian Small comprehensively addresses different mathematical domains for grades 3–8. Small shows new and veteran teachers how to do three fundamental things well: identify the most important math to assess, construct formative and summative assessments, and provide students with clear and timely feedback.

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

About the Author :
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.

Review :
" 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"