Procedure:
Informal Assessment:
During the whole group mini-lesson I will be assessing the students understanding of area through observations. I will call each student up to the smartboard to work on a problem which will help to determine how much help that particular individual will need in completing the final activity. When the students go back to their seats to start their independent work I will be walking around to observe their progress and assist where needed.
Formal Assessment:
The artifact from the "Name Activity" at the end of the lesson will be collected and assessed to determine the students who are ready to move on to another topic and those that need more support on the current one. The artifact that will be graded will be completed using the software Kidspiration. Students will create a word (preferably their name) using unit squares on the digital graph paper. Once the word has been created, the students will count each unit square to determine how much area the word in total takes up. Students can do this by adding all of the areas together or they can complete this through counting continuously until the end of the word. The students will then write out the area in terms of a simple multiplication equation and then write the answer following the equal sign. The following checklist is how each student's artifact will be graded and assessed for understanding.
Informal Assessment:
During the whole group mini-lesson I will be assessing the students understanding of area through observations. I will call each student up to the smartboard to work on a problem which will help to determine how much help that particular individual will need in completing the final activity. When the students go back to their seats to start their independent work I will be walking around to observe their progress and assist where needed.
Formal Assessment:
The artifact from the "Name Activity" at the end of the lesson will be collected and assessed to determine the students who are ready to move on to another topic and those that need more support on the current one. The artifact that will be graded will be completed using the software Kidspiration. Students will create a word (preferably their name) using unit squares on the digital graph paper. Once the word has been created, the students will count each unit square to determine how much area the word in total takes up. Students can do this by adding all of the areas together or they can complete this through counting continuously until the end of the word. The students will then write out the area in terms of a simple multiplication equation and then write the answer following the equal sign. The following checklist is how each student's artifact will be graded and assessed for understanding.
Instruments:
Checklist (25 points; 5 points for each)
- Name
- Student designed a word on Kidspiration
- Student wrote down the two numbers that they used in an equation
- Student solved the equation
- The answer of the equation adds up to the number of square units within the design
Reflect on:
The formal assessment is designed to determine how well the students understand area and how to calculate it by adding up unit squares which directly aligns with both the objective and standard for this grade level. The assessment demonstrates that the students have been successful in learning the content because it asks students to transfer the knowledge from the lesson on how to calculate the area of a familiar shape to using it on a creative shape. As mentioned before the students are engaged in higher order thinking skills because of the ability to transfer these new skills as well as their ability to think about how to solve the area of a shape that they have creatively produced. This assessment demonstrates that individual needs were met because each student is allowed to either their name or a word (for an ELL student or a student with a cognitive ability). The final assessment is individualized which will help make sure that every student is getting the support, without compromising high expectations, that they need to succeed.
The formal assessment is designed to determine how well the students understand area and how to calculate it by adding up unit squares which directly aligns with both the objective and standard for this grade level. The assessment demonstrates that the students have been successful in learning the content because it asks students to transfer the knowledge from the lesson on how to calculate the area of a familiar shape to using it on a creative shape. As mentioned before the students are engaged in higher order thinking skills because of the ability to transfer these new skills as well as their ability to think about how to solve the area of a shape that they have creatively produced. This assessment demonstrates that individual needs were met because each student is allowed to either their name or a word (for an ELL student or a student with a cognitive ability). The final assessment is individualized which will help make sure that every student is getting the support, without compromising high expectations, that they need to succeed.
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