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Assessment means gathering evidence to find out what students have
learned. Different kinds of tests assess for different kinds of knowledge.
How might your child's teacher find out what students learned from the
Horse Race math activity?
1. One traditional way is through a multiple-choice test.
This series of questions is one way to find out what students learned--one
we're all familiar with, because we experienced it in school. Here's
the test:
2. Here's another assessment approach:
Students are asked to write a "Letter to a Jockey" in what's
called a performance task. This assessment approach asks students
to DO something that relates to what they've learned, rather than simply
take a test. In this case, the performance task is to write and draw.
Here's the assignment:
Letter to a Jockey
Write a letter to a jockey and suggest which horses should be her
first and second choices to ride. Be sure to explain why you've made
your recommendation. Drawings and diagrams in your letter will help
the jockey understand your position.
Press the button that says "See Real Student Work," below,
to take a look at student results on both the multiple-choice test and
the writing assessment. Read these over and think about what each assessment
tells you about the student's level of knowledge.
See Real Student
Work
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