ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IN SCHOOL MATHEMATICS ...

Readings Schedule for AprilSession Date Topic11 April 5 Large-scale assessmentAssessing cooperative group problem solving• Romberg, Chapter 5, Stake, R. E. The invalidity of standardized testingfor measuring mathematical achievement. Sources of assessmentinformation for instructional guidance in mathematics, pp. 173-235.• Kroll, D. L., Masingila, J. O., Mau, S. T. (1992). Grading cooperativeproblem solving. Mathematics Teacher 85, pp. 619–627.• What’s in style? School Science and Mathematics, 98, p. 57-59.12 April 12 Large-scale assessmentObservation• Schorr, R. Y., Firestone, W. A., & Monfils, L. (2003). State testing andmathematics teaching in New Jersey: the effect of a text without othersupports. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 34, 373-405.• Clarke, D., & Wilson, L. (1994). Valuing what we see. MathematicsTeacher 87, pp. 542–545.• Vincent, M. L., & Wilson, L. (1996). Informal assessment: A story fromthe classroom. Mathematics Teacher 89, pp. 248–250.• Wilson, L. D. (1994). What gets graded is what gets valued. MathematicsTeacher 87, pp. 412–414.13 April 19 Large-scale assessmentPortfolios• Griffin, P., & Callingham, R. (2006). A 20-year study of mathematicsachievement. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 37, 167-186.• Lambdin, D. V., & Walker, V. L. (1994). Planning for classroomportfolio assessment. Arithmetic Teacher 41, 318–324. (Download from NIULibraries: http://niulib.niu.edu. Select Articles and More.” Under SocialSciences, select Education. Select ERIC (FirstSearch). Enter authors’ last nameswith the word and” between them).• Stenmark, J. K. (1991). Mathematics portfolios, pp. 35–44. Reston, VA:NCTM.• Kuhs, T. M. (1994). Portfolio assessment: Making it work for the firsttime. Mathematics Teacher, 87, 332-335.14 April 26 Large-scale assessmentAssessment Case• McGraw, R., Lubienski, S. T., & Strutchens, M. E. (2006). A closer lookat gender in NAEP mathematics achievement and affect data:Intersections with achievement, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 37,129-150.• Merseth, K. K. (2003). Windows on teaching math: Cases of middle andsecondary classrooms. Ships in the fog (47-55). New York, NY: Teachers CollegePress.6