THEORTICAL BASE OF

MATHE MATICAL EDUCATION

MANJU.M.S
MATHEMATICS
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Performance assessment methods in

mathematics learning

Performance Assessment

Performance assessment , also known as

alternative or authentic assessment.
It is form of testing that requires students
to perform a task rather then select an
answer from a readymade list

Some methods that have been used

successfully to assess performance

Open ended or extended response

exercise
Extended tasks
Portfolios

What does the research

says?

Active learning
Curriculum based testing
Worthwhile tasks

Learning about performance

assessments

Performance assessment allows students

to show how they arrived at their solution
and providing explanation for their
answer, thereby providing rich
information about students thinking and
reasoning
Performance assessment reveal different
levels of understanding of the
mathematics content. Therefore,
evaluations of student, responses should
focus on the content of the response not
its length.

Assessing students
mathematics learning

Traditional mathematics education has

emphasized memorization of facts and
fluent application of procedures , the
standards call not only for fluency with
facts and skills but also for sophisticated
mathematical reasoning and problem
solving

Projects

The broadest use of performance

assessment is projects-based learning
Schools that value deeper learning assign
projects to students both as learning
experience and a form of assessment

The role of performance

assessment

At most schools , performance tasks

supplements more traditional forms on
teaching and learning and provide a form
of alternative assessments

Four reasons to use

performance assessments

Personalized learning
Formative assessment
Competency education
Standards based education

Benefits for teachers and

students

Professional developments experience and

collaboration with colleagues can help teachers in
all subject areas become better informed about
the nature of performance assessment tasks
Teachers can use various challenging and
engaging activities to introduce students to
performance assessment tasks and to familiarize
them with the criteria use to evaluate their
responses
Students develop a better understanding of what
constitutes high level thinking and reasoning

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