Assessing Mathematics Understanding Crossword

the process of gathering evidence about a student's knowledge of, ability to use, and disposition toward mathematics and of making inferences from that evidence for a variety of purposes
a continuous process that includes setting high expectations and collecting evidence about children's understanding and progress
these assessments provide targeted, ongoing feedback used by the teacher to inform instructional decision making and used by the children to improve learning
these assessments measure what children are expected to have learned at a given point in time (ie. end-of-unit tests, final course projects)
a scale, often ranging between two and six points, used to score a child's work
a type of interview occurring as you watch students work ("tell me how you did that")
a formal type of interview that is planned and can be used to assess the level of development of a concept
an assessment that presents students with a mathematical task, project, or investigation, then observes, interviews, and looks at their products to assess what they actually know and can do
a collection of selected children's work
the number of assessment choices that are in this text
a planned time to discuss both positive and negative information with either a student or a parent
a type of assessment that helps children to reflect critically on their own work and reasoning while also encouraging them to take responsibility of their learning and to think independently