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Making judgements about pupils' mathematics
Making judgements about pupils' mathematics
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What is one problem with interpretations of written work?
Students have difficulties recording thinking in writing
It needs supplementing with oral explanations
Students leave out parts they don't realise are important
It is unreliable
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How can assessment be more fair?
By inferring what a student understands
By giving all students the same test
By using individual approaches
By only using evidence we can see, hear, and read.
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What is one problem with oral interactions?
Teachers do not value this asessment method
They rely on pupils understanding of 'acceptable' language
Children don't like to talk to the teacher
It may be difficult for children to explain their thinking
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What is the chapter about?
Practical ideas for assessment
Questioning whether assessment can be fair
How to keep individual records of achievement
The reasons for doing assessment
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What affects a teacher's judgements?
What they know about teaching
Their view of mathematics
Their views on the teaching profession
What they know about students' learning
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How else can a teacher make sure their judgements are fair?
Question practices of testing
Avoid high stakes decisions such as setting
Incorporating systematic self criticism into their judgement
Have an open-minded approach to abilities of all students
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Which of the following is NOT true about teacher judgements?
They help to develop targets for students
They control access to levels of the curriculum
They are never biased
They determine what is taught and how it is taught
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Unfairness arises naturally during classroom assessment
True
False
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How can teachers make sure their judgements are fair?
By doing professional development courses
By trusting their gut feelings
Through a moderation process
By relying on standardised tests
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Why is the form of assessment chosen important?
Because if it is only skills students will be bored
Because tests should be valid and reliable
Because teachers will generally teach to the assessment
Because it is a subset of all mathematics
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What is the main source for unfairness in tests?
Gender or social bias
Artificiality of test situation
Stressfulness of testing
Language difficulties in test questions
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What is the single most important factor influencing learning? (according to Ausubel)
The level of difficulty of the task
How much help is given
What the learner already knows
The type of test that is given
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What is the market place philosophy of education?
Categorising, labelling, and rewarding
Holistic, flexible and social approaches
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Why is it difficult to truly find out what a learner already knows?
Teaching is unpredictable
All of the above
Pupils are individuals
There are many social and emotional issues
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What is one problem with interpreting actions?
Actions may change at any moment
Teachers have no time to observe
Observations are not accurate measures
Observed actions leave no permanent record
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Why were Anne and Andy's impressions of Sandra different?
Because one was right and the other was wrong
Because Anne was the researcher
Because they had access to different 'assessment' data
Because Andy had too many other students in the class
