Designing Assessment for Mathematics

Dr. Depka is an educational consultant and author. Eileen has supervised and coordinated curriculum, instruction, assessment, special education, educational technology, and continuous improvement efforts. In addition, she provides professional development for K–12 administrators and teachers. Eileen has taught all subjects at the elementary and middle levels, and she has also taught graduate-level courses. As a consultant, she has worked with schools and districts across the country, focusing on topics including assessment, grading and reporting, portfolio development, rubrics, continuous improvement, and data collection. Since 1998, Eileen has presented at the local, state, and national levels.  Eileen has been featured in and consulted on educational videos, and she has written online courses. She is the author of Focus on Homework, Designing Rubrics for Mathematics, Designing Assessment for Mathematics, and The Data Guidebook for Teachers and Leaders: Tools for Continuous Improvement. She is the co-author of Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework and a contributing author to Data Enhanced Leadership.  Her newest book concentrating on questioning strategies will be available later this year through Solution-Tree press.   Eileen earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin.  Her Master’s and Doctoral degrees were earned from Cardinal Stritch University.  Eileen is passionate about student achievement and is driven by the belief that all children can achieve academic success.  Her goal is to work with teachers and administrators to collectively increase expertise and add to strategy banks used in educational settings in an effort to impact student achievement.

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroductionThe State of MathematicsAbout This BookChapter 1. Using Rubrics in MathematicsThe RubricWhy Use Rubrics in Mathematics?Rubric/Mathematics Application: You′re Right on Target!In SummaryChapter 2. The Relationship Between Mathematics Standards and RubricsThe Importance of StandardsMathematics Standards and RubricsRubric/Mathematics Application: How Negative Are My Temperatures?In SummaryChapter 3. Performance Tasks and RubricsWhy Use Performance Tasks?Characteristics of Performance TasksCreating the Performance TaskRubric/Mathematics Application: Let′s Go Shopping!In SummaryChapter 4. Developing the Rubric From a ChecklistThe ChecklistThe Transition from Checklist to RubricSummary of Steps for Developing a RubricRubric/Mathematics Application: What′s My Area?In SummaryChapter 5. Weighted RubricsThe Purpose of Weighted RubricsUsing Technology in Rubric DevelopmentRubric/Mathematics Application: Discoveries in Rainbow Candy LandIn SummaryChapter 6. Student-Created RubricsUsing Student-Created RubricsThe ProcessRubric/Mathematics Application: I′m Not Just Average!In SummaryChapter 7. Teacher-Made Tests and RubricsUsing Teacher-Made TestsCreating a Teacher-Made TestRubric/Mathematics Application: Finding LCM and GCFIn SummaryChapter 8. Using Rubric DataAnalyzing DataIndividual GraphsGroup and Summary InformationStudent ComparisonsRubric/Mathematics Application: The GardenIn SummaryChapter 9. Mathematics and CommunicationMathematical VocabularyCommunicationFeedbackReflectionMathematics Application: Sales Tax TaskIn SummaryAppendix 1: Additional Rubric/Mathematics Application ProjectsProject 1 Overview: Measurement and StatisticsProject 2 Overview: Symmetry and AreaProject 3 Overview: Standard MeasurementProject 4 Overview: Unit PricingProject 5 Overview: Complementary and Supplementary AnglesAppendix 2: Turning a 4-Point Rubric Score Into a Letter GradeBibliographyIndex

"Makes a distinct contribution to the field. Not only does the text clearly explain how to create rubrics and performance tasks in a step-by-step manner, each chapter also provides an example for immediate use in the classroom."