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Assessment Journal #3:

Each afternoon the students are introduced to what activities they will be completing that afternoon in math. There are about 3 different math activities and 3 groups of students. All of the students complete each activity and are given about 15 minutes at each of the 3 tables. The students rotate as a group to the 3 different tables. During this time the teacher usually sits at the table that has the most difficult math activity and looks over the students as well as helps them if they need help. Since it is an inclusive classroom there are usually aids that walk around and help if any of the students are stuck. At the end of each rotation the papers they worked on are put in a pile and collected by the teacher. When the students are finished with all 3 rotations the teachers looks over and grades the students’ papers. She makes her observations and assesses how she thinks the students are doing in math. She also checks to see if the students are gradually improving or staying the same. The teacher uses this type of assessment to see how the students are performing, as well as an observational assessment, in which the teacher makes anecdotal records on how the students are doing. This is an effective way of assessing the students because sometimes it is hard to assess students on math individually, but when the students are handing in what they are working on it is a great way of teachers noting down their progress as individuals and as a class as a whole. This also helps the teacher become aware of what students are excelling in and what concepts of math she as the teacher may need to re teach.