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During many of my site visits, I often watch as students complete some form of a math assessment. Today, students were given a worksheet focusing on their understanding of fractions. I thought this was quite interesting as we had recently spoken in class about how we could evaluate our own student’s understanding on fractions. My cooperating teacher handed each student three different worksheets. The first worksheet was a picture of four different circles, each divided into different portions. One circle had been divided into fourths, another eighths, and the other two had been divided into sixths. The students were first asked to take this worksheet and write the fraction proportion on each individual portion of the four circles. Students were then instructed to cut out the circles into their individual portions. The other two worksheets focused on assessing students understanding of fractions. These two worksheets had circles on them that were also divided into different portions. However, these circles were divided into halves, fourths, and thirds. Students were then instructed to glue the cutout pieces onto the circles on this page following what each circle asked for. For instance, the first circle was divided into half and each half was labeled ½. The instructions read, cover ½ the circle with fourths. Underneath each problem were statements about the circle. The first problem read ½= /4. Students were expected to fill in the missing numerator after gluing down the equivalent fractions. Once students had completing the worksheet, they were instructed to place it in the daily work bin. The student collects the work from this bin at the end of the day and then grades it. Every Wednesday, the graded work is sent home for parents to view their child’s progress. Personally, this has come to be one of my favorite assessments the teacher has used in her classroom this far. It was a great hands-on learning experience for students, and I really feel it would help most, if not all, students have a better understanding of fractions and their equivalent fractions. As I watched the students complete this task, they seemed to really be enjoying the worksheet and rarely raised their hand for assistance. I noticed that not one of the worksheets that I had a chance to review was incorrect. Therefore, I believe that this assessment had clear instructions and was valuable to the students learning. Journal 2