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After the students finish grading their math quizes, the students work on a "Math 4 Today" worksheet. The worksheet is made up of four columns that each have four boxes. In each box there is a different math problem, that reviews some of the concepts the students are learning. On Monday the students worked on the first four problems on the page.

The students work independently to complete the problems in each of the four boxes. Each problem deals with a different type of math concept they are learning, and there is always atleast one word problem that requires the students to determine and write out a number sentence and then write the solution. The student's all seem to do the problems with ease, and there is little confusion on how to do the problems. After a couple of minutes the teacher goes over the problems with the students, by having one student read the answers to one of the problems aloud. As the answers are being read, the other student's check their own work to see if they have the correct answers. If there answer is incorrect the students put an 'X' in that box. The studetns then hand in their sheets for the teacher to look at.

I think the worksheet is a really good way to asses the student's knowledge of the concepts. The problems provide a quick way to check whether the students know how to do certain concepts. Also this assesment is a great way to determine what skills might need further clarification, because if many of them get the same problem wrong then it is very evident that the concept behind the problem needs to be explained further. I also, think it is good that the studetns work on these problems daily, because they are constantly reviewing their skills. That being said, I do not feel like this type of assessment should be the only assessment used. The worksheet can not acurately asses the student's true understanding of the problem, so other assessments would be needed to accompany this worksheet to fully asses the students.

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