Equations with Letter Variables

Strand: Patterns and Relations (Variables and Equations)
Outcomes: 3 and 4

Strand: Shape and Space (Measurement)
Outcome: 3

Step 4: Assess Student Learning

Guiding Questions

Look back at what you determined as acceptable evidence in Step 2.
What are the most appropriate methods and activities for assessing student learning?
How will I align my assessment strategies with my teaching strategies?

Sample Assessment Tasks

In addition to ongoing assessment throughout the lessons, consider the following sample activities to evaluate students' learning at key milestones. Suggestions are given for assessing all students as a class or in groups, individual students in need of further evaluation, and individual or groups of students in a variety of contexts.

A. Whole Class/Group Assessment

Examples of Whole Class/Group Assessment Word Document

B. One-on-one Assessment

Examples of One-on-one Assessment Word Document

C. Applied Learning

Provide opportunities for students to apply the formulas for perimeter, area and volume in a practical situation and notice whether or not the understanding transfers. For example, have the student estimate and then calculate the volume of soil removed from a hole in the shape of a right rectangular prism that is 25 cm long, 16 cm wide and 9 cm deep. Does the student …

demonstrate understanding of the problem?
apply the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism; i.e., V = L × W × H?
estimate the volume using appropriate estimation strategies?
use appropriate strategies to calculate the answer to the problem such as a paper-and-pencil, personal strategies or a calculator?
correctly answer the problem using the correct number and units?
apply the process to answer other similar problems?
use formulas to solve problems about perimeter of polygons or area of rectangles?