Lesson Two: Assessment

ASSESSMENT

Procedure: 

For my assessment students will be given the sum of a perimeter and area. They will need to create two possible layouts for the given numbers. The shapes can be completely made up as long as they fit within the given numbers. This assessment will be completed on Kidspiration; the students final product is what I will be assessing. This assessment meets my standards because they are solving perimeter and area problems on their own. I will know if they understand it because they are forced to use higher order thinking by creating their own layouts. 

Instruments: 

I will use Kidspiration to give my assessment. I will review the students final product to see if it has been completed correctly. The final product will be submitted to me via BlackBoard. 

REFLECTION

Planning Assessment: 

The assessment aligns because everything stated in the standards is within the assessment. At some point they will have to use perimeter and area by figuring out the best possible layouts. Having them create two possibilities lets me know if they understand that their are multiple ways to get the right answer. I will know if students are successful because they will be making their own layouts. If they don't understand a certain element the assessment will show it. The assessment keeps the students engaged and thinking critically because they have to create a shape that matches the given numbers, they also have to create two versions; so a simple rectangle won't cut it for both layouts. I will know if individual needs were met because each student is creating their own layout. Every student will have different numbers so I will know which students got it and which students didn't.