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Grade Range: K - 7
Mathematics Performance Task Bank provides resources to help in learning about and implementing performance-based math assessments in K-8 classrooms. Begin with the introduction tutorial, and find the best tips for using performance-based assessments. Find suggestions to implement and use most effectively. There is also a collection of children’s math literature for all ages. Look at suggestions for management of all different levels. Follow the monthly math assessment tips. Search Mathematics performance test banks by grade level or math strand. Provided are task specific detailed rubrics which will immediately provide ways to restructure instruction. Tasks can be accessed in English and Spanish.
In the Classroom
Use these task items to track student progression in each strand throughout the school year. Revisit the tasks and see how the student strategies change. Use this as a way to find motivation for real world tasks in your math class. Consider placing student work from these tasks in a math portfolio. Use the tasks at an after school math club, or even for a math night. Assign small groups of students to one of the tasks and they can be the experts for that task. Have each group present the task, after the concepts have been taught, as a review and reinforcement.
At Home
Make math interesting with these challenging real world tasks. Enjoy time with your student solving real-world mathematical problems. Try some of these tasks at home during the summer or even snowy days.
Tags
equations, operations, patterns, assessment, money, charts and graphs, addition, problem solving, sequencing,