Assessing Reasoning and Problem Solving: A Sourcebook for Elementary School Teachers

In more and more schools, students are now being assessed not only on traditional (algorithmic and computational) math skills, but also on how-and how well-they handle reasoning and problem solving. However, until now, these additional skills have been difficult to assess in an objective, accurate and efficient way. But not any more. This book's "comprehensive assessment" approach includes the traditional paper-and-pencil tests plus relatively new ways (e.g., portfolios, journals, observations, interviews, projects, performance tasks, rubrics) to assess what students know about math, and how they reason, solve problems and communicate about it. This unique new handbook provides everything teachers need-background information, problems for various grade levels, detailed answers, forms, teaching suggestions-to assess students throughout the semester or at any time...easily, accurately and effectively! Elementary school teachers.

Jesse A. Rudnick taught for 15 years in the Philadelphia Public Schools and has been a professor of Mathematics Education at Temple for over 25 years. Dr. Rudnick was a past director of the NCTM, a regional director of NCSM, and president of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Philadelphia and Vicinity.