Pre-Assessment for Differentiation
What is a pre-assessment, and why are they important:
A pre-assessment is an assessment that is given to students prior to a lesson being taught to see where the students knowledge is on the subject/content that is about to be introduced. Pre-assessments are important because they allow the teacher to make the needed modifications to their lesson prior to teaching that will allow for differentiated instruction to be provided and included within the lesson.
Pre-Assessment-Before moving on into two digit addition/subtraction the students will be given a math sheet, along with 5 minutes to complete as many problems as they can. The sheet will be composed of both addition and subtraction. They will be given the direction to complete the ones they find to be simple first, then go back if time permits to complete the more challenging ones. I will then see if the majority answered more addition or subtraction correctly, and put them into groups based off of my findings.
Extensive Prior Knowledge:
For the students who were able to complete all or the majority of the problems correct, I would have them work on a number to quantity addition sheet similar to the one I have attached. This sheet should present some form of challenge to them, as the mathematical problems are being presented to them in different format, and they will also be responsible for writing the correct numbers in the boxes. I will also be able to get a sense of who was able to complete them correctly as well, and which students may have found it to be slightly difficult.
Some Prior Knowledge :
For the students who displayed having some prior knowledge I would give them additional problems to work on completing. For example if they did well on their addition but struggled on subtraction then they would receive additional subtraction, and for the students who did well on subtraction but not addition would receive more addition problems. They will be set on a longer timer than before, but I will still assess when they are completed how far they got, and the number of correct answers as well.
Very Limited Prior Knowledge :
For the students who demonstrated very limited knowledge I would basically reteach the lesson of addition and subtraction to them using tangible objects. I would give them two numbers, have them count out that many objects, and then they will either take some of the objects away or add them all together baed off what the directions tell them to do. After they have completed that, I would then have them identify numbers 1-10 to ensure they are able to recognize them.
Final Assessment:
Before moving on to a higher skill I would retest the students the same way they were tested originally, except each identified struggling or higher understanding group would have different problems to answer on their paper. They will all be given 5 minutes, and after that time I will compare the new scores to their previous assessment sheets to see if improvement had been made, and if they were all ready for the most part to move on to the next level. While I understand that they may not all be in the same place, if the majority had the basic concept of addition/subtraction mastered then I would collectively move them all forward, while providing additional support to those who seemed to still be struggling or facing challenges.
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