M.Ed on Education and Innovation: EDUM3 : Effective Assessment in Mathematics

Week 1

Introduction to Problem Solving

Required Reading

• Schoenfeld, A. H. (2016). Learning to think mathematically: Problem solving, metacognition, and sense making in mathematics (Reprint). Journal of Education, 196(2), 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1177/002205741619600202

Week 2

Metacognitive strategies and mathematics assessment

Metacognition and self-regulated learning

Developing metacognitive strategies in mathematics for and through assessment

Required Reading:

• Braund, H., & DeLuca, C. (2018). Elementary students as active agents in their learning: an empirical study of the connections between assessment practices and student metacognition. The Australian Educational Researcher, 45(1), 65-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-018-0265-z
• Desoete, A., & De Craene, B. (2019). Metacognition and mathematics education: An overview. ZDM, 51(4), 565- 575. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-019-01060-w

Week 3

Analyzing practical activities for learning and assessment

Does this activity develop conceptual knowledge, problem solving skills and procedural knowledge?

Required Reading:

• OECD (2019), "PISA 2018 Mathematics Framework", in PISA 2018 Assessment and Analytical Framework, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/13c8a22c-en.
• Schoenfeld, A. H. (2014). Measures of Problem-Solving Performance and Problem-Solving Instruction. In Schoenfeld, A. H. (2014). Mathematical problem solving (pp.216-241). Elsevier.

Week 4

Assessing Problem Solving Procedural and conceptual knowledge.

Required Reading:

• Rittle-Johnson, B., & Schneider, M. (2015). Developing conceptual and procedural knowledge of mathematics. In R. C. Kadosh & A. Dowker (Eds.), Oxford library of psychology. The Oxford handbook of numerical cognition (p. 1118–1134). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199642342.013.014 

Week 5

Assessment in Mathematics Education

Required Reading:

• Hattie, J. (2012). Visible learning for teachers: Maximizing impact on learning. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203181522-8 Chapter 7, pp 129-154
• Hattie, J., & Clarke, S. (2018). Visible learning: feedback. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429485480. Chapter 1

Week 6

Formative assessment /AfL strategies in Mathematics: What does a Formative-Assessment Centred Classroom look like? Written and Verbal Feedback linking to effective Success Criteria.

Required Reading:

• Hodgen, J., Foster, C., Marks, R., & Brown, M. (2018). Evidence for Review of Mathematics Teaching: Improving Mathematics in Key Stages Two and Three: Evidence Review (Section 6.1). Education Endowment Foundation. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidencesummaries/evidence-reviews/improving-mathematics-inkey-stages-two-and-three/
• Hattie, J., & Clarke, S. (2018). Visible learning: feedback. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429485480. Chapter 2

Week 7

Formative assessment Strategies in Mathematics: Self-regulation and metacognition Peer and Self-Assessment

Required Reading:

• Goos, M., Vale, C., Stillman, G., Makar, K., Herbert, S., & Geiger, V. (2020). Assessing Mathematics Learning. In Goos, M., Vale, C., Stillman, G., Makar, K., Herbert, S., & Geiger, V. (2020) Teaching secondary school mathematics: Research and practice for the 21st century.  Routledge.
• Hattie, J., & Clarke, S. (2018). Visible learning: feedback. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429485480. Chapter 4

Week 8

Formative assessment Strategies in Mathematics: Reliability and validity of teacher assessments

Required Reading:

• McMillan, J. H. (2013). SAGE handbook of research on classroom assessment. Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452218649
  • Chapter 6: Validity in Classroom Assessment: Purposes, Properties, and Principle
  • Chapter 7: Reliability in Classroom Assessmen

Week 9

Summative Assessment Strategies in Mathematics Designing effective tools

Required Reading:

• McMillan, J. H. (2013). SAGE handbook of research on classroom assessment. Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452218649
  • Chapter 10: Formative and Summative Aspects of Assessment: Theoretical and Research Foundations in the Context of Pedagogy

Week 10

Summative Assessment Strategies in Mathematics Internal and external mathematics exams in the UAE Preparation for exams

Required Reading:

• Brown, P. C., Roediger, H. L., & Mcdaniel, M. A. (2014). Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Harvard University Press. Chapter 2: To learn, retrieve.

Week 11

Assessment Informed Teaching and Learning

Integrating assessment evidence into teaching and learning improvements.

Required Reading:

• Kippers, W. B., Wolterinck, C. H., Schildkamp, K., Poortman, C. L., & Visscher, A. J. (2018). Teachers' views on the use of assessment for learning and data-based decision making in classroom practice. Teaching and Teacher Education, 75, 199-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2018.06.015