From NCTM President - To Flip or Not to Flip: That is NOT the Question!

To Flip or Not to Flip: That Is NOT the Question!

By NCTM President Linda M. Gojak
NCTM Summing Up, October 3, 2012 

Over the last three decades a variety of instructional strategies have been introduced with a goal of increasing student achievement in mathematics. Such strategies include individualized instruction, cooperative learning, direct instruction, inquiry, scaffolding, computer-assisted instruction, and problem solving. A recent strategy receiving much attention is the “flipped classroom.” 

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The Next Generation Assessment - Things to Note

I have been trying to keep up to date with Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium's development of their new "national" assessment. Some interesting things I have read include:

• Assessment items for math in grades 3-5 will be written at a reading level ONE GRADE BELOW the level of the students taking the assessment.
• Assessment items for math will written in such a way that a calculator will not be required.
• Selected Response assessment items will be written in such a way to eliminate the likelihood of getting a correct answer by guessing. They will also be written in such a way that better evidence can be obtained about how deeply a student understands the standard. 

For example, see a traditional assessment item below:

 Now see a possible SBAC item below with its rubric:

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• Constructed Response items will each typically require 1 to 5 minutes to complete, but some may take up to 10 minutes.
• Some Constructed Response items may be scored with artificial intelligence and will be referred to as CR items. Some will require hand-scoring and will be referred to as ER (Extended Response) items.
• Performance Tasks (PT) may require up to 135 minutes to administer. This administration time includes a 45 or 90 minute classroom portion and a 45 minute computer-based portion.

For more information: http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/

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