Learning Measurement in Elementary Math
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Are you finished administering the same old paper and pencil tests to your students? Instead, why don’t you allow you students to demonstrate what they have learned? Here is a great way to assess your students’ learning with measurement units, using performance assessment.
We find that it is easiest to set the desks up in a circle so that students can move clockwise and there is no confusion as to where to move next. Use large index cards to number the problems and describe the task the student must complete while at that desk. A different problem is presented at each desk. Use a numbered index card to clearly indicate the problem number. (See Figure 1 for an example.)
Figure 1 Task 7
Record The Value of The Five Coins
Students start at their own desk, recording the answer for that problem. All students will start on a different number. It may be helpful to provide young students a numbered table to record their answers. I find it is helpful to have students put a star on the number problem that is set up at their desk so they start recording answers in the correct box. (See figure 2 for an example).
Here is an example of the types of problems that can be used in this assessment. The materials needed at each desk are indicated in the parentheses.
Desk 1 – (coins) Record the value of the five coins.
Desk 2 – (clock) Record the time shown on the clock.
Desk 3 – (pencil, ruler) Measure the length of a pencil to the nearest half-inch.
Desk 4 – (calendar) Record the date of the second Wednesday in March.
Desk 5 – (apple, scale, gram weights) Find the weight of the apple to the nearest gram.
Desk 6 – (clock) Identify the time on the clock. What time was it 15 minutes earlier?
Desk 7 – (calendar) Today’s date is highlighted on the calendar. Marie’s birthday is in 12 days. What is the date of Marie’s birthday?
Desk 8 – (blackboard eraser, ruler) Measure the length of the eraser to the nearest centimeter.
Desk 9 – (clock) Charles started his homework at 3:45. He worked for 20 minutes. What time was it when he finished his homework?
Desk 10 – (1-inch squares and an outline of a large rectangle) Lay the squares on the rectangle to determine the area of the rectangle. Remember to label your answer with square inches.
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