Pre-Assessment

Description:

Pre-assessment tools typically include a prompt and or a question. These probes specifically elicit prior understandings that may or may not have been uncovered during a previous instructional unit. These assessments guide teachers when creating instructional plans to meet specific student needs.

Examples:

  • Open Middle by Nanette Johnson and Robert Kaplinsky
    • Open middle problems invite multiple ways of approaching and solving problems. They provide excellent insight into how a student begins and thinks about a mathematical concept. The pre-assessment tools are categorized by grade and specific math topics.
  • IXL Learning (Free Limited Trials Available; Subscription Required for Full Access to Site)
    • The IXL real-time diagnostic tool provides teachers with a comprehensive portrait of students’ knowledge, which pinpoints students’ grade level proficiency in key math strands.
  • Mathletics (Free Limited Trials Available; Subscription Required for Full Access to Site)
    • Mathletics provides teachers the opportunity to assess students’ knowledge base prior to each lesson.
    • It includes a section of “Are You Ready” be

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