Conversation Starter,  Delta-K,  Volume 53, Issue 1

Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics Through Formative Assessment in Instruction

Delta-K

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 53 Issue 1, January 2016

10 – 14

Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics Through Formative Assessment in Instruction

A joint position paper of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM).

It’s really not surprising that formative assessment works so well. What is surprising is how few teachers use the process.

-James Popham, “Formative Assessments ‘Advocatable’ Moment”