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Reed, Kristen E.; Goldenberg, E. Paul – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2016
Formative assessment is a process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students' achievements of intended instructional outcomes. Formative assessment means assessment embedded in instruction. That definition was adopted in 2006 by the Council of Chief State…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Mathematics Instruction
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Clarke, Doug M.; Downton, Ann; Roche, Anne – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2011
Considerable evidence shows that the number line is a powerful learning tool for children in elementary school. Diezmann and Lowrie (2006) noted several cognitive advantages for users, including opportunities to demonstrate the continuity aspect of numbers as well as the provision of a useful tool for representing and solving problems. However,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics