COMPUTERIZED ASSESSMENT OF MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS BY TESTING APPLIED STUDENT KNOWLEDGE

THE PROPOSED PROJECT ADDRESSES THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A PROTOTYPE MATHEMATICS PROGRAM EVALUATION ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS. THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT WILL ADDRESS THE NEW STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS AND WILL RELY ON ALTERNATIVE TESTING STRATEGIES TO MORE ACCURATELY ASSESS HOW WELL MATHEMATICS AND WILL RELYON ALTERNATIVE TESTING STRATEGIES TO MORE ACCURATELY ASSESS HOW WELL MATHAMATICS PROGRAMS ADDRESS CURRENT THINKING IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION. THIS NEW EVALUATION INSTRUMENT WILL BE MODELED AFTER THE EXISTING MANS TESTS, A SET OF ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED BY THE PROJECT STAFF. PHASE I OF THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON DESIGNING THE COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUMENT, DEVELOPING A PROTOTYPE OF A PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT, AND TESTING IT WITH SCHOOL STUDENTS. PHASE II WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING THEBALANCE OF THE SYSTEM, TESTING IT, AND BEGINNING MARKETING ACTIVITIES.