What should Common Core assessments measure?. (February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chandler, Kayla; Fortune, Nicholas; Lovett, Jennifer N.; Scherrer, Jimmy
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 97:Number 5(2016:Feb.)
• Page Start: 60
• Page End: 63
• Publication Date: 2016-02
• Subjects: Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/0031721716629660
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

The Common Core State Standards for mathematics promote ideals about learning mathematics by providing specific standards focused on conceptual understanding and incorporating practices in which students must participate to develop conceptual understanding. Thus, how we define learning is pivotal because our current definition isn't aligned with how we teach and assess. But how do we reconcile the two? What does this look like? And what does this imply about how we assess learning?