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Introduction: Assessment Matters (K Y Wong & B Kaur); Using a Multi-Dimensional Approach to Understanding to Assess Students' Mathematical Knowledge (D R Thompson & B Kaur); Assessing Problem Solving in the Mathematics Curriculum: A New Approach (T L Toh et al.); Assessing Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics with Concept Mapping (H-Y Jin & K Y Wong); Using Journal Writing to Empower Learning (B Kaur & C M E Chan); Implementing Alternative Assessment in the Lower Primary Mathematics Classroom (K K J Yeo); Open-Ended Tasks and Assessment: The Nettle or the Rose (D J Clarke); Using ICT to Improve Assessment (M van den Heuvel-Panhuizen et al.); The Assessment for, of and as Learning in Mathematics: The Application of SLOA (M M C Mok); Building Bridges Between Large-Scale External Assessment and Mathematics Classrooms: A Japanese Perspective (Y Shimizu); Errors in Mathematics Assessment Items Written by Pre-Service Teachers (J Dindyal); Affective Assessment in the Mathematics Classroom: A Quick Start (E G Tay et al.); Implementing Self-Assessment to Develop Reflective Teaching and Learning in Mathematics (L-H Fan).
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ASSESSMENT IN THE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM Yearbook 2011 Association of Mathematics Educators 8216.9789814360982-tp.indd 2 4/1/11 9:29 AM This page intentionally left blank ASSESSMENT IN THE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM Yearbook 2011 Association of Mathematics Educators editors Berinderjeet Kaur Wong Khoon Yoong National Institute of Education, Singapore 3x+ 12= 5x 10x+Y World Scientific 8216.9789814360982-tp.indd 1 4/1/11 9:29 AM Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ASSESSMENT IN THE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM Yearbook 2011, Association of Mathematics Educators Copyright © 2011 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. For photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. ISBN-13 978-981-4360-97-5 ISBN-10 981-4360-97-X Printed in Singapore. ZhangJi - Assessment in the Maths.pmd 1 4/4/2011, 4:38 PM Contents Chapter 1 Introduction: Assessment Matters WONG Khoon Yoong Berinderjeet KAUR Chapter 2 Using a Multi-Dimensional Approach to Understanding to Assess Students’ Mathematical Knowledge Denisse R. THOMPSON Berinderjeet KAUR 17 Chapter 3 Assessing Problem Solving in the Mathematics Curriculum: A New Approach TOH Tin Lam QUEK Khiok Seng LEONG Yew Hoong Jaguthsing DINDYAL TAY Eng Guan 33 Chapter 4 Assessing Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics with Concept Mapping JIN Haiyue WONG Khoon Yoong 67 Chapter 5 Using Journal Writing to Empower Learning Berinderjeet KAUR CHAN Chun Ming Eric 91 Chapter 6 Implementing Alternative Assessment in the Lower Primary Mathematics Classroom YEO Kai Kow Joseph 113 v 1 vi Assessment in the Mathematics Classroom Chapter 7