Uncovering Student Thinking in Mathematics

Cheryl Rose Tobey is the senior program director for mathematics at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA). Her work at the MMSA is primarily in the areas of leadership, mathematics professional development, and school reform. She is currently the coprincipal investigator of the mathematics section of the NSF-funded project Curriculum Topic Study and principal investigator and project director of a Title IIa State Mathematics and Science Partnership Project, MATHS (Mathematics: Access and Teaching in High School). Prior to working on these projects, Rose was the coprincipal investigator and project director for MMSA's NSF-funded Local Systemic Change Initiative, BEAMM (Broadening Educational Access to Mathematics in Maine), and was a fellow in the Cohort 4 of the National Academy for Science and Mathematics Education Leadership. Before coming to the MMSA in 2001, Rose was a high school and middle school mathematics educator for 10 years. Rose received her BS in secondary mathematics education from the University of Maine at Farmington and her MEd in curriculum and instruction from City University in Seattle.

Appropriate for all grade levels, these 25 field-tested, easy-to-use mathematics assessment probes help teachers modify instruction by determining students' understanding of core mathematical concepts.

Foreword by Anne DaviesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. Mathematics Assessment Probes2. Instructional Implications3. Number and Operation Assessment Probes4. Algebra, Data Analysis, and Probability Assessment Probes5. Geometry and Measurement Assessment ProbesResource A: Template for QUEST CycleReferencesIndex