Pre-Assessment

Pre-assessment goal: The goal of this pre-assessment is to determine the students

current understanding of math using multiplication and division and using multiples of
10, 100, and 1000. Pre-assessment data will also be gathered on how students
perceive math.

CCSS:
4.NBT.B.5 - Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number,
and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the
properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations,
rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
4.NBT.B.6 - Find whole number quotients and remainders with up to four digit dividends
and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of
operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and
explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays and/or area models.

Objectives:
Day 1: To be able to multiply by multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000 using mental math and
place-value strategies.
Student-Friendly Objective: To work on multiplication for 10s, 100s and 1,000s.
Day 2: To use division as a way of reversing multiplication using multiple mediums.
Dividing larger numbers by smaller ones, including 10s, 100s, and 1000s.
Student-Friendly Objective: Learn division in ways that do not require paper
and pen.
Day 3: To be able to multiply by multiples of 10, 100, 1,000, single digits and double
digits using mental math and place-value strategies.
Student-Friendly Objective: Multiply by 10s, 100s, 1000s, single digits and by
double digit numbers

Administration Conditions: A pre-assessment was first administered on 7/7/18 at 9am

to a group of 4 students. Pre-assessment data was collected informally through a series
of questions regarding how the students perceive math. Next, a formal pre-assessment
with ten questions was administered orally and children were up to five minutes to
complete each question by writing it on a whiteboard. After pre-assessment data was
collected, it was discovered that the formal pre-assessment was too easy for 3 out of
the 4 children present. The test was later administered to a fifth child during day three of
lessons.
Pre-assessment delivery: Class began with a discussion. The students were asked
about their summer, about their families, about their likes and about their favorite things
to do. As the students answer questions about themselves, teachers took notes. This
lasted minutes, at which point students were asked questions about how they felt about
math. Students were then given white boards and teachers orally gave them math
problems involving word problems for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Reliability and Validity: The first assessment was not reliable or valid. The students
were asked to provided their answers on the whiteboard and then present them to the
teachers, however, one of the students did not write down their answers until after
looking at the answer of a peer.