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2006 PAC Themed Session "Doing it the Beyond Crossroads Way" Cincinnati, Ohio November 3, 2006

Other Great Ideas in Math Placement and Assessment Cincinnati, Ohio November 2-5, 2006

This themed session explored strategies and ideas in mathematics placement and assessment. The presentations was designed to emphasize placement and assessment concepts in the Beyond Crossroads document. Does Color Matter in Assessment of Student Performance? Description: After I gave a test printed on blue paper, students who had trouble reading the white tests came up to me thanking me for the color. For the majority, color makes no difference, but in each class, some students say "Wow, thanks for the blue!" and their test scores seem better. Connie Buller, Metropolitan Community College Assessing Intermediate Algebra: Extra Time = Increased Student Success? Description: What would happen if you had two extra hours of classroom time for your Intermediate Algebra class? This presentation describes how we added the time and what the results were. Ed Gallo, Sinclair Community College Introducing a Beyond Crossroads assessment digital product: An example from Elementary Algebra Description: A course assessment project using one of AMATYC's Beyond Crossroads' new digital products will be demonstrated. Participants will be encouraged to submit their own assessment work after they see how a mathematics department completed one assessment cycle in an elementary algebra course. Jim Ham, Delta College Assessing Student Comprehension in College Algebra Description: This presentation will discuss learning activities designed to assess a student's level of comprehension of College Algebra material. Activities include short written assignments as well as student-created problems and other problems that enhance the material covered in the class. Darlene Hatcher, Metropolitan Community College Math Review Short Courses for Better Placement at HACC Description: The two-week short course provides 20 hours of fast-paced and intensive review of developmental math courses. Students who are placed in the development math courses may take the short course for review to prepare for the course that they are placed into, to improve their placement score, or as enrichment. O. Pauline Chow, Harrisburg Area Community College

Course Assessment Practices in Developmental Mathematics, Connie L. McLean & Bettie A. Truitt, PhD Avoiding the False Negative: Placing Students Into Mathematics Courses According to Their Abilities, Margaret J. Hager Think, Solve, Assess! Lucinda Sanders Constructing Meaningful Algebra Test Items, Philip Cheifetz Benefits of Inter-Institutional Collaboration on Assessment, Darlene Hatcher, Marsha Watson The College Mathematics Project, Patricia Byers Implementing the GAISE Guidelines to Teach Introductory Statistics, Robert delMas, Brian E. Smith Projects and Rubrics for Future Elementary Teachers, Shanna S. Goff, Martha Frank Moving from Vision to Reality: Implementing Standards, Richelle (Rikki) Blair, Francis (Skip) Fennell, Carl C. Cowen How Do I Find Out if My Students Learned Anything Today? Scott L. Adamson Using C.A.T.s to Keep Current with Self-Assessment and Feedback, Beverly A. Meyers Handheld Technology in Developing and Teaching an Algebra Course, Wade Ellis, Jr. Designing, Assigning and Assessing Projects in the Classroom, Cynthia A. Harris Learning Objectives: Closing the Loop, Mary D. Pearce, Sharon F. Welker Projects Become Alive Through Active Learning, Howard S. Speier, Melinda Rudibaugh Assessment of Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Statistics, Robert delMas How Do We Know if They Understand? Sue Parsons Investigations of Students’ Logical Thinking in Calculus, Bronislaw Czarnocha Effective Use of Clickers in Math and Statistics Classes, John L. Climent, Kristy A. Erickson Using Expanded Performance Assessment to Hear the Student Voice, Darlene E. Kohrman, Sheila M. Eisenhauer Beyond Crossroads Electronic Resources — Where the Rubber Meets the Road, David J. Graser, Norma M. Agras, Rebecca T. Hartzler, Margie Hobbs Mastery with Meaning, Paul A. Kennedy Portfolios as End-of-Course Assessment, Michael P. Kenyon Use It, Test It, and Revise It, Katrina C. Nichols Assessing College Students’ Primary Intuitions About Probability, Leonid Khazanov

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