Hello colleagues, Mark your calendar for this special, week-long discussion on assessing Number Sense.
Do your learners struggle with number sense? Do they have difficulty thinking of numbers in relationship to each other even in the most basic math operations? Do they struggle with mental math? How can practitioners help learners develop a deeper understanding? Join us the week of Sept. 19 for a special event featuring, Dorothea Steinke. Dorothea will introduce participants to the Number Line Assessment for Number Sense and train those who are interested in administering and interpreting the assessment. By taking part in this activity, participants will learn about this tool so that they can better meet the academic needs of their students.
Number Sense: A Simple Tool that Uncovers It
In this discussion, participants will learn how to evaluate adult learners’ understanding of number sense. The way adults place five non-consecutive whole numbers (between 0 and 20) on an empty number line reveals their understanding of whole number relationships. Participants will learn about the two concepts of number sense that many adults lack. The presenter will discuss how to use and interpret the Number Line Assessment, a research-based tool that reveals whether students have these essential concepts. The assessment results indicate where to begin math instruction with a student. This assessment can be administered to a whole class in under 10 minutes! The discussion will also offer some remediation tools.
We recommend that you read Dorothea Steinke’s 2008 Focus on Basics article, “Using Part-Whole Thinking in Math” before the LINCS discussion. The article is available here http://www.ncsall.net/fileadmin/resources/fob/2008/fob_9a.pdf
Cheers, Susan Finn Miller
Moderator, Assessment CoP