The Periodic Assessment
Workbook is a set of mixed practice problems
that give students the opportunity to show what
they know in a timed, multiple-choice format.
Each Workbook contains 4
mixed practice sets in multiple-choice
format.
Each set has 60-70 problems
divided among 3 sections and is designed
to be completed in about 60 minutes.
Each set has 3
sections.
Communicate
expectations
Mixed practice sets give
students the opportunity to demonstrate prior
knowledge and to preview the expectations for
the year.
Develop test-taking
skills
Standardized tests assess a
variety of skills:
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Can students access
prior knowledge in a multiple-choice
context?
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Can students apply
skills and concepts in a
multiple-choice context?
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Can students solve
problems within time
constraints?
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The Periodic Assessment
Workbook gives you an opportunity to assess for
these skills several times before students take
the standardized test in the spring.
Set a
baseline
Have students work set 1
early in the year, in the third or fourth week
of school.
The results of this first
assessment can provide a baseline for assessing
prior knowledge
and for evaluating student
progress over the course of the year.
Monitor
progress
Have students work an
additional mixed practice set once every 6 to 8
weeks to monitor progress.
Items from one set to the
next are parallel. This will give you the
opportunity to check that students
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maintain prior
learning
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apply new learning
in a multiple-choice context
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are exposed to the
new standards at the grade
level
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Present selected
individual items as a Problem of the
Day
Multiple-choice problems
provide ideal 5-minute Problem-of-the-Day
opportunities.
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Each day, display
one item on the board or overhead.
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Have students solve
the problem independently and choose
the correct answer.
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Then have students
analyze each incorrect answer choice,
explaining why that answer is
wrong.
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Have students share
their solution strategies.
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Encourage students to
evaluate each item and its answer choices. This
will help them develop problem-solving
strategies and may help them better show what
they know.
An item analysis is provided
for each problem to help guide
discussion.
Review or reteach the
underlying concepts and skills
The item analysis can help
you evaluate needs and provide guidance for
remediation.
Each item is correlated to
instructional and practice pages in the
MathCoach™
Student Book. Use
this resource to provide direct instruction or
review of skills as needed.
