Formative+and+Summative+Assessments

· **Informal Observation:** Initially, I will be circulating around the classroom visiting the individual groups, promoting individual input, and asking guided questions. I will evaluate each student’s individual participation level during both the group and class discussion periods. I will attempt to guide groups who have gotten off track and direct discussion in a positive direction. · Homework: I will assign and review relevant real-life word problems for homework so students can practice applying their newly acquired skills.
 * Formative Assessment**

What evidence will show that students understand?
Each group will submit one letter and one poster for formal review (Sample Letter and Sample Poster). · **Letter**: Students will be asked to write a letter from the point of view of an engineer planning a fireworks display. The engineer is required to explain to his boss certain details about the display so that it can be coordinated with music. To provide the required details, students will need to analyze/solve parabolic equations. · **Poster**: Additionally, students will design a safety poster graphing the parabolic arc of the fireworks debris to warn spectators not to stand too close. Included will be all relevant information for spectators, especially the distance they must stand from the display. · **Presentation**: Students will read their letters and present their posters to the class, highlighting important data. · **Performance Task Grading**: I will assess student mastery on the concepts based on their project quality. I will assess project quality according to the rubric. My own assessment will account for 70% of the student grade, peer evaluations will account for 20% of the student grade, and self evaluations will account for 10% of the student grade. · **Student Self-Assessment and Reflection:** · Students can assess their mastery of the concepts covered by comparing their group’s letter/poster with the letters/posters from the rest of the class. Students will asses themselves, their group, and the other groups in the class using the Peer Project Evaluation Form and the **//Self/Group Project Evaluation Form.//**
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· **Quiz on Parabolas:** Students will also receive a quiz on solving/graphing parabolic equations at the end of the week.
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