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Glimpse the future of mathematics assessment in Measuring Up This book features 13 classroom exercises for fourth grade students that demonstrate the dramatic meaning of inquiry, performance, communication, and problem solving as standards for mathematics education.

Policymakers, education leaders, classroom teachers, university-based educators, and parents can learn from the use of these genuine mathematics problems to challenge and prepare students for the future.

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National Research Council. 1993. Measuring Up: Prototypes for Mathematics Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/2071.

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176 pages | 7 x 10 | Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-04845-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/2071
Chapters skim
Front Matter i-x
Introduction 1-3
The Challenge 4-4
The Criteria 5-6
The Caveats 7-7
The Audience 8-8
The Prototypes 9-11
The Tryouts 12-12
The Format 13-13
The Protorubrics 14-15
The Standards 16-18
The Future 19-20
The Prototypes 21-22
Mystery Graphs 23-30
The Checkers Tournament 31-42
Bridges 43-52
Hexarights 53-64
Bowl-A-Fact 65-74
Point of View 75-84
The Quilt Designer 85-94
How Many Buttons? 95-100
The Taxman 101-114
Lightning Strikes Again 115-124
Comparing Grizzly Bears and Black Bears 125-132
The Towers Problem 133-140
The Hog Game 141-156
Resources 157-160
Mathematical Sciences Education Board 161-164
Credits 165-166

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