For the most part, I could see that teachers provided tests to assess students' knowledge. In all three classrooms I visited, I observed teachers using formative assessments, to get a sense of where students were at and make last-minute changes to lessons to prepare students for summative assessment. The first day I was in class, teachers asked students to take a practice test structured similarly to the summative assessment. With the results of these practice tests, teachers designed review games that focused on areas where students seemed to struggle. These games focused on preparing students to master the skills needed to successfully perform summative assessment. I thought that designing fun math games to help students review before the final exam was a creative and helpful idea on the part of these teachers. In my opinion, if students can have fun while learning, they are more likely to retain the information. A teacher invented a Hunger Games-style math game. Where the teacher used the footage to get the student interested in the game while having him review all of his algebra skills that he would need for the exam. Another teacher used Jeopardy; asked more pre-algebra questions that allowed students to compete in groups to answer review questions. As a bonus in
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