Session 5 - Applying Operations to Solve Word Problems

Applying Operations to Solve World Problems - Grade 4

Step 5

Post-Lesson Knowledge Check! (30 minutes):

What did the student learn?

Post-Lesson Knowledge Check Task: Word Problems: Post-lesson Knowledge Check

Post-Lesson Knowledge Task: Word Problems: Post-lesson Knowledge Check

Directions:

The check provides word problems for students to independently solve using the methods and skills gleaned from the toolkit activities.
The answer key will provide some answers in a graphic organizer, as many students benefit from this visual support tool.
The word problems have many ways to be solved so students will demonstrate an understanding of the operations and representations through their participation in the activities.

Directions for Giving the Task:

Part I:

Students will demonstrate knowledge of one-step word problems. Observe their use of multiple representations, and their ability to explain their process and solutions. By starting with one-step word problems, the facilitator will be able to see how well the student understands and their readiness for Part II.

Part II:

Students will deepen their demonstration of learning by solving multi-step problems. Observe their use of multiple representations, and their ability to explain their process and solutions. The Answer key provides solutions along with ideas on facilitator actions during the knowledge check, math thinking to look for, and ideas for student collaboration.

Directions for Students:

Pass out the Post-Lesson Knowledge Check and explain to students that they will solve word problems independently to demonstrate their understanding of the toolkit lesson practice.
Be sure to direct the students to answer the word problem clearly and show any thinking and equations they might use to answer the questions.
After students have completed the Post Lesson Knowledge Check, you can review their responses and process using the Part I Answers and Part II Answers from the Answer Key.
If students are struggling with the check, this resource might help: Word Problem Organizer

Decorative question mark:

Why are students doing this/what are they getting out of it?

This is to verify that students understand the concepts covered in this lesson.

Directions for Scoring & Understanding Student Responses

While students are doing the Post-Lesson Knowledge Check, you will want to be observing and checking to see if they can begin work and if they need any additional tools or work materials such as an organizer or additional paper.

Remind or encourage students to use any representation for solving that they want. There are different ways to solve word problems and we want to see how students think, process, and choose to demonstrate their understanding.

When students feel ready to share, look at their answers/responses. Use the suggestions below to help decide if they “got it” or are still struggling with this skill. Partner students together that have solved the problems in different ways or if they have approached the solution differently, so they can talk about how they did it.

Decorative question mark:

Why are students doing this/what are they getting out of it?

Based on the results of the screener you will reteach, practice, or advance to the next skill. This is commonly called differentiation.

You will base your next steps on the results of how well the student has learned the skills from this toolkit.

If a student demonstrates limited mathematical accuracy and cannot organize and solve more than one problem from the knowledge check, that may indicate that they are still struggling or not completely secure in this skill yet. We recommend that you re-teach this lesson.
If a student demonstrates mathematical accuracy and can organize and solve two or three problems but may struggle with interpreting the remainder, that may indicate that they strongly understood this skill and they can move on to the next math skill
If a student demonstrates mathematical accuracy with all three knowledge check problems and has organized, identified, and answered the questions for each problem, that may demonstrate that they very strongly mastered this skill quickly (so they can tell you exactly what it means and how it works or they can teach it to someone else). This means they are ready for a more challenging skill - such as the real-world application suggestions included in this toolkit