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EL 5023 Assessment Strategies Module 2 | 2026 Latest Update
with Complete Solution- American College of Education
Assessment Strategies
American College of Education
Dr. Sethna
This paper will delve into understanding a standard and what needs to be done in order to
effectively teach students so that they are learning and making academic progress. All students
should be provided with the resources, time, and accommodations necessary to achieve success.
We need to create effective assessments that guide our instruction and provide useful information
that will help our students become better learners and us become better teachers. One article
states, “for effective learning to take place, there is the need for constructive alignment of the
curriculum, which ensures that an education program, the learning outcomes, teaching and
learning approaches, assessment techniques, and course evaluation all complement each other”
(Jideani & Jideani, 2012).
Part 1: Unpacking a Standard
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The standard I am focusing on is a 2nd-grade math standard for New York. The standard
is “NY-2.NBT, 7a. Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and
strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition
and subtraction. Relate the strategy to a written representation” (NYSED, 2019). This standard is
taught during the second half of the school year. The students will apply skills they have learned
during the beginning of the year as well as skills they learned in first grade to further understand
the concept in order to be successful.
As I look into unpacking the math standard, there are components that the students need
to have an understanding of before we begin the new concept. The students will come to a deeper
understanding of place value and regrouping. Furthermore, the students will improve their
addition fluency skills. They will also better understand how to utilize models, such as place
value blocks and drawings, and be able to explain how they are using them to solve
mathematical equations. Additionally, they will be able to use and explain how they are using
addition strategies to solve mathematical equations.
There are enduring understandings I want my students to remember after we have
finished the unit. My students should remember that sums can be found using models and a
variety of other strategies. Additionally, they should understand that the value of a digit is
determined by its position. Students should also remember that when adding two and three-digit
numbers, one adds ones, then tens, and then hundreds. The students need to understand that the
skills and concepts they will be learning will help them throughout the rest of their lives.
Another facet that is important to unpacking a standard is identifying essential questions.
According to McTighe and Wiggins, there are six facets of understanding that will help identify
essential questions.
Explain: What are different strategies for adding numbers within 1000?
EL 5023 Assessment Strategies Module 2 | 2026 Latest Update
with Complete Solution- American College of Education
Assessment Strategies
American College of Education
Dr. Sethna
This paper will delve into understanding a standard and what needs to be done in order to
effectively teach students so that they are learning and making academic progress. All students
should be provided with the resources, time, and accommodations necessary to achieve success.
We need to create effective assessments that guide our instruction and provide useful information
that will help our students become better learners and us become better teachers. One article
states, “for effective learning to take place, there is the need for constructive alignment of the
curriculum, which ensures that an education program, the learning outcomes, teaching and
learning approaches, assessment techniques, and course evaluation all complement each other”
(Jideani & Jideani, 2012).
Part 1: Unpacking a Standard
, 2
The standard I am focusing on is a 2nd-grade math standard for New York. The standard
is “NY-2.NBT, 7a. Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and
strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition
and subtraction. Relate the strategy to a written representation” (NYSED, 2019). This standard is
taught during the second half of the school year. The students will apply skills they have learned
during the beginning of the year as well as skills they learned in first grade to further understand
the concept in order to be successful.
As I look into unpacking the math standard, there are components that the students need
to have an understanding of before we begin the new concept. The students will come to a deeper
understanding of place value and regrouping. Furthermore, the students will improve their
addition fluency skills. They will also better understand how to utilize models, such as place
value blocks and drawings, and be able to explain how they are using them to solve
mathematical equations. Additionally, they will be able to use and explain how they are using
addition strategies to solve mathematical equations.
There are enduring understandings I want my students to remember after we have
finished the unit. My students should remember that sums can be found using models and a
variety of other strategies. Additionally, they should understand that the value of a digit is
determined by its position. Students should also remember that when adding two and three-digit
numbers, one adds ones, then tens, and then hundreds. The students need to understand that the
skills and concepts they will be learning will help them throughout the rest of their lives.
Another facet that is important to unpacking a standard is identifying essential questions.
According to McTighe and Wiggins, there are six facets of understanding that will help identify
essential questions.
Explain: What are different strategies for adding numbers within 1000?
