GPS
Self-Assessment for Mathematics 
GPS
Self-Assessment for Science
GPS Self-Assessments for Mathematics and Science
The Need for Self-Assessments: As the new Georgia Performance
Standards (GPS) are implemented across the state, teachers will be faced
with the need to reassess their expertise with the science and/or mathematics
content that they are expected to teach, as well as their comfort with
teaching strategies conducive to standards-based instruction. Therefore,
Northeast Georgia PRISM has developed a collection of Science and Mathematics
Self-Assessment Instruments based on the GPSs to help teachers identify
their professional learning needs so that appropriate learning opportunities
may be provided.
Description of the Instruments: Each grade has a science
and mathematics instrument for GPS content, and also has an instrument
for Science Characteristics or Mathematics Process Skills, when appropriate.
In addition, there are several content self-assessments that show the
progression of curricular ideas over the grade bands K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and
9-12. This is especially important in mathematics where content strands
continue throughout K-12 instruction in an integrated fashion. In an effort
to address both content and pedagogy needs, every instrument offers two
Likert scales for each GPS element where teachers can rate their content
knowledge and their ability to help their students understand. There is
also a box at the end of every page where teachers can record specific
areas in which they desire improvement.
Suggested Uses of the Self-Assessments: The instruments are offered on the PRISM website to facilitate easy use by individual teachers, learning communities, or school districts as formative assessment tools to pin-point personal and collective professional development needs. Northeast Georgia PRISM, in conjunction with the University of Georgia, partner school districts, RESA, the Georgia Department of Education, and other science/mathematics professionals, will seek to arrange professional learning opportunities to meet teachers at their points of need.
Contact PRISM to request opportunities
for professional learning.
