A probe is a short, highly focused, quick-to-administer formative assessment tool. Each probe focuses on a specific mathematics concept and is carefully designed to elicit evidence of students’ understandings, misconceptions, and difficulties.

What is a probe in school?

Related to teacher questioning is the use of teacher probes. Probing or delving occurs when a student does not respond to a teacher question. Probes are teacher assists that support the student to answer.

What does administer probes mean?

▪ A probe can be administered during instruction as a formative. assessment of progress toward learning goals and to plan next steps in instruction. ▪ A probe can be re-administered at the end of a unit by either. asking students to reflect on previous responses or by giving the same or a revised version of the probe.