Here’s a quick guide to assessments, activities, and PD to simplify the end of the school year.

End-Of-Year Assessments

Diagnostic and Final

Find ready-to-go assessments on the Financial Algebra Course page. The Financial Algebra Course includes both a diagnostic and final exam.

• Twenty multiple-choice questions on personal finance content
• Ten multiple-choice questions on math content
• Five open-response math questions

Using the Diagnostic

Many of you may already used the Financial Algebra Diagnostic Exam at the start of the year. If so, you're set up beautifully to use the Final Exam to demonstrate student growth.

If you haven’t used the diagnostic yet, it can be a great review tool! You can use it as…

• A study guide to reinforce key concepts and identify gaps
• A practice test for students to self-assess
• A second version of the test

Implementation Tips

• To edit:
  • Tests are provided in an editable Google Doc. Click “File” + “Make a copy” to make modifications
  • To see which questions align to each unit, open the assessment answer key. At the end, a matrix links each question to the unit in which it’s taught.
• To simplify grading: Use the Google Form version of the test, which can automate grading of multiple-choice sections.
• To find answer keys: Go to the Financial Algebra Course Materials page while logged into your verified NGPF teacher account

More Review Materials

Check out these review resources from NGPF’s personal finance courses. These summative activities translate well to the Financial Algebra course, although we recommend reviewing them and modifying as needed.

• PLAY: Final Review Jeopardy on the Semester Course Materials page
• CREATE: My Financial Flipbook on the Semester Course Materials page (listed as “Summative Project”)
• Unit Review Study Guides and Quiz Games for the Semester Course (example: Banking Unit Review)

For math-focused review, consider:

• Applications and other activities on the Math Activities page
• Unit Tests from the Financial Algebra Course

Fun Extensions

Fill the one-off days and keep students engaged with these fun stand-alone activities:

• NGPF Arcade
• MOVE and PLAY activities, found on the Unit Pages
• FinCap Fridays

Summer PD: Explore FinCamps

Looking to refresh and re-energize over the summer? NGPF’s free FinCamps are immersive, in-person professional development workshops.

Dive deeper into the personal finance content behind Financial Algebra! While FinCamps aren’t math-specific, they are a great way to build your content knowledge, gather classroom-ready activities, and return to the classroom confident and inspired.

Register now!

About the Author

Kathryn Dawson

Kathryn (she/her) is excited to join the NGPF team after 9 years of experience in education as a mentor, tutor, and special education teacher. She is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in policy analysis and management and has a master's degree in education from Brooklyn College. Kathryn is looking forward to bringing her passion for accessibility and educational justice into curriculum design at NGPF. During her free time, Kathryn loves embarking on cooking projects, walking around her Seattle neighborhood with her dog, or lounging in a hammock with a book.

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