Elementary Mathematics Updates

March 2015

REFERENCE SHEETS

Grade 3 – NO reference sheet

Grade 4 – paper reference sheet (conversions & two formulas)

Grade 5 – pop-up window reference sheet (conversions)

***Please note that 5th graders CAN have a paper references sheet. It is up to the school to print them. They will not be included in their work folder

RULERS/PROTRACTORS

Questions that require a ruler or protractor will have the tool embedded in the question.

Students may have to drag the tool on/next to what needs to be measured.

ITEM TYPES Multiple Choice Multi-select Equation Response (numbers/symbols only) Hot Text Drag and Drop Matching Grid Items with Action Buttons Table Response Open Response*FSA questions could contain a

combination of items.

MULTIPLE CHOICE (RULER)

MULTI-SELECT

MULTI-SELECT

EQUATION RESPONSE

EQUATION RESPONSE

Equation Response Question??

My question is for the paper based tests...

What happens if the student writes 350 "feet" in the response box? Will the item be marked incorrect because the student wrote the word "feet" in the box with the number?  Students are so used to writing units with their answers, we worry about them entering words with the number response.

Sure!  It is perfectly acceptable for students to include units in their written responses.

The answer we received from Vince Verges (FLDOE):

DRAG AND DROP

HOT TEXT

MATCHING

GRID ITEMS WITH ACTION BUTTONS

TABLE

Promotion Criteria: The tests are in the Getting Ready for PARCC booklet that can be found on Think Central in the Common Core dropdown.

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS RESOURCES

Elementary Math Cab (In-house access)

http://elementarymathematics.pds-hrd.wikispaces.net/(Global access)Coach/Contact Meeting InformationFSA Focused Units of StudyMAFS DocumentWorkshop Materials

STUDENT PROBLEM SOLVING WIKI

tiny.cc/sps