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Assessment rubric (cont) Skill Relevant content description(s) Relevant activities and worksheets Competent Developing at level further development Notes The student can use a spreadsheet to calculate compound interest above Activity 3 Worksheet 3 The student independently follows instructions for entering information and formulas on a spreadsheet to obtain the correct results The student, with some assistance, follows instructions for entering information and formulas on a spreadsheet to obtain results The student requires significant teacher guidance and support to follow instructions for entering information and formulas on a spreadsheet to obtain results The student can deduce and apply the formula for compound interest Activity 3 Worksheet 4 The student independently considers the use of repeated simple interest calculations to correctly deduce and apply an algebraic formula for compound amount With teacher demonstration, the student considers the use of repeated simple interest calculations to deduce and an algebraic formula for compound amount with some success The student copies the algebraic formula for compound amount modelled by the teacher, but has little success applying it The student can apply the compound interest formula to solve problems related to borrowing money above Activity 5 Worksheets 7 and 8 The student independently applies the compound interest formula to successfully solve problems involving credit cards and reducible interest loans. The student uses both calculator and spreadsheet to determine correct answers The student, with some assistance, applies the compound interest formula to problems involving credit cards and reducible interest loans. The student uses a calculator to determine answers, but requires assistance to use a spreadsheet The student requires teacher guidance to apply the compound interest formula to problems involving credit cards and reducible interest loans. The student uses a calculator to attempt some answers