A Progression Toward Mastery Assessment STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Task Item Little evidence of Evidence of some Evidence of some Evidence of solid reasoning without reasoning without reasoning with a reasoning with a a correct answer. a correct answer. correct answer or correct answer. (1 point) (2 points) evidence of solid (4 points) reasoning with an incorrect answer. (3 points) Topic A The student: The student: The student: The student correctly: Is unable to select, Sorts indicated Identifies a shape Identifies and K.G.1 position, or describe shapes randomly, from the describes several indicated shapes. resulting in some environment, but is attributes of the K.G.2 correct and some unable to discuss its shape from the Takes considerable K.G.4 incorrect shapes in attributes. environment that time to complete the group. match the shape tasks, looks to the Sorts most of the being shown to him. teacher for help Struggles to select, indicated shapes. often. position, and Sorts all indicated Correctly selects describe indicated shapes from several both of the indicated shapes. typical, variant, and shapes, but places distracting shapes. them in the wrong position. Selects indicated shape, and positions this shape below, next to, or beside another indicated shape. Topic B The student: The student: The student: The student correctly: Is unable to select, Sorts indicated solids Identifies a solid Identifies and K.G.1 position, or describe randomly, resulting from the describes several indicated shapes. in some correct and environment, but is attributes of the K.G.2 some incorrect solids unable to discuss its solid from the Takes considerable K.G.4 in the group. attributes. environment that time to complete match the solid tasks, looks to the Struggles to select, Sorts most of the being shown to him. teacher for help position, and indicated solids. often. describe indicated Sorts all indicated Correctly selects solids. solids. both of the indicated solids, but places Selects indicated them in the wrong solid, and positions position. this solid above, in front of, or behind the indicated solid.
A Progression Toward Mastery Assessment Task Item STEP 1 Little evidence of reasoning without a correct answer. (1 point) STEP 2 Evidence of some reasoning without a correct answer. (2 points) STEP 3 Evidence of some reasoning with a correct answer or evidence of solid reasoning with an incorrect answer. (3 points) STEP 4 Evidence of solid reasoning with a correct answer. (4 points) Topic A K.G.1 K.G.2 K.G.4 The student: Is unable to select, position, or describe indicated shapes. Takes considerable time to complete tasks, looks to the teacher for help often. The student: Sorts indicated shapes randomly, resulting in some correct and some incorrect shapes in the group. Struggles to select, position, and describe indicated shapes. The student: Identifies a shape from the environment, but is unable to discuss its attributes. Sorts most of the indicated shapes. Correctly selects both of the indicated shapes, but places them in the wrong position. The student correctly: Identifies and describes several attributes of the shape from the environment that match the shape being shown to him. Sorts all indicated shapes from several typical, variant, and distracting shapes. Selects indicated shape, and positions this shape below, next to, or beside another indicated shape. Topic B K.G.1 K.G.2 K.G.4 The student: Is unable to select, position, or describe indicated shapes. Takes considerable time to complete tasks, looks to the teacher for help often. The student: Sorts indicated solids randomly, resulting in some correct and some incorrect solids in the group. Struggles to select, position, and describe indicated solids. The student: Identifies a solid from the environment, but is unable to discuss its attributes. Sorts most of the indicated solids. Correctly selects both of the indicated solids, but places them in the wrong position. The student correctly: Identifies and describes several attributes of the solid from the environment that match the solid being shown to him. Sorts all indicated solids. Selects indicated solid, and positions this solid above, in front of, or behind the indicated solid.