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 and reasoning reasoning without reasoning with a reasoning with a Standards without a correct a correct answer or correct answer or correct answer. Assessed answer. with a partially evidence of solid correct answer in a reasoning with an multi-step incorrect answer. question. (1 Point) (2 Points) (3 Points) (4 Points) Student identifies that Student identifies that 1 Response Student identifies that Sarah is correct. Response Sarah is correct. demonstrates little or Sarah is correct, 3.MD.7c shows evidence of accurate Explanation shows no evidence of demonstrating evidence 3.MD.7d reasoning to support the evidence of solid reasoning without a of limited reasoning to answer using at least one reasoning using multiple correct answer. support the answer. representation. representations. 2 Student attempts but Student correctly draws Student correctly draws and Student correctly draws is unable to draw any and labels one array. labels two different arrays. and labels three different correct arrays with Side lengths are labeled Side lengths are labeled in arrays. Side lengths are 3.MD.5b labels. Multiplication without units. inches. Multiplication labeled in inches. Possible 3.MD.6 sentences are not A multiplication sentences are shown for arrays are as follows: 3.MD.7a shown. sentence is shown. those two arrays. 1 × 36 3.MD.7b 2 × 18 3 × 12 4 × 9 6 × 6 Correct multiplication sentences are shown for each array drawn. 3 Response Student miscalculates Response demonstrates Student demonstrates demonstrates little or one area. Student may correct calculations and correct area calculations no evidence of identify that House A area. Student identifies with answers: 3.MD.7d reasoning without a has the greater area that House A has the House A = 102 sq 3.MD.7b correct answer. with limited reasoning. greater area. meters House B = 84 sq meters Explanation identifies that House A has the greater area. Response provides evidence of solid reasoning.
A Progression Toward Mastery Assessment Task Item and Standards Assessed STEP 1 Little evidence of reasoning without a correct answer. (1 Point) STEP 2 Evidence of some reasoning without a correct answer or with a partially correct answer in a multi-step question. (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) 1 3.MD.7c 3.MD.7d Response demonstrates little or no evidence of reasoning without a correct answer. Student identifies that Sarah is correct, demonstrating evidence of limited reasoning to support the answer. Student identifies that Sarah is correct. Response shows evidence of accurate reasoning to support the answer using at least one representation. Student identifies that Sarah is correct. Explanation shows evidence of solid reasoning using multiple representations. 2 3.MD.5b 3.MD.6 3.MD.7a 3.MD.7b Student attempts but is unable to draw any correct arrays with labels. Multiplication sentences are not shown. Student correctly draws and labels one array. Side lengths are labeled without units. A multiplication sentence is shown. Student correctly draws and labels two different arrays. Side lengths are labeled in inches. Multiplication sentences are shown for those two arrays. Student correctly draws and labels three different arrays. Side lengths are labeled in inches. Possible arrays are as follows: 1 × 36 2 × 18 3 × 12 4 × 9 6 × 6 Correct multiplication sentences are shown for each array drawn. 3 3.MD.7d 3.MD.7b Response demonstrates little or no evidence of reasoning without a correct answer. Student miscalculates one area. Student may identify that House A has the greater area with limited reasoning. Response demonstrates correct calculations and area. Student identifies that House A has the greater area. Student demonstrates correct area calculations with answers: House A = 102 sq meters House B = 84 sq meters Explanation identifies that House A has the greater area. Response provides evidence of solid reasoning.