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 without reasoning without reasoning with a reasoning with a Standards a correct answer. a correct answer. correct answer or correct answer. Assessed evidence of solid reasoning with an incorrect answer. (1 Point) (2 Points) (3 Points) (4 Points) 1 Student is unable to The student mixes up The student writes the The student correctly: 3.OA.3 write an equation for the order of numbers in correct equation, but Writes 21 ÷ 7 = 3. the problem. The the division equation divides incorrectly Identifies that the 3.OA.4 attempt shows the (e.g., 21 ÷ 3 = ?). (e.g., 21 ÷ 7 = wrong answer represents student may not answer). the number of understand the weeks. meaning of the question. 2 Student is unable to The student gives an Student provides a The student correctly: write both equations incorrect answer with partially correct Writes n × 8 = 48. and does not correctly reasonable attempt answer. The student 3.OA.3 Writes 48 ÷ 8 = n. solve the problem. The that includes: correctly: 3.OA.4 Solves to find 6 attempt shows the Attempt to Writes n × 8 = 48. containers. student may not represent the Writes 48 ÷ 8 = n. understand the problem with meaning of the multiplication and questions. division equations. Use of a letter to represent the unknown. 3 Student is unable to Student attempts to Student accurately Student accurately explain and label how explain and label how labels how the array explains and labels how the array represents the array represents represents both the array represents 3.OA.5 both expressions. one of the expressions. expressions, but the both expressions, explanation lacks showing understanding clarity. of the associative property of multiplication.
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. (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.OA.3 3.OA.4 Student is unable to write an equation for the problem. The attempt shows the student may not understand the meaning of the question. The student mixes up the order of numbers in the division equation (e.g., 21 ÷ 3 = ?). The student writes the correct equation, but divides incorrectly (e.g., 21 ÷ 7 = wrong answer). The student correctly: Writes 21 ÷ 7 = 3. Identifies that the answer represents the number of weeks. 2 3.OA.3 3.OA.4 Student is unable to write both equations and does not correctly solve the problem. The attempt shows the student may not understand the meaning of the questions. The student gives an incorrect answer with reasonable attempt that includes: Attempt to represent the problem with multiplication and division equations. Use of a letter to represent the unknown. Student provides a partially correct answer. The student correctly: Writes n × 8 = 48. Writes 48 ÷ 8 = n. The student correctly: Writes n × 8 = 48. Writes 48 ÷ 8 = n. Solves to find 6 containers. 3 3.OA.5 Student is unable to explain and label how the array represents both expressions. Student attempts to explain and label how the array represents one of the expressions. Student accurately labels how the array represents both expressions, but the explanation lacks clarity. Student accurately explains and labels how the array represents both expressions, showing understanding of the associative property of multiplication.