A Progression Toward Mastery Assessment STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Task Item and Little evidence of Evidence of some Evidence of some Evidence of solid Standards reasoning without reasoning without reasoning with a reasoning with a Addressed a correct answer. a correct answer. correct answer or correct answer. evidence of solid reasoning with an incorrect answer. (1 Point) (2 Points) (3 Points) (4 Points) 1 Student is unable to Student answers at Student answers at Student correctly: answer any question least one question least two questions Draws an array. 3.OA.2 correctly. The attempt correctly. Mistakes correctly. Mistakes Fills in the missing 3.OA.3 shows the student may may include those may include the factor (6) and not understand the listed in the box to the following: 3.OA.4 understands what it meaning of the right, and/or 3.OA.7 Incorrectly writes in represents. questions. Writes the incorrect the missing factor Writes a related factor in the but understands that division sentence multiplication it represents the (18 ÷ 3 = 6). equation. number of biscuits in each row. Does not show understanding of the Places the numbers meaning of the incorrectly in the unknown factor. division sentence. Writes an incorrect division sentence. 2 Student attempts to Student answers at Student answers at Student answers every draw the picture. The least one question least two questions question correctly: 3.OA.2 attempt, however, correctly. Mistakes correctly. Mistakes Finds the number of shows the student may may include those may include the 3.OA.3 bags Melanie packs not understand the listed in the box to the following: 3.OA.5 for biscuits and rolls. meaning of the right, and/or: Incorrectly calculates Draws two arrays to questions. Draws incorrect the number of bags represent the pictures of the either in Part (a) or biscuits and rolls. number of bags. Part (b). Provides an accurate Attempts to draw Draws the arrays explanation of the the two arrays but correctly but commutative inaccurately explains explanation includes property in Part (c). the relationship some inaccuracies. between them.
A Progression Toward Mastery Assessment Task Item and Standards Addressed 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.2 3.OA.3 3.OA.4 3.OA.7 Student is unable to answer any question correctly. The attempt shows the student may not understand the meaning of the questions. Student answers at least one question correctly. Mistakes may include those listed in the box to the right, and/or Writes the incorrect factor in the multiplication equation. Does not show understanding of the meaning of the unknown factor. Writes an incorrect division sentence. Student answers at least two questions correctly. Mistakes may include the following: Incorrectly writes in the missing factor but understands that it represents the number of biscuits in each row. Places the numbers incorrectly in the division sentence. Student correctly: Draws an array. Fills in the missing factor (6) and understands what it represents. Writes a related division sentence (18 ÷ 3 = 6). 2 3.OA.2 3.OA.3 3.OA.5 Student attempts to draw the picture. The attempt, however, shows the student may not understand the meaning of the questions. Student answers at least one question correctly. Mistakes may include those listed in the box to the right, and/or: Draws incorrect pictures of the number of bags. Attempts to draw the two arrays but inaccurately explains the relationship between them. Student answers at least two questions correctly. Mistakes may include the following: Incorrectly calculates the number of bags either in Part (a) or Part (b). Draws the arrays correctly but explanation includes some inaccuracies. Student answers every question correctly: Finds the number of bags Melanie packs for biscuits and rolls. Draws two arrays to represent the biscuits and rolls. Provides an accurate explanation of the commutative property in Part (c).