Another Test

Math & Technology SWIFT Committee

3rd-5th Grade Math SOL Findings February 21, 2007

What We Found:

Questions require students to read carefully. If students are rushing or not reading

carefully, mistakes can easily be made. For students to be successful they need to

learn test-taking skills as well as math skills.

In this presentation we will discuss specific questions together and identify strong and weak areas from last year’s math SOL tests for grades 3–5 (in 10-15 minutes or less).

Results and Strategies

Third Grade

Third

Number and Number Sense

• Identify the portion of a group that relates to a specified fraction (38%).

Third

Number and Number Sense

Identify a fraction model with a value greater than ½ (62%).

Third

Number and Number Sense

• Identify a word problem that can be solved using a given number sentence (54%).

ThirdPatterns, Functions, and Algebra

Evaluate and extend a graphic pattern (68%).

Results and Strategies

Fourth Grade

Fourth

Number and Number Sense

Identify equivalent fractions expressed as models (68%).

Fourth

Number and Number Sense

Identify the location of a specified mixed number on a number line (65%).

Fourth

Number and Number Sense

Compare the relative magnitude of 4 fractions expressed as models (57%).

Fourth

Number and Number Sense

• Compare the relative magnitude of two decimal numbers (38%).

Fourth

Computation and Estimation

Estimate the product of a 3-digit number and a 2-digit number (64%).

Fourth

Computation and Estimation

Estimate the product of a 3-digit number and a 2-digit number (64%).

Fourth

Computation and Estimation

Find the difference of 2 fractions with unlike denominators (64%).

Fourth

Computation and Estimation

Solve a problem involving the sum of 2 fractions with unlike denominators (63%).

Fourth

Computation and Estimation

Estimate the quotient of a 3-digit number divided by a 1-digit number (50%).

Fourth

Measurement and Geometry

Identify the equivalent measurements of a liquid volume within the US Customary system (50%).

Fourth

Measurement and Geometry

Identify equivalent measurements of mass within the metric system (48%).

Fourth

Measurement and Geometry

Analyze and compare the properties of 2-dimensional shapes/ figures (66%).

Fourth

Probability and Statistics

• Extract information from a line graph (35%).

Fourth

Probability and Statistics

Extract information from a bar graph (64%).

Fourth

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

Evaluate and extend a numeric pattern (43%).

Fourth

Identify equivalent expressions (59%).

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

Fourth

Identify equivalent expressions (59%).

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

Fourth

Extend the pattern in a table of related number pairs (64%).

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

Results and Strategies

Fifth Grade

Fifth

Number and Number Sense

Round decimal numbers to the nearest tenth or hundredth (62%).

Fifth

Number and Number Sense

Identify a fraction equivalent to a specific decimal number (61%).

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Fifth

Measurement and Geometry

Determine elapsed time, in a 24-hour period (62%).

Fifth

Measurement and Geometry

Determine the area of a rectangle with given dimensions (70%).

Fifth

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

Identify a problem that could be solved using a specified number sentence (52%).

FifthPatterns, Functions,

and Algebra

• Identify a problem that could be solved using a specified number sentence (52%).

FifthPatterns, Functions, and

Algebra

• Identify the symbolic form of a quantitative relationship given in words (65%).

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