OVERVIEW OF THE MATHEMATICS FSA

HOW MANY QUESTIONS ARE ON THE MATHEMATICS FSA?

Grade/Course Number of Items3-5 60-64

6-8 62-66

Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry

64-68

HOW RIGOROUS IS THE MATHEMATICS FSA?

DOK Level 1: 10%-20%

DOK Level 2: 60%-80%

DOK Level 3: 10%-20%

DOK Level 2 Requires

STRATEGIC & COMPLEX THINKING!• Categorize• Interpret• Compare• Organize• Estimate• Graph• Identify Patterns

Products of tasks should

be DOK 4.

How will knowing the DOK Levels of the FSA

change classroom instruction?

DRAFT CALCULATOR POLICY FOR FSA MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS

STOP! No hand-held calculators permitted at any

grade level! Elementary can

NOT use a calculator!

What will both teachers and students need in order to be successful on the math

portion of the FSA?

USE OF A REFERENCE SHEET IS NO LONGER ALLOWED

3rd Grade Reporting CategoriesReporting Categories Elementary

Operations, Algebraic Thinking, and Numbers in Base Ten

(48%)

Understand numbers and ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers and number systems. Understand meaning of operations and how they relate to one another and compute fluently to make reasonable estimates. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

Numbers and Operations-Fractions

(17%)

Develop an understanding of fractions as numbers.

Measurement, Data, and Geometry

(35%)

Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects. Represent and interpret data. Understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.

4th Grade Reporting CategoriesReporting Categories Elementary

Operations and

Algebraic Thinking

(21%)

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems. Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.

Numbers and Operations in Base Ten

(21%)

Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

Numbers and Operations-Fractions

(25%)

Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers. Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.

Measurement, Data, and Geometry

(33%)

Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit. Represent and interpret data. Understand concepts of angle and measure angles.

5th Grade Reporting CategoriesReporting Categories Elementary

Operations, Algebraic Thinking and Fractions

(39%)

Write and interpret numerical expressions. Analyze patterns and relationships.

Numbers and Operations in Base Ten

(28%)

Understand the place value system. Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.

Measurement, Data, and Geometry

(33%)

Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system. Represent and interpret data. Understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition.

How can teachers use the Reporting Categories as they plan instruction?

3RD GRADE: OPERATIONS, ALGEBRAIC THINKING, AND NUMBERS IN BASE TEN

Select all the expressions that could be used to find 6 x 10.

6 x (2 x 5) 6 +(2 x 5) (6 x 2) x 5

10 x 6 (6 x 8) x (6 x 2)

This item would require a multi-

select response.

3RD GRADE: NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS- FRACTIONS

This item would require an equation response.

3RD GRADE: MEASUREMENT, DATA, AND GEOMETRY

This item may require a graphic response using a

drag and drop.

4TH GRADE: OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING

Jack bought 2 umbrellas and 3 hats and spent between $30 and $50. Each umbrella costs the same amount. The price of a hat is $4.00. What is the least amount Jack could have spent on an umbrella? What is the most Jack could have spent on an umbrella?

This type of item would require an equation response.

4TH GRADE: NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN

Complete the table to show how each old number was rounded to make the new number.

Original New Nearest 100

Nearest 1,000

3,545 3,500

14,675 15,00

16,789 16,800

This item would require a drag and drop response.

4TH GRADE: NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS IN FRACTIONS

This item requires a student to drag

and drop a graphic response

using a hot spot.

4TH GRADE: MEASUREMENT, DATA, AND GEOMETRY

This item would require a graphic

response using a hot spot.

5TH GRADE: OPERATIONS, ALGEBRAIC THINKING, AND FRACTIONS

This item would require an equation response.

5TH GRADE: NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN

This item would require

a multi-select

response.

5TH GRADE: MEASUREMENT, DATA, AND GEOMETRY

This item would require an equation response.