Math assessment

Math Assessment Instructions

Your math assessment will address standard 5.MD.5 of the 2016 Mississippi College- and

Career-Readiness Standards for Mathematics, which states: Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve real world and

mathematical problems involving volume.

a. Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by packing it with unit cubes, and show that the volume is the same as would be found

by multiplying the edge lengths, equivalently by multiplying the height by the area

of the base. Represent threefold whole-number products as volumes, e.g., to

represent the associative property of multiplication.

b. Apply the formulas V = l × w × h and V = b × h for rectangular prisms to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with whole-number edge lengths in the context

of solving real-world and mathematical problems.

c. Recognize volume as additive. Find volumes of solid figures composed of two non- overlapping right rectangular prisms by adding the volumes of the non-overlapping

parts, applying this technique to solve real-world problems.

Multiple-Choice Items (12 questions)

Purpose: Assess CCRS math standards and incorporate both math standards and math practices in real-world applications.

Math multiple-choice questions assess procedural and conceptual standards.

All questions require the integration of multiple skills and concepts.

Answer choices – all distractors will be based on plausible missteps.

Questions will vary in format with a minimum of 4 different formats being used. See Unit 2B lecture for examples of different possible formats.

Constructed Response Items (8 questions)

Students show their work in completing two or more tasks or one more extensive problem.

Students demonstrate their understanding of: Math procedures Conceptual understanding Application.

All questions original to the student (no cut and paste)

Questions will vary in format with a minimum of 3 different formats being used. See Unit 2B lecture for examples of different possible formats.

Performance Items (5 questions)

Each question item is constructed in multiple parts.

For one problem, students must use their results from one part to complete the next part for at least one of these questions. Remaining questions may have each

part of the problem independent of the results of the other parts.

All parts of each question must be related to the same conceptual content but can require multiple problem-solving skills.

Include instructions for how the performance items are to be scored (point values for each part of each question with total points indicated for each complete item).