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| Washington
Assessment Survey |
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| Comparison
of question with Essential Learning Skills Benchmarks |
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Arthur Hu 1/23/98 - 4/2000 |
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35% of problems are clearly within 4th grade |
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| 36%
are clearly at 7th grade or higher level by benchmarks |
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| Internet
Examples |
WA |
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| Number |
Name |
Tests |
Grade |
G4 |
710 |
NAEP |
Remarks |
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| 1 |
Flagpole |
Proportional Geometry |
7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
11th Grade in Kentucky |
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| 2 |
Digits |
Place Value |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Constructing number more difficult |
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| 3 |
Marbles |
Compare Probability |
7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Least Common Denominator |
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| 4 |
Card Box |
Rate |
7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Cards per inch is rate |
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| 5 |
Notebook |
Estimate Size |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Would be 7th if converting from 8x11 inch paper |
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| 6 |
Battery |
Frequency Histogram |
10 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
Non-Central distribution |
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0 |
0 |
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| Printed
Samples |
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0 |
0 |
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| 1 |
Paint |
Multiply, Add, Estimate |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Complex if not rounding |
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| 2 |
Calculator |
Patterns |
NA |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Complex pattern |
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| 3 |
Cube |
Similarity |
NA |
0 |
0 |
8 |
No correct answer -describe figure |
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| 1 |
Walk |
Distance, 2 step |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Trick if you miss 2 step |
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| 2 |
Number line |
Estimate, Proportion |
NA |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Number line has no tic marks |
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| 3 |
Patterns |
Pattern search |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Complex task to find 2 patterns |
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| 4 |
Bags |
Number sentence () |
7 |
0 |
1 |
NA |
Rules of order () is 7th grade |
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| 5 |
Chocolate |
Nonexact Division |
7 |
0 |
1 |
NA |
Requires uneven division, rate (price/ounce) |
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| 6 |
Rocks |
Multi comparison |
NA |
0 |
0 |
NA |
Not simple comparison |
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| 7 |
Cookies |
1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 3 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
NA |
Working back from formula is not G4 |
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| 8 |
Streets |
Parallel |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Streets at angle |
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| 9 |
Coin toss |
Independent Probability |
7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
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| 10 |
Bird Feeder |
In->Ft, Scale Drawing |
10 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Scale drawing, carpentry |
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| 11 |
Watermelon |
Number sentence |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Confusing picture |
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| 12 |
Shape Area |
Count area |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
OK |
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| 13 |
Cakes |
Theoretical probability |
7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
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| 14 |
Fav Game |
Logic inferences |
7 |
0 |
1 |
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Not in 4th |
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| 15 |
Hamburgers |
Venn Diagram |
NA |
0 |
0 |
NA |
Not in WA, confusing example |
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| 16 |
Time |
Time subtract |
NA |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Not in benchmark, not simple |
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| 17 |
Scales |
Order inequalities |
NA |
0 |
0 |
NA |
Sorting task is beyond 1 yr computer science |
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| 18 |
Bath Scale |
Read scale, Subtract |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 step reading task |
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| 19 |
Pencil |
Metric size |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
None of answers is close |
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| 20 |
Pegboard |
Symmetry |
7 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Construct sym. figure = G7 |
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| 21 |
Hot Dogs |
Least Common Multiple |
7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
4th would have to guess or check each one |
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| 22 |
Spinner |
Pie chart, probability |
7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Circle graphs and probability are both 7th |
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| 23 |
Triangle |
Pattern, triangle |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
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| 24 |
Long Division |
3 digit long divide |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Long division not specified in benchmark |
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| 25 |
3+2 add |
3+2 digit add |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Manual addition not specified in benchmark |
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| 26 |
Lemonade |
2:1 vs. 4:3 vs. 1:2 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Need to compute ratio and rate |
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| 27 |
Grid |
Coordinates |
7 |
0 |
1 |
NA |
Coordinate grid is G7 |
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| 28 |
Quilt |
Area |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Not completely obvious |
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| 29 |
Tickets |
Bar chart |
7 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Insufficient Information = G7 |
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| 30 |
Tapes |
12x1.99 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Multiply / Estimate decimal number |
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| 31 |
Cup |
Inverse x + 7 = 12 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Inverse of + |
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| 32 |
Yard |
Estimate size |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
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| 33 |
52x40 |
manual multiply |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
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| 34 |
Lawn |
4/6*30, 2/6*30 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Multiply by fraction |
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| 35 |
States |
read chart, sort |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Multi step is hard |
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| 36 |
Food Bank |
trends, writing |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Trend is not vs. time,
not clear, reason is not math |
| 37 |
Pizza |
14x8 vs. 9x12 vs. 11x10 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
NA |
height by wide is 7th grade benchmark |
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| 38 |
Scores |
Weighted score |
NA |
0 |
0 |
NA |
Weighted scoring system is not in benchmark |
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| 39 |
Pyramid |
3D solid, hidden line |
10 |
0 |
1 |
NA |
Standard does not specify 3D solids |
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| 40 |
Taco Survey |
5/20 vs. 8/20 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
NA |
Number support different conclusions = G7 |
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22 |
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100% |
Total samples |
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| 19 |
35% |
Valid 4th Grade |
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| 22 |
40% |
At least 7th or 10th
grade |
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| 14 |
25% |
Not Specified by Standard |
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| Only
35% of questions are clearly within 4th grade range. |
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| Many
of remaining questions are not straightforward applications of |
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| "essential
skills" |
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