Math Assessment
By the end of grade one, students learn to understand and use theconcept of ones and tens in the place value number system. Students add andsubtract small numbers with ease. They measure with simple units and locateobjects in space. They describe data and analyze and solve simple problems
By the end of grade two, students understand place value and numberrelationships in addition and subtraction and they use simple concepts ofmultiplication. They measure quantities with appropriate units. They classify shapesand see relationships among them by paying attention to theirgeometric attributes.They collect and analyze data and verify the answers
By the end of grade three, students deepen their understanding of placevalue and their understanding of and skill with addition, subtraction, multiplication,and division of whole numbers. Students estimate, measure, and describe objectsin space. They use patterns to help solve problems. Theyrepresent numberrelationships and conduct simple probability experiments
By the end of grade four, students understand large numbers and addition,subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers. They describe andcompare simple fractions and decimals. They understand the properties of, andthe relationships between, plane geometric figures. They collect, represent, and
analyze data to answer questions
By the end of grade five, students increase their facility with the fourbasic arithmetic operations applied to fractions, decimals, and positive and
negative numbers. They know and use common measuring units to determinelength and area and know and use formulas to determine the volume of simplegeometric figures. Students know the concept of angle measurement and use aprotractor and compass to solve problems. They use grids, tables, graphs, and
charts to record and analyze data
By the end of grade six, students have mastered the four arithmeticoperations with whole numbers, positive fractions, positive decimals, and positive
and negative integers; they accurately compute and solve problems. They applytheir knowledge to statistics and probability. Students understand the concepts
of mean, median, and mode of data sets and how to calculate the range. Theyanalyze data and sampling processes for possible bias and misleading conclusions
they use addition and multiplication of fractions routinely to calculate theprobabilities for compound events. Students conceptually understand and work
with ratios and proportions; they compute percentages (e.g., tax, tips, andinterest). Students know about p and the formulas for the circumference and
area of a circle. They use letters for numbers in formulas involving geometricshapes and in ratios to represent an unknown part of an expression. They solve
one-step linear equations
By the end of grade seven, students are adept at manipulating numbers andequations and understand the general principles at work. Students understand and
use factoring of numerators and denominators and properties of exponents. Theyknow the Pythagorean theorem and solve problems in which they compute the
length of an unknown side. Students know how to compute the surface area andvolume of basic three-dimensional objects and understand how area and volumechange with a change in scale. Students make conversions between different units
of measurement. They know and use different representations of fractionalnumbers (fractions, decimals, and percents) and are proficient at changing from
one to another. They increase their facility with ratio and proportion, computepercents of increase and decrease, and compute simple and compound interest.
They graph linear functions and understand the idea of slope and its relation toratio.
California State Standards: Algebra I