Overview

In this performance assessment, students will be asked to match decimals with their base-ten numerals, their number name, and the expanded form of the number. 

This assessment can be used at any time in grade 5 after students have demonstrated proficiency reading and writing decimals using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. 

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Details

Big Ideas & Competencies

Big Ideas Competencies

A. Understanding and Applying Number Systems

Students understand that numbers hold value and can choose the appropriate representations and algorithms to reason quantitatively, abstractly, and efficiently.

Decimal Notation 1

Students can read and write decimals to thousandths using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.

NOTE ABOUT ASSESSMENT RUBRICS

Below are analytic teacher rubrics. The column on the left shows the dimension that is being measured in the student’s performance. The levels across the top row indicate the performance level in the dimensions. Occasionally all dimensions and performance levels are exemplified by multiple students in a single recording.

Teacher Rubric

Dimensions Not Yet Meeting Expectations Meeting Expectations Exceeding Expectations

Concepts and Procedures
  • I made errors finding equivalent representations of the same number. 
No exemplars at this time.
  • I can find equivalent representations of the same number. 
No exemplars at this time.

Reasoning and Explaining
  • I created a number riddle but it did not follow the criteria or was not able to be solved from the clues I gave. 
No exemplars at this time.
  • I created a number riddle that followed the criteria and was able to be solved. 
No exemplars at this time.
  • I created a number riddle that went above and beyond the criteria and was able to be solved. 
No exemplars at this time.

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