In this performance assessment, students will use their knowledge of solving word problems and multiplying fractions and mixed numbers using models and equations. Specifically, students will be asked to complete a performance task that will check their mastery of these skills.
Some pre-requisites for this task are understanding fractions (numerator/denominator), multiplying fractions by whole numbers, using visual models (area/fraction strips), converting mixed numbers/improper fractions, and basic problem-solving/equation setup. Students must grasp interpreting multiplication as scaling (e.g., "of" means "times") and simplify results.
In this performance assessment, students will use their knowledge of solving word problems and multiplying fractions and mixed numbers using models and equations. Specifically, students will be asked to complete a performance task that will check their mastery of these skills.
Some pre-requisites for this task are understanding fractions (numerator/denominator), multiplying fractions by whole numbers, using visual models (area/fraction strips), converting mixed numbers/improper fractions, and basic problem-solving/equation setup. Students must grasp interpreting multiplication as scaling (e.g., "of" means "times") and simplify results.
| Big Ideas | Competencies |
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B. Operations and Algebraic ThinkingStudents can use mathematics to analyze and evaluate historical, political, economic, scientific, and social problems and make conjectures about possible solutions. |
Solve Word Problems with Fractions 2Students can represent and solve word problems involving the multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers using models or equations, including area models. |
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.
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