Mathematics

Scoring Guide for Sample Test 2005

Grade
7
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Strand and Performance Indicator Map with Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Holistic Rubrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Scoring Policies for Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Complete and Correct Response and Annotated Student Responses
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Question 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Question 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Question 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Contents
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Strand and Performance Indicator Map with Answer Key
Grade 7, Book 1
Question Type Points Strand
Content
Performance
Indicator
Answer
Key
1 Multiple Choice 1 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.9 C
2 Multiple Choice 1 Algebra 7.A.1 G
3 Multiple Choice 1 Statistics and Probability 6.S.3 A
4 Multiple Choice 1 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.6 H
5 Multiple Choice 1 Geometry 7.G.3 B
6 Multiple Choice 1 Statistics and Probability 6.S.11 H
7 Multiple Choice 1 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.1 A
8 Multiple Choice 1 Measurement 7.M.9 F
9 Multiple Choice 1 Statistics and Probability 6.S.10 B
10 Multiple Choice 1 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.11 H
11 Multiple Choice 1 Geometry 6.G.10 D
12 Multiple Choice 1 Statistics and Probability 7.S.4 G
13 Multiple Choice 1 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.8 B
14 Multiple Choice 1 Measurement 7.M.2 J
15 Multiple Choice 1 Statistics and Probability 7.S.10 C
16 Multiple Choice 1 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.12 G
17 Multiple Choice 1 Algebra 7.A.1 C
18 Multiple Choice 1 Statistics and Probability 7.S.10 H
19 Multiple Choice 1 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.15 A
20 Multiple Choice 1 Geometry 7.G.1 F
21 Multiple Choice 1 Statistics and Probability 7.S.2 B
22 Multiple Choice 1 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.7 F
23 Multiple Choice 1 Measurement 7.M.4 A
24 Multiple Choice 1 Statistics and Probability 6.S.10 F
25 Multiple Choice 1 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.9 B
26 Multiple Choice 1 Geometry 6.G.11 H
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Question Type Points Strand
Content
Performance
Indicator
Answer
Key
27 Multiple Choice 1 Statistics and Probability 7.S.6 B
28 Multiple Choice 1 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.11 H
29 Multiple Choice 1 Measurement 7.M.3 D
30 Multiple Choice 1 Statistics and Probability 6.S.11 J
Grade 7, Book 2
31 Short Response 2 Algebra 6.A.4 n/a
32
Extended
Response
3 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.10 n/a
33 Short Response 2 Measurement 7.M.11 n/a
34
Extended
Response
3 Statistics and Probability 7.S.3 n/a
35 Short Response 2 Algebra 6.A.5 n/a
36
Extended
Response
3 Geometry 7.G.4 n/a
37 Short Response 2 Statistics and Probability 7.S.8 n/a
38
Extended
Response
3 Number Sense and Operations 7.N.19 n/a
Strand and Performance Indicator Map with Answer Key
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2-Point Holistic Rubric
Score Points:
2 Points A two-point response is complete and correct.
This response
demonstrates a thorough understanding of the mathematical
concepts and/or procedures embodied in the task
indicates that the student has completed the task correctly, using
mathematically sound procedures
contains clear, complete explanations and/or adequate work when required
1 Point A one-point response is only partially correct.
This response
indicates that the student has demonstrated only a partial understanding of
the mathematical concepts and/or procedures embodied in the task
addresses some elements of the task correctly but may be incomplete or
contain some procedural or conceptual aws
may contain an incorrect solution but applies a mathematically appropriate
process
may contain a correct numerical answer but required work is not provided
0 Points A zero-point response is incorrect, irrelevant, incoherent, or contains a correct
response arrived at using an obviously incorrect procedure. Although some parts
may contain correct mathematical procedures, holistically they are not sufcient to
demonstrate even a limited understanding of the mathematical concepts embodied
in the task.
Condition Code A
Condition Code A is applied whenever a student who is present for a test session leaves
an entire open-ended item in that session blank (no response).
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3-Point Holistic Rubric
Score Points:
3 Points
A three-point response is complete and correct.
This response
demonstrates a thorough understanding of the mathematical concepts
and/or procedures embodied in the task
indicates that the student has completed the task correctly, using
mathematically sound procedures
contains clear, complete explanations and/or adequate work when required
2 Points
A two-point response is partially correct.
This response
demonstrates partial understanding of the mathematical concepts and/or
procedures embodied in the task
addresses most aspects of the task, using mathematically sound procedures
may contain an incorrect solution but provides complete procedures,
reasoning, and/or explanations
may reect some misunderstanding of the underlying mathematical
concepts and/or procedures
1 Point
A one-point response is incomplete and exhibits many aws but is not completely
incorrect.
This response
demonstrates only a limited understanding of the mathematical concepts
and/or procedures embodied in the task
may address some elements of the task correctly but reaches an inadequate
solution and/or provides reasoning that is faulty or incomplete
exhibits multiple aws related to a misunderstanding of important aspects
of the task, misuse of mathematical procedures, or faulty mathematical
reasoning
reects a lack of essential understanding of the underlying mathematical
concepts
may contain a correct numerical answer but required work is not provided
0 Points
A zero-point response is incorrect, irrelevant, incoherent, or contains a correct
response arrived at using an obviously incorrect procedure. Although some parts
may contain correct mathematical procedures, holistically they are not sufcient to
demonstrate even a limited understanding of the mathematical concepts embodied
in the task.
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Scoring Policies for Mathematics
1. If the question does not specically direct students to show their work, teachers may not score
any work that the student shows.
2. If the student does the work in other than a designated Show your work area, that work may
still be scored.
3. If the question requires students to show their work, and the student shows appropriate work
and clearly identies a correct answer but fails to write that answer in the answer blank, the
student should still receive full credit.
4. If the question requires students to show their work, and a student shows appropriate work
and arrives at the correct answer but writes an incorrect answer in the answer blank, the
student may not receive full credit.
5. If the student provides one legible response (and one response only), teachers should score the
response, even if it has been crossed out.
6. If the student has written more than one response but has crossed some out, teachers should
score only the response that has not been crossed out.
7. For questions in which students use a trial-and-error (guess-and-check) process, evidence of
three rounds of trial-and-error must be present for the student to receive credit for the process.
Trial-and-error items are not subject to Scoring Policy #6, since crossing out is part of the trial-
and-error process.
8. If a response shows repeated occurrences of the same conceptual error within a question, the
student should not be penalized more than once.
9. In questions that provide ruled lines for the students to write an explanation of their work,
mathematical work shown elsewhere on the page may be considered and scored if, and only if,
the student explicitly points to the work as part of the answer.
10. Responses containing a conceptual error may not receive more than fty percent of the
maximum score.
11. In all questions that provide a response space for one numerical answer and require work to be
shown, if the correct numerical answer is provided but no work is shown, the score is 1.
12. In all questions that provide response spaces for two numerical answers and require work to
be shown for both parts, if one correct numerical answer is provided but no work is shown in
either part, the score is 0. If two correct numerical answers are provided but no work is shown
in either part, the score is 1.
13. In all 3-point questions that provide response spaces for two numerical answers and require
work to be shown in one part, if two correct numerical answers are provided but no work is
shown, the score is 2.
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Content-Specic Scoring Clarications for Mathematics Tests
1. All necessary signs of operation should be present for work to be considered mathematically
complete and correct. If signs of operation in the work shown are missing and it is absolutely
clear and apparent in the students work which operation is being used, and all other work
required is correct, the student should receive full credit.
2. In questions that require students to provide bar graphs, touching bars are acceptable only at
Grades 3 and 4.
3. If the question asks the student to provide an expression and the student provides an equation,
this is an acceptable response at Grades 3 and 4 only.
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Score Point - 2
This response is complete and correct.
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Score Point - 1
This response is only partially correct. The nal step in the process for solving the equation
is addressed correctly. However, the initial step in the process is mathematically awed by
subtracting 15 from both sides instead of adding, resulting in an incorrect answer.
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Score Point - 0
This response is completely incorrect.
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Score Point - 3
This response is complete and correct.
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Score Point - 2
This response is partially correct and addresses most aspects of the task, using mathematically
sound procedures. The work shown is correct; however, the answers in Parts A and B are
switched.
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Score Point - 1
This response is incomplete and exhibits many aws but is not completely incorrect. 648 is
factored correctly; however, the answers in Part A and B do not reect the work shown.
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Score Point - 0
This response is incorrect, and the work shown is not sufcient to demonstrate even a limited
understanding of the mathematical concepts embodied in the task.
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Score Point - 2
The work shown clearly indicates the estimation of all side lengths and results in a correct
answer of 308 square inches.
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Score Point - 1
This response is only partially correct. Although the procedure for calculating surface area is
correct, the estimation procedure is not applied.
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Score Point - 0
This response is completely incorrect. The estimated side lengths shown in the work area are
not sufcient to demonstrate even a partial understanding of how to estimate the surface
area of a multi-dimensional gure.
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Score Point - 3
This response demonstrates a thorough understanding of how to properly complete a
double-bar graph.
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Score Point - 2
This response demonstrates a partial understanding of the mathematical procedures
embodied in the task. A correct key is provided, and most aspects of the double-bar graph
are correct; however, Months and Amounts and Expenses are labeled on the wrong axes.
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Score Point - 1
This response exhibits many aws but is not completely incorrect. Most of the labels on the
graph are appropriate, and one bar of the graph is graphed correctly.
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Score Point - 0
This response is completely incorrect. The work shown is not sufcient to demonstrate even a
limited understanding of the mathematical concepts embodied in the task.
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Score Point - 2
This response is complete and correct. Adequate work is shown, resulting in the correct
answer.
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Score Point - 1
This response is only partially correct. A mathematically correct procedure is used to calculate
the rate; however, the procedure used to nd the total distance is awed.
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Score Point - 0
This response is completely incorrect. The work shown is not sufcient to demonstrate even a
partial understanding of the mathematical concepts embodied in the task.
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Score Point - 3
This response is complete and correct. The work shown demonstrates a thorough
understanding of how to calculate surface area and round to the nearest tenth. The
explanation provided in Part B is clear and complete.
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Score Point - 2
This response addresses most aspects of the task, using mathematically sound procedures. An
inappropriate value for pi is used. However, the remainder of the work shown is correct, and
the explanation in Part B is clear and complete.
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Score Point - 1
This response demonstrates only a limited understanding of the mathematical concepts
embodied in the task. The process of calculating the surface area is correct; however, an
inappropriate value for pi is used. The explanation in Part B does not demonstrate an
understanding of why the formula is used.
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Score Point - 0
This response is completely incorrect.
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Score Point - 2
This response is complete and correct and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the
mathematical concepts embodied in the task.
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Score Point - 1
This response is only partially correct. The answer in Part A is correct. In Part B, valid work to
nd 160 is shown; however, the nal answer is incorrect.
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Score Point - 0
This response is completely incorrect.
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Score Point - 3
This response is complete and correct. An appropriate estimation procedure is used correctly
to convert square feet to square yards. The strategy provided in Part B is clear and complete.
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Score Point - 2
This response is partially correct. An appropriate estimation procedure is used to convert
square feet to square yards; however, the description of the strategy is incomplete.
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Score Point - 1
This response demonstrates only a limited understanding of the mathematical concepts
embodied in the task. The procedure for converting square feet to square yards is correct,
but no estimation procedure is present within the work shown or the description of the
strategy.
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Score Point - 0
This response is incorrect and does not demonstrate even a limited understanding of the
mathematical concepts embodied in the task.
Grade 7
Mathematics
Scoring Guide
Sample Test 2005