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Annual goal
By the annual review date, when given a mixed set of single-digit addition facts, [Student] will write answers at 30 correct digits per minute, as measured by weekly one-minute math computation probes.
Benchmarks
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By the annual review date, when given a mixed set of single-digit addition facts, [Student] will write answers at 14 correct digits per minute, as measured by weekly one-minute math computation probes.
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By the annual review date, when given a mixed set of single-digit addition facts, [Student] will write answers at 19 correct digits per minute, as measured by weekly one-minute math computation probes.
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By the annual review date, when given a mixed set of single-digit addition facts, [Student] will write answers at 25 correct digits per minute, as measured by weekly one-minute math computation probes.
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23
math computation goals
Each shown at an example present level and target.
Addition facts
·rate over time
By the annual review date, when given a mixed set of single-digit addition facts, [Student] will write answers at 30 correct digits per minute, as measured by weekly one-minute math computation probes.
Grades K–2, 3-5CCSS 2.OA.B.2
Other ways to measure this
—weekly one-minute math computation probes
—biweekly timed fact probes recorded on a data sheet
Subtraction facts
·rate over time
By the annual review date, when given a mixed set of single-digit subtraction facts, [Student] will write answers at 28 correct digits per minute, as measured by weekly one-minute computation probes.
Grades K–2, 3-5
Other ways to measure this
—weekly one-minute computation probes
—biweekly timed fact probes recorded on a data sheet
Multiplication facts
·rate over time
By the annual review date, when given multiplication facts through 12 × 12, [Student] will write answers at 35 correct digits per minute, as measured by weekly one-minute fact probes.
Grades 3-5, 6-8CCSS 3.OA.C.7
Other ways to measure this
—weekly one-minute fact probes
—biweekly timed computation probes recorded on a data sheet
Multi-digit addition with regrouping
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when given multi-digit addition problems requiring regrouping, [Student] will solve them with 90% of digits correct, as measured by weekly computation probes scored for digits correct.
Grades K–2, 3-5CCSS 2.NBT.B.7
Other ways to measure this
—weekly computation probes scored for digits correct
—biweekly problem sets recorded on a data sheet
Multi-digit subtraction with regrouping
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when given multi-digit subtraction problems requiring regrouping across zeros, [Student] will solve them with 88% of digits correct, as measured by weekly computation probes scored for digits correct.
Grades K–2, 3-5
Other ways to measure this
—weekly computation probes scored for digits correct
—biweekly problem sets recorded on a data sheet
Long multiplication
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when given two-digit by two-digit multiplication problems, [Student] will solve them using a taught algorithm with 85% of digits correct, as measured by weekly computation probes scored for digits correct.
Grades 3-5, 6-8CCSS 5.NBT.B.5
Other ways to measure this
—weekly computation probes scored for digits correct
—unit assessments recorded on a data sheet
Division
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when given division problems with one-digit divisors, [Student] will solve them with 85% of digits correct, as measured by weekly computation probes scored for digits correct.
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Other ways to measure this
—weekly computation probes scored for digits correct
—biweekly problem sets recorded on a data sheet
Counting and cardinality
·a running total
By the annual review date, when given a set of objects, [Student] will count them accurately with one-to-one correspondence up to 30 objects and state how many there are, as measured by weekly counting probes recorded on a data sheet.
Grades PreK, K–2CCSS K.CC.B.5
Other ways to measure this
—weekly counting probes recorded on a data sheet
—biweekly one-to-one correspondence tasks
Number identification
·a running total
By the annual review date, when shown numerals in random order, [Student] will name 50 numerals correctly, as measured by a numeral identification inventory taken monthly.
Grades PreK, K–2
Other ways to measure this
—a numeral identification inventory taken monthly
—weekly probes recorded on a data sheet
Place value
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when given a multi-digit number, [Student] will state the value of a named digit with 90% accuracy, as measured by weekly place value probes scored with a key.
Grades K–2, 3-5CCSS 4.NBT.A.1
Other ways to measure this
—weekly place value probes scored with a key
—unit assessments recorded on a data sheet
Fraction operations
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, [Student] will solve problems with 80% accuracy, as measured by weekly fraction probes scored with a key.
Grades 3-5, 6-8CCSS 5.NF.A.1
Other ways to measure this
—weekly fraction probes scored with a key
—unit assessments recorded on a data sheet
Comparing fractions
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when given two fractions, [Student] will compare them using <, > or = and explain the comparison, with 88% accuracy, as measured by weekly comparison probes scored with a key.
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Other ways to measure this
—weekly comparison probes scored with a key
—biweekly problem sets recorded on a data sheet
Decimals
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when adding and subtracting decimals to the hundredths place, [Student] will align place values and solve with 88% of digits correct, as measured by weekly decimal computation probes scored for digits correct.
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Other ways to measure this
—weekly decimal computation probes scored for digits correct
—unit assessments recorded on a data sheet
Percents
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when asked to find a percent of a number, [Student] will solve with 85% accuracy, as measured by weekly percent probes scored with a key.
Grades 6-8, 9-12CCSS 6.RP.A.3
Other ways to measure this
—weekly percent probes scored with a key
—unit assessments recorded on a data sheet
Integers
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when adding and subtracting positive and negative integers, [Student] will solve with 85% accuracy, as measured by weekly integer probes scored with a key.
Grades 6-8, 9-12CCSS 7.NS.A.1
Other ways to measure this
—weekly integer probes scored with a key
—unit assessments recorded on a data sheet
One-step equations
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when given one-step equations, [Student] will solve for the variable and check the answer by substitution, with 85% accuracy, as measured by weekly equation probes scored with a key.
Grades 6-8, 9-12CCSS 6.EE.B.7
Other ways to measure this
—weekly equation probes scored with a key
—unit assessments recorded on a data sheet
Calculator accuracy
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when using a calculator on multi-step computation, [Student] will enter the operations in the correct order and record the answer with 92% accuracy, as measured by weekly calculator tasks scored with a key.
Grades 6-8, 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
—weekly calculator tasks scored with a key
—assignments recorded on a data sheet
Checking work
·opportunities met
By the annual review date, after completing a computation assignment, [Student] will check answers using estimation or inverse operations and correct any errors found, in 4 of 5 assignments, as measured by work samples showing checking marks.
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Other ways to measure this
—work samples showing checking marks
—weekly observation records kept by the teacher
Estimation
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, before solving a computation problem, [Student] will state a reasonable estimate of the answer with 85% accuracy against a range set by the teacher, as measured by weekly estimation probes scored against a range key.
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Other ways to measure this
—weekly estimation probes scored against a range key
—biweekly problem sets recorded on a data sheet
Skip counting
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when asked to skip count by 2s, 5s and 10s from a given number, [Student] will do so accurately with 90% accuracy, as measured by weekly oral counting probes recorded on a data sheet.
Grades K–2, 3-5
Other ways to measure this
—weekly oral counting probes recorded on a data sheet
—biweekly skip counting tasks scored with a key
Computation stamina
·time on task
By the annual review date, during independent math work, [Student] will work on computation problems for 20 minutes without redirection, as measured by a stamina log kept during independent work.
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Other ways to measure this
—a stamina log kept during independent work
—weekly observation records
Using a taught algorithm independently
·fading prompts
By the annual review date, when given a multi-step computation problem, [Student] will follow the taught algorithm from start to finish with no adult prompting, as measured by a prompting-level data sheet kept during math instruction.
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Other ways to measure this
—a prompting-level data sheet kept during math instruction
—weekly observation records noting prompts given
Fact retrieval without counting
·percent accuracy
By the annual review date, when shown a basic fact for three seconds, [Student] will state the answer from memory rather than counting, with 85% accuracy across 20 facts, as measured by weekly flashcard probes with a three-second interval.
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Other ways to measure this
—weekly flashcard probes with a three-second interval
—biweekly fact retrieval checks recorded on a data sheet
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