Mathematics Assessment Map – Sample at Level 3
Home to the park
Context
Students were asked to draw a map showing their route from home to the park in response to the task of describing to a friend how they travel to the park.
The elements of the Space standard addressed by the task are:
(Students) locate and identify places on maps and diagrams.
(Students) give travel directions and describe positions using simple compass directions…
The following sample illustrates the kind of response that students typically produce when they have achieved the elements of the standard addressed by the task.
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Annotation
Space – Level 3
- The student draws and labels their home, the park and surrounding roads, consistently using a ‘bird’s eye’ view. The map is oriented according to the cardinal compass points and these are referred to correctly in the written directions.
Elements of Space
(Students) locate and identify places on maps and diagrams.
(Students) give travel directions and describe positions using simple compass directions …
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