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- 01/08/15 | Adjusted: 10/09/19 | 2 files
- Grades 5
- 01/08/15 | Adjusted: 10/09/19 | 2 files
Multiplication and Division of Fractions Mini-Assessment
- Description
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This mini-assessment is designed to illustrate cluster 5.NF.B, which sets an expectation for students to apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions. This mini-assessment is designed for teachers to use either in the classroom, for self-learning, or in professional development settings to:
- Evaluate students' understanding of 5.NF.B in order to prepare to teach this material or to check for student ability to demonstrate understanding and apply these concepts;
- Gain knowledge about assessing conceptual understanding of fraction multiplication and division; and
- Illustrate CCSS-aligned assessment problems.
- Mathematically:
- Addresses the conceptual understanding described in 5.NF.B mostly using short questions that are either free of context or have little context
- Connects the concept of fractions to division
- Extends understanding of division to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions
- As a mini-assessment:
- Assesses important concepts directly, like knowing that any fraction multiplied by a number greater than 1 will result in a product that is larger than the given fraction
- Uses a mix of short conceptual problems with problems that require longer chains of reasoning
- Offers item-level annotations for some of the problems describing how they assess conceptual understanding
