OVERVIEW OF THE MATHEMATICS FSA
HOW MANY QUESTIONS
ARE ON THE MATHEMATICS FSA?
Grade/Course
Number of Items
3-5
6-8
Algebra I, Algebra II,
Geometry
60-64
62-66
64-68
HOW RIGOROUS IS THE MATHEMATICS FSA?
DOK Level 2 Requires
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Categorize
Products of
Interpret
tasks
should
Compare
be DOK 4.
Organize
Estimate
Graph
Identify Patterns
DOK Level 1:
10%-20%
How will knowing the DOK
Levels of the FSA change
classroom instruction?
DOK Level 2:
DOK Level 3:
10%-20%
DRAFT CALCULATOR POLICY FOR FSA
MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS
USE OF A REFERENCE SHEET IS NO LONGER
ALLOWED
3rd Grade Reporting Categories
Reporting
Categories
Elementary
Understand numbers and ways of representing numbers, relationships among
numbers and number systems. Understand meaning of operations and how they
relate to one another and compute fluently to make reasonable estimates.
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multidigit arithmetic.
Develop an understanding of fractions as numbers.
Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid
volumes, and masses of objects. Represent and interpret data. Understand
concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.
4th Grade Reporting Categories
Reporting
Categories
Elementary
Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems. Gain familiarity
with factors and multiples.
Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers. Use place
value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit
arithmetic.
Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.
Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous
understandings of operations on whole numbers. Understand decimal notation
for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.
Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from
a larger unit to a smaller unit. Represent and interpret data. Understand
concepts of angle and measure angles.
5th Grade Reporting Categories
Reporting
Categories
Elementary
Write and interpret numerical expressions. Analyze patterns and
relationships.
How can teachers
use
the
Reporting
Understand the place value system. Perform operations with multi-digit
whole numbers
and with decimals
Categories
asto hundredths.
they
plan instruction?
Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.
Represent and interpret data. Understand concepts of volume and relate
volume to multiplication and to addition.
3RD GRADE: OPERATIONS, ALGEBRAIC THINKING,
AND NUMBERS IN BASE TEN
Select all the expressions that could be used to find
6 x 10.
6 x (2 x 5)
6 +(2 x 5)
(6 x 2) x 5
10 x 6
(6 x 8) x (6 x 2)
This item would require
a multi-select
response.
3RD GRADE: NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS- FRACTIONS
This item would
require an equation
response.
3RD GRADE: MEASUREMENT, DATA, AND GEOMETRY
This item may require
a graphic response
using a drag and
drop.
4TH GRADE: OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING
Jack bought 2 umbrellas and 3 hats and spent between $30 and
$50. Each umbrella costs the same amount. The price of a hat is
$4.00. What is the least amount Jack could have spent on an
umbrella? What is the most Jack could have spent on an
umbrella?
This type of item would require an equation response.
4TH GRADE: NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN
Complete the table to show how each old number was rounded
to make the new number.
Original
New
3,545
14,675
16,789
3,500
15,00
16,800
Nearest 100
Nearest 1,000
This item would require a drag and drop response.
4TH GRADE: NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS IN
FRACTIONS
This item requires a
student to drag and
drop a graphic
response using a
hot spot.
4TH GRADE: MEASUREMENT, DATA, AND GEOMETRY
This item would
require a
graphic
response using a
hot spot.
5TH GRADE: OPERATIONS, ALGEBRAIC THINKING,
AND FRACTIONS
This item
would require
an equation
response.
5TH GRADE: NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN
This item would
require a
multi-select
response.
5TH GRADE: MEASUREMENT, DATA, AND GEOMETRY
This item would
require an
equation
response.