As an Elementary Mathematician, I can…..
Level
4 (S+)
Superior
Work.
WOW
☺
3 (S)
Good work.
Got it
Understand the Math
Use a Strategy
and Reasoning
Communicate My
Thinking
I understand the problem very
I can use quite a few
well and have a complete plan to strategies to get an answer.
solve it.
I use good reasoning.
I complete all of the math in the
problem very well.
I can tell if my answer
makes sense.
I get a complete and correct
answer.
I can think of how this
problem is like another
problem.
I understand the problem and
I can use one strategy to
have a plan to solve it.
get an answer.
I can clearly explain my
answer and all of the steps.
I complete all of the math in the
problem.
I can record my thinking on
paper most of the time.
I get a complete and correct
answer
I use some reasoning.
Sometimes I can tell if my
answer makes sense.
Sometimes I can think of
how this problem is like
another problem.
I can record my thinking
very well on paper with
words, drawings and math
symbols.
I use the right words,
drawings and math symbols
all of the time.
I can explain my answer
and most of the steps.
I use the right words,
drawings and math symbols
most of the time.
Level
2 (I)
Incomplete
work.
I need some
help.
Not Quite
1 (U)
Understand the Math
I understand only some of the
problem and I may not have a
plan to solve it.
I complete only some of the
math in the problem.
Use a Strategy
and Reasoning
I might not have a strategy
or it is the wrong one.
Communicate My
Thinking
I explain a little bit of my
answer but not the steps.
My reasoning is not always I record my thinking on
complete or helpful.
paper very little.
I get a wrong answer.
I try, but I do not know
how this is like another
problem.
I am confused by the problem
and need help to solve it.
I don’t use any strategies to I do not explain my answer
get an answer.
at all.
Beginner work.
I need a lot of I do not complete all of the math
in the problem.
help.
I need help.
I get a wrong answer.
I do not use reasoning.
I can’t tell if my answer
makes sense.
I can’t think of a similar
problem.
I use very few simple
words, drawings and math
symbols.
I do not record my answer
or it is very confusing.
I get confused about which
math symbols to use.