S4M Assessment Procedures
S4M Assessment Guidelines
12/14/2022
<<Planning Notes>>
12/13/22 text copied from S4m Assessment Guidelines 6/2022
What to keep
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Overview of workflow
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Radius activity details
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Checklists in subfolders for incenter use ( who is currently using the checklists?)
What to change
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Replace with 2019 branded images
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Add commonly used initials
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Refer to assessment selection guide in Radius
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Refer to workout book selection guide in Radius
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Finalize heading and formatting after written copy is ready
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Workout Book for initial assessment 12
Overview
Unlike many academic subjects, math builds upon itself level by level. Many children have gaps in their math foundation that prevent them from reaching their potential. Mathnasium’s proprietary curriculum ensures that students master math concepts before moving on, giving them the rock-solid foundation needed to succeed at more advanced levels.
Mathnasium builds math comprehension and skills from the ground up, balancing the short-term goal of raising school grades with the long-term goal of math mastery.
[descriptions of the right materials workflow charted below]
Assessment Checklist
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Review student information
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Student age grade
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Learning history and goals
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Complete assessments
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Complete verbal checkup
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Coplete add-on checkup
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Complete Mathnasium Checkup
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Review Results
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If the core assessment is below 40%
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If the core assessment between 40%-70%
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If the core assessment if above 70%
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Create Learning Plan
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Add WOB
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Adjust PK order for shuffling
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Create shuffled deck
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Repeat for secondary deck if needed
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Communicate Results
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Create assessment chart as resources
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Create learning plan report as resources
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Email results to parent with highlights
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Complete Care Call with assessment results
Assessment Quick Guide
The goal of every assessment is to provide the student the right materials at the right time
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Each student must have exactly 1 active learning plan
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Source: verbal, add-on, checkup, and optional extention
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shuffled PKs and WOBs
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Quarterly assessment: progress check or post assessment
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Buffer pages: WOB SUPP
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Target score ranges
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Pre = 40%-70%
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Progress = +15% every 3 months
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Post ≥ 90%
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Optional secondary learning plan restricted to school topics
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Use 0% grade level assessments to trigger a learning plan
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Rename LP as “School Topics + grade level sources”, e.g. “School Topics - MN6/x6/CP”
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Leave as inactive and print from on demand
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Full post assessment MUST happen before a student jumps up a level. This includes NF, MFF, CP, HSFS, etc. The only exception is when a student has a projected post score ≥
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95% on a Progress Check for their core assessment (NF and MFF still need to be assessed in full).
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• All WOB assignments must be made through the Workout Book Assignment Guide
Our Result
Children who consistently attend our learning centers enjoy a transformative learning experience and make tremendous strides in comprehension, confidence and grades.
Multiple independent studies conducted by Watson Education have shown that Mathnasium improves student performance on standards-based tests in 20 sessions or fewer.*
More than a half-million parents have trusted us since Mathnasium opened its doors in 2002. But our goal isn’t to be the biggest math education company — just the best.
Assessment Documentation:
When assigning assessments, create a task with the subject “DA – MN#” with an assessment
Assigned.
Include Numerical Fluency, Multiplication Fact Fluency, or Computation as appropriate. Also,
indicate if it is a pre, post, or progress assessment.
Naming Conventions:
Numerical Fluency = NF
Numerical Fluency - Addition Subtraction = NFAS
Numerical Fluency - multiplication division = NFMD
Computation = CP
High School Fundamental Skills = HSFS
Mathnasium Checkup 1-7 = MN1, MN2, MN3, MN4, MN5, MN6, MN7
Extension 1-AR = x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, xAR
Algebra Readiness = AR
Algebra 1A = A1A
Algebra 1B = A1B
Geometry Readiness = GR
Geometry = Geo
Geometry with Proofs = Geo w/ Proofs
HMM Linear = Linear
HMM Quadratic = Quad
HMM Advanced I = Adv 1
HMM Advanced II = Adv 2
HMM Trigonometry = Trig
HMM Pre-Calc Fundamental Skills = PCFS
Examples:
DA – MN3/MFF - Post
DA – MN5/CP - Progress
DA - AR/HSFS - Pre
Radius Activity Comments
Message format should be as follows:
(Date) (Initials) Assigned MN#
(Date) (Initials) Entered MN#; grouped DA,
updated/created LP, added WOB
Choosing the Correct Assessment
Please follow the Assessment Selection Guide [Attached below]. Administer Numerical Fluency
and/or Multiplication Fact Fluency assessments first. The add-ons (NF and MFF) are not only
measure a student’s computation abilities but to also help the director chose the proper
assessment to administer.
Numerical Fluency (NF) – Must accompany Mathnasium Checkups 1, 2, and 3.
Multiplication Fact Fluency (MFF) – Must accompany Mathnasium Checkups 3
and 4.
Computation Assessment (CP) – Must accompany Mathnasium Checkups 5, 6,
and 7.
High School
[VerbalAssessment]
0%-35%= Absolutely the wrong assessment. Need to go down a level.
35%-40% = Use caution.
40%-90% = Good to go!
≥ 90% = Make short LP then assess at next level upon completion of LP.
[Please follow-up with the Director of Curriculum if you have any exceptions]
Administering Assessments:
After administering NF/MFF, instruct the student to complete the easy questions on the
Mathnasium Checkup. After the student has answered all the questions that they know how
to do, review with them the remaining unanswered questions. Mark “H” for any questions
for which you provided hints, and mark “T” for any questions that you taught the student.
Turn in all completed assessment pages
Grading Assessments:
Numerical Fluency:
N – No knowledge (3 or more indicators) 0%
A – Awareness (2 indicators) 25%
C – Competent (1 indicator) 50%
M – Mastery (perfect score) 100%
*Note: Indicators include S, N, or FC
Multiplication Fact Fluency:
Y – Yes (correct) 100%
S – Slow (longer than 3-5 seconds) 50%
N – No (incorrect) 0%
Mathnasium Checkup:
Place a checkmark on each correct question, circle incorrect questions, and indicate partial
credit as necessary.
✓ 100%
H 50%
T 0%
Record Credit:
¾ credit can be given for a student able to self-correct once an error was pointed out,
correct answer but not simplified or in the wrong place (eg. the student had the right answer in
their work but posted an incorrect answer on the answer line)
½ credit should be given if you clarify directions, point out the correct operation (subtract and
not add), or help point out an error (“check your subtraction again”)
¼ credit can be given for showing awareness of skill being assessed such as 4 by 2 division with
the right steps but incorrect subtraction.
no credit should be given if you give definitions or show the student how to solve a problem.
“least common multiple is the smallest number that...”, “8% means 8 for each hundred...”
Assessments should be entered in full. For students with multiple assessments, wait until all
assessments are completed to make a new LP. All assessments must be grouped together and
then a new LP can be made. Students will not have more than one LP apart from one inactive
School Topics LP.
Extension Assessments:
Have been developed to extend a student’s current knowledge and allow them to work on various types of application. These are intended to be used in addition to a student’s Mathnasium Level Learning Plan, only once they are ready for supplemental material.
Extensions should only be added if a student scored ≥ 70% on their current grade level or
higher. Anything below will not be permitted.
LEVEL 1 – Pictographs, Tally Charts, and Properties of 2-D Shapes
LEVEL 2 – Pictographs, Bar Charts, Tables, Line Plots, Frequency Tables, and Properties of 2- D
Shapes
LEVEL 3 – Scaled Pictographs, Rotations, Scaled Pictographs, Introduction to Perimeter and
Area, Introduction to Symmetry, Properties of Quadrilaterals, Introduction to 3-D Shapes,
and Polygons
LEVEL 4 – Classifying and Measuring Angles, Parallel and Perpendicular Lines, Properties of
Quadrilaterals, Symmetry, Transformations, Line Graphs, and Scaled Bar Graphs
LEVEL 5 – Classifying Angles and Triangles, Properties of 2-D and 3-D Shapes, Graphing
Coordinates, Line Graphs, Introduction to Volume, Basic Symmetry, and Geometric Nets
LEVEL 6 – Perimeter and Area of Parallelograms and Composite Shapes, Problem Solving with
Perimeter and Area, Surface Area and Volume of Rectangular Prisms, Classifying Triangles,
Box and Whisker Plots, Basic Probability, Identifying Median and Range, Identifying Mode,
Histograms, and Dot Plots
LEVEL 7 – Interior Angles, Surface Area and Volume, Circumference and Area of Circles,
Probability, Scale Factors, Properties of Real Numbers, Complementary/Supplementary
Angles, Vertical Angles, Linear Pairs, Pie Charts, Stem and Leaf Plots, and Central Tendency
Algebra Readiness – The Algebra Readiness Extension Assessment was created from critical
skills found on Geometry Readiness and includes a new Prescriptive on basic scatter plots.
Progress Checks
All students are required to take a progress check at the end of a 9 PK deck or between 8-10 weeks,
whichever comes first.
Recommended Completion Times by Assessment:
Existing students may be able to complete these at faster rate. Encourage all students to
circle questions they haven’t seen yet.
Workout Book for initial assessment
Review Radius Business Tools, business documents for current workout book selection guide
Below is an index of the Mathnasium Level Workout Books.
*For students looking for practice/prep with Geometric proofs, we would
advise also assigning Workout Book 6b.
Assessment Selection Guide
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? add individual pages from selection guide?
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