MATH PROBLEM SOLVING

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Explanation shows
Explanation Explanation Explanation
very limited
shows complete shows substantial shows some
understanding of
understanding of understanding of understanding of
Mathematical the underlying
the mathematical the mathematical the mathematical
Concepts concepts needed
concepts used to concepts used to concepts needed
to solve the
solve the solve the to solve the
problem(s) OR is
problem(s). problem(s). problem(s).
not written.
Uses complex and
Uses effective Some evidence of Little evidence of
Mathematical refined
mathematical mathematical mathematical
Reasoning mathematical
reasoning reasoning. reasoning.
reasoning.
Almost all (85-
90-100% of the Most (75-84%) of More than 75% of
89%) of the steps
steps and the steps and the steps and
and solutions
Mathematical Errors solutions have no
have no
solutions have no solutions have
mathematical mathematical mathematical
mathematical
errors. errors. errors.
errors.
Student
Student typically
Student always sometimes listens Student rarely
listens and follows
listens and follows and follows listens and
directions and
directions and directions and often \"plays\" with
Use of Manipulatives only uses
uses
uses the manipulatives
manipulatives as
manipulatives as manipulatives instead of using
instructed most of
instructed. appropriately them as instructed.
the time.
when reminded.
Student was an
engaged partner, Student was an
Student
listening to engaged partner
cooperated with Student did not
suggestions of but had trouble
Working with Others others and listening to others
others, but work effectively
needed prompting with others.
working and/or working
to stay on-task.
cooperatively cooperatively.
throughout lesson.
Explanation is
Explanation is a
difficult to
little difficult to
Explanation is Explanation is understand and is
Explanation detailed and clear. clear.
understand, but
missing several
includes critical
components OR
components.
was not included.
The work has Work was not
The work has Work has been
been checked by checked by
been checked by checked by one
one classmate classmate OR no
Checking two classmates
and all
classmate but
corrections were
and all appropriate some corrections
appropriate made based on
corrections made. were not made.
corrections made. feedback.
The work is The work is The work appears
The work is
presented in a presented in a sloppy and
presented in an
Neatness and neat, clear, neat and unorganized. It is
organized fashion
Organization organized fashion organized fashion
but may be hard
hard to know what
that is easy to that is usually information goes
to read at times.
read. easy to read. together.
 Diagrams and/or
Diagrams and/or
sketches are clear Diagrams and/or Diagrams and/or
sketches are
Diagrams and and greatly add to sketches are clear sketches are
difficult to
Sketches the reader\'s and easy to somewhat difficult
understand or are
understanding of understand. to understand.
not used.
the procedure(s).
All but one of the All but two of the Several of the
All problems are
Completion completed.
problems are problems are problems are not
completed. completed. completed.
Correct Correct
Correct
terminology and terminology and
terminology and There is little use,
Mathematical notation are notation are used,
notation are or a lot of
usually used, but it is
Terminology and always used,
making it fairly sometimes not
inappropriate use,
Notation making it easy to of terminology and
easy to easy to
understand what notation.
understand what understand what
was done.
was done. was done.
Sometimes uses
Typically, uses an
Typically, uses an an effective
efficient and Rarely uses an
effective strategy strategy to solve
Strategy/Procedures effective strategy
to solve the problems, but
effective strategy
to solve the to solve problems.
problem(s). does not do it
problem(s).
consistently.

Math Graphing
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
All units are
Most units are
described (in a Units are neither
All units are described described (in a key
key or with labels) described NOR
(in a key or with labels) or with labels) and
Units and are appropriately are appropriately
but are not appropriately
appropriately sized for the data
sized for the data set. sized for the data
sized for the data set.
set.
set.
Exceptionally well
designed, neat, and Neat and relatively
attractive. Colors that go attractive. A ruler Appears messy
Lines are neatly
well together are used to and graph paper (or and \"thrown
Neatness and drawn but the
make the graph more graphing computer together\" in a
Attractiveness graph appears
readable. A ruler and program) are used to hurry. Lines are
quite plain.
graph paper (or graphing make the graph visibly crooked.
computer program) are more readable.
used.
All points are plotted
correctly and are easy to
Points are not
see. A ruler is used to All points are plotted
Accuracy of All points are plotted correctly
neatly connect the points correctly and are
Plot plotted correctly. OR extra points
or make the bars, if not easy to see.
were included.
using a computerized
graphing program.
Graph is adequate Graph distorts the Graph seriously
and does not distort data somewhat distorts the data
Graph fits the data well
Type of Graph the data, but and interpretation making
and makes it easy to
Chosen interpretation of the of the data is interpretation
interpret.
data is somewhat somewhat almost
difficult. difficult. impossible.
 Data in the table
Data in the table is well Data in the table is Data in the table
is not accurate
Data Table organized, accurate, and organized, accurate, is accurate and
and/or cannot be
easy to read. and easy to read. easy to read.
read.
Title clearly relates
Title is creative and
to the problem being
clearly relates to the
graphed (includes
problem being graphed A title is present
dependent and A title is not
Title (includes dependent and
independent
at the top of the
present.
independent variable). It graph.
variable) and is
is printed at the top of
printed at the top of
the graph.
the graph.
The X axis has a clear, The X axis has a
neat label that describes clear label that
Labeling of X the units used for the describes the units The X axis has a The X axis is not
axis independent variable used for the label. labeled.
(e.g, days, months, independent
participants\' names). variable.
The Y axis has a
The Y axis has a clear, clear label that
neat label that describes describes the units
Labeling of Y the units and the and the dependent The Y axis has a The Y axis is not
axis dependent variable (e.g, variable (e.g, % of label. labeled.
% of dogfood eaten; dogfood eaten;
degree of satisfaction). degree of
satisfaction).
 MATH GRAPHING
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
All units are
Most units are
described (in a Units are neither
All units are described (in described (in a key
key or with labels) described NOR
a key or with labels) and or with labels) and
Units are appropriately sized are appropriately
but are not appropriately
appropriately sized for the data
for the data set. sized for the data
sized for the data set.
set.
set.
Exceptionally well
designed, neat, and Neat and relatively
attractive. Colors that go attractive. A ruler Appears messy
Lines are neatly
well together are used to and graph paper (or and \"thrown
Neatness and drawn but the
make the graph more graphing computer together\" in a
Attractiveness graph appears
readable. A ruler and program) are used to hurry. Lines are
quite plain.
graph paper (or graphing make the graph visibly crooked.
computer program) are more readable.
used.
All points are plotted
correctly and are easy to
Points are not
see. A ruler is used to All points are plotted
Accuracy of All points are plotted correctly
neatly connect the points correctly and are
Plot plotted correctly. OR extra points
or make the bars, if not easy to see.
were included.
using a computerized
graphing program.
Graph is adequate Graph seriously
Graph distorts the
and does not distort distorts the data
Graph fits the data well data somewhat
Type of Graph the data, but making
and makes it easy to and interpretation
Chosen interpretation of the interpretation
interpret. of the data is
data is somewhat almost
somewhat difficult.
difficult. impossible.
Data in the table
Data in the table is well Data in the table is Data in the table
is not accurate
Data Table organized, accurate, and organized, accurate, is accurate and
and/or cannot be
easy to read. and easy to read. easy to read.
read.
 CATEGORY 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 points
Explanation shows
Explanation Explanation Explanation
very limited
shows complete shows substantial shows some
understanding of
understanding of understanding of understanding of
Mathematical the underlying
the mathematical the mathematical the mathematical
Concepts concepts needed
concepts used to concepts used to concepts needed
to solve the
solve the solve the to solve the
problem(s) OR is
problem(s). problem(s). problem(s).
not written.
The work is The work is The work appears
The work is
presented in a presented in a sloppy and
presented in an
Neatness and neat, clear, neat and unorganized. It is
organized fashion
Organization organized fashion organized fashion
but may be hard
hard to know what
that is easy to that is usually information goes
to read at times.
read. easy to read. together.

Diagrams and/or
Diagrams and/or
sketches are clear Diagrams and/or Diagrams and/or
sketches are
Diagrams and and greatly add to sketches are clear sketches are
difficult to
Sketches the reader\'s and easy to somewhat difficult
understand or are
understanding of understand. to understand.
not used.
the procedure(s).
All but one of the All but two of the Several of the
All problems are
Completion completed.
problems are problems are problems are not
completed. completed. completed.
Sometimes uses
Typically, uses an
Typically, uses an an effective
efficient and Rarely uses an
effective strategy strategy to solve
Strategy/Procedures effective strategy
to solve the problems, but
effective strategy to
to solve the solve problems.
problem(s). does not do it
problem(s).
consistently.