Alternate task specific criteria sheet.

Level Descriptors Indicators

The student has not reached a standard described
0 You have not reached a standard described below.
below.

The Student is able to: I was able to:

● use limited mathematical language, □ use few correct mathematical words,

● use limited forms of mathematical representation to □ use very limited ways to present the data that was
1 -2 present information. relevant to my story,
● communicate through lines of reasoning that are □ produce work that was incomplete and difficult to
difficult to interpret. follow.

● use some appropriate mathematical language,

● use different forms of mathematical representation to
present information adequately.
3-4 ● communicate through lines of reasoning that are able
to be understood, although these are not always
clear.
● adequately organize information using a logical
Criterion C: structure.
Communicating
● usually use appropriate mathematical language,
● usually use different forms of mathematical
representation to present information correctly.
● move between different forms of mathematical
5-6 representation with some success.
● communicate through lines of reasoning that are
clear although not always complete or coherent.
● present work that is usually organized using a logical
structure.
● consistently use appropriate mathematical language,
● use different forms of mathematical representation to
consistently present information correctly.
● move effectively between different forms of
mathematical representation.
7-8
● communicate through lines of reasoning that are
complete, and coherent.
● present work that is consistently organized using a
logical structure.
□ use some correct mathematical words,
□ use some appropriate ways to present the data that
was relevant to my story,
□ present some of my thinking in a neat and organised
way.
□ generally use correct mathematical words,
□ use appropriate ways to present the data at effective
times in the video, relevant to my story,
□ describe connections to the diagrams/charts I used
to present my data…”not just pictures”,
□ present my solutions in a neat and organised way so
that my thinking was mostly clear and easy to follow.
□ use correct mathematical words,
□ consistently use appropriate ways to present the
data at appropriate times that was relevant to my
story,
□ explain connections to the diagrams/charts I used to
present my data…”not just pictures”,
□ present my solutions in a neat and organised way so
that my thinking was always clear and easy to follow.

Level Descriptors Clarification

The student has not reached a standard described
0 You have not reached a standard described below.
below.
Criterion D:
Applying The Student is able to: You were able to:
Mathematics
in Real-life ● identify some of the elements of the authentic
Contexts □ identify some relevant data to help support your
real-life situation.
1 -2 article,
● apply mathematical strategies to find a solution to □ apply some basic statistical techniques to describe,
the authentic real-life situation, with limited success. summarise and present your data with limited

● identify the relevant elements of the authentic
real-life situation.
● select, with some success, adequate mathematical
strategies to model the authentic real-life situation.
● apply mathematical strategies to reach a solution to
3-4 the authentic real-life situation.
● discuss whether the solution makes sense in the
context of the authentic real-life situation.
● identify the relevant elements of the authentic
real-life situation.
● select adequate mathematical strategies to model
the authentic real-life situation.
● apply the selected mathematical strategies to reach
a valid solution to the authentic real-life situation.
5-6
● describe the degree of accuracy of the solution.
● discuss whether the solution makes sense in the
context of the authentic real-life situation.
● identify the relevant elements of the authentic
real-life situation.
● select adequate mathematical strategies to model
the authentic real-life situation.
● apply the selected mathematical strategies to reach
7-8 a correct solution to the authentic real-life situation.
● explain the degree of accuracy of the solution.
● explain whether the solution makes sense in the
context of the authentic real-life situation.
success.
□ identify relevant data to support your article,
□ select and apply adequate statistical techniques (one
of the required types) to describe, summarise and
present your data, though your choices may not
always have been the most appropriate,
□ discuss how the statistics calculated and diagrams
used made sense given the context of your
presentation..
□ identify relevant data to support your article,
□ select and apply appropriate statistical techniques
(most of the required types) to correctly describe,
summarise and present your data, most of the
time,
□ describe your choice of rounding where
appropriate,
□ discuss how the statistics calculated and diagrams
used make sense given the context of your
presentation..
□ identify relevant data to support your article,
□ select and apply appropriate statistical techniques
(all of the required types) to correctly describe,
summarise and present your data,
□ explain your choice of rounding where appropriate,
□ explain how the statistics were calculated and
diagrams used make sense given the context of your
presentation..