THE CONNECTICUT MASTERY TEST 4th Generation

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THE CONNECTICUT MASTERY TEST4th Generation

• Presented by
• Lynne Demarais
• Math Coach
• Bloomfield School District

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• Changes to the CMT
• Testing is required in Grades 3 through 8
• Tests will be given in the spring of 2006
• Test booklets are consumable
• No grid items in Grades 3 and 4
• 18 open-ended items in Grades 3 and 4
• CMT handbook is a fluid document
• http//www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/currmath
  .htm

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Test Reporting

• Numerical and Proportional Reasoning
• How are the base ten number system, fractions,
  and decimals related?
• This includes number sense, operations, and
  estimation and approximation.
• Geometry and Measurement
• How do geometric relationships and measurements
  help us to solve problems?

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• Working with Data Probability and Discrete
  Mathematics
• How can collecting, organizing and displaying
  data help analyze information, make predictions
  and decisions?
• Algebraic Reasoning Patterns and Functions
• How do patterns and functions help us describe
  data and solve problems?

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Students Need To

• Understand and apply important math concepts
• Compute easily
• Solve problems
• Explain their reasoning in words and numbers

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Teachers Need To

• Actively engage students with mathematics
• Activate prior knowledge and experiences
• Help students organize information using
  different graphic organizers, including Venn
  diagrams
• Give feedback, allow students to self-assess

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Classroom Instruction Process

• Guided Practice with Heavy Support
• Teacher and students work together teacher
  does some of the steps students finish what was
  started
• Guided Practice with Moderate Support
• Students work with others in groups teacher
  facilitates and monitors student work
• Guided Practice with Light Support
• Students work independently to complete
  assignments discussion and problem solving led
  by students

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Critical Reading for Problem Solving

• Understand
• What is the main idea of the problem?
• What are the supporting details?
• Is there information I dont need to use?
• What is it?

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• Plan
• Which strategy will I use to solve the
  problem?
• Why did I choose this strategy?

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• Solve
• Which operation(s) will I use? Why?
• What is the solution to this problem?
• Does the solution answer the question?

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• Look Back
• Could I solve the problem in a different
  way?
• Is my solution to the problem reasonable?
  Explain.

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Problem Solving Ladder

• What do I know?
• What do I need to find out?
• What is my estimate?
• How do I find this out?
• Is my answer reasonable?

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Have a Great Year of Math!