A Parent s Guide to Understanding Your Child s Results

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1 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio Otario coducts provice-wide tests of studets literacy ad math skills at key stages of their educatio. This cotributes to public accoutability ad to the cotiuous improvemet of every studet i Otario s publicly fuded educatio system. These tests are coducted by the Educatio Quality ad Accoutability Office (EQAO), a agecy of the Govermet of Otario.

2 About the Educatio Quality ad Accoutability Office The Educatio Quality ad Accoutability Office (EQAO) is a idepedet provicial agecy fuded by the Govermet of Otario. EQAO s madate is to coduct provice-wide tests at key poits i every studet s primary, juior ad secodary educatio ad report the results to educators, parets ad the public. EQAO acts as a catalyst for icreasig the success of Otario studets by measurig their achievemet i readig, writig ad mathematics i relatio to Otario Curriculum expectatios. The resultig data provide a gauge of quality ad accoutability i the Otario educatio system. The objective ad reliable assessmet results are evidece that adds to curret kowledge about studet learig ad serves as a importat tool for improvemet at all levels: for idividual studets, schools, boards ad the provice.

3 Cotets 02 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results 03 How to Use This Guide 05 Juior Support Materials Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig 06 Juior Readig 06 I Level 1 12 I Level 2 18 I Level 3 24 I Level 4 30 I Readig Selectios, Juior Divisio 33 I Descriptios of Typical Studet Readig Performaces o EQAO s Juior-Divisio Assessmet at the Four Levels of Achievemet 34 Juior Writig 34 I Level 1 40 I Level 2 46 I Level 3 54 I Level 4 60 I Descriptios of Typical Studet Writig Performaces o EQAO s Juior-Divisio Assessmet at the Four Levels of Achievemet 62 Juior Mathematics 62 I Level 1 70 I Level 2 78 I Level 3 86 I Level 4 94 I Descriptios of Typical Studet Mathematics Performaces o EQAO s Juior-Divisio Assessmet at the Four Levels of Achievemet 95 Levels of Achievemet at a Glace

4 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results Each year, Otario studets i Grade 3 ad Grade 6 write provice-wide tests of their literacy ad mathematics skills. EQAO s Assessmets of Readig, Writig ad Mathematics, Primary Divisio (Grades 1 3) ad Juior Divisio (Grades 4 6) are based o the same readig, writig ad mathematics curriculum expectatios that teachers use to structure studets daily classroom experieces. Each studet who writes a assessmet receives a Idividual Studet Report that describes his or her achievemet o the assessmet. The results are reported accordig to the provice s four achievemet levels. These are the same levels teachers use i the classroom ad o report cards to evaluate studets progress. The provicial stadard is Level 3, which correspods to a B to B+. Your child s EQAO results are a importat, objective idicator of his or her readig, writig ad mathematics achievemet i relatio to the provicial stadard. The descriptios of studet performace o EQAO assessmets i this guide will provide you with a clearer picture of what a EQAO level desigatio meas i terms of your child s performace o the assessmets. This guide also suggests some specific strategies that you ca use to support your child s learig. Helpig your child be successful requires a partership betwee teachers ad you. Iformatio about your child s performace o a EQAO assessmet should always be cosidered together with his or her classroom assessmet iformatio. Click the lik below to help you better uderstad your child s results o the EQAO assessmet ad how to support his or her learig. How to Use This Guide (Grade 6) 2 Uderstadig Levels of Achievemet: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

5 How to Use This Guide There are several ways to use this guide to help you better uderstad your child s results ad how to support his or her learig. You could 1. idetify your child s results i readig, writig ad mathematics ad the go to each subject result lik to read what a typical studet performace at your child s level of achievemet looks like; fid possible strategies to help your child improve ad look at samples of studet work at each level o a EQAO assessmet; 2. read the Descriptios of Typical Studet Performaces charts to better uderstad the progressio of kowledge ad skills through the differet levels of achievemet ad 3. lear more about the curriculum, at Readig Writig Mathematics Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels of Achievemet at a Glace page 95 This chart describes a typical studet performace o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at each of the four levels of achievemet. Uderstadig Levels of Achievemet: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

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7 Juior Support Materials Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig

8 Juior Readig LEVEL 1 Offers simple aswers that may or may ot be clearly related to the demads of the questio Studets were asked to read four types of texts: arrative (e.g., imagiary or real stories, folk tale), iformatio (e.g., istructios, articles, reports), poem (free verse or closed form) ad graphic (e.g., diagram, posters, flow chart, Web page) ad aswer multiple-choice ad ope-respose questios (i.e., where studets write out their aswer) about the iformatio ad ideas i these texts. For a Level 1 readig result, studets typically show a very basic uderstadig of who ad what the readig is about. uderstad some importat ideas i their readig but may miss the mai idea. make weak, simple predictios about the people ad evets i the text, based o persoal experieces. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 1 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Talk with your child daily about what he or she is readig. Ask your child to predict what might happe ext. Talk about thigs he or she already kows about the topic. Liste to your child read aloud. Have your child retell the mai parts of the text. Ask your child to reread the parts he or she fids importat or iterestig. Additioal Iformatio Sample Readig Resposes at Level 1 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i readig at Level 1. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Readig Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i readig o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Meu 6 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

9 Juior Readig I Level 1 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 1 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. The resposes are based o prior kowledge, but idicate basic, literal comprehesio oly ad a icosistet grasp of the whole text ad the questios. Coectios to specific, appropriate text details would esure more accurate aswers. Diggig for Gold A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

10 Juior Readig I Level 1 The resposes idicate basic, literal comprehesio based i part o prior kowledge, but a iability to draw ifereces from specific text details. I the secod questio, the iferece may be accurate based o the studet s prior kowledge, but it does t take ito cosideratio the whole text or Jessica s reply that she wats to buy somethig. Diggig for Gold The resposes demostrate a literal uderstadig of specific details of the text rather tha the whole. The resposes suggest that the studet does t read for a mai idea or uderstad the purposes of texts. Caadia Pump Brigs Water to the World 8 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

11 Juior Readig I Level 1 The respose shows that the studet has attempted to aswer the questio ad has made a teuous lik to the text (sedig water to dry coutries) but has ot idetified the characteristics of the pump or how these characteristics are importat i the effort to meet the eeds of dry coutries. Caadia Pump Brigs Water to the World The respose suggests the studet is able to respod to a specific prompt ad locate iformatio. Caadia Pump Brigs Water to the World A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

12 Juior Readig I Level 1 The resposes repeat some iformatio from the questios ad attempt a aswer but do ot respod effectively to what the questios are askig. Fuy Moey 10 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

13 Juior Readig I Level 1 The resposes suggest a reliace o prior kowledge or referece to text details that are irrelevat to the cotext of the questios, or idicate a icosistet grasp of the text details. Fuy Moey Uderstadig Levels of Achievemet: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

14 Juior Readig LEVEL 2 Aswers idicate some uderstadig of the directly stated ideas i the text combied with persoal experiece Studets were asked to read four types of texts: arrative (e.g., imagiary or real stories, folk tale), iformatio (e.g., istructios, articles, reports), poem (free verse or closed form) ad graphic (e.g., diagram, posters, flow chart, Web page) ad aswer multiple-choice ad ope-respose questios (i.e., where studets write out their aswer) about the iformatio ad ideas i these texts. For a Level 2 readig result, studets typically use the iformatio i the questio to determie a appropriate aswer. paraphrase the importat ideas i what they read. make predictios ad draw simple coclusios about people ad evets based o persoal experieces ad their uderstadig of what they are readig. choose few or less-sigificat details from the readig selectio to support their aswer. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 2 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Talk with your child daily about what he or she is readig. Ask your child to explai ad tell the meaig of what he or she reads. Have your child provide reasos for a perso s thoughts, feeligs or actios. Liste to your child read aloud. Have your child summarize the mai idea ad supportig details after readig. Additioal Iformatio Sample Readig Resposes at Level 2 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i readig at Level 2. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Readig Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i readig o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Meu 12 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

15 Juior Readig I Level 2 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 2 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. The resposes demostrate a literal uderstadig that draws o some prior kowledge ad some simple ifereces from urelated details of the text, but they suggest a lack of uderstadig of the mai ideas. Diggig for Gold A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

16 Juior Readig I Level 2 The resposes are partially accurate based o prior kowledge ad details of the text but suggest oly a straightforward, literal uderstadig of the text. Although the flowers do look like white pompoms, the studet has missed the cotext of Jessica s actios. Diggig for Gold The resposes are accurate ad based o explicit details of the text. The selected aswers suggest a uderstadig of the importat ideas i the text. Caadia Pump Brigs Water to the World 14 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

17 Juior Readig I Level 2 The resposes are accurate ad based o explicit details from the text but miss key words i the questio. The first respose does t idetify characteristics of the pump or how these characteristics lik to the pump s importace. The secod respose describes what Caada does but ot the implied beefit of the project to Caada. Caadia Pump Brigs Water to the World A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

18 Juior Readig I Level 2 The respose idicates a simple iferece, because the reader seems to be aware of the play o words, but it does t lik back to the text. Fuy Moey The resposes are accurate based o explicit details of the text ad the visuals. Fuy Moey 16 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

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20 Juior Readig LEVEL 3 Aswers demostrate a uderstadig of the ideas directly stated ad implied by the text ad iclude relevat support from both the text ad prior kowledge ad persoal experiece Studets were asked to read four types of texts: arrative (e.g., imagiary or real stories, folk tale), iformatio (e.g., istructios, articles, reports), poem (free verse or closed form) ad graphic (e.g., diagram, posters, flow chart, Web page) ad aswer multiple-choice ad ope-respose questios (i.e., where studets write out their aswer) about the iformatio ad ideas i these texts. For a Level 3 readig result, studets typically clearly explai the meaig of what they read. give opiios about what they are readig ad provide reasos ad relevat details as support. compare the ideas ad evets i the readig to other experieces ad situatios. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 3 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Talk with your child daily about what he or she is readig. Talk about how the people ad situatios i it are similar to or differet from your ow experieces. Ask your child for his or her opiio about how situatios ad problems are resolved i differet texts. Liste to your child read aloud. Have your child explai how the author uses words ad images to make people ad evets believable ad ideas persuasive. Additioal Iformatio Sample Readig Resposes at Level 3 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i readig at Level 3. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Readig Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i readig o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Meu 18 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

21 Juior Readig I Level 3 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 3 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. The resposes idicate accurate ifereces ad coclusios based o a uderstadig of both explicit details ad implicit ideas i the text. The support the studet has offered does t elaborate o coectios betwee the ifereces ad the text. Diggig for Gold A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

22 Juior Readig I Level 3 The resposes are accurate ad based o prior kowledge ad a close readig of details i the text, suggestig a uderstadig of the importat ideas implied by it. Diggig for Gold The resposes demostrate a uderstadig of the whole text but miss some specific details. The studet may ot have revisited or reread the text whe choosig a aswer to the first questio. Paragraph 7 describes a solutio to the challeges rather tha the challeges themselves. Caadia Pump Brigs Water to the World 20 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

23 Juior Readig I Level 3 The resposes are accurate ad supported but are based o limited refereces to text details. The studet has expressed a persoal opiio, but the selected details are repetitive or are ot elaborated o. Although the first respose states that the pump is useful ad well used (implyig importace), it does t metio the characteristics that make it useful. The secod respose does t elaborate o how a better social ame is good for Caada ad is ot supported with relevat details. Caadia Pump Brigs Water to the World A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

24 Juior Readig I Level 3 The resposes idicate reasoable ifereces ad coclusios based o details of the text as well as prior kowledge ( sese ad cets ) to explai a lik betwee the features ad ease of use or to explai the play o words. Fuy Moey 22 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

25 Juior Readig I Level 3 The resposes suggest a uderstadig of the whole text. The studet has used prior kowledge ad text details ad visuals to make appropriate ifereces ad draw coclusios. Fuy Moey A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

26 Juior Readig LEVEL 4 Demostrates a deep uderstadig of texts by providig clear, complex aswers that iclude thoughtful, detailed support Studets were asked to read four types of texts: arrative (e.g., imagiary or real stories, folk tale), iformatio (e.g., istructios, articles, reports), poem (free verse or closed form) ad graphic (e.g., diagram, posters, flow chart, Web page) ad aswer multiple-choice ad ope-respose questios (i.e., where studets write out their aswer) about the iformatio ad ideas i these texts. For a Level 4 readig result, studets typically make accurate predictios, ifereces ad iterpretatios about the ideas, people ad evets i the readig materials. draw clear ad isightful coclusios about the situatios ad problems i what they read. support their opiios with relevat ad specific details from the readig materials. coect their iterpretatios to their backgroud kowledge ad persoal experieces. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 4 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Talk with your child daily about what he or she is readig. Ask your child what the author wats us to thik or believe. Talk about how the ideas i differet texts are similar or differet. Liste to your child read aloud. Have your child explai how he or she would resolve the problem or situatio i the text. Additioal Iformatio Sample Readig Resposes at Level 4 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i readig at Level 4. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Readig Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i readig o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Meu 24 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

27 Juior Readig I Level 4 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 4 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. The resposes idicate the studet has made accurate ifereces ad iterpretatios with multiple refereces to specific relevat details of the text. Diggig for Gold A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

28 Juior Readig I Level 4 The resposes suggest that the studet has used prior kowledge ad relevat details to make ifereces ad uderstad the whole text. Diggig for Gold The resposes idicate the studet has made accurate ifereces usig the whole text. The studet has used relevat iformatio from the text to draw coclusios about its mai idea ad purpose. Caadia Pump Brigs Water to the World 26 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

29 Juior Readig I Level 4 The resposes idicate the studet has made reasoable ifereces ad coclusios with clear coectios to specific ad relevat iformatio i the text, ad has used multiple details from the text as support. Caadia Pump Brigs Water to the World A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

30 Juior Readig I Level 4 The resposes take ito cosideratio all aspects of the questios ad provide detailed ad articulate aswers. The logical coclusios ad geeralizatios are well supported ad based o the whole text. Fuy Moey 28 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

31 Juior Readig I Level 4 The resposes are accurate ad are based o ifereces draw from text details ad prior kowledge. Fuy Moey A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

32 Readig Selectios Assessmet of Readig, Writig ad Mathematics, Juior Divisio, 2009 Diggig for Gold What are you doig? Jessica asked her older brother whe she saw him keelig i Gradma ad Gradpa s yard. I m diggig dadelios out of Gradpa s law, ad I m earig moey at the same time, replied Brado. Whe their gradfather had heard that Brado was savig moey to buy a official-type soccer ball to practise with at home, Gradpa had made him a offer. If Brado helped remove the weeds, Gradpa would pay him a dollar for every 25 dadelios he dug up. But they must have most of the root still attached. Ca you show me how to do that? asked Jessica. It s ot too hard, oce you kow how, said Brado. You shove the weed-diggig tool ito the grass beside the dadelio, ad the bed it so the root saps off below the groud. The the whole dadelio ca be pulled up, root ad all. He foud a big dadelio ad demostrated the weedig method for his sister. Gradpa says that you have to get the root, or else the dadelio will grow back, maybe double, Brado explaied. Gradpa also says that you have to get the dadelios before the yellow flowers tur ito those white pompoms or fluff-balls. Each oe of those has hudreds of seeds that ca blow back ito the law ad start more dadelios. By the ed of the day, Gradpa s law did t have a dadelio left i it. Gradpa ad Brado couted out the pulled dadelios with roots, ad Gradpa paid him $8.50. Cool! said Brado. Whe I add this to my ow moey, I ca buy a ew soccer ball ad have some left over. Two weeks later, Gradma was surprised to see Jessica dacig i the yard with a armful of white dadelio pompoms. She was blowig ad shakig them all over the grass. Where did you get those? Gradma asked. Ad why are you doig that? I picked them i the field dow the street, replied Jessica. Ad I ll probably wat to buy somethig ext summer! Well, Jessica, said Gradpa, you ll have to fid aother job, because you ll be pickig the dadelios that you re platig for free. Oh! said Jessica, as she bega to race aroud the yard tryig to collect all the seeds EQAO, A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

33 Readig Selectios Assessmet of Readig, Writig ad Mathematics, Juior Divisio, 2009 Caadia Pump Brigs Water to the World Millios of people i dry coutries aroud the world have fresh water because of two Caadia ivetors. The Caadia govermet wated someoe to ivet a had-operated water pump for use i arid lads. Professor Ala Plumtree ad Professor Alfred Rudi of the Uiversity of Waterloo bega to work o their desig i the late 1970s. Their challege was to make a pump that did t cost very much. It also had to be light ad easy to move, istall ad repair. The problem: Stadard water pumps used i villages i places such as Africa ad Malaysia were very heavy. They were made of iro or steel. The pumps were difficult to repair. Spare parts were expesive ad hard to fid. As a result, may old pumps broke dow. Sometimes they were ever repaired. The professors desiged a simple pump. It was able to draw the water from deep i the groud. It was made out of plastic so it could be glued together ad would t rust. We made the pump as simple as possible, so it would be easily uderstood ad easily repaired by ayoe, Professor Plumtree said. Some of the parts that eed replacig ca be made from plastic pipe, rope or carved from a piece of wood. This has allowed local people to look after their ow water supply. It is ow called the Uimade pump ad is beig used aroud the world. The pump supplies clea water to more tha oe millio people i about 15 coutries. I oe coutry, Malawi, part of the pump was made of white coloured plastic istead of the usual blue. It had to be chaged because the plastic was beig eate by hyeas who thought it was a large boe. Now, people are sayig, Thak you, Caada! whe they take a drik of pure, cold water , EQAO A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

34 Readig Selectios Assessmet of Readig, Writig ad Mathematics, Juior Divisio, 2009 Fuy Moey Kowig how to recogize couterfeit moey just makes cets! So i 2004, the Bak of Caada bega to prit bills with ew, easy-to-use security features. The Fie Prit I the tiy micropritig ext to the Parliamet Buildig pictures are the words THE CENTRE BLOCK OF PARLIAMENT L ÉDIFICE DU CENTRE DU PARLEMENT. With each lie, the pritig gets smaller ad smaller. Now You See It A watermark showig a ghostly image of the Quee appears whe you hold a bill up to the light. Cool Threads The security thread chages from gold to gree whe you tilt the bill. O the thread, you ca see 20 CAN. Nice Touch Itaglio or raised pritig is featured o the large umber i the right-had corer, o the coat of arms, ad o the words BANK OF CANADA BANQUE DU CANADA. O the Move A hologram i the tiy metallic strip seems to move ad chage colour. Numerals ad maple leaves seem to dace up the side of the bill. See the Light Whe you hold the bill up to the light, the lies o the frot ad back form a perfect 20. Adapted from Owl magazie, Fuy Moey, by Jaice Weaver, May 2005 Owl. Used with permissio of Bayard Presse Caada Ic. Photos Bak of Caada 32 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

35 Descriptios of Typical Studet Readig Performaces o EQAO s Juior-Divisio Assessmet at the Four Levels of Achievemet Juior Readig LEVEL DESCRIPTION READING LEVEL 4 Studet performace at this level surpasses the provicial stadard. Correspods to a A2 to A1 At Level 4, studets typically make accurate predictios, ifereces ad iterpretatios about the ideas, people ad evets i the readig materials. draw clear ad isightful coclusios about the situatios ad problems i what they read. support their opiios with relevat ad specific details from the readig materials. coect their iterpretatios to their backgroud kowledge ad persoal experieces. LEVEL 3 Studet performace at this level meets the provicial stadard. Correspods to a B2 to B1 At Level 3, studets typically clearly explai the meaig of what they read. give opiios about what they are readig ad provide reasos ad relevat details as support. compare the ideas ad evets i the readig to other experieces ad situatios. LEVEL 2 Studet performace at this level approaches the provicial stadard. Correspods to a C2 to C1 At Level 2, studets typically use the iformatio i the questio to determie a appropriate aswer. paraphrase the importat ideas i what they read. make predictios ad draw simple coclusios about people ad evets based o persoal experieces ad their uderstadig of what they are readig. choose few or less-sigificat details from the readig selectio to support their aswer. LEVEL 1 Studet performace at this level is much below the provicial stadard. Correspods to a D2 to D1 At Level 1, studets typically show a very basic uderstadig of who ad what the readig is about. uderstad some importat ideas i their readig but may miss the mai idea. make weak, simple predictios about the people ad evets i the text, based o persoal experieces. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

36 Juior Writig LEVEL 1 Briefly respods to the task with a few ideas that may or may ot be o topic or coected to the other aspects of the assiged task Studets were asked to write two short texts ad oe loger text ad aswer multiple-choice questios about developig a topic (orgaizatio ad cotet) ad about spellig, grammar ad puctuatio. For a Level 1 writig result, studets typically iclude a few simple ideas with miimal developmet. structure writig through simple sequecig or listig, but ideas may be repeated or cofusig. use some simple seteces that may iclude basic puctuatio. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 1 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Have your child read his or her writig aloud ad talk about what your child wats the reader to imagie. which details ad descriptios will make the mai ideas clearer. the best way to order the ideas. how to spell ew ad ufamiliar words. how differet types of puctuatio are used i seteces. Additioal Iformatio Sample Writig Resposes at Level 1 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i writig at Level 1. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Writig Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i writig o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Me 34 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

37 Juior Writig I Level 1 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 1 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. Although EQAO does ot score the cotet i the ideas box, the studet s prewritig ca provide isights ito his or her writig process. The resposes idicate difficulties i structurig seteces ad paragraphs coheretly. The studet has relied o persoal experiece ad has t used the cotext provided to select the best aswer. The respose idicates that the studet recogizes correct setece structure. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

38 Juior Writig I Level 1 The studet has respoded to the prompt without idicatig the topic or developig orgaized, coheret ideas ad details. The studet has ot icluded the additioal details recorded i the braistormig ideas box i the fial draft. 36 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

39 Juior Writig I Level 1 The respose begis o topic ( start recyclig ) but icludes irrelevat ideas ( be kid to aother ). The studet has ot developed the mai idea with details about why recyclig is importat. Problems with covetios do ot iterfere with the reader s uderstadig of the respose. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

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41 Juior Writig I Level 1 S (cotiued) The studet begis a story without addressig the assiged task. There is evidece of a few story elemets (e.g., opeig, sequecig) i what appears to be a persoal aecdote rather tha a story based o the cotext provided by the prompt. The respose idicates a limited sese of setece structure. Icosistet spellig ad puctuatio do ot iterfere with the reader s uderstadig of the respose. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

42 Juior Writig LEVEL 2 Respods to the task with a few ideas o the topic ad some orgaizatio of the respose Studets were asked to write two short texts ad oe loger text ad aswer multiple-choice questios about developig a topic (orgaizatio ad cotet) ad about spellig, grammar ad puctuatio For a Level 2 writig result, studets typically provide few details to support ad develop ideas. use simple logical structures (e.g., simple sequece, itroductio/coclusio) but may iclude details that are cofusig or soud like a simple list. use some commo trasitio words (e.g., first, ext, secodly) to lik ideas. make simple seteces with accurate puctuatio. spell familiar grade-level words correctly or phoetically. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 2 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Have your child read his or her writig aloud ad talk about how to group similar ideas ito a paragraph. which details make the ideas clearer ad which are cofusig or repetitive. words ad phrases that ca make the writig more iterestig ad easier to uderstad. how to check to make sure the writig makes sese. Additioal Iformatio Sample Writig Resposes at Level 2 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i writig at Level 2. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Writig Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i writig o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Me 40 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

43 Juior Writig I Level 2 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 2 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. Although EQAO does ot score the cotet i the ideas box, the studet s prewritig ca provide isights ito his or her writig process. S Although some resposes idicate that the studet is able to recogize ad costruct coheret seteces, other resposes suggest difficulty i structurig coheret seteces ad paragraphs to show relatioships. This is also evidet i his or her short- ad log-writig resposes. The third respose suggests a lack of uderstadig of the correct use of commas to support the meaig of a setece. The fourth respose suggests that the studet has used prior kowledge but has ot coected it to the mai idea of the paragraph to select a appropriate closig setece. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

44 Juior Writig I Level 2 The studet respods i part to the topic, listig multiple details about what studets, rather tha the pricipal, would be able to do. The developmet of ideas is limited. Problems with setece structure ad puctuatio do ot make the respose difficult to uderstad. 42 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

45 Juior Writig I Level 2 The respose idicates a attempt to cosider the cotext of the prompt ad icludes cotet related to the topic (what the studet would aouce) but does t use elemets of the form required by the task of persuadig a audiece, other tha listig prizes for recyclig. The respose icludes relevat details but does t develop the mai idea that recyclig is importat. Problems with capitalizatio ad puctuatio do ot iterfere with readig, ad familiar words are spelled correctly. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

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47 Juior Writig I Level 2 (cotiued) The respose is imagiative ad icludes vivid details suitable to the story form. The story is sequeced logically, with some coectig words; however, problems with setece structure ad puctuatio require the reader to decide where some seteces begi ad ed. The writig idicates a awareess of simple story elemets (opeig, sequece of evets) ad icludes relevat details. Although the story is related to the cotext of the task (Mrs. Adrews receives a shockig letter about Jake s ear death ad ever yells at him agai), it does t develop the mai idea that the life of the perso who receives the letter chages for the better. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

48 Juior Writig LEVEL 3 Respods to the task with clear ad focused ideas stated i a maer that is easy to read ad uderstad Studets were asked to write two short texts ad oe loger text ad aswer multiple-choice questios about developig a topic (orgaizatio ad cotet) ad about spellig, grammar ad puctuatio. For a Level 3 writig result, studets typically clearly express ideas with relevat supportig details, but some details may be vague or limited. orgaize ideas ito paragraphs. use dialogue, quotatios, word choice, etc., to help the flow of ideas. use covetioal spellig, puctuatio ad grammar. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 3 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Have your child read his or her writig aloud ad talk about the words ad phrases that are cofusig ad those that make the meaig clear. how to group ideas ito well-developed paragraphs that make the mai idea clear. which trasitio words help the reader follow the sequece of ideas. Additioal Iformatio Sample Writig Resposes at Level 3 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i writig at Level 3. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Writig Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i writig o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Me 46 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

49 Juior Writig I Level 3 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 3 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. Although EQAO does ot score the cotet i the ideas box, the studet s prewritig ca provide isights ito his or her writig process. The resposes demostrate a clear sese of how to lik ad orgaize ideas by structurig coheret, ad i some cases complex, seteces ad paragraphs. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

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51 Juior Writig I Level 3 (cotiued) The studet has respoded to the topic with multiple descriptive details. However, the focus is o beig amed pricipal for the day rather tha o what the studet would do as pricipal. The ideas are appropriate ad develop the story, revealig the studet s humorous viewpoit. The orgaizatio is logical, with itroductory ad cocludig seteces that provide uity. Problems with verb teses ad puctuatio do ot impede the reader s uderstadig of the story. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

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53 Juior Writig I Level 3 (cotiued) The studet has respoded usig appropriate formal covetios ad with vivid details that idicate a uderstadig of the purpose of the task ad egage the audiece. The orgaizatio of ideas is cofusig at times ad suggests that recyclig, rather tha a lack of recyclig, is the crisis causig plats, aimals ad other livig sources to die. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

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55 Juior Writig I Level 3 (cotiued) The respose portrays a imagiative sequece of evets. Relevat, colourful details support the story developmet but there are some gaps i the story lie (reaso the ma set the scholarship, the sequece of evets at the ed) that disrupt coherece. Ay errors or icosistecies with spellig, puctuatio ad setece structure do ot iterfere with the overall meaig or detract from the story. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

56 Juior Writig LEVEL 4 Thoughtfully respods to the task with a persoalized, uique ad well-orgaized writig style that captures the reader s iterest Studets were asked to write two short texts ad oe loger text ad aswer multiple-choice questios about developig a topic (orgaizatio ad cotet) ad about spellig, grammar ad puctuatio. For a Level 4 writig result, studets typically develop ideas with details that make the mai idea clear ad cosistet. select words ad phrases that make the meaig clear. orgaize ideas logically ito well-developed paragraphs with effective trasitio words. use a variety of orgaizatioal patters to structure their writig. combie seteces i differet ways usig a variety of coectig words. iclude relevat details, persoal thoughts ad effective word choices to make the writig iterestig ad egagig. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 4 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Have your child read his or her writig aloud ad talk about how to covice someoe to agree with his or her opiio. how to sequece the paragraphs to reiforce the mai idea or message. what your child wats someoe to kow ad thik after readig the piece. Additioal Iformatio Sample Writig Resposes at Level 4 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i writig at Level 4. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Writig Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i writig o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Me 54 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

57 Juior Writig I Level 4 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 4 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. Although EQAO does ot score the cotet i the ideas box, the studet s prewritig ca provide isights ito his or her writig process. The resposes idicate a uderstadig of setece structure ad the correct use of puctuatio. The respose idicates uderstadig of how to orgaize several ideas ito a complex setece. The mark by optio A suggests that the studet cosidered this respose but perhaps chaged his or her mid after a careful rereadig of the choices. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

58 Juior Writig I Level 4 The respose demostrates a clear uderstadig of the task. The ideas are well developed with multiple relevat details that are fully coected to the topic. The viewpoit preseted supports the pricipal-for-the-day cotext. Trasitio words support the orgaizatio of ideas ad help create a effective flow to the text. 56 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

59 Juior Writig I Level 4 The studet has respoded usig appropriate features of a aoucemet, icludig a iitial address ad a closig catchphrase. The laguage is persuasive, ad ideas ad details are chose to egage the audiece with the message. Mior problems with covetios do ot iterfere with the reader s uderstadig. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

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61 Juior Writig I Level 4 (cotiued) The opeig of this respose sets the stage for the reader with a vivid descriptio. The text flows well, with paragraph structure ad dialogue movig the story forward. Ideas are well supported with relevat, specific details. Vocabulary choices egage the reader. Covetios are geerally used correctly. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

62 Juior Writig Descriptios of Typical Studet Writig Performaces o EQAO s Juior-Divisio Assessmet at the Four Levels of Achievemet LEVEL DESCRIPTION WRITING LEVEL 4 Studet performace at this level surpasses the provicial stadard. Correspods to a A2 to A1 At Level 4, studets typically develop ideas with details that make their mai idea clear ad cosistet. select words ad phrases that make their meaig clear. orgaize ideas logically ito well-developed paragraphs with effective trasitio words. use a variety of orgaizatioal patters to structure their writig. combie seteces i differet ways usig a variety of coectig words. iclude relevat details, persoal thoughts ad effective word choices to make their writig iterestig ad egagig. LEVEL 3 Studet performace at this level meets the provicial stadard. Correspods to a B2 to B1 At Level 3, studets typically clearly express ideas with relevat supportig details, but some details may be vague or limited. orgaize ideas ito paragraphs. use dialogue, quotatios, word choice, etc., to help the flow of ideas. use covetioal spellig, puctuatio ad grammar. LEVEL 2 Studet performace at this level approaches the provicial stadard. Correspods to a C2 to C1 At Level 2, studets typically provide few details to support ad develop ideas. use simple logical structures (e.g., simple sequece, itroductio/coclusio) but may iclude details that are cofusig or soud like a simple list. use some commo trasitio words (e.g., first, ext, secodly) to lik ideas. make simple seteces with accurate puctuatio. spell familiar grade-level words correctly or phoetically. LEVEL 1 Studet performace at this level is much below the provicial stadard. Correspods to a D2 to D1 At Level 1, studets typically iclude a few simple ideas with miimal developmet. structure writig through simple sequecig or listig, but ideas may be repeated or cofusig. use some simple seteces that may or may ot iclude basic puctuatio. 60 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

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64 Juior Mathematics LEVEL 1 Whe all relevat iformatio is preset i the task, uses additio ad subtractio to solve familiar problems ad to commuicate the solutios Studets were asked to aswer multiple-choice ad ope-respose questios (i.e., where studets show their work ad how they solve problems) related to various strads of mathematics. For a Level 1 mathematics result, studets typically rely oly o additio ad subtractio ad familiar procedures whe aswerig questios. use simple oe-step rules ad strategies to solve most problems. create a solutio whe all of the iformatio ad steps are provided i the questio. use a limited mathematical vocabulary (termiology, symbols, visuals) to explai their work. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 1 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Have your child help you solve everyday umber problems. Play games that focus o usig computatioal skills (additio, subtractio, multiplicatio ad divisio) to solve problems. Ask your child to describe a problem ad explai how he or she ca reach a reasoable solutio. Have your child show his or her mathematical thikig i differet ways (e.g., words, diagrams, umber relatioships). Let your child kow that everyoe ca lear mathematics. Additioal Iformatio Sample Mathematics Resposes at Level 1 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i mathematics at Level 1. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Mathematics Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i mathematics o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Meu 62 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

65 Juior Mathematics I Level 1 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 1 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. Although EQAO does ot score the writte evidece of the studet s thikig about multiple-choice questios, it ca provide isights ito his or her mathematical thikig ad problem-solvig processes. The studet s uderstadig of familiar geometric relatioships (e.g., rotatio, reflectio) whe all of the iformatio is preseted is icosistet. I oe questio, the studet has idetified the appropriate image usig the reflectio ad rotatio described. I the other questio, the studet has selected the image that represets oe 90 rotatio couterclockwise rather tha the three rotatios required. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

66 Juior Mathematics I Level 1 The studet has attempted to follow a multi-step process to costruct a shape. His or her work shows a quadrilateral (i.e., a shape with four sides) rather tha a petago ad some of the required coditios (e.g., two obtuse agles, oe acute agle ad oe lie of symmetry). The studet has show o right agles ad o sides with a legth of three uits. It is uclear what coditios or mathematical laguage the studet has uderstood. 64 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

67 Juior Mathematics I Level 1 The studet has read the questio literally ad missed mathematical cues about relatioships ad the cotext of the problem. The studet has demostrated a uderstadig of the relatioships ivolved i icreases ad decreases but has idicated which colour is most likely to be chose. The studet s uderstadig of familiar measuremet relatioships whe all of the iformatio is preseted is icosistet. I oe questio, the studet has correctly idetified the expressio , which represets the area of the triagle mius the area of the parallelogram or ½(6 3 9) 2 (3 3 4). However, i the other questio, the studet has ot determied the area of the triagle, but has chose umbers ad correctly multiplied 5 x 13. The selected umbers suggest a attempt to apply to triagles cocepts relatig to the area of rectagles (e.g., multiply legth ad width). A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

68 Juior Mathematics I Level 1 For this questio, the studet has attempted a solutio, givig 12 as the umber of blocks i the ext stage, but has t cosidered all of the iformatio i the questio to solve the multi-step problem (e.g., maximum of 50 blocks for all stages). The studet has attempted to commuicate basic iformatio by addig a block oto each leg of the L but has ot idetified the patter correctly (e.g., add three blocks at each stage, two to the vertical ad oe to the horizotal). 66 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

69 Juior Mathematics I Level 1 The studet has applied simple oe-step procedures ad respoded to oe part of the problem (plottig). The studet has graphed (y, x), idicatig a lack of uderstadig of coordiates eve whe the axis labels are provided. The work shows a parallelogram, but it is ulabelled ad is ot rotated as required by the questio. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

70 Juior Mathematics I Level 1 The studet has idetified some familiar words i the questio ad attempted a aswer but has missed the relatioships amog the areas of the shapes. The studet has ot respoded to the part of the questio about the area of the give parallelogram (eight square uits). The respose o the grid shows a triagle with a area of six square uits ad a rectagle with a area of 24 square uits. The studet has give o evidece of reasoig, although there is evidece of a vague uderstadig that area is related to the umber of squares iside the shapes. 68 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

71 Juior Mathematics I Level 1 The solutio suggests that the studet has read the chart, but he or she has represeted it without attetio to covetios (e.g., graph scale, labels). The horizotal scale is accurate ad labelled (e.g., weeks), but the vertical scale is iverted ad is simply a trascriptio of the umbers preseted i the chart. As a result, the studet has graphed a straight lie by usig the 550, 325, 275, etc., as the vertical scale umbers ad has show icreasig sales rather tha decreasig, as preseted. The explaatio shows o use of mathematical vocabulary or uderstadig of the relatioship betwee the data ad this type of graph. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

72 Juior Mathematics LEVEL 2 Uses basic operatios (additio, subtractio, multiplicatio, divisio) ad memorized formulas to solve familiar problems ad to commuicate the solutios Studets were asked to aswer multiple-choice ad ope-respose questios (i.e., where studets show their work ad how they solve problems) related to various strads of mathematics. For a Level 2 mathematics result, studets typically use computatioal skills (additio, subtractio, multiplicatio, divisio) ad procedures accurately whe solvig familiar problems. use the iformatio i the questio to pla a solutio but may ot check it for reasoableess. show their mathematical thikig with a few words ad simple sketches. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 2 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Have your child help you solve everyday problems that require differet operatios ad formulas to solve them. Play games with several steps. Ask your child to describe a problem ad explai what additioal iformatio is eeded to reach a solutio. Have your child show you the steps he or she has used to solve differet problems. Let your child kow that everyoe ca lear mathematics. Additioal Iformatio Sample Mathematics Resposes at Level 2 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i mathematics at Level 2. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Mathematics Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i mathematics o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Meu 70 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

73 Juior Mathematics I Level 2 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 2 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. Although EQAO does ot score the writte evidece of the studet s thikig about multiple-choice questios, it ca provide isights ito his or her mathematical thikig ad problem-solvig processes. S I the first questio, the studet has tracked the repeatig patter of rotatig 908 clockwise correctly to idetify the 16th figure i the patter. For the secod questio, the studet has recogized familiar geometric forms, operatios ad relatioships ad applied simple, familiar formulas ad patters. The area of the triagle has bee calculated usig ½ base 3 height or ½(24 3 5) = 60 cm 2. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

74 Juior Mathematics I Level 2 The studet has made calculatios with basic operatios (i.e., additio ad subtractio) with some accuracy. This solutio shows calculatios for 16 sectios of fece at $6.00 a sectio. Note that he or she has chose additio rather tha a more efficiet computatio strategy, such as multiplicatio. Although the calculatios are correct, the studet has missed importat details i the problem. The cost is $6.00 per metre ad oe sectio is 2.4 m log. 72 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

75 Juior Mathematics I Level 2 S The resposes idicate that whe readig the questio, the studet has missed or misuderstood iformatio about cotexts ad relatioships. I this questio, the studet has missed the relatioship of part to whole. The respose ad the explaatio show that the studet has uderstood the partial relatioship (e.g., the umber of yellow marbles has icreased, ad so there are the largest umber of yellow marbles). For this questio, the studet has used some of the iformatio i the questio (e.g., there are 22 blocks to start with ad the umber of blocks icreases by three at each stage) ad attempts a solutio but is ot sure how to iterpret the fidigs. He or she does t have a clear uderstadig of the relatioship betwee the total umber of blocks available (50) ad the umber eeded to make stages 1 to 4 plus stage 5 ( blocks eeded) ad stage 6 ( blocks eeded). A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

76 Juior Mathematics I Level 2 S The respose idicates that whe readig the questio, the studet has missed or misuderstood iformatio about cotexts ad relatioships. The respose suggests that the studet has ot cosidered the cotext of the problem (calculatig the area of the spill) ad has just used the umbers provided to calculate the area of the rectagular piece of paper. The selected aswer is ureasoable ad idicates that the studet has missed the relatioship betwee the size of the spill ad the size of the paper. For this questio, the studet has applied simple, familiar formulas ad algorithms but has missed iformatio about relatioships i the questio. The respose shows the studet has correctly calculated but has ot goe back to the questio ad idetified the appropriate uit of measure (110 miutes vs. two hours). The studet has ot cosidered the cue approximately, which might have bee useful. 74 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

77 Juior Mathematics I Level 2 The parallelogram PQRS is plotted correctly, but rather tha rotatig the figure as required, the studet seems to have reflected it through a vertical lie at y 5 8. This idicates oly a partial uderstadig of the cocepts required to aswer the questio. This respose idicates that the studet uderstads the relatioship betwee triagles ad a parallelogram, ad ca select the correct aswer whe all of the iformatio is provided i the questio. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

78 Juior Mathematics I Level 2 The studet has applied some mathematical thikig to calculate the areas of three differet figures by usig the same relatioship (A 5 base 3 height). Although the area of the rectagle is cosistet with the determied area of the parallelogram, the iitial calculatio for the area of the parallelogram is icorrect (l 3 w 5 12 uits rather tha b 3 h 5 8 square uits). The studet has attempted to show the relatioships amog the figures by usig the umbers three ad four, but the coceptual uderstadig is missig. He or she has represeted the shape of a triagle but has ot used the grid to show 12 square uits accurately. 76 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

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80 Juior Mathematics LEVEL 3 Approaches problems logically, accurately performs computatios usig mathematical laguage ad techiques ad commuicates results appropriately Studets were asked to aswer multiple-choice ad ope-respose questios (i.e., where studets show their work ad how they solve problems) related to various strads of mathematics. For a Level 3 mathematics result, studets typically select ad correctly use operatios ad formulas to solve multi-step problems, ad clearly explai their results. recogize whe problems require more iformatio tha provided ad fill i gaps to arrive at solutios. check solutios for reasoableess. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 3 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Have your child help you solve everyday problems ad talk about how your child ca use what he or she is learig i mathematics. Play games that require a variety of reasoig skills (e.g., idetifyig relatioships amog umbers, groupig ad classifyig iformatio, estimatig, comparig aswers to questios). Have your child solve a problem i differet ways ad talk about the advatages ad disadvatages of each. Talk about the importace of mathematics i everyday activities. Additioal Iformatio Sample Mathematics Resposes at Level 3 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i mathematics at Level 3. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Mathematics Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i mathematics o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Meu 78 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

81 Juior Mathematics I Level 3 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 3 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. Although EQAO does ot score the writte evidece of the studet s thikig about multiple-choice questios, it ca provide isights ito his or her mathematical thikig ad problem-solvig processes. S This respose shows that the studet has cosidered the cotext of the problem ad was able to select appropriate procedures, formulas ad strategies to solve multistep problems. The respose shows careful calculatio of the umber of blocks eeded for Stage 5 ad subtractio from the cumulative total to determie that 15 blocks are left whe 16 are required for the ext stage. The studet has clearly cosidered the real-life cotext. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

82 Juior Mathematics I Level 3 S The studet has approached the problems logically, with mathematical reasoig ad perseverace. He or she has performed operatios ad calculatios accurately with occasioal errors oly. The studet has selected appropriate procedures, formulas ad strategies to solve multistep problems. The costructio shows the studet has attempted to show all criteria. The symmetry is flawed, however, because the base is three uits log, which requires that the vertex at the top of the petago be i the middle of a grid square. The precisio required by this graphig task is ot realized but a uderstadig of the geometric properties is evidet. This algebraic substitutio questio suggests that the studet has used logic ad perseverace to cosider all of the steps of the solutio ad apply the appropriate operatios correctly to determie a respose. The relatioships i this questio are complicated. Because the respose (8), which is correct, is a approximatio, it shows a deep uderstadig of percet ad umber relatioships. 80 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

83 Juior Mathematics I Level 3 S This respose shows that the studet has cosidered the cotext of the problem ad was able to select appropriate procedures, formulas ad strategies to solve multistep problems. The studet has uderstood most implied relatioships i the problem ad has usually selected ad applied appropriate operatios. The studet work shows a uderstadig that this is a multi-step problem. Although the studet has misuderstood the relatioships i the questio (16 sectios metres log 3 $6), which leads to a icorrect aswer (16 divided by 2.4) for the first step, the rest of the steps of the solutio are appropriately represeted. The studet may ot have checked the plausibility of his or her respose about $40 for the fece is ot reasoable. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

84 Juior Mathematics I Level 3 S This respose shows that the studet has cosidered the cotext of the problem ad was able to select appropriate procedures, formulas ad strategies to solve multistep problems. The graph idicates that the studet has read ad uderstood the iformatio i the table but has ot applied the iformatio accurately to costruct the graph. The title, labels ad coordiates are correctly represeted, but the horizotal scale is ot uiformly labelled, the iitial poit is iaccurately plotted (1.5, 550) ad the broke lies betwee poits are curved. There is evidece of a overall uderstadig of the costructio of a brokelie graph ad of the problem (decreasig sales). 82 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

85 Juior Mathematics I Level 3 S This respose idicates that the studet has uderstood most relatioships i the problem ad approached the solutio logically. The fractio represetatios the studet has draw show some uderstadig of the fractios 3 2 ad 1¾; however, the reasoig does t cofirm the represetatio ad aswer. The secod part of the questio suggests that the studet has t fully uderstood the relatioships amog 3 2, 1½ ad 1¾. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

86 Juior Mathematics I Level 3 S These resposes idicate that the studet has uderstood most relatioships preseted i the problems ad approached the solutios logically. The studet has plotted the coordiates of the origial parallelogram PQRS correctly ad uderstood the meaig of couter-clockwise. However, it is uclear how the studet has performed the rotatio (a slide ad a rotatio?). I the secod questio, the studet has selected a respose that suggests he or she has performed oe 90 clockwise rotatio rather tha a reflectio ad a rotatio. 84 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

87 Juior Mathematics I Level 3 S The studet has read the table ad chose the respose that idicates a clear uderstadig of the meaig of mea amout of raifall. The selected respose idicates a uderstadig of area, estimatig ad the more abstract relatioship betwee the spill ad the paper. A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

88 Juior Mathematics LEVEL 4 Uses sophisticated approaches to problems, geeratig comprehesive solutios, which are the commuicated i a precise, techical maer Studets were asked to aswer multiple-choice ad ope-respose questios (i.e., where studets show their work ad how they solve problems) related to various strads of mathematics. For a Level 4 mathematics result, studets typically recogize the relatioship betwee mathematical problems ad real-life situatios. use a variety of reasoig skills (e.g., idetifyig relatioships amog umbers, groupig ad classifyig iformatio, estimatig, comparig aswers to questios) to solve multi-step problems accurately. clearly show mathematical thikig ad processes through charts, graphs, geometric figures ad shapes, umber cocepts, formulas ad expressios. evaluate their aswers ad explai why their solutios are reasoable. Here are some suggestios, based o a Level 4 achievemet result, that you might fid helpful i supportig your child s learig at home. Have your child help you solve everyday problems that use operatios, shapes ad measuremet ad talk about your decisios while solvig them. Play games that require logic ad reasoig ad have your child explai the best way to play the game. Have your child show you how to use iformatio from differet sources (e.g., charts, graphs, geometric figures ad shapes, umber cocepts ad formulas) to solve problems. Talk about the importace of mathematics i everyday activities. Additioal Iformatio Sample Mathematics Resposes at Level 4 The sample resposes are from oe studet s body of work i mathematics at Level 4. Oe studet s work is used to provide a more comprehesive view of the characteristics of a overall performace o a EQAO assessmet. Descriptios of Typical Studet Mathematics Performaces This chart describes a typical studet performace i mathematics o EQAO s juior-divisio assessmet at the four levels of achievemet. Examples of EQAO Test Questios The studet assessmet booklets cotai actual questios from the assessmets. The scorig guides cotai examples of studet work correspodig to each score code. Tips ad Tools for Parets Additioal strategies ad iformatio for helpig your child with readig, writig ad mathematics Retur to Juior-Divisio Guide (Grade 6) Meu 86 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012

89 Juior Mathematics I Level 4 The sample resposes o the followig pages are selected from oe studet s body of work to illustrate some commo characteristics of work at Level 4 ad possible areas for growth that ca be observed amog several resposes. Although EQAO does ot score the writte evidece of the studet s thikig about multiple-choice questios, it ca provide isights ito his or her mathematical thikig ad problem-solvig processes. S I these questios, the studet has selected ad accurately applied operatios ad mathematical vocabulary. I the first questio, the studet s writte evidece shows careful calculatio ad the ability to thik through a multi-step problem to solve for each variable (a ad b) ad the calculate the product. The secod questio requires the studet to uderstad the relatioships amog umbers, uits ad operatios to calculate each perso s age i four years 16 ad 40 create a ratio (16:40) ad reduce it to lower terms (2:5). A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I

90 Juior Mathematics I Level 4 The studet has demostrated a itegrated ad flexible uderstadig of the key cocepts ad selected the correct aswer. The use of arrows suggests that the studet has decostructed the bars i the double-bar graph ad compared legths a more flexible solutio tha addig the sets of umbers ad comparig the totals. 88 A Paret s Guide to Uderstadig Your Child s Results: Usig EQAO Iformatio to Improve Studet Learig Juior Divisio I 2012