Scores for six students on the first math benchmark test

Sixth grader Melissa answered 10 of the 23 math questions correctly.  She knew several answers that no other sixth graders knew, probably the result of her fifth grade in a public school where they used the Everyday Math textbooks upon which these tests are based.

Jonas answered 7 of 23, less than 1/3 of the questions correctly, despite the air of confidence he seemed to display throughout the math testing period.  There were noticeable errors on math that had been directly addressed in last year’s instruction followed by apparent confidence in practice.  Example:  he whizzed through… Continue reading →