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MCAS Results “The state’s academic standards provide clear expectations for every school and student in Massachusetts. And the MCAS test reports provide useful data about each student’s progress toward achieving those standards. " With a strong home-school partnership we can continue to support student learning and achievement together. The following lists include some published material that addresses student proficiency on the MCAS. The MCAS Math tests measures student achievement in a variety of ways. In addition to measuring a student’s ability to compute (add, subtract, multiply, and divide), students are asked to ready word problem laden with vocabulary, and analyze data. The following suggestions and resources below seek to support the home-school connection further.
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Ways to Work Together With Your Child What do I know? What are they asking me? What do I need to figure out? Read the problem two times. Read it through completely the first time. The second time you read it, dissect the problem as you read. Circle the verbs that tell you what to do? Underline the key vocabulary words. Number the steps in the directions. Mark up the paper! If necessary, reword the directions yourself or take notes. Solve the problem. Check each completed step in the directions. Did you use clear, concise vocabulary in the answer? Did you answer the question so completely that someone could understand what you were saying without reading the original question? Did you restate the question in your topic sentence? Reread your answer aloud to yourself in a quiet voice, to
be sure your answers are Students often have difficulty with problems that require
two steps to get the solution, or those problems that give students information in inches
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| Published Resources MCAS Mathematics Coach, Grade 4 and Grade 6. Educational Design.
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