For more information on any of the
following click the appropriate link below.
| Maryland State Assessment
(M.S.A.) Information | High School Assessment Information
(H.S.A.) |
| Maryland Functional Math Test
Information (M.F.M.T.) | State Testing Information
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| M.C.P.S. Testing
Information | Return to Math Main Page |
The Maryland School Assessment (MSA) replaces the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP). In response to requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal mandates, it provides national norm-referenced and Maryland criterion-referenced data. The norm-referenced items will provide national percentile ranks to describe how well a student performed in reading and mathematics compared to his/her peers nationally. The criterion-referenced items will provide proficiency scores (expressed as Basic, Proficient, or Advanced proficiency level) to describe how well a student has mastered the reading and mathematics content specified in the Maryland Content Standards. (Definition from the MCPS testing web page)
Determines if student has demonstrated mastery of the Maryland Content Standards. This state test will be administered to all students in H.S.A. courses. (In Math they are Algebra I and Geometry) It is currently required that all students TAKE the exam to graduate. Requirements on PASSING the exams will be decided during the summer of 2003.
These tests assess minimum competency skills in reading, math, and writing. Passing these tests is a requirement to receive a Maryland high school diploma. MCPS students take reading and math in Grade 7, and writing in Grade 8. Students have several yearly opportunities to pass these tests. Individual student scores are reported to parents on each test. (Definition from the MCPS testing web page)
The test is based on the following seven domains:
number concepts, whole number operations, mixed number/fraction operations,
decimal operations, measurement, using data, problem solving
Those seven domains are broken down into the 30 objectives listed below.
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Number Concepts |
Whole Number Operations |
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Write numbers in words and digits |
Add whole numbers |
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Rename fractions as percents |
Subtract whole numbers |
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Rename percents as decimals |
Multiply whole numbers |
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Order decimals |
Divide whole numbers |
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Mixed Number/Fraction Operations |
Decimal Operations |
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Add mixed numbers |
Add decimals |
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Subtract mixed numbers |
Subtract decimals |
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Multiply a whole number by a fraction |
Multiply decimals |
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Find a missing term and a proportion |
Divide decimals |
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Find a percent of a number |
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Measurement* |
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Read scales on measuring instruments |
Using Data |
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Find perimeter and area of simple polygons |
Use information from tables |
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Choose an appropriate unit of measure |
Use information from graphs |
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Find elapsed time |
Find the average of a set of numbers |
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*All units of measurement will be metric units |
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Problem Solving |
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Use a simple formula |
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Choose a reasonable answer for a mathematical problem |
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Solve money problems using addition and subtraction |
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Solve money problems using multiplication and division |
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Solve problems using percents |
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Make change |
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