Results and EQAO Preparation

Congratulations to those students who completed last week's proportional reasoning blog math question on time.  Yesterday six students had to use their recess to complete the question since their homework was not done.  Ask your child if they did or not.

This question was a challenging one because it combined the knowledge of area, division, and percent into one along with proportional reasoning.  Please examine the solution shown here for a complete response.  Congratulations to Victoria, Helena, and Andrea who were the only students who provided the correct answer, with varying levels of success when it came to making their thinking visible.  These questions are great examples of how and why good math questions are levellable - there is either more than one way to reach a solution and/or there can be more than one answer depending on the question.  While doing basic computations are necessary to learning and perfecting skills, those in themselves are not levellable.

This was the final blog math question for this school year.  I hope you gained knowledge, experience, and confidence!

Yesterday we took a look at a previous EQAO test.  I wanted to show the students why we have done what we have done all year.  My tests have been crafted to look and sound like EQAO - I do not use the tests provided in teachers' manuals.  My method of evaluation also mirrors that of EQAO.  Therefore, you should be able to anticipate similar marks as you have been receiving in the classroom. Ask your child what they thought - hopefully this made them feel more confident about the process.  Feel free to use the link on our web site to check it out for yourself or to have your child practise some more!