Mathematics Assessment Interview Record Sheet

ENRP Numeracy Interview November 2001/2006 + CEO Ballarat Extension Interview 2003 + Number Domain Refinement 2011

COUNTING DETOUR (ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR PREP)

I Simpler counting tasks/more or less/conservation

a. Sort by one attribute (colour)

b. Count a collection of 4

c .Identify one group out of two as more

d. Make a set, cardinal number 5

e .Conserve number
_________________

Section B PLACE VALUE Growth Point ____

8.Reading numerals 1- 4 digit numbers
a. All
1st difficulty ________
b. Cards problem cards _________________
c. 7 teddies
9.Calculator 1- 4+ digit numbers
a. Writing Numerals
All
1st difficulty ____________
b. Reading Numerals
1st difficulty _________________________
10.Ordering tasks 1- 4 digit numbers
1-digit 2-digit 3-digit 4-digit
Interpreting 2-digit numbers:
11. Bundling (circle strategy used)
a. Correct bundling
3 tens and 6 ones thats 36
10, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
1, 2, 3 tens and 1-6 ones, thats 10, 20, 30, 31-36
counts by ones

other________________________
b. How many now? _____
26, thats one less ten OR thats 2 tens and 6 ones
10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
1, 2 tens and 1-6 ones, thats 10, 20, 21-26
counts by ones

other ______________________
12. 2-digit number line: Answer ______ (45-55)
Explanation ________________________

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GPs 1 2 3& 4

II Location/pattern/ordinal number
a. Follow directional language instruction
beside
behind
in front of
b. Name colour pattern
c. Match pattern

d. Continue pattern

e. Explain pattern
___________________
f. Ordinal number
3rd 5th ______________
III Subitising/matching numerals to quantities/
ordering/one-to-one correspondence/part-part-whole
a. Recognise quantities without counting (subitising)
2 _____4 _____0 _____
5 _____ 3 ____ 9 _____
b. Match numerals to quantities
2 _____ 4 _____ 0 ____
5 _____ 3 _____ 9 _____
c. Order numeral cards 1 9 ______________
d. Order numeral cards 0 9 ______________
e. Show 6 fingers ________________________
another way? ________________________
another way? ________________________
f. Identify after numbers
after 4 ____after 10 _____after 15 _____
g. Identify before numbers
before 3 ___before 12 ___before 20 ____
h. One to one correspondence of straws and cups
i. Order smallest to largest candles (with 3)

j. Order smallest to largest candles (with 4)

GP 7

GP 6

GP 5

G P 4 (with bold strategies)

GP 3

GP 1 or GP 2

Section A COUNTING Growth Point ____

1. Teddy task
a. Estimate _______ b. Actual _______
c. How many teddies? _____ Correct count
Error sequence (if any) ____________________
d. How many now? _____ (one less / recounts)
2.Forwards/backwards/breaking sequence
a. 1
32 ________________(error sequence)
b. 53
62 _______________(error sequence)
c. 84
113_______________(error sequence)
d. 24
10 ________________(error sequence)
e. 10
1 ________________(error sequence)
3. More and Less
a. One more than 56 _____
b. One less than 56 _____
4. Counting from 0 by 10s, 5s, 2s.
a.10s ____________________________(0-110)
b. 5s ____________________________ (0-45)
c. 2s ____________________________ (0-30)
d. 5 more than 35 _____
Known fact / 5more
Count on by ones
Skip count from 0
e. 10 less than 70 _____
Known fact / 10 less
Count back by ones
Skip count up to
5. Counting from x by 10s, 5s
a. 23-103 (10s) __________________________
b. 24-54 (5s) ____________________________
6. Counting from x by y
a. 11-35 (3s) _____________________________
b. 20-55 (7s) ____________________________
7. Counting money
a,b. Stated total ($2.85)$_______
Method_______________________________
c. Money needed for $5 ($2.15)____________
7.1 Reading and counting fractions
a. _________________________
b. Counting by from to 7/3 or 2______
c. (2) _______
7.2 Reading and counting decimal fractions
a. Three tenths / 0.3_____________________
b. Three tenths______________________
c. Answer_____ (0.3 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, 1.5)
d. Circle answer (15/10, 1.5, 1) Other__________

Comment on relevant factors (language difficulties, integration/special needs

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Growth Point

Student Name:______________________________
Grade: ____ School: _____________City: _______
Date: _______ Interviewer: ______________

17.1 Writing numerals

a. Millions________________
(1,000,024)
b. Fractions_______________
( 2/5)
c. Decimal fractions_________
(.28, 0.28)
17.2 Ordering decimal fractions
a. Answer_______ (0.3) Explanation _______
b. Answer_______ (0.2810.289, 0.29, 0.2910.299)
17.3 Ordering and interpreting fractions
a. Answer_______ (two/thirds)
Explanation_____________________
b. Correct drawing
Part of a shape (continuous)
Part of a group (discrete objects)
Number Line
Ratio
Division
Other

Explanation _____________________

GP 1

GP 1 or GP 2

Section C ADDITION & SUBTRACTION G.P.__

18.Counting on
a, b, c. Answer ________ (circle strategy used)
Count on (either 9,10,11,12,13 or 4,5,6,7,8,9,
10,11,12,13)
Basic/Derived Strategy or Known fact
Count all (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13)
Other __________________________________
d. Answer ________
Count all (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13)
Other __________________________________

G ro wt h Po int 3 ( BOLD strategy in Q20 at least)

9 things , leaving 3)

Other __________________________________
21.Basic strategies (circle strategy used)
a. 4 +4 _______
Doubles or known fact
Count on (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Other ____________________________________
b. 2 +19 ______
Commutativity and count on (19, 20, 21)
Known fact
Count on from 2 (2, 3, 4,,21)
Other _____________________________________
c. 4 +6 ________
Tens fact or known fact
Count on (6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Other _____________________________________
d. 27 + 10________
Add 10 (27, 37)
Build to next 10 (to 30 then 7 more)
Count on by 1s (27, 28, 29, 30,37)
Other______________________________________
e. 10 7 ________
Known fact or fact family (eg.,7 +3 =10)
Count down to (10, 9, 8, 7 or 9, 8, 7)
Count up from (7, 8, 9, 10 or 8, 9, 10)
Count back (10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3)with or without
fingers to keep track only .
Modelling all with fingers (shows10 fingers, take
away 7)

G ro wt h Po int 4 (All correct & at least 3 BOLD strategies)

Growth Point 5

Extending and Applying Place Value Knowledge:

16. Capital cities
a. Reading Darwin s population (86 576)
b. Reading Canberra s population (308 086)
c. Reading Adelaide s population (1 088 349)
d. Correct nomination of 3rd largest (Brisbane)
e. Explanation using place value ______________
17. Number lines
a. Estimate on 0 100 line (55 75) ___________
b. Estimate on 0 2000 line (400 600) ________
c. Estimate on 39 172 line (65 95) __________
d. Estimate on 0 1,000,000 line
(700,000 800,000) ___________________

19. Count back/ modelling all (8 3 )

a. Answer _______ (circle strategy used)
Basic/Derived Strategy(eg., known fact 5+3=8)
Count back all, in head (7, 6, 5 or 8, 7, 6, 5)
Count back all, with fingers used to keep track
only (7, 6, 5 or 8, 7, 6, 5)
Modelling all (shows 8 fingers, then takes away 3)
Other _________________________________
b. Answer _______
Modelling all (shows 8 fingers, then takes away 3)
Other _________________________________
20. Count down to/count up from (12 9)
Answer ________ (circle strategy used)
Basic/Derived Strategy(eg., known fact 9 + 3 =12)
Count down to (12, 11, 10 , 9)
Count up from (9, 10, 11, 12)
Fingers used during count down to or
count up from to keep track only
Count back all (12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3)
Modelling all (shows 12 things , then takes away

22.Derived strategies (circle strategy used)

a. 12 6 ________
Using doubles or known facts
Count back(12, 11,6)
Other.
b 7 + 8 ________
Near doubles or known fact
Count on (7, 8, 9,, 15 or 8, 9, 10,,15)
Other __________________________________

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GP 5 - PTO

G P 3 (+ Q8-Q10)
G P 4 (+Q8-10)

Interpreting 4-digit numbers:

14. Ten more
10 more than 2791 ________ (2801)
15. One hundred less
100 less than 3027 ________ (2927)

Growth Point 6

Interpreting 3-digit numbers:

13a. 3-digit number line: Answer______(130-170)
Explanation _________________________
13b. Some More
10 more than 592 ___________ (602)
13c. Some less
10 less than 408 ____________ (398)

24.How many digits? (circle strategy used)

a. 134 + 689 (less than 1000)
b. Explanation
Focus on 100s digit
Other ______________________________
c. 1246 358 (less than 1000)
d. Explanation
Focus on 100s digit
Other ______________________________
25.Estimating and calculating addition
a, b. Estimate ______ (within range 800 1000)
c. Mental answer:____ Written answer:_____
26.Estimating and calculating subtraction
a, b. Estimate _______ (within range 200 300)

Growth Point 7

c. Mental answer:____ Written answer:_____

Extending & Applying Strategies - Fractions:
26.1 Adding decimal fractions
Answer ____________ (0.58)
Method ________________________________
26.2 Adding fractions
Circle 1/3 2/5 3/2 2/3 1/2 4/6
Explanation _______________________
26.3 Estimating with fractions
Answer ____________ (more 7/6 or 1 & 1/6)
Explanation _______________________
26.4 Subtracting fractions
Answer ____________ (2/6 or1/3)
Explanation _______________________

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GP2
GP 1 or
Growth Point 3

e. 36 + 9 ________
Add 10 take 1 (36,46,45)
Build to next ten (to 40 then 5 more)
Known fact
Count on
Other __________________________________
Extending & Applying Strategies:
23.Multi-digit strategies
a. 68 + 32 ______________________________
b. 25 + 99 ______________________________
c. 100 68 ____________ _________________
d. Half of 30 __________ _________________
e. Double 26 ____________________________

Growth Point 4

d. 16 + 5 ________
Build to next ten (to 20 then 1 more)
Known fact
Add units, then plus 10 (11,21)
Other __________________________________

Section D MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION

Growth Point ______
Modelling Multiplication & Division:
27.Teddy cars (circle strategy used)
a, b. Answer_______ c. Answer_______
Skip count
Skip count
Known fact _______ Known fact _______
Count all by 1s
Count all by 1s
Other____________ Other____________
28.Sharing teddies (circle strategy used)
a. ________ b._________
Uses groups Trial & error (using groups)
Share by 1s Other ____________________
Partial Modelling Multiplication & Division:
29. Unifix train (circle strategy used)
a, b. Answer_______ c. Answer_______
Skip count
Skip count
Known fact _______ Known fact _______
Count all by 1s
Count all by 1s
Other____________ Other____________
30.Tennis balls (circle strategy used)
a, b. Answer ______ c. Answer_______
Skip count
Skip count
Known fact _______ Known fact _______
Count all by 1s
Count all by 1s
Other
Other
31.Dots array (circle strategy used)
a, b. Answer_______ c. Answer_______
Skip count
Skip count
Known fact _______ Known fact _______
Count all by 1s
Count all by 1s
Other __________
Other _____________
Abstracting Multiplication & Division:
32a. Biscuits on a tray (circle strategy used)
Answer __________
Repeated addition Skip count Known fact
Count all by 1s
Other _______________
32b. Number of legs (circle strategy used)
a. Answer ________ b. Answer_______
Skip count
Skip count
Known fact ______ Known fact ______
Count all by 1s
Count all by 1s
Other _____________ Other _____________
32c. At the movies (circle strategy used)
Answer _________
Uses groups Known fact Share by 1s
Other _________________________________
Multiplication Strategies:
33a. Interpreting multiplication
Read __________________ (e.g., 5 times 3)
Correct drawing
Array
Number line
Groups
Other
Explanation________________________
33b. Multiplication Problems
a.3 x 10 ____ c.10 x 7 ____ e. 4 x 30 ___
b.2 x 7 _____ d. 3 x 50 ___ f. 5 x 7 ___

G P 5 - PTO

G P 5 (All 22 correct and at least 3 BOLD strategies)

Growth Point 6

c. 19 15 ________
Fact family or known fact
Count down to (19, 18, 17, 16, 15)
Count up from (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
Count back all (19, 18, 17,,6, 5, 4)
Other __________________________________

Growth Point 5
Growth Point 6
Growth Point 7
Growth Point 8

33c. Cost of stickers (circle strategy used)

a.b. Answer _______ ($3)
Known fact_____
Used distributive property________________
Skip count
Other _______________________________
c. Stickers in 6 packets? Answer ________ (48)
Known fact _____
Used distributive property_______________
Skip count
Other _______________________________
Division Strategies:
34a. Interpreting division
Read__________________ (e.g., 12 divided by 4)
Correct drawing
Draws 4 groups of 3
Draws 3 groups of 4
Explanation ________________________
34b. Division problems
a.16 2 ____ c. 80 4 ____ e.35 5 ____
b.60 10 ____ d. 24 3 ____ f.35 7 ____
34c. Washing windows (circle strategy used)
a. Mental answer ____
Known fact (6 minutes)
Chunking distributive property ____________
Skip count
Other strategy___________________________
b. Written answer ___
Strategy__________________________________
Extending & Applying Multiplication & Division:
35a. Off to the circus (5 buses)
Answer _______ Explanation ______________
35b. Stamp collection (circle strategy used)
a. Mental answer______ (90 stamps)
Chunking distributive property_____________
Doubling/ halving ________________________
Skip counting (by 5s, by 18s)
Vertical method (visualised mentally)
Other strategy____________________________
b. Written answer_____
Strategy__________________________________
35c. Trees in an orchard (circle strategy used)
a. Mental answer______(7 rows)
Chunking distributive property_____________
Double/double; Halve/halve________________
Skip counting (by14)
Other strategy____________________________
b. Written answer______
Strategy_________________________________
36a. Sharing Pizza (3/4)
a. Mental answer____b. Written answer____
Explanation____________________________
36b. Relay (6km)
a. Mental answer____b. Written answer____
Explanation ________________________
37. Half as Many
a. (half as many) boys (6) ____ girls (3) _____
b. (twice as many) boys (6) ____ girls (3) ____
Mental answer Written answer

SECTION E - TIME MEASUREMENT GP___

38. My clock
Awareness: (at least) 1 feature (at least) 1 purpose:
39. Telling the time
a.2:00 _______b.9:30 _______c.2:20 _______
40. The days and the months (circle those known)
a. All days
Known days: S M T W T F S
b. All months Known months:
J F M A M J J A S O N D
d. Day before Friday
e. Month before April
41. Calendar
a. 18th of June

b. Day of week

c. Last day of June

d. Month after June
e. Day of July 1

42.Duration tasks
a. 13 minutes after 12:51
b. 13:04 changed to 1:04
43. TV guide
Movie length _______________________________
44. Linking digital and analogue
a. 8 to 5: Analogue Digital

SECTION F - LENGTH MEASUREMENT

45. String and stick comparison
a. Prediction __________
b. Accurate comparison
c. Answer ____________
Some awareness of the concept of length
(as indicated by responses to whole question)

46. The straw and the paper clips

a. Correct use of non-standard units __________
b. Answer (including units) ______________
47. Using the ruler
a. Correct use of ruler
b. Correct answer including units ______________
48. Tearing the streamer
a. Students torn piece (range 75 cm to 125 cm)
b. Students stated measure of 93 cm piece _______
c. Stated difference _______

SECTION G - MASS MEASUREMENT

Questions 49 to 53
See separate sheet
SECTION H - PROPERTIES OF SPACE

Questions 54 and 55
See separate sheet
SECTION I - VISUALISATION

Questions 56 to 61
See separate sheet

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