Grade7MathRubricIntegers

AssessmentCategory Level1 Level2 Level3 Level4

KnowledgeandUnderstanding
Thestudent
identifiesandcompareintegersfoundinreallifecontexts
(e.g.temperatures)

representsandordersintegers
Limited Some Considerable Thorough
Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge
addsandsubtractsintegersanddevelopsgeneralizations

Thinking
Thestudent
demonstratesmathematicalthinkingthroughreflectingon
andmonitoringthinkingtohelpclarifyunderstandingwhile
investigatingandsolvingproblems(e.g.,byproposing
Limited Some Considerable HighDegreeof
alternativeapproaches,byjudgingthereasonablenessof
Effectiveness Effectiveness Effectiveness Effectiveness
results,byverifyingsolutions,byaskingquestions,justifying
answers)
deconstructsproblemstodeterminenecessaryinformation
(e.g.highlightingkeyinformation,rereading)
usesproblemsolvingskills(e,g.develop,select,applyand
comparestrategies),toolsandmanipulatives(e.g.twocolour
counters,virtualmanipulatives,numberlines)
Communication
Thestudent
explainsmathematicalthinkingorally,visuallyandin
writing(e.g.journals,openendedquestions,whatI
notice/wonder)
Limited Some Considerable HighDegreeof
communicatesusingavariety Effectiveness Effectiveness Effectiveness Effectiveness
ofmodes(shortanswers,explanations,diagrams,
numerically)
usesappropriatevocabularyandterminology(e.g.integers,
negative,positive,neutralnumber,generalizations)
Application
Thestudent
solvesmultistepproblemsarisingfromreallifecontexts,
involvingfractions Limited Some Considerable HighDegree
Effectiveness Effectiveness Effectiveness Of
makesconnectionsamongconcepts(financialliteracy)
Effectiveness