NewYorkStateMathCurricula

From the NY Math Forum:

Sample Tests Grades 3-8 New York State (pdf file) has sample questions for the proposed new NYS curricula in math and ELA.

At a recent math forum in District 2, I complained that the NYS 8th grade Math assessment contains only one problem (about 2% of test) involving algebraic operations on fractions.

I am displeased to report that the current set of new sample grades 3-8 math questions contains only one problem involving algebraic operations on fractions.

To be fair, the sample gives only a few questions per grade. But I think it's reasonable to sound the alarm to state math people, whoever they may be.

For anyone new to Kitchen Table Math, fractions are the bottleneck in elementary mathematics, and are the downfall of many a high school and college student trying to pass algebra.


See also:
DontRelyOnStateTests
PenfieldParents
CompareAndContrastPart3
FriendlyFractions
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ADifficultChildPart2
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AssessYourChildForFreePart2
BonusOnlineAssessmentQuestions

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