44thth Grade WASL Grade WASL PracticePractice

Taken from 2001 - 2002 Released Taken from 2001 - 2002 Released ItemsItems

Use During 10 Min. MathUse During 10 Min. Math

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Directions for Directions for ImplementationImplementation

Display sample item slide. Allow Display sample item slide. Allow students 2-3 minutes to complete item.students 2-3 minutes to complete item.

Answer item correctly together (can Answer item correctly together (can use felt tip pen tool)use felt tip pen tool)

Display scoring guide for item.Display scoring guide for item. Students score themselves against the Students score themselves against the

WASL rubric.WASL rubric. Discuss rubric expectations vs. student Discuss rubric expectations vs. student

workwork

Sample Item 1Sample Item 1About 100 children at summer camp were asked to choose their favorite activity. The graph below shows the results of the survey.

List three things the graph tells you about their favorite activities.

Scoring Guide – Item 1Scoring Guide – Item 1

A 2-point response correctly concludes 3 things from the pie graph. OR lists 3 conclusions but one is vague or flawed. The response may include any of these statements (accept other reasonable interpretations from the graph):

Campers liked swimming the best.They liked canoeing and crafts equally.About 25 campers chose hiking as their favorite activity.Archery was the least favorite camping activity.

For example:About 25 people liked hiking best. More people like hiking than crafts. Thefavorite activity was swimming.

NOTE: The following terms or phrases are acceptable: Swimming the most.When describing the numerical proportions of the graph, the followingranges are acceptable:

Swimming 1/3 or 30-35%,Hiking 1/4 or 25%,Archery 1/10, 10%, or 8-12%,Crafts 15 or 13-17%,Canoeing 15 or 13-17%.

NOTE: If the response provides more than three conclusions all must be correctin order to earn full credit.

Scoring Guide – Item 1 cont.Scoring Guide – Item 1 cont.A 1-point response does one of the following:

• Provides 1 or 2 correct conclusions with 1 or 2 incorrect conclusions, from the pie graph

Or• Provides 1 correct conclusion with 2 vague conclusions, from the pie graph

Or• Provides 1 correct conclusion with 1 vague and 1 incorrect conclusion

Or• Provides 3 partially correct but vague conclusions, from the pie graph

NOTE: The following terms or phrases are considered flawed or vague: The most, not very much, some, not a lot, not that many, few, less kids.

A 0-point response shows little or no mathematical understanding of the concept by doing one of the following:

• Provides 2 vague conclusions with 1 incorrect or missing conclusion.Or

• Provides 1 vague conclusion with 2 incorrect or missing conclusions.NOTE: The following terms or phrases are considered incorrect: Mostly, most people liked swimming. Opinions concerning the activities are also not acceptable, (e.g. Swimming is the most fun of all the activities).

Sample Item 2Sample Item 2An arrow on a game spinner was spun 40 times. The table belowshows the results:

Which game spinner would likely give these results?

Scoring Guide – Item 2Scoring Guide – Item 2