Paths to Mastery
STEM 8 Learning Portfolios
- Rubric focus;
Draft - December 2016
General Descriptions of Levels
| Beginning | Progressing | Proficient | Mastered |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Discovery phase | In the Exploration phase | In the Synthesis phase | In the Innovation phase. |
| Understands what is expected / needs to be learned concerning concept or skill. | No major errors regarding simpler details of concept or skill. | Consistently demonstrates core elements of skill or concept. | Consistently demonstrates in-depth inferences and application of skill or concept. |
| Narrow, single focus on minimal concepts | Can articulate minimal overt relationship between concepts | Develops universal concepts, generalizations, and essential questions | Consistently deals with complex levels of generalizations and essential questions |
| Output focused at Bloom’s levels 1–2 (remember and understand). | Output focused at Bloom’s levels 2 – 3 (understand and apply). | Output contains Bloom’s levels 4 – 5 (prediction, analysis and/or evaluation). | Output contains Bloom’s levels 6 (creation). |
| Uninitiated. | Apprentice. | Journeyman. | Master. |
| Satisfactory Performance [1] | Good Performance [1] | Very Good Performance [1] | Outstanding Performance [1] |
[1] http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/classroom_assessment/09_report_student_prog.pdf, pg 14.
Types of Evidence (Math)
Projects
- Practical applications
Junior STEM Pre-Algebra Core Math Knowledge
- Booklets
Khan Academy - Pre-algebra Mission – Progress
- STEM – Khan Academy
- Beginning – Practicing
- Progressing – Level I
- Proficient – Level II
- Mastered – Mastery
Gauss Mathematics Contest - score 130+; see below for details
Format
- 25 multiple-choice questions
- 60 minutes
- 150 total marks
- most calculators permitted
Mathematical Content
- Questions are based on curriculum common to all Canadian provinces.