School City of Hobart Mathematics The ISTEP+ assessment measures the academic performance of students in Mathematics. IN: Grade 4 The Indiana Academic Standards for Mathematics include standards for students in fourth grade. |
Algebraic Concepts |
The Algebraic Concepts Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on algebraic equations and operations. Students explore the symbolic nature of algebraic concepts by identifying and extending patterns in algebra, by following algebraic procedures, and by proving theorems with properties. |
Expressions: Write/Simplify
The learner will be able to apply and interpret variables, math symbols, and properties in the writing and simplification of expressions and sentences.
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Formulas: Apply/Interpret
The learner will be able to apply and interpret formulas to determine answers to questions concerning quantities and their relationships.
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Algorithms: Comprehend/Add/Subtraction
The learner will be able to comprehend and apply standard algorithms for addition and subtraction.
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Symbols: Apply/Expression/Equations
The learner will be able to apply letters, boxes, or other symbols to illustrate any number in simple expressions, equations, or inequalities.
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Number Sentences: Associate/Problems
The learner will be able to associate problem scenarios with number sentences involving multiplication and division.
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Facts: Multiplication/Division
The learner will be able to illustrate a proficiency with the multiplication facts for numbers between 1 and 10 and of the corresponding division facts.
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Order of Operations: Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend that in expressions without parentheses multiplication and division are done before addition and subtraction.
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Linear Equations: Understand
The learner will be able to comprehend that an equation such as x = 5y + 3 is a rule for determining a second number when the first number is given.
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Algorithms: Multiply/100 by 10
The learner will be able to apply standard algorithms for the multiplication of numbers up to 100 by numbers up to 10 using the appropriate properties of the numbers system.
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Algorithms: Divide/100 by 10
The learner will be able to apply standard algorithms for the division of numbers up to 100 by numbers up to 10 without remainders using the appropriate properties of the numbers system.
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Computation: Understand/Methods
The learner will be able to understand methods for estimating solutions to any whole-number computation.
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Computation: Precision
The learner will be able to perform precise computations.
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Computation: Apply/Methods
The learner will be able to apply methods for estimating solutions to any whole-number computation.
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Basic Operations: Understand/Relation
The learner will be able to understand the relationships between the basic operations.
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Decimals |
The Decimals Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on number sense and operations with decimals. Students compare and compute decimals, study money, estimate decimals, problem solve using decimals, and reason using decimals. |
Addition/Subtraction Decimals: Objects
The learner will be able to perform the addition and subtraction of decimals to the hundredths using objects or pictures.
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Add/Subtract Decimals: Algorithm
The learner will be able to apply a standard algorithm in order to add and subtract decimals to the hundredths.
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Fractions |
The Fractions Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on number sense and operations with fractions. Students compare and order fractions, study fraction parts, estimate with fractions, reason using fractions, and problem solve using fractions. |
Addition/Subtraction Fractions: Objects
The learner will be able to perform the addition and subtraction of basic fractions with unlike denominators using objects or pictures.
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Add/Subtract Fractions: Decimals
The learner will be able to extend the application and comprehension of whole numbers to the addition and subtraction of basic fractions and decimals.
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Fractions: Rename/Whole Numbers
The learner will be able to rename whole numbers as fractions.
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Fractions: Rewrite/Whole Numbers
The learner will be able to rewrite whole numbers as fractions.
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Geometry |
The Geometry Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on exploring geometric concepts from multiple perspectives. Students study properties and construction of figures, proofs and theorems, history of geometry, transformations, logic, and problem solving. |
Figures: Construct/Cube/Prism
The learner will be able to construct cubes and prisms and explain their characteristics.
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Acute/Right/Obtuse Angles: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize, explain, and draw rays, right angles, acute angles, obtuse angles and straight angles using suitable mathematical tools and technology.
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Figures: Understand/Illustrate
The learner will be able to illustrate an understanding of two- and three-dimensional objects and use this understanding to illustrate relationships and solve problems.
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Figures: Recognize/Explain/Draw
The learner will be able to recognize, explain, and draw parallelograms, rhombuses, and trapezoids using suitable mathematical tools and technology.
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Parallel/Perpendicular: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize, explain, and draw parallel, perpendicular, and oblique lines using suitable mathematical tools and technology.
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Quadrilaterals: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize congruent quadrilaterals and give explanations for congruence using sides, angles, parallels and perpendiculars.
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Symmetry: Recognize/Polygons
The learner will be able to recognize lines of symmetry in polygons.
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Symmetry: Draw/Polygons
The learner will be able to draw lines of symmetry in polygons.
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Mathematics Processes |
The Mathematics Processes Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on mathematical connections. Students communicate and model concepts and procedures. |
Relationships: Identify/Use
The learner will be able to identify and use the relationships between addition and multiplication, between subtraction and division, and the inverse relationship between multiplication and division to obtain solutions to problems.
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Reasoning: Approach Problems
The learner will be able to decide about the manner in which to approach a given problem.
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Mathematics as Communication
The learner will be able to state solutions clearly and logically using suitable mathematical vocabulary and notation, and support solutions with verbal and symbolic evidence.
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Communication: Ideas/Problems
The learner will be able to communicate their ideas about how to approach problems.
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Conjecture: Strategies
The learner will be able to use many different strategies to formulate conjectures.
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Argument: Justify
The learner will be able to use many different strategies to justify arguments.
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Measurement |
The Measurement Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on measurement concepts, applications, and analysis. Students study length, area, circumference, perimeter, volume, weight, formulas, distance, calendar, money, tools, accuracy, units, constructions, patterns, and problem solving. |
Length: Millimeter/1/8 Inch
The learner will be able to determine length measurements to the nearest 1/8 inch or to the nearest millimeter.
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Length: Measure/Quarter-Inch
The learner will be able to find the measure of length to the nearest quarter-inch.
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Length: Subtract
The learner will be able to perform subtraction of lengths with or without renaming feet to inches or meters to centimeters.
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Time: Add/Minutes/Hours
The learner will be able to perform the addition of time intervals using hours and minutes.
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Time: Measure
The learner will be able to measure time.
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Money: Change Due from Purchase
The learner will be able to calculate the total amount of change due after a making a purchase.
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Money: Measure
The learner will be able to measure money amounts.
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Perimeter: Rectangle/Formula/Know
The learner will be able to understand the perimeter formula for a rectangle.
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Perimeter: Square/Formula/Understand
The learner will be able to understand the perimeter formula for a square.
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Perimeter: Rectangles/Formula
The learner will be able to use the appropriate formula to solve for the perimeter of rectangles and squares.
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Area: Find/Rectangle/Formula
The learner will be able to find the area of a rectangle using the formula.
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Area: Approximate/Rectangular Shapes
The learner will be able to approximate the area of rectangular shapes by using suitable units.
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Area: Determine/Dividing
The learner will be able to determine the area of shapes by dividing them into simple shapes.
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Area: Calculate/Rectangular Shapes
The learner will be able to calculate the area of rectangular shapes by using suitable units.
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Perimeter/Area: Rectangles
The learner will be able to understand that different rectangles may have the same perimeter but possess different areas.
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Perimeter/Area: Rectangles
The learner will be able to understand that rectangles possessing identical areas may have different perimeters.
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Perimeter/Area: Understanding
The learner will be able to gain an understanding of the concepts of perimeter and area.
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Volume: Measure
The learner will be able to measure the volume of figures.
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Volume: Measure/Space
The learner will be able to apply volume and capacity as different methods for measuring the space within a shape.
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Capacity: Measure
The learner will be able to measure capacity.
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Area of a Rectangle: Formula/Understand
The learner will be able to understand the area formula for a rectangle.
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Area of a Square: Formula/Understand
The learner will be able to understand the area formula for a square.
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Area of a Square: Formula/Apply
The learner will be able to apply the area formula for a square.
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Number Theory |
The Number Theory Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on manipulating number forms and classifications. Students make connections between number forms and their real world applications. |
Write Numbers: Name/Write
The learner will be able to name and write mixed numbers as improper fractions utilizing objects or pictures.
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Write Numbers: Name/Write/Mixed Number
The learner will be able to name and write mixed numbers utilizing objects or pictures.
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Equivalence: Understand/Decimal/Fraction
The learner will be able to understand the fraction and decimal equivalents for 1/2's and 1/4's.
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Place Value: Recognize/Up to 1,000,000
The learner will be able to recognize whole numbers less than one million when given a place-value model.
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Place Value: Understand/Whole Numbers
The learner will be able to understand whole number place values.
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Place Value: Comprehend/Hundredths
The learner will be able to show a comprehension of place value of decimal numbers through hundredths.
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Read Numerals: Up to Million
The learner will be able to read whole numbers up to one million.
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Equivalent Forms: Fractions/Decimals
The learner will be able to express (in written form) tenths and hundredths in both decimal and fractional notation.
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Write Numbers: Up to 1,000,000
The learner will be able to write whole numbers less than one million when given a place-value model.
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Write Numbers: Less Than Millions
The learner will be able to write whole numbers less than one million.
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Number Forms: Understand/Relationships
The learner will be able to understand the relationship between decimals and simple fractions.
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Number Forms: Understand/Relationships
The learner will be able to understand the relationship between whole numbers and simple fractions.
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Numeration |
The Numeration Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on exploring ordinality, identifying and extending number patterns, comparing numbers, and demonstrating number relationships. |
Number Properties: Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend the special properties of 0 and 1 in multiplication and division.
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Pattern: Continue/Multiplication
The learner will be able to continue number patterns using multiplication.
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Pattern: Continue/Division
The learner will be able to continue number patterns using division.
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Number Lines: Whole Numbers
The learner will be able to plot and label whole numbers up to 100 on a number line.
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Number Lines: Estimate Position
The learner will be able to approximate a position on a number line.
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Computing/Estimating: Understand
The learner will be able to understand appropriate strategies for estimating solutions to whole-number computations.
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Computing/Estimating: Apply
The learner will be able to apply appropriate strategies for estimating solutions to whole-number computations.
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Rounding: Up to 10,000
The learner will be able to round numbers up to 10,000 to the nearest ten, hundred, and/or thousand.
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Rounding: Two Decimal Places
The learner will be able to round off two place decimals to one decimal and/or the nearest whole number.
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Mental Math: Add/Subtract
The learner will be able to apply mental math to add or subtract numbers rounded to the hundredths or thousandths.
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Probability/Statistics |
The Probability/Statistics Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on data analysis and probability concepts. Students collect, analyze, and make sense of real world data (including overlapping data, inconclusive data, etc.). |
Data: Organize/Represent/Interpret
The learner will be able to organize, display, and interpret data (numerical/categorical) and relate results in a clear manner.
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Experiments: Summarize/Display Results
The learner will be able to summarize and show the outcomes of probability experiments clearly and in an organized manner.
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Data Display: Number Lines/Tables
The learner will be able to illustrate data on a number line and in tables, including frequency tables.
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Data Analysis: Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret graphs of data in order to answer questions about a scenario.
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Outcomes: Record/Simple Experiment
The learner will be able to list the possible outcomes for a simple probability experiment.
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Problem Solving |
The Problem Solving Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on analyzing problems, evaluating solutions, exploring problems, and developing strategies for solving problems. |
Solution: Determine/Communicate
The learner will be able to determine and communicate answers to problems using strategies, skills, and ideas.
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Strategies: Break Up Problem
The learner will be able to figure out when and how to break up a problem into less difficult components.
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Strategies: Solve/Similar
The learner will be able to express the strategy for determining the solution to a problem and illustrate a conceptual understanding of the strategy by obtaining solutions to similar problems.
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Analyzing Problems: Relationships
The learner will be able to analyze problems by recognizing relationships, differentiating between relevant and irrelevant information, sequencing and prioritizing information, and observing patterns.
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Problem: Generalizations
The learner will be able to progress past a given problem through generalizations to other situations.
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Evaluating Solutions: Completeness
The learner will be able to determine when an answer is complete.
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Solutions: Exact or Approximate
The learner will be able to identify the advantages of exact and approximate answers to problems.
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Solutions: Degree of Accuracy
The learner will be able to present solutions to a specified degree of accuracy.
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Solutions: Validity in Context
The learner will be able to verify the validity of solutions based on the context of the problem.
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Solution: Reasonableness
The learner will be able to determine the reasonableness of results.
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Solutions: Evaluate Reasonableness
The learner will be able to evaluate the reasonableness of a given solution within the context of the original problem.
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Strategies: Use
The learner will be able to use a variety of strategies to solve problems.
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Strategies: Apply
The learner will be able to apply strategies and/or results obtained from simpler problems to those that are more complex.
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Whole Numbers |
The Whole Numbers Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on whole number concepts. Students perform operations with whole numbers, use manipulatives to demonstrate whole number concepts, and solve problems with whole numbers in real world contexts. |
Multiplication: Represent
The learner will be able to represent any multiplication scenario as repeated addition.
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Division: Represent
The learner will be able to represent any division scenario as the sharing of objects and as the number of groups of shared objects.
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Problem Solving: Basic Operations
The learner will be able to obtain solutions to problems that involve the four basic operations of mathematics on whole numbers.
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Compare Numbers: Order Symbols
The learner will be able to compare whole numbers using <, >, and = signs.
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Order Numbers: Whole/Symbols
The learner will be able to apply <, >, and = to order whole numbers.
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