NJ ASK Parent Information
Some Difficulties for Students on Standards-Based Assessments
For Grades 3 & 4
| Standard 1 | Estimation ex: 36 x 7 = 40 x 10. Make sure students are able to round off numbers. |
Make sure students understand the difference between 3 groups of 4 and 4 groups of 3. |
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Extend the use of fractions beyond pies, cakes and pizza slices (ie: containers being ½ full, ¼ full, etc.) |
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Standard 2 |
Make sure students are familiar with vocabulary of geometric objects (vertex – vertices). |
Students understanding of line(s) of symmetry |
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Students need to understand the difference between perimeter, area, and volume. |
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Standard 3 |
Understand the properties of the arithmetic operations (commutative, identity) |
Concept of less than, greater than <, > |
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(grade 4) – Understand, NAME, and APPLY properties of arithmetic operations (commutative, associative, identity) |
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Standard 4 |
(Graphing) – prompt students to label and title graphs |
(Graphing)- students may number the boxes/squares instead of lines (axes) on the graph. |
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(Graphing) – familiarity with the exchanging different types of graphs (bar graphs, pictographs), and reading tables. |
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(Graphing) – (4th grade) line plots, line graphs |
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Probability vocabulary- more likely, equally likely, less likely, 1 out of 5, fractions (4th grade) |
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Simple counting (combination) situations involving charts, trees, diagrams |
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Coloring a map (4th grade) |
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(4th grade) Average (mean), most frequent (mode), middle term (median) |
