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The Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) set forth the basic skills for Oklahoma students. These skills are meant to be used by educators in developing mathematics curriculum appropriate to the needs of their students.
The Process Standards are benchmarked standards. For first through fifth grades, the process standards are included in only the fifth grade curriculum; for sixth through eighth grade, the process standards are included in only the eighth grade curriculum; and for the high school courses, the process standards are included in the curriculum for each course.
The primary goal of the Mathematics tests in the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), Form M is "to measure students' ability to reason and think mathematically."
The Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (SAT-9) contains two subtests for Mathematics levels Primary 1 through Advanced 2. At the SESAT and Task levels, only one subtest of Mathematics is included.
The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test (P.A.S.S. Exam) for mathematics offers descriptors of student performance levels for grade 5, grade 8, and Algebra I.
The Mathematics section of the ACT contains sixty multiple-choice questions:
* Twenty-four questions dealing with pre-algebra and elementary algebra
* Eighteen questions dealing with intermediate algebra and coordinate geometry
* Fourteen questions dealing with plane geometry
* Four questions dealing with trigonometry
Grade 6
The Oklahoma PASS provides learning goals for mathematics that students must meet by the end of sixth grade.
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.
Numeration
The Numeration Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on exploring ordinality, identifying and extending number patterns, comparing numbers, and demonstrating number relationships.
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.
Data Interpretation
The Data Interpretation Unit includes Competencies/Objectives which focus on the study and use of graphical forms. Students collect and classify data, organize and display data, use logical reasoning, and problem solving.
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