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Mathematics Computer Adaptive (CAT) Items

Mathematics Performance Task (PT)

Recommendations:

  • Session durations range from 40 – 60 minutes
  • Most students will complete the CAT items in two sessions of 60 minutes or less or one long session of more than 60 minutes

Recommendations:

  • Administer in 1 session
  • Session duration ranges from 60 - 120 minutes

 

Once a student has started the CAT times, they will be available for 45 days

  • Recommended that student complete within 5 days of starting

Once a student has started the PT, it will be available for 10 days.

  • Recommended that student completes the PT in one day

An Embedded calculator will be available for some mathematics items in grade 6 and above.

Scratch and graph paper will be available for all grades

An embedded calculator will be available for all mathematics PT items in grade 6 and above.

 

Scratch and graph paper will be provided for all grades

 

*A performance task (PT) is a portion of the test that requires students to answer a set of complex questions that are centered on a common topic or problem.

*A Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) is the online portion of the test.  This test may include videos, audio, power point slides or interactive test questions.  In the adaptive portion of the online assessment, the questions are chosen for each student so that the test is neither too hard nor too easy.