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NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Plot a Point on a Graph
Discipline
Mathematics
Grades
3, 4, 5
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Students must plot a point on a coordinate system. They have the option of using a calculator. This constructed-response question is a sample test item used in grade 8 in the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress (see About NAEP). The URL link (above) takes the user directly to the NAEP test item, with access to performance data by various subgroups of students, a scoring guide, sample student responses, and a discussion of the content on which the item is based. The NAEP website allows users to build their own printable database of test items by clicking on Add Question in the upper right hand corner of the screen. NAEP Reference Number: 1990-8M9, No. 15. (sw)


Ohio Mathematics Academic Content Standards (2001)
Geometry and Spatial Sense Standard
Benchmarks (3–4)
G.
Find and name locations in coordinate systems.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 3)
3.
Find and name locations on a labeled grid or coordinate system; e.g., a map or graph.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 4)
6.
Specify locations and plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane, using first quadrant points.
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
Geometry Standard
Specify locations and describe spatial relationships using coordinate geometry and other representational systems
Expectations (3–5)
make and use coordinate systems to specify locations and to describe paths;