Scholastic Math Inventory

Scholastic Math Inventory• Interactive, research-based mathematics test• Assess students’ math skills and reports results in

Quantile measures• At the school level, Quantile measures help to

benchmark students math progress and gauge the effectiveness of the math program.

• In the classroom, these measure help to benchmark progress, differentiate instruction, identify instructional materials, and establish math achievement goals.

• Our students will take the SMI 3 to 5 times this year.

Students access assessment from Student Portal.

Student LoginWrite this down!

Username: student district ID# (use capital letter)

Password: kisd1234(Students can change passwords, but we might want to discourage this.)

Steps for Test Preparation

• Students will be enrolled and assigned to your “class”.

• Sign up for a 40 minute testing time.• Each student will bring a pencil and a piece of

scratch paper to the computer lab with him/her.

Let’s take a test.

http://mathsims.education.scholastic.com

Username: scholasticPassword: math08

Teachers access the data from SAM – Scholastic Achievement Manager.

- KATYNET- Teaching & Learning- SAM Access for Educators Math

Login:username – capital letter#spassword – 4Math@kisd

Data• Grouping Reports• Growth Reports• Individual Student Progress Report

So…let’s talk about the Quantile Framework!

What is a Quantile measure?

Measures:o The difficulty of a mathematical skill or

concept.o The mathematical readiness or understanding

level of a student for concepts and skills at his or her grade level.

Quantile FrameworkWhat is a Qtaxon?

mathematical topic, concept, or skill (ex. Rounding whole numbers to a give place value) included within the Quantile Framework.o There are over 500 Qtaxons aligned to one of the five

strands in math.o Each Qtaxon has an assigned Quantile measure which

estimates its solvability in this framework.o Qtaxons are shown by a QT in front of the content strand

and skill number.

Example of Knowledge ClustersBilly has a Quantile measure of 320Q. His learning frontier is 270Q to 370Q and he’s likely to be successful with instuction on the following:Qtaxon ID: QT-N-540Qmeasure: 320QStrand: Number and OperationsDescription: Identify combinations of fractions that make one whole.

One example of an easier Qtaxon on the map that he is likely to have mastered is:Qtaxon ID: QT-N-111Qmeasure: 210QStrand: Number and OperationsDescription: Compare and order numbers less than 10,000.

One example of a more difficult Qtaxon on the map that he may need prerequisite skills in order to be successful with is:Qtaxon ID: QT-N-578Qmeasure: 560QStrand: Number and OperationsDescription: Use the distributive property to simplify numerical expressions.

How will we use this data?