Assessment Administration & Scoring Guide

Week 01

Readiness Is Not a Grade

The Algebra I readiness diagnostic and Week 1 readiness check identify prerequisite support needs. They use an 80% readiness target but remain separate from the official Algebra I course grade.

• Use results to select support and review.
• Do not punish a learner for entering with unfinished prerequisite learning.
• Retain the evidence when it helps document growth.

Weeks 02–36

Weekly Mastery

Every instructional week has a fixed 10-question mastery check aligned to that week’s actual focus. A learner demonstrates the weekly target with at least 8 of 10 correct.

• Procedural fluency
• Multi-step application
• Representation and interpretation
• Error analysis
• Transfer and reasoning

Units 01–13

Unit Mastery

The modern unit pathway already uses substantial fixed or blueprint-balanced unit checks. Preserve those stronger assessments rather than replacing them with generic domain quizzes. Review missed concepts and require meaningful corrections before retesting when appropriate.

Definitive Answers

Selected-Response Quality

Scored selected-response items must have one mathematically or definitionally correct option.

• No equivalent duplicate choices.
• State units, restrictions, rounding, and conventions when material.
• Avoid undefined subjective “best” answers.
• Use explanations to support correction rather than merely reveal a letter.

Reasoning Rubric

0–4 Constructed Response

• 4: complete and correct reasoning; representations, units, verification, interpretation, and relevant limitations are explicit.
• 3: substantially correct with a minor omission or non-conceptual error.
• 2: important partial understanding with a conceptual gap or incomplete verification.
• 1: limited relevant work with major misconceptions or unsupported conclusions.
• 0: blank, unrelated, or no assessable mathematical reasoning.

Corrections

Retesting for Learning

When mastery is below target, review the evidence rather than simply repeating the same attempt. Corrections should identify the original error, show corrected mathematics, and include a verification or explanation. Preserve attempts clearly so growth remains understandable.

Recommended Conditions

Cumulative Administration

• Midterm selected-response + reasoning: allow an appropriate extended block or two sessions.
• Final selected-response + reasoning: two supervised sessions are reasonable.
• Provide scratch paper and approved reference materials.
• Record ordinary accommodations without lowering the learning target.
• Specify calculator use before beginning.

Record Trust

Know What the Browser Can Prove

Weekly scores, cumulative auto-scores, evaluator entries, downloads, and localStorage records are editable browser data. They are useful learning evidence but are not digitally signed, identity-authenticated, cryptographically verified, or independently authoritative.