Assessment Alignment v2
What Mastery Must Demonstrate
Assessment evidence should sample the mathematics at the level it was taught. Across the course, checks deliberately include procedural fluency, multi-step application, representation and interpretation, error analysis, and transfer or reasoning.
Weekly ruleEach instructional week has a distinct 10-question mastery check aligned to that week’s focus. Eight correct answers are required to reach the 80% threshold. A generic unit quiz may not be reused as proof of mastery for a different week.
Weekly Learning Gate
10 Questions · 8 Required
Weekly checks are designed to reveal whether the learner can use the week’s ideas, not merely recognize vocabulary.
- 10 unique questions for each of 36 weeks.
- 80% means at least 8 of 10 correct.
- Questions include context, interpretation, error analysis, or reasoning in addition to direct skill checks.
- Scores below 80% trigger review, corrections, and retesting rather than erasing completed work.
Unit Evidence
Cumulative Mastery Checks
Unit mastery checks sample the full lesson sequence and retain written reasoning prompts alongside the scored items.
- At least 20 scored items per unit mastery check.
- At least two written reasoning/reflection prompts.
- 80% remains the unit mastery target.
- Review written work when the selected-response score and demonstrated reasoning appear inconsistent.
Midterm & Final
Mixed-Evidence Cumulative Mastery
The public midterm and final now combine auto-scored definitive-answer work with required constructed responses. The midterm contains seven constructed-response tasks across Units 01–07; the final contains ten cross-domain tasks covering reasoning, modelling, verification, interpretation, and Algebra I readiness.
70/30 evidence modelSelected-response mathematics contributes 70% of the mixed-evidence score and evaluator-reviewed constructed responses contribute 30%.
Three-part 80% ruleFull cumulative mastery is recorded only when the learner earns at least 80% on the selected-response portion, at least 80% on the constructed-response rubric, and at least 80% overall.
Human Review
Constructed-Response Rubric
Use the 0–4 rubric shown inside the cumulative assessment. Review the mathematics, not writing style.
- 4: complete/correct reasoning with relevant representation, units, verification, and interpretation.
- 3: substantially correct with a minor omission or non-conceptual error.
- 2: 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 reasoning.
Public Self-Check
Learning Evidence, Not Authentication
Public digital assessments support practice, correction cycles, retesting, and portfolio evidence. Browser-local scores and evaluator entries remain editable and are not confidential, digitally signed, or independently authenticated.
- Keep representative scratch work or written reasoning.
- Retain exported results when useful.
- Have a parent, teacher, or program administrator review evidence used for an official grade.
Summative Security
Confidential Administration Is Separate
When confidential summative testing is required, use a separately issued supervised assessment whose questions and answer key have not been published in the learner-facing repository. Previously public questions are not eligible for confidential reuse. Supervision of a public form can improve administration consistency, but it does not make the form confidential.
Portal Display
Current Mastery Weighting
The course portal’s running mastery display uses the evidence available in the local course record. It is not itself an official transcript grade.
- Weekly quiz mastery: 55%
- Midterm evidence: 15%
- Final cumulative evidence: 20%
- Mathematical modelling capstone: 10%
Course Grade
Administrator Judgment
A parent, teacher, school, or program administrator determines the official course grade and any credit awarded from the evidence they retain and review. The portal mastery display is one source of evidence, not a replacement for local academic judgment or jurisdictional requirements.
Mastery
Corrections & Retesting
Assessment should support learning as well as measurement. After a score below 80%, identify the weak domain, complete meaningful corrections, revisit the relevant lesson, and retest. Preserve attempts so growth remains visible.
Record Integrity
Know the Evidence Source
Browser-local result files may include provenance and review status, but an unsigned export is not proof of authorship or authenticity. Parent or administrator attestation remains required until a separately signed verification record is issued.
Student Record
Portfolio Evidence
Retain the materials that best demonstrate the learner’s progress and achievement.
- Weekly and unit mastery results
- Representative lessons and practice
- Written corrections and constructed responses
- Projects and modelling capstone evidence
- Midterm/final auto-score plus evaluator review
Privacy & Stewardship
Keep Records Purposeful
Use only the student information needed for the academic record. Keep exported or printed records in the family’s, school’s, or program’s chosen secure portfolio location and follow applicable recordkeeping requirements.
Administration Sequence
Recommended Cumulative Assessment Flow
- Identify permitted tools and accessibility supports before beginning.
- Complete the selected-response and constructed-response sections without content hints.
- Submit the assessment to obtain the auto-scored result.
- Review written responses using the 0–4 rubric.
- Save the evaluator review; the engine then calculates the mixed-evidence overall result.
- If any mastery component is below 80%, review, correct, and retest rather than treating the first attempt as final.
- Export or print the evidence chosen for the learner’s portfolio.