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Take the Common Core 4th grade math test

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Take the Common Core 4th grade math test

The New York State Education Department released several questions from the 2014 math exams in grades 3-8. These are 20 multiple choice questions from the fourth grade test. The tests also include short-answer and long-form questions and are taken over three days.
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A couple questions took me a minute to figure out what they where asking, but this was not bad, and kinda fascinating.
 
Redress said:
Take the Common Core 4th grade math test



A couple questions took me a minute to figure out what they where asking, but this was not bad, and kinda fascinating.
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Raced through the test - didn't pay much attention to what they were asking (there are several questions in particular that totally screwed me over - I re-read them and saw exactly why I missed them the first time. *Nightrider slaps himself across the face here*) and scored an 80 (got 4 questions wrong).

And I aced college mathematics (got Student of the Semester several times in math and computer science) - including Differential Calculus. So, this brings me to my question: Am I dumber than a 4th grader? :(
 
Redress said:
In part because it was absolutely nothing like any test I took in elementary school.
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Nor I. I missed the symmetry question (and am not sure what this term means), and I didn't even try the trail mix question, which was just over my head. What's important to me is that first, I was brave enough as a math failure all my life to try, and that second, most of the questions actually made sense to me. I really like that shading of the boxes to represent fractions stuff, and wish that I'd been taught this way, this realistic/non-numbers way to regard them.

Now where are the Common Core verbal questions?
 
nota bene said:
Nor I. I missed the symmetry question (and am not sure what this term means), and I didn't even try the trail mix question, which was just over my head. What's important to me is that first, I was brave enough as a math failure all my life to try, and that second, most of the questions actually made sense to me. I really like that shading of the boxes to represent fractions stuff, and wish that I'd been taught this way, this realistic/non-numbers way to regard them.
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The way they teach math now it is about comprehending what everything means as opposed to just how to get to a right answer. It makes kids more able to comprehend things like algebra and calculus eventually(assuming they continue like this throughout school). It also makes it easier to work out problems in your head as opposed to on paper. I am rather impressed with it.

Now where are the Common Core verbal questions?
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No idea.
 
Redress said:
The way they teach math now it is about comprehending what everything means as opposed to just how to get to a right answer. It makes kids more able to comprehend things like algebra and calculus eventually(assuming they continue like this throughout school). It also makes it easier to work out problems in your head as opposed to on paper. I am rather impressed with it.



No idea.
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Exactly. I've always been very good at math and ended up a civil engineer because I like math problems and that's something I get to deal with regularly at my job.

The way they teach this common core stuff is very much the way I've always worked things out in my head. It makes alot of sense to me.
 
If not "taught to the test" I'd expect the typical child to get maybe 80%.

I say that because of the peculiar applications in a couple of cases. Even with an engineering background I had to really think about what was being asked as some of the wording seemed designed primarily to confuse.
 
Redress said:
Take the Common Core 4th grade math test



A couple questions took me a minute to figure out what they where asking, but this was not bad, and kinda fascinating.
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I'm happy to report I got them all right, which will make my grade three teacher/nun proud and justified in giving me 100% in math that year and a special rosary as a prize for my hard work and success.
 
I feel confused because there's no such thing as a "common core math test."
 
nota bene said:
Nor I. I missed the symmetry question (and am not sure what this term means), and I didn't even try the trail mix question, which was just over my head. What's important to me is that first, I was brave enough as a math failure all my life to try, and that second, most of the questions actually made sense to me. I really like that shading of the boxes to represent fractions stuff, and wish that I'd been taught this way, this realistic/non-numbers way to regard them.

Now where are the Common Core verbal questions?
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Line of symmetry, ya know, when you put a line through it and the two separate images are exactly the same?

The trail mix was time consuming since you had to check over every graph but that wasn't that hard either.

If you were in any way similar to me, it'd be because you didn't want to waste too much time on this trivial test. I know I got one silly mistake because I was rushing to say the least. :D
 
Redress said:
Take the Common Core 4th grade math test



A couple questions took me a minute to figure out what they where asking, but this was not bad, and kinda fascinating.
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The test is easy... our brain is lot more developed to do math and we have seen similar problems like this...

it will be easier if they are allowed to use calculators, I didn't use one...are they allowed to use calculators?

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Redress said:
Take the Common Core 4th grade math test



A couple questions took me a minute to figure out what they where asking, but this was not bad, and kinda fascinating.
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The plot question and the printer question almost got me, but they didn't... I scored 100%.

Math was always my best subject at school, but you are right though.... This is much different than the math tests I took when as a kid.
 
Redress said:
In part because it was absolutely nothing like any test I took in elementary school.
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It seems pretty much like what I remember, except for a couple of the concepts. But I don't think that's really the issue people have with common core. I think it's the one-size-fits-all teaching method and some of the crazy hoops they have you jump through to get to your answer rather than simply memorizing that 9+7=16.
 
US Conservative said:
100%.

Whats so fascinating?
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It appears that the emphasis is on encouraging children to think about what the actual problem is and how to structure it. If so, this is valuable preparation for one's dealing with uncertainty, imperfect information, etc., later in one's academic and professional life.
 
I got one question wrong, and it was probably the easiest question on the whole test (number 2).
 
I missed one question for a 95%.

#11 Which figure appears to have exactly one line of symmetry?

Frankly, I had no idea what a "line of symmetry" was, so I just guessed. I could have looked up the definition, I suppose, before answering the question and gotten it right. I looked it up afterward and I understand the concept.

Oh, well.
 
Mycroft said:
I missed one question for a 95%.

#11 Which figure appears to have exactly one line of symmetry?

Frankly, I had no idea what a "line of symmetry" was, so I just guessed. I could have looked up the definition, I suppose, before answering the question and gotten it right. I looked it up afterward and I understand the concept.

Oh, well.
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I forgot about that one.... That question was the one I was most uncertain if I had answered correctly. I used reasonable deduction. Two of them had no symmetry at all and one was symmetrical all the way around... That left only one other choice. :)
 
donsutherland1 said:
It appears that the emphasis is on encouraging children to think about what the actual problem is and how to structure it. If so, this is valuable preparation for one's dealing with uncertainty, imperfect information, etc., later in one's academic and professional life.
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The biggest issue I've had with Common Core math is shown on these videos:



 
Grim17 said:
The biggest issue I've had with Common Core math is shown on these videos:
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I agree...inefficient and time consuming.
 
Redress said:
Take the Common Core 4th grade math test



A couple questions took me a minute to figure out what they where asking, but this was not bad, and kinda fascinating.
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Two wrong, the 5 greater value question and the trail mix question which I found stupidly posed. I know things have advanced since I was in grade school, but from the vocabulary understood by kids today, I seriously doubt any of this would even register the way it's written. And there are some borderline trick questions like like symmetry where they ask for one line and it takes two at least to have it
 
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