Download Math 10C Standards-Based Grading

Math 10C
Marks Breakdown
Math 10C
Your mark in this course will be determined by a process called “standards-based grading”. This
means that, instead of getting a mark for each quiz or exam and averaging them all together, you
will instead get a mark for every Specific Outcome in the Program of Studies, which will then be
weighted according to this breakdown:
Unit
Number
Polynomials
Measurement
Trigonometry
Specific Outcome
Algebra & Number 1:
Demonstrate an understanding of factors of whole
numbers by determining the prime factors, greatest
common factor, least common multiple, square root, and
cube root.
Algebra & Number 2:
Demonstrate an understanding of irrational numbers by
representing, identifying, simplifying, and ordering
irrational numbers.
Algebra & Number 3:
Demonstrate an understanding of powers with integral
and rational exponents.
Algebra & Number 4:
Demonstrate an understanding of the multiplication of
polynomial expressions, concretely, pictorially, and
symbolically.
Algebra & Number 5:
Demonstrate an understanding common factors and
trinomial factors, concretely, pictorially, and
symbolically.
Measurement 1:
Solve problems that involve linear measurement, using
SI and imperial units of measure, estimation strategies,
and measurement strategies.
Measurement 2:
Apply proportional reasoning to problems that involve
conversions between SI and imperial units of measure.
Measurement 3:
Solve problems, using SI and imperial units, that
involve the surface area and volume of 3-D objects,
including right cylinders, right cones, right prisms, right
pyramids, and spheres.
Measurement 4:
Develop and apply the primary trigonometric ratios
(sine, cosine, tangent) to solve problems that involve
right triangles.
Weight
4%
Unit
Weight
16%
5%
7%
8%
18%
10%
3%
13%
4%
6%
10%
10%
Math 10C
Relations &
Functions
Linear
Relations
Linear
Systems
Relations & Functions 1:
Interpret and explain the relationships among data,
graphs, and situations.
Relations & Functions 4:
Describe and represent relations using words, ordered
pairs, tables of values, graphs, or equations.
Relations & Functions 5: (partial)
Determine the characteristics of the graphs of relations,
including x- and y-intercepts, domain, and range
Relations & Functions 2/8:
Demonstrate an understanding of functions and
represent them using function notation.
Relations & Functions 3:
Demonstrate an understanding of slope with respect to
rise and run, line segments and lines, parallel lines,
perpendicular lines, and rate of change.
Relations & Functions 5: (partial)
Determine the characteristics of the graphs of linear
relations, including the x- and y-intercepts, slope,
domain, and range.
Relations & Functions 6/7:
Determine the equation of a linear relation, given a
graph, a point and the slope, two points, or a point and
the equation of a parallel or perpendicular line, and
write the equation in slope-intercept form  y  mx  b ,
slope-point form  y  y1  mx  x1  , and general form
Ax  By  C  0 .
Relations & Functions 9:
Solve problems that involve systems of linear equations
in two variables, graphically and algebraically.
3%
12%
3%
4%
2%
7%
18%
2%
9%
13%
13%
Math 10C
This system of grading means that on any given quiz or exam, you may get several “marks”: one
for each of the Specific Outcomes covered on the assessment. You will be informed which
questions correspond to each outcome. For example, at the top of each quiz or exam, you will see
something like this:
Specific Outcome
M 1: Solve problems that involve linear measurement,
using SI and imperial units of measure,
estimation strategies, and measurement
strategies.
M 2: Apply proportional reasoning to problems that
involve conversions between SI and imperial
units of measure.
Questions
1-2, 4
Mark
12
3, 5-7
10
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Advantages of Standards-Based Grading:
 You will be more aware of what you need to know in this course.
 We can more easily pinpoint areas where you may be having difficulty.
 You may rewrite only the part of the assessment that corresponds with the outcome you
are struggling with.
 The units are weighted in accordance to the skills you will need to successfully progress
to the next math course.