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24 Assessment Guide for Educators: Mathematical Reasoning Chapter 3: Performance Level Descriptors In order to progress to the Pass/High School Equivalency level, test-takers need to:
- continue to strengthen the skills listed in the Below Pass level, including: – Apply number properties involving multiples and factors – Solve real-world problems using rational numbers – Compute unit rates – Compute the area and perimeter of triangles and rectangles – Determine side lengths of triangles and rectangles when given area or perimeter – Write linear expressions to represent context – Evaluate polynomial expressions – Write rational expressions to represent context – Solve real-world problems involving linear equations – Interpret unit rate as the slope in a proportional relationship – Compare two different proportional relationships, each represented in different ways – Represent or identify a function in a table or graph as having exactly one output for each input – Evaluate linear and quadratic functions and
- develop the following additional skills: – Order fractions and decimals, including on a number line – Simplify numerical expressions with rational exponents – Identify absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line and determine the distance between two rational numbers on the number line – Perform computations with rational numbers – Compute numerical expressions with squares and square roots of positive, rational numbers – Compute numerical expressions with cubes and cube roots of positive, rational numbers – Determine when a numerical expression is undefined – Use scale factors to determine the magnitude of a size change, and convert between actual drawings and scale drawings – Solve arithmetic and real-world problems involving ratios and proportions a satisfactory level – Solve multi-step arithmetic and real-world problems involving percents – Compute the area and circumference of circles – Determine the radius and diameter of circles when given area or circumference – Compute the area and perimeter of polygons – Determine side lengths of polygons when given area or perimeter – Compute the area and perimeter of composite figures – Use the Pythagorean theorem to determine unknown side lengths in a right triangle – Compute volume and surface area of rectangular prisms