For example, in Unit 3, 14 out of 18 sessions address whole number or decimal operations, including adding and subtracting decimals and whole number division using the area model. Approximately 42 percent of Bridges Sessions, or 62 out of 146, address whole number and decimal operations which is a critical area and major work in Grade 5. In addition, Unit 6 has 3 sessions which address dividing fractions, and Unit 7 includes an additional 9 sessions related to dividing fractions. For example, in Unit 2 all 18 sessions address concepts related to adding and subtracting fractions and in Unit 5, 17 out of 18 sessions address concepts related to multiplying and dividing fractions. Approximately 45 percent of Bridges sessions, or 66 out of 146 Bridges Sessions, address operations of fractions, a critical area and major work in Grade 5. Bridges Sessions (lessons): 115 out of 146 session spend the majority of the time on major work of the grade, which is approximately 79 percent.Modules that do not spend time on major work of the grade are Unit 6, Modules 1 and 2. Modules that spend about half the time on major work of the grade are: Unit 1, Modules 1, 2, and 3 and Unit 8, Modules 1 and 2. Modules (chapters): 25.5 out of 32 Modules spend the majority of the time on major work of the grade, which is approximately 80 percent.Units 6 spends instructional time on major work of the grade about half of the time. Unit 8 does not spend most of the instructional time on major work of the grade. Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 spend all or most of the instructional time on major work of the grade. Units: 6.5 out of 8 units spend the majority of the time on major work of the grade, which is approximately 81 percent.Optional Daily Practice pages and Home Connection pages were not considered for this indicator because they did not appear to be a required component of the sessions.Īll calculations, including the number of units, the number of modules (chapters), the number of sessions (lessons), and instructional time, when considering both sessions and Number Corners together, equal more than 65 percent of the time spent on major work of the grade. Reviewers determined standards alignment of the sessions and Number Corner activities based on teacher directions, student activities and work, not standards that the teacher materials claimed. Standards reported in the teacher materials for sessions and Number Corners were not always found to be accurate or representative of the actual content of the sessions and Number Corners. Reviewers looked individually at each session and Number Corner in order to determine alignment with major clusters and supporting clusters.
When Bridges sessions or Number Corner activities focused on supporting clusters clearly supported major clusters of the grade, they were counted. Number Corner activities were counted and assigned 20 minutes of time.
All sessions (lessons), except summative and pre-assessment sessions, were counted and assigned 60 minutes of time. The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 5 meet the expectations for focus by spending the majority of class time on the major work of the grade. In Unit 7, the multiplication and division of decimals items do not require standard algorithm.In Unit 6, graphing, geometry, and volume, all items are in the first quadrant of the graph.In Unit 5, multiplication and division of fractions, all division items on all the assessments contain only whole numbers divided by fractions or fractions divided by whole numbers.In alignment with standard 5.NBT.5, multi-digit multiplication is assessed using the standard algorithm.says, “Use numbers, words, or labeled sketches to solve the problem.” For example, on the post-assessment, item 10b. Also in unit 3, multi-digit division items do not require the standard algorithm. In unit 3, addition and subtraction of decimals items do not require the standard algorithm (although addition and subtraction problems are sometimes written vertically).Summative assessment items reviewed did assess material in alignment with the Grade 5 content standards: The summative assessments focus on grade-level or previous grade-level topics.No above-grade-level content was assessed on summative assessments.Overall, the instructional material does not assess any content from future grades within the summative assessments. The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 5 meet the expectations for focus within assessment.
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