The Adaptation of Some Items

of Assessment Documentation
For Students' Learning in
Mathematics For Grades (5–12)
For The Academic year2020/2021
The Adaptation of Some Items of
AssessmentDecember 2020 For
Documentation
Students' Learning in
Mathematics For Grades (5–12)
October 2021
Academic year 2021/2022
Contents

Subject Page
Introduction 3
Definitions 6
Formal Moderation 7
Performance reports and certificates 8
Tools for Continuous Assessment 9
• 4-1 Homework 9
• 4-2 Project 11
• 4-3 Oral work 14
• 4-4 Short Test 15
• 4-5 Final Exam 18
Mark Distribution for the Assessment tools. 21
Appendices 22
 (4) Tools for Continuous Assessment
This Section provides information and explanation regarding the various tools and
techniques, which can be used for assessment purposes in Mathematics during the
academic year:

Continuous Assessment
Tools

Homework Project Oral work Short tests Final Exam

• 4-1 Homework:

Defined as one of the assessment tools which are tasks that assigned to students by
their teachers to be done in their spare time at school or home. The homework must
be planned and the method of performance of the student should be clear through
the instructions provided by the teacher ,and the teacher must focus on the role of
homework in learning and the appropriate amount of homework for his students ,
and the correction of the homework should be accompanied by feedback and
appropriate guidance to help the student build ,configure and modify his knowledge
and skills.
The following table can be used as a model for awarding students' performance to
this tool and does not prevent the teacher from preparing other criteria that he deems

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appropriate, through which the standard and methodology of the grades awarded are
achieved:
Degree Description of Homework (Standards)
5 • Submit Homework on time
4 • Solves Homework on an ongoing basis.
3 • His answers are correct and in precise steps
2 • He can re-resolve the Homework in the educational situation
1 • Benefits from feedback
0

• The student's mark is not monitored on final homework ,but the student is given
5 marks at the end of each period if he/she achieves the five criteria described in
the table above in his solution for training homework ,and is given 4 marks if he
achieves only four of the standards ... ,And so forth.
• The teacher should ask some questions that show the extent to which the student
understands his or her homework solution.
• The student may be assigned homework to solve and resubmit the answer to the
virtual class, for example: Attach the homework in the form of a document ,
presentation, or spreadsheet.
• In each student's portfolio, four samples of homework must be attached.
• The mark of homework is assessed throughout each semester for grades (5-12)
according to the following table:
Grades Number of periods Homework marks
(5-9) 2 Total 10 marks
(10-12) 2 Average 5 marks

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• The mark of oral work is assessed throughout each semester for grades (5-12)
according to the following table:
Grades Number of periods Oral work marks
(5-9) 2 Total 10 marks
(10-12) 2 Average 5 marks

• 4-4 Short Test:

Defined as one of the assessment tools that prepaid by the teacher during the Year
applied at the end portion of the content. The short test duration for all grades can
be at most one period. The feedback should be given to the students directly after
the short test. The following criteria must be taken into consideration while
preparing the short tests:
• There will be two short tests per semester for all grades.
• The test grand total must be clearly shown on the student paper.
• An item is the smallest part in a question that can be marked and has only one
expected response.

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Short Test Specification for Grades (5-9):
• Short test consists of two parts: (Multiple-choice items and extended response
items).
• Answering instructions must be provided before each and every item (especially
the multiple-choice part).
• The level/type of the given questions must be divided into variant learning
levels/types (30% knowing, 50% applying, 20% reasoning)
• Items in the question paper should be arranged ascending order according to
level so that easy knowing items come first, ending with hard reasoning items.

• Teachers prepare the answer schemes where the level and marks are shown for
each and every item.
• The question paper and its answer key must be prepared for each short test.

• Marks must be as a whole number with or without half only (like 5 and 5.5 are
accepted but 5.25 is not accepted).
• More criteria in the next table:

Calculators Not allowed for grades (5, 6 & 7) students

Allowed for grades (8 & 9) students
Multiple-choice items • 3 marks in total per test
• 3 items per test (1 mark each)
Extended response items • 12 marks in total per test

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Short Test Specification for Grades (10-12):
• Short test consists of two parts: (Multiple-choice items and extended response
items).
• Answering instructions must be provided before each and every item
(especially the multiple-choice part).
• The level/type of the given questions must be divided into variant learning
levels/types (30% knowing, 50% applying, 20% reasoning).
• Items in the question paper should be arranged ascending order according to
level so that easy knowing items come first, ending with hard reasoning items.

• Teachers prepare the answer schemes where the level and marks are shown for
each and every item.
• The question paper and its answer key must be prepared for each short test.

• Marks must be as a whole number with or without half only (like 5 and 5.5 are
accepted but 5.25 is not accepted).
• More criteria in the next table

Calculators • Allowed
Multiple-choice items • 2 marks in total per test
• 2 items per test (1 mark each)
Extended response items • 8 marks in total per test

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• 4-5 Final Exam
Defined as one of the assessment tools that are administered at the end of each
semester. Final exam is valued according to the following table:
Grade (5-7) 8&9 10 & 11 12
Not
Calculators Allowed Allowed Allowed
allowed
Value 40% 60% 70%
Marks 40 60 70
Duration 1h 30min 2h 30min 3h 0min

General Controls and Technical Specifications of The Final Exam

Paper for The End of The Academic Year for Grades (5-12):

• The total mark for each item must be clearly shown on the exam question pages.
• A single item measures only one educational objective. On the other hand, one
objective can be measured in more than one item with different assessment tools
• The Final exam paper consists of two parts: multiple choice questions (MCQs)
and extended response questions (ERQs)
• The items in the test question pages for grades (5-10) are arranged according to
the level of difficulty so that it begins with low knowledge and ends with high
reasoning, not by the type of item, multiple selection, etc.
• The following table shows the distribution of marks for grades (5-12) on final
exam paper questions:

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 Grades (5-9) (10-11) 12
8 12 14
Question 1 (MCQ)
(8 items) (12 items) (14 items)
Question 2 (ERQ) 12 12 14
Marks

Question 3 (ERQ) 10 12 14
Question 4 (ERQ) 10 12 14
Question 5 (ERQ) - 12 14
TOTAL 40 60 70

The following ratios of assessment items and distribution of marks are considered
when the questions are prepared in the final exam paper:
Level
Total
Grades Knowing Application Reasoning
100%
30% 50% 20%
Marks

(5-9) 12 20 8 40
(10-11) 18 30 12 60
12 21 35 14 70

• The next table shows the specifications table form to be used to prepare the final
exam:

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(5) Mark Distribution for The Assessment Tools.
Marks

Grade (10-11)
Assessment
Grades (5-9)

Grade 12
Remarks
Tools

To be assessed consciously using specific criteria assign (5

marks) for each period during the academic year; taking:
Homework 10 5 5
• The total of two periods for grades (5-9)
• Average of two periods for grades (10-12)
To be assessed consciously and the total marks distribute using
specific criteria and the does not divide among the units
Project 10 10 -
Teachers should inform the students about the working scheme
and the submission date to assists and record the final mark once.
Two oral tests per semester.
Oral test 10 5 5 • The total of two periods for grades (5-9)
• Average of two periods for grades (10-12)

Short Test 30 20 20 Two short tests per semester.

To be prepared -according to specifications- by the end of each

semester:
Final Exam 40 60 70
• by the school for grades (5-11)
• From the Ministry for grade (12)
Total 100 100 100 Total mark by the end of each semester

*Note: The Total mark for the homework and project does not distribute
among the units

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1st Semester Final Exam Specification For Grade 12 (PURE):
Extended
Multiple-choice
Unit Title response Total
Items Marks Marks
Algebra Partial fractions 2 2 6 8

Differentiation 2 2 9 11
Calculus
Differentiation 1 1 7 8
Trig involving all trig all
Trigonometry 4 4 15 19
ratios in all quadrants
Integration 2 2 6 8
Integration
Integration 2 2 6 8

Probability 1 1 7 8
TOTAL 14 14 56 70

2nd Semester Final Exam Specification For Grade 12 (PURE):

Extended
Multiple-choice
Unit Title response Total
Items Marks Marks
Exponents and logs The function 𝑒 𝑥 and ln 𝑥 3 3 8 11

Differentiation 3 3 13 16
Calculus
Further differentiation 2 2 9 11

Integration Integration 3 3 13 16

Statistics Normal distribution 3 3 13 16

TOTAL 14 14 56 70

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