WORKSHEETS FOR COMPONENT RETESTING IN MATHEMATICS A

 

To be eligible for component retesting in Mathematics A, a junior or senior must have done both of the following:

·       taken the Mathematics A Examination at least twice AND

·       earned a score no lower than 48 on at least one of the two Mathematics A Regents Examinations taken most recently. Any junior or senior who has not scored at least 48 on at least one of his or her last two Mathematics A Regents Examinations is not eligible for component retesting and must retake the entire examination.

The following pages are worksheets for determining which component(s) the eligible junior or senior is to take. Make separate worksheets for each eligible junior or senior. Then follow the steps below.

·       Fill out Junior/Senior Worksheets 1 and 2 using information from each of the two most recent Mathematics A Examinations the student has taken.

·       Use Table A—Mathematics A Regents Examination Map
to Learning Standards/Criterion Scores for Components
(pages 2–7) to compute the student’s component scores for the examinations. The key ideas from the Map to Learning Standards and the credit for each question appear on the table. Follow the directions at the top of page 2 to fill in the table.

Note: The junior or senior’s score for each component is the number of credits earned on the questions for that key idea, not the number of items correct.

 

For those Mathematics A Examinations administered from
January 2004 through January 2007, items 1–35 are worth 2 credits, items 36 and 37 are worth 3 credits, and items 38 and 39 are worth 4 credits. For all examinations administered prior to January 2004, items 1–25 are worth 2 credits, items 26–30 are worth 3 credits, and items 31–35 are worth 4 credits.

·       If all of the student’s scores for an examination are not available, use Table C—Determining Weaker Component(s) When Complete Examination Data Are Unavailable (page 9).

·       Indicate which component(s) are considered weak for each key
idea by putting a check mark in the box in the last row of
Table B—Mathematics A Data Table (page 8).

·       Proceed to Table D—Weakness Pattern/Determining Component(s) for Retesting (page 10).

§       Place a check mark in the third column of Table D to indicate which row matches the student’s pattern of weakness.

§       If the student’s higher score is between 55 and 64, the next-to-last column of the table identifies the one component for retesting.

§       If the student’s higher score is between 48 and 54, the last column identifies the two components for retesting.

§       Place check mark(s) in the Component(s) to Retest section of Table B. This indicates the component(s) the junior or senior is to take in May 2007.

 

JUNIOR/SENIOR WORKSHEET 1: JUNE 2003 – JANUARY 2007

Junior/Senior Name						Other Student Identifier
Next Most Recent Mathematics A Examination Taken by Eligible Student						Most Recent Mathematics A Examination Taken by Eligible Student
Date			Score			Date			Score

Complete Table A by entering the scores from the eligible student’s Mathematics A answer sheet for the examination questions listed below. Add the student scores for each component and write that number in the column labeled “Sum.” If the sum for a component is less than the criterion score given, place a

check mark in the box to indicate that the student score was weak in that component. Copy the pertinent data for the student to Table B. Then use Table D to identify which component(s) the junior or senior is to take.

Table A – Mathematics A Regents Examination Map to Learning Standards/Criterion Scores for Components

January 2007
Key Idea/ Component		Item Number		Credit		Student Score		Component Score
								Sum		Criterion
Modeling/ Multiple Representation Component 4		2		2						7
		10		2
		12		2
		22		2
		25		2
		31		2
		37		3
Measurement Component 5		4		2						7
		8		2
		11		2
		17		2
		18		2
		32		2
		35		2
		39		4
Uncertainty Component 6		9		2						3
		13		2
		21		2
		29		2
Patterns/ Functions Component 7		5		2						6
		14		2
		19		2
		26		2
		27		2
		33		2
		38		4
Weak Component(s):  q 4   q 5   q 6   q 7
	August 2006
	Key Idea/ Component		Item Number		Credit		Student Score		Component Score
									Sum		Criterion
	Modeling/ Multiple Representation Component 4		3		2						7
			9		2
			13		2
			18		2
			34		2
			37		3
			38		4
	Measurement Component 5		8		2						4
			19		2
			24		2
			30		2
			32		2
			33		2
			35		2
			39		4
	Uncertainty Component 6		4		2						3
			16		2
			26		2
			36		3
	Patterns/ Functions Component 7		2		2						7
			6		2
			15		2
			20		2
			22		2
			25		2
			27		2
			28		2
	Weak Component(s):  q 4   q 5   q 6   q 7

 

Junior/Senior Name						Other Student Identifier
Next Most Recent Mathematics A Examination Taken by Eligible Student						Most Recent Mathematics A Examination Taken by Eligible Student
Date			Score			Date			Score

 

June 2006
Key Idea/ Component		Item Number	Credit	Student Score	Component Score