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TX.STAAR.8.STAAR Grade 8 Mathematics Assessment
STAAR Grade 8 Mathematics Assessment
Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools: These skills will not be listed under a separate recording category. Instead, they will be incorporated into at least 75% of the test questions in reporting categories 1-5 and will be identified along with cont
(8.14) Underlying processes and mathematical tools. The student applies Grade 8 mathematics to solve problems connected to everyday experiences, investigations in other disciplines, and activities in and outside of school. The student is expected to:
8.14 (A) Identify and apply mathematics to everyday experiences, to activities in and outside of school, with other disciplines, and with other mathematical topics. (STAAR)
8.14 (B) Use a problem-solving model that incorporates understanding the problem, making a plan, carrying out the plan, and evaluating the solution for reasonableness. (STAAR)
8.14 (C) Select or develop an appropriate problem-solving strategy from a variety of different types, including drawing a picture, looking for a pattern, systematic guessing and checking, acting it out, making a table, working a simpler problem, or working backwar
(8.15) Underlying processes and mathematical tools. The student communicates about Grade 8 mathematics through informal and mathematical language, representations, and models. The student is expected to:
8.15 (A) Communicate mathematical ideas using language, efficient tools, appropriate units, and graphical, numerical, physical, or algebraic mathematical models. (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideReal numbers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideUsing Integers
(8.16) Underlying processes and mathematical tools. The student uses logical reasoning to make conjectures and verify conclusions. The student is expected to:
8.16 (A) Make conjectures from patterns or sets of examples and nonexamples. (STAAR)
(8.8) Measurement. The student uses procedures to determine measures of three-dimensional figures. The student is expected to:
8.8 (A) Find lateral and total surface area of prisms, pyramids, and cylinders using concrete models and nets (two-dimensional models). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
8.9 (B) Use proportional relationships in similar two-dimensional figures or similar three-dimensional figures to find missing measurements. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Reporting Category 2: Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Reasoning - The student will demonstrate an understanding of patterns, relationships, and algebraic reasoning.
(8.3) Patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking. The student identifies proportional or non-proportional linear relationships in problem situations and solves problems. The student is expected to:
8.3 (A) Compare and contrast proportional and non-proportional linear relationships. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideLinear equations
8.3 (B) Estimate and find solutions to application problems involving percents and other proportional relationships such as similarity and rates. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
(8.5) Patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking. The student uses graphs, tables, and algebraic representations to make predictions and solve problems. The student is expected to:
8.5 (A) Predict, find, and justify solutions to application problems using appropriate tables, graphs, and algebraic equations. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
8.5 (B) Find and evaluate an algebraic expression to determine any term in an arithmetic sequence (with a constant rate of change). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideSequences
Reporting Category 5: Probability and Statistics - The student will demonstrate an understanding of probability and statistics.
(8.11) Probability and statistics. The student applies concepts of theoretical and experimental probability to make predictions. The student is expected to:
8.11 (A) Find the probabilities of dependent and independent events. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
8.12 (C) Select and use an appropriate representation for presenting and displaying relationships among collected data, including line plots, line graphs, stem and leaf plots, circle graphs, bar graphs, box and whisker plots, histograms, and Venn diagrams, with an
8.13 (B) Recognize misuses of graphical or numerical information and evaluate predictions and conclusions based on data analysis. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Reporting Category 1: Numbers, Operations, and Quantitative Reasoning - The student will demonstrate an understanding of numbers, operations, and quantitative reasoning.
(8.1) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student understands that different forms of numbers are appropriate for different situations. The student is expected to:
8.1 (A) Compare and order rational numbers in various forms including integers, percents, and positive and negative fractions and decimals. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
8.1 (C) Approximate (mentally and with calculators) the value of irrational numbers as they arise from problem situations (such as p, O2). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
(8.2) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student selects and uses appropriate operations to solve problems and justify solutions. The student is expected to:
8.2 (B) Use appropriate operations to solve problems involving rational numbers in problem situations. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
8.2 (D) Use multiplication by a given constant factor (including unit rate) to represent and solve problems involving proportional relationships including conversions between measurement systems. Supporting Standard (STAAR)