Beginning of Year Math Basic Facts Fluency Results

These papers will be returned to students in the math section of their binders. The raw score is written as a fraction with achieved points as the numerator and the possible points as the denominator. The grade is circled and the other score (x-bar) is the class average, some parents like to know how their child compares to their peers.

At the beginning of every year I give my students a basic facts fluency assessment in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.This serves as a baseline so that students can see their progress as they make gains in math facts fluency. It is important to achieve a certain level of fluency as we approach more difficult math topics later on.

I am pleased to report that we have broken the downward trend I have seen in multiplication and division since the 2002-03 school year. That year the average score in multiplication was 64%, it has been in the 30's and 40's since then. However, this year we are back up to 57%. Also in division the score in 2002-03 was 63% with much lower initial scores since then. Again however, this years results are back up to 46%, the highest score since 2002-03.

Let's keep the progress going!