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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate to admit it but I'm confused by the first question and number 5 which is just like it.

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I agree. I had no idea what they were getting at. Poor kids. What a stupid test. [/quote]

Teacher here. This is the critique I find silly.

The kids are taught using this framework - they should know what it is asking. All question one is doing is presenting a whole and a known part and asking them to find a missing part. It is essentially a specific representation of the math problem 6 - 5 = ?

The idea is to develop algebraic thinking at earlier ages to help students develop a strong base in algebra so once they tackle higher level algebra they will be more experienced in the area. [/quote]

I don't think that the test questions are confusing at all (except the one about the subtraction sentence, where none of the answers are subtraction sentences). I think that they make a lot of sense. And I'm certain that my current second-grader could answer them correctly.[/quote]

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