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Mathematics Assessment

Mathematics Assessment Interview Record Sheet
Student Name: ___________________________________________________ Date of MAI: _________
Grade: ______ School: ______________________________________City/Town: __________________
Interviewer Name: ___________________________________
Date of Last MAI:_____________________ Previous Growth Point Profile: ______________________
Comments: Comment on relevant factors or observations (attitude, confidence, oral language, difficulties, integration/special needs)

Section A – COUNTING Growth Point ____ DETOUR (ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR
BEGINNING OF FOUNDATION YEAR)
1. Teddy task
a. Estimate _______ b. Actual _______
Error sequence (if any) ____________________
c. How many teddies? _____ correct count 
d. How many now? _____ (one less / recounts)
2. Forwards/backwards/breaking sequence
a. 1 32 ________________(error sequence)
b. 53 62 _______________(error sequence)
c. 84 113_______________(error sequence)
d. 24 10 ________________(error sequence)
e. 10 1  ________________(error sequence)
3. More and Less
a. One more than 56 _____
b. One less than 56 _____
4. Counting from 0 by 10s, 5s, 2s.
a. 10s ___________________________(0-110)
b. 5s ____________________________ (0-45)
c. 2s ____________________________ (0-30)
d. 5 more than 35 _____ 
• Known fact / 5more
• Count on by ones
• Skip count from 0
e. 10 less than 70 _____ 
• Known fact / 10 less
• Count back by ones
• Skip count up to
5. Counting from x by 10s, 5s
a. 23-103 (10s) __________________________
b. 24-44 (5s) ____________________________
6. Counting from x by y
a. 11-35 (3s) _____________________________
b. 20-55 (7s) ____________________________
7. Counting money
Method_______________________________
a. Stated total ($2.85) $_______ 
b. Money needed for $5 ($2.15)____________
Growth Point 1 or GP 2
F1) Simpler counting tasks/more or less/conservation
a. Sort by one attribute (colour) 
b. Count a collection of 4 
c .Identify one group out of two as ‘more ’ 
d. Make a set, cardinal number 5 
e. Conserve number: (i) Teddies moved __ (ii) Hiding __
f. How many blue teddies (5+3) screened _____
g. How many blue teddies (5+3) not screened _____
F2) Location/pattern/ordinal number
a. Follow directional language instruction
beside  behind  in front of 
b. Name colour pattern 
c. Match pattern 
d. Continue pattern  uses unit of repeat (e.g., GYBB)/
uses repeating elements, e.g., after G is Y, after Y is B etc/) /
looks at start of sequence, then next & next, but not aware of
repeat unit/ random-no ref to pattern/ repeats last element/
uses pattern elements but diff order/ pattern in reverse/ other
e. Explain pattern ___________________
f.
Ordinal number (i) 3rd  ________ (ii) 5th  ________
F3) Subitising/matching numerals to quantities/
ordering/one-to-one correspondence/part-part-whole
a. Recognise quantities without counting (subitising)
2  __ 4 __0 __ 5 __ 3 __ 9 __ 4 __ 3 __
b. Match numerals to quantities
2  __ 4 __0 __ 5 __ 3 __ 9 __ 4 __ 3 __
c. Order numeral cards 1 –5 _________________________
d. Order numeral cards 1 –9 _________________________
e. Order numeral cards 0 –9  ________________________
f. Show 6 fingers _________________________________
another way? _______ another way? ________
g. Identify ‘more than ’numbers
(i) 1 more 4 ___(ii) 1 more 10 ___ (iii) 1 more 15 __
h. Identify ‘less than’ numbers
(i) 1 less 3 ___ (ii) 1 less 12 ___ (iii) 1 less 20 ____
i. One to one correspondence of straws and cups
prediction _____ correct sharing _________
j. Order shortest to longest candles (with 3) 
k. Order shortest to longest candles (with 4) 
Growth Point 6
GP 5
Growth Point 4 (with bold strategies)
Growth Point 3

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Section B – PLACE VALUE
Growth Point ____
8. Reading numerals: 1- 4 digit numbers
a. All  1st difficulty ________
b. Cards  problem cards _________________
c. Interpreting 1-digit numbers
7 teddies 
d. How many now? _____ (one less / recounts)
e. Quantities to 10: (circle strategy used)
Growth Points s 1 2 3& 4
9a.
All
9b.
1st
10.
1-di
Inte
11.
a. C





b. H





12.
Exp
Int
13.
Exp
14.
10
15.
10 l
Int
16.
10
17.
100
Writing numerals (Calculator)
 1st difficulty ____________
Reading numerals: 1-4+ digit numbers
difficulty _________________________
Ordering tasks – 1- 4 digit numbers
git  2-digit  3-digit  4-digit 
rpreting 2-digit numbers:
Bundling (circle strategy used)
orrect bundling 
3 tens and 6 ones that’s 36
10, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
1, 2, 3 tens and 1-6 ones, that’s 10, 20, 30, 31-36
counts by ones
other________________________
ow many now? _____
26, that’s one less ten OR that’s 2 tens and 6 ones
10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
1, 2 tens and 1-6 ones, that’s 10, 20, 21-26
counts by ones
other ______________________
2-digit number line: Answer ______ (45-55)
lanation ________________________
erpreting 3-digit numbers:
3-digit number line: Answer______ (130-170)
lanation _________________________
Some more
more than 592 ___________ (602)
Some less
ess than 408 ____________ (398)
erpreting 4-digit numbers:
Ten more
more than 2791 ________ (2801)
One hundred less
less than 3027 ________ (2927)
G P 4 (+Q8-10)
G P 3 (+ Q8 – Q1
0)
Growth Point 2 (with bold strategies)
3 2 4 1 6 5 8 7 0 9
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub
count count count count count count count count count count

Extending and Applying Place Value Knowledge:
18. Capital cities
a. Reading Darwin’s population (127 532) 
b. Reading Hobart’s population (214 705) 
c. Reading Melbourne’s population (4 077 036) 
d. Correct nomination of 4th largest (Perth)
Explanation using place value ______________
19. Number lines
a. Estimate on 0 –100 line (55 –75) ___________
b. Estimate on 0 –2000 line (400 –600) ________
c. Estimate on 39 –172 line (65 –95) __________
d. Estimate on 0 –1,000,000 line
(700,000 –800,000) ___________________
NOTES
Growth Point 5
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Section C – ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Growth Point ______
Growth Point 4 (All 23 correct & at least 3 bold strategies) Gro wth Po i n t 3 (bold strategy in Q22 at least) GP 1 GP 1 or GP 2
20. Counting on
a. Answer ________ (circle strategy used)
• Count on (either 9,10,11,12,13 or 4,5,6,7, 8…,12,13)
• Basic/Derived Strategy or Known fact
• Count all (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13)
• Other __________________________________
b. Answer ________
•Count all (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13)
•Other __________________________________
21. Count back/ modelling all (8 –3)
a. Answer _______  (circle strategy used)
• Basic/Derived Strategy (e.g., known fact 5+3=8)
• Count back all, in head (7,6,5 or 8,7,6,5)
• Count back all, with fingers only used to keep track
(7,6,5 or 8,7,6,5)
• Modelling all (shows 8 fingers, then takes away 3)
• Other ____________________________________
b. Answer _______
• Modelling all (shows 8 fingers, then takes away 3)
• Other ____________________________________
22. Count down to/count up from (12 – 9)
Answer ________ (circle strategy used)
• Basic/Derived Strategy (e.g., known fact 9 + 3 =12)
• Count down to (12, 11, 10 , 9)
• Count up from (9, 10, 11, 12)
• Fingers used during ‘count down to’ or
‘count up from’ only to keep track
• Count back all (12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3)
• Modelling all (shows 12 ‘things ’ then takes away
9 ‘things,’ leaving 3)
• Other __________________________________
23. Basic strategies (circle strategy used)
a. 4 +4 _______
• Doubles or known fact
• Count on (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
• Other __________________________________
b. 2 +19 ______
• Commutativity and count on (19, 20, 21)
• Known fact
• Count on from 2 (2, 3, 4,… 21)
• Other __________________________________
c. 4 +6 ________
• Tens fact or known fact
• Count on (6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
• Other __________________________________
d. 27 + 10________
• Add 10 (27, 37)
• Build to next 10 (to 30 then 7 more)
• Count on by 1s (27, 28, 29, 30,…37)
• Other__________________________________
e. 10 –7 ________
• Known fact or fact family (eg., 7 +3 =10)
• Count down to (10, 9, 8, 7 or 9, 8, 7)
• Count up from (7, 8, 9, 10 or 8, 9, 10)
• Count back (10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3) with or
without fingers to keep track only.
• Modelling all with fingers (shows10 fingers,
take away 7)
• Other________________________________

24. Derived strategies (circle strategy used)
a. 12 – 6 ________
• Using doubles or known facts
• Count back (12, 11,…6)
• Other……….
b. 7 + 8 ________
• Near doubles or known fact
• Count on (7, 8, 9,… 15 or 8, 9, 10,…15)
• Other __________________________________
c. 19 – 15 ________
•Fact family or known fact
• Count down to (19, 18, 17, 16, 15)
• Count up from (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
• Count back all (19, 18, 17,… 6, 5, 4)
• Other __________________________________
d. 16 + 5 ________
•Build to next ten (to 20 then 1 more)
•Known fact
• Add units, then plus 10 (11, 21)
• Other __________________________________
e. 36 + 9 ________
• Add 10 take 1 (36,46,45)
• Build to next ten (to 40 then 5 more)
• Known fact
• Count on
• Other __________________________________
Extending & Applying Strategies:
25. Multi-digit strategies
a. 68 + 32 ______________________________
b. 25 + 99 ______________________________
c. 100 – 68 ____________ _________________
d. Half of 30 __________ _________________
e. Double 26 ____________________________
26. How many digits? (circle strategy used)
a. 134 + 689  (less than 1000)
Explanation
• Focus on 100s digit
• Other _______________________________
b. 1246 –358  (less than 1000)
Explanation
• Focus on 100s digit
• Other _______________________________
27. Estimating and calculating addition
a. Estimate ______ (within range 800 –1000) 
b. Mental answer:____ 
c. Written answer:_____ 
28. Estimating and calculating subtraction
a. Estimate _______ (within range 200 –300) 
b. Mental answer:_____ 
c. Written answer:_____ 
Notes
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Growth Point 6 Growth Point 5 (All 24 correct and at least 3 bold strategies)
Section D – MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION
Growth Point ______
Growth Point 5 Growth Point 4 (with bold strategies) Growth Point 3 (with bold strategies) GP 1 or GP2 (with bold strategies)
Modelling Multiplication & Division:
29. Teddy cars (circle strategy used)
a. Answer_______ b. Alternate Strategy:
•Skip count by_______ •Skip count by______
•Known fact _______ •Known fact _______
• Count all by 1s • Count all by 1s
• Other____________ • Other____________
30. Teddies on the Mats (circle strategy used)
a. Estimate ______ b. Answer ________ 
• Uses groups • Trial & error (using groups)
• Share by 1s • Other ____________________
Partial Modelling Multiplication & Division:
31. Unifix train (circle strategy used)
a. Answer_______ b. Alternate Strategy:
•Skip count by _____ •Skip count _______
•Known fact _______ •Known fact _______
• Count all by 1s • Count all by 1s
• Other____________ • Other____________
32. Tennis balls (circle strategy used)
a. Answer_______ b. Alternate Strategy:
•Skip count by _____ •Skip count _______
•Known fact _______ •Known fact _______
• Count all by 1s • Count all by 1s
• Other____________ • Other____________
33. Dots array (circle strategy used)
a. Answer_______ b. Alternate Strategy:
•Skip count by _____ •Skip count _______
•Known fact _______ •Known fact _______
• Count all by 1s • Count all by 1s
• Other____________ • Other____________
Abstracting Multiplication & Division:
34. Biscuits on a tray (circle strategy used)
Answer __________
• Repeated addition • Skip count • Known fact
• Count all by 1s • Other _______________
35. Number of legs (circle strategy used)
a. Answer ________ b. Alternate Strategy:
• Skip count by _____ • Skip count
• Known fact ______ • Known fact ______
• Count all by 1s • Count all by 1s
• Other ___________ • Other ___________
36. At the movies (circle strategy used)
Answer _________ 
• Uses groups • Known fact • Share by 1s
• Other _________________________________
Multiplication Strategies:
37. Interpreting multiplication
Read __________________ (e.g., 5 times 3)
Correct drawing 
• Array • Number line
• Groups • Other
Explanation_____________________________ 

38. Multiplication problems
a. 3 x 10 ____ c. 10 x 7 ____ e. 4 x 30 ____
b. 2 x 7 _____ d. 3 x 50 ____ f. 5 x 7 ____
39. Cost of stickers (circle strategy used)
a. Answer _______ ($3)
• Known fact_____
• Building up from known facts (e.g., 3x$1) _________
• Skip count
• Other _______________________________
b. Stickers in 6 packets? Answer ________ (48)
• Known fact _____
• Building up from known facts (e.g., 5×8 + 8 or 4x6x2)
_________________________________
• Skip count
• Other _______________________________
Division Strategies:
40. Interpreting division
Read__________________  (e.g., 12 divided by 4)
Correct drawing 
• Draws 12 and partitions into 4 groups of 3 (partitive)
• Draws 12 and partitions into 3 groups of 4 (quotitive)
Explanation _____________________________
41. Division problems
a. 16 ÷2 _____ c. 80 ÷4 ____ e. 35 ÷5 ____
b. 60 ÷10 ____ d. 24 ÷3 ____ f. 35 ÷7 ____
42. Washing windows (circle strategy used)
a. Mental answer ____
• Known fact (6 minutes)
• Building up from known facts (e.g., 24÷8×2)
___________________________
• Skip count
• Other strategy___________________________
b. Written answer ___
Strategy__________________________________
Extending & Applying Multiplication & Division:
43. Off to the circus (5 buses)
Answer _______  __________________________
44. Stamp collection (circle strategy used)
a. Mental answer______ (90 stamps)
• Building up from known facts (e.g., 10×5 +8×5)
____________________________
• Doubling/ halving (e.g., 9×10) __________________
• Skip counting (by 5s, by 18s)
• Vertical method (visualised mentally)
• Other strategy____________________________
b. Written answer_____
Strategy__________________________________
45. Trees in an orchard (circle strategy used)
a. Mental answer______  (7 rows)
• Building up from known facts
(e.g., 98÷14=70÷14+28÷14)_________________________
• Double/double; Halve/halve (e.g., 98÷14=49÷7)
_______________________________________
• Skip counting (by14)
• Other strategy____________________________
b. Written answer_________
• Strategy_________________________________

Growth Point 7 (with bold strategies) Growth Point 6 (with bold strategies) Growth Point 5 (Con’d) with bold strategies

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SECTION E – TIME MEASUREMENT
Growth Point ______
46. My clock
Awareness: (at least) 1 feature  (at least) 1 purpose: 
47. Telling the time
a. 2:00  ______ b. 9:30  ______ c. 2:20  ______
48. The days and the months (circle those known)
a. All days  Known days: S M T W T F S
b. All months  Known months:
J F M A M J J A S O N D
c. Day before Friday 
d. Month before April 
49. Calendar
a. 18th of June 
b. Day of week 
c. Last day of June 
d. Month after June 
e. Day of July 1 
50. Duration tasks
a. 13 minutes after 12:51 
b. 13:04 changed to 1:04 
51. TV guide
Movie length _______________________________
52. Linking digital and analogue
8 to 5: Analogue  Digital 
SECTION F – LENGTH MEASUREMENT
Growth Point ______
53. String and stick comparison
a. Prediction __________
b. Accurate comparison 
c. Answer ____________ 
Some awareness of the concept of length
(as indicated by responses to whole question) 
54. The straw and the paper clips
a. Correct use of non-standard units  __________
b. Answer (including units)  ______________
55. Using the ruler
a. Correct use of ruler 
b. Correct answer including units ______________
56. Tearing the streamer
a. Student’s torn piece (range 75 cm to 125 cm) 
b. Student’s stated measure of 93 cm piece _______
c. Stated difference _______
NOTES
SECTION G – MASS MEASUREMENT
Growth Point ______
57. What do you notice?
c-f. Accurate comparison 
Some awareness of mass (e.g., ‘light’, ‘heavy’) as

indicated by responses to whole question
58. Teddies and coins

Estimate (if any) ________ Answer ________ 
Method ___________________________________
59. One kilogram
a. Prediction _______
b. Answer  Method ________________________
60. Using formal units
Correct use of formal units  Answer _________ 
61. Using kitchen scales
Correct use of scale 
SECTION H – PROPERTIES OF SPACE
Growth Point ______
62. Sorting shapes (circle method used)
a. Can sort? 
Sorting method:
• Square/rectangle/circle/all triangles
• Square/rectangle/circle/isosceles triangles/other triangles
• Other ________________________________________
b. Justification: ______________________________
c. Language:

Square identified  ______________________
Circle identified  ______________________

Rectangle identified  ______________________
Word ‘triangle’ used  ______________________
Number of triangles identified: (circle appropriate)
• All triangles
• Some triangles
• No triangles
63. Choosing triangles (1, 4, 6, 8, 9)
a. Circle those numbers identified as triangles:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
b. Strategy: __________________________________
_________________________________________
c. Reasons concerning triangle 2 & triangle 3:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
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SECTION I – VISUALISATION
Growth Point ______
64. Shapes in the environment

Horizontal
orientation
Re-orientation
(vertical or other)

Object(s) correctly chosen: Object(s) correctly chosen
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
65. Peeking over (circle response)
• Visualises, names and draws more than 1 partially hidden
shape
• Visualises, names and draws 1 partially hidden shape
• Names and draws only the visible triangle
• Unable to name and draw any shape
• Other ________________________________________
66. Triads (circle responses)

CARD1
Circle chosen two:
Visual Strategy A & B similarities B & C similarities
Dynamic • C is stretched
Re-orientated •Same shape
turned around
OR both squares
Properties • 4 sides and/or
4 corners
• 4 sides and/or
4 corners
Prototype • Like diamonds/
both diamonds
• Other _________
______________
______________
• Other _________
______________
______________
CARD2
Circle chosen two:
Visual Strategy A & B similarities B & C similarities
Dynamic • C is pushed in
Re-orientated • Same shape
turned around
upside down OR
both triangles
Properties • 3 sides and/or
3 corners
• 3 sides and/or
3 corners
Prototype • C looks like a triangle
• Other _________
______________
______________
• Other _________
______________
______________
CARD3
Circle chosen two:
Visual Strategy A & B similarities B & C similarities
Dynamic • A’s sides pushed
in/out
• C is tipped over
Re-orientated
Properties • 4 sides and/or
4 corners or points
• 4 sides and/or
4 corners or points
Prototype
• Other _________
______________
______________
• Other _________
______________
______________

67. Puzzle
Tick the 3 selected
(if any):
• Successful fit immediately without assistance
• Successful fit after some adjustment without
assistance
• Unsuccessful
68. Design
Circle the selected piece (if any):
• None or
Justification _______________________________
69. Rearrange the square
Draw the outside of each shape traced by child:
Notes:

A B C
A B B C
A
B C
A B B C
A B C
A B B C

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