Assessment pointers validate teachers’ professional judgement when reporting against a

five-point scale. The pointers:

 are examples of evidence in relation to the achievement standard
 should be used with the annotated student work samples
JUDGING STANDARDS IN YEAR 2  exemplify what students may demonstrate rather than a checklist of everything they
MATHEMATICS should do.

YEAR 2 MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT STANDARD

Number and Algebra
At Standard, students count to and from 1000. They perform simple addition and subtraction calculations using a range of strategies. Students represent multiplication and
division by grouping into sets. They divide collections and shapes into halves, quarters and eighths. Students associate collections of Australian coins with their value. They
recognise increasing and decreasing number sequences involving 2s, 3s and 5s. Students identify the missing element in a number sequence.
Measurement and Geometry
Students order shapes and objects using informal units. They tell time to the quarter hour and use a calendar to identify the date and the months included in seasons. Students
recognise the features of three-dimensional objects. They draw two-dimensional shapes. Students interpret simple maps of familiar locations. They explain the effects of one-
step transformations.
Statistics and Probability
Students describe outcomes for everyday events. They collect, organise and represent data to make simple inferences. Students make sense of collected information.

YEAR 2 MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT POINTERS

A B C D E
The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates
excellent achievement of what high achievement of what satisfactory achievement of what limited achievement of what very low achievement of what
is expected for this year level. is expected for this year level. is expected for this year level. is expected for this year level. is expected for this year level.

Number and Algebra

Number and Place Value Fluently counts and orders Fluently counts and orders Counts to and from 1000. Counts to 1000 in order most of Does not meet the requirements
numbers to and from 1000 and numbers to and from 1000 from the time. of a D grade.
beyond from any starting any starting point.
point (ACMNA027) .

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 A B
The student demonstrates
excellent achievement of what
is expected for this year level.
Number and Place Value Performs addition and
subtraction calculations using a
range of mental and written
strategies and explains why a
strategy is more
efficient (ACMNA029)
(ACMNA030) (ACMNA036).
Represents multiplication and
division problems flexibly in a
variety of ways, including
grouping into equal sized groups
or sets (ACMNA028)
(ACMNA031) (ACMNA032)
Fractions and Decimals Divides collections and shapes
to show halves, quarters and
eighths and explains them using
appropriate fractional language
(ACMNA033).
Money and Financial Connects and creates collections
Mathematics of Australian coins and notes
according to a value
(ACMNA034).
Patterns and Algebra Creates, describes and continues
increasing and decreasing
number sequences, from
different starting points,
involving twos, threes and
fives (ACMNA026) .
Identifies the missing element in
a number sequence and creates
and describes number
sequences (ACMNA035)
(ACMNA036).
The student demonstrates
high achievement of what
is expected for this year level.
Performs addition and
subtraction calculations using a
range of mental and written
strategies.
Represents multiplication and
division problems in more than
one way, including grouping into
equal sized groups or sets.
Divides collections and shapes
to show halves, quarters and
eighths and describes the
fraction and the number of
parts.
Connects collections of
Australian coins and notes
according to their value.
Recognises, describes and
continues increasing and
decreasing number sequences
involving twos, threes and fives.
Identifies the missing element in
a number sequence and
describes the sequence.
C D
The student demonstrates
satisfactory achievement of what
is expected for this year level.
Performs simple addition and
subtraction calculations using a
range of strategies.
Represents multiplication and
division by grouping into equal
sized groups or sets.
Divides collections and shapes
into halves, quarters and
eighths.
Connects collections of
Australian coins according to
their value.
Recognises increasing and
decreasing number sequences
involving twos, threes and fives.
Identifies the missing element in
a number sequence.
E
The student demonstrates The student demonstrates
limited achievement of what very low achievement of what
is expected for this year level. is expected for this year level.
Performs simple addition and Does not meet the requirements
subtraction calculations using of a D grade.
counting strategies.
With guidance, represents
multiplication and division by
grouping into equal sized groups
or sets.
Identifies halves, quarters or Does not meet the requirements
eighths of a collection or shape. of a D grade.
Identifies the value of Australian Does not meet the requirements
coins and counts small of a D grade.
collections.
Identifies some increasing
Does not meet the requirements
number sequences involving
of a D grade.
twos, threes and fives.
Continues a number sequence.
 A B
The student demonstrates excellent
achievement of what is expected for
this year level.
Using Units of Chooses appropriate uniform,
Measurement informal units to order shapes.
Explains reasoning behind choice of
unit and order (ACMMG037).
Tells the time to the quarter-hour,
compares times and uses the
features of a clock to explain
reasoning (ACMMG039) .
Interprets calendars to solve
problems involving dates, months
and
seasons (ACMMG040) (ACMMG041).
Shape Draws and represents a range of
two-dimensional shapes and three-
dimensional objects and compares
the features of
two-dimensional shapes and three-
dimensional objects(ACMMG042)
(ACMMG043).
Location and Interprets simple maps of familiar
Transformation locations and uses directional terms
to explain the position of key
features (ACMMG044).
Explains the effects of one-step
transformations of shapes using the
language of flip, slide and turn,
explains the differences between the
types of transformations and creates
their own (ACMMG045)
.(ACMMG046)
The student demonstrates
high achievement of what
is expected for this year level.
Measurement and Geometry
Chooses appropriate uniform,
informal units to order shapes
and objects by length, area,
volume and capacity.
Tells the time to the
quarter-hour using features of
a clock to explain reasoning.
Interprets a calendar to identify
the dates and the months
included in seasons.
Draws and represents
two-dimensional shapes and
describes the features of
three-dimensional objects.
Interprets simple maps of
familiar locations to describe
the position of key features.
Explains the effects of one-step
transformations of shapes
using the language of flip, slide
and turn and explains the
differences between the types
of transformations.
C D
The student demonstrates
satisfactory achievement of what
is expected for this year level.
Orders shapes and objects by
length, area, volume and
capacity using uniform,
informal units.
Tells the time to the
quarter-hour.
Uses a calendar to identify the
date and the months included
in seasons.
Draws two-dimensional shapes
and recognises the features of
three-dimensional objects.
Interprets simple maps of
familiar locations.
Explains the effects of one-step
transformations of shapes
using the language of flip, slide
and turn.
E
The student demonstrates The student demonstrates
limited achievement of what very low achievement of what
is expected for this year level. is expected for this year level.
Orders shapes and objects Does not meet the
using informal units. requirements of a D grade.
Tells half-past and some
quarter-to the hour times.
With guidance, uses a calendar
to identify the date and names
the months and seasons.
Draws some two-dimensional Does not meet the
shapes and describes some requirements of a D grade.
features of three-dimensional
objects.
Identifies some features on Does not meet the
maps of familiar locations. requirements of a D grade.
Describes one-step
transformations of shapes.
 A B C D E
The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates
excellent achievement of what high achievement of what satisfactory achievement of what limited achievement of what very low achievement of what
is expected for this year level. is expected for this year level. is expected for this year level. is expected for this year level. is expected for this year level.

Statistics and Probability

Chance Describes the outcomes for
everyday events using the
language of chance and
compares the likelihood of
outcomes occurring, giving
reasons (ACMSP047).
Describes the outcomes for Describes the outcomes for Describes the outcomes for Does not meet the requirements
everyday events using the everyday events using the everyday events using everyday of a D grade.
language of chance, giving language of chance. language.
reasons.

Data Representation and Collects, organises, classifies and
Interpretation represents data in more than
one way, relevant to the
question
(ACMSP048) (ACMSP049).
Collects, organises, classifies and Makes sense of collected data Collects and represents data Does not meet the requirements
represents data appropriately, and organises and represents appropriately. of a D grade.
relevant to the question. data appropriately.

Uses data displays to support Interprets the data by making Makes simple inferences from With guidance, makes simple
inferences, and draw reasonable relevant inferences. collected data. inferences from collected data.
conclusions (ACMSP050).

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