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STANDARDS DOCUMENT 1 Standards Document Assignment Leslie Tucker School of Education, Liberty University Author Note Leslie Tucker I have no known conflict of interest to disclose. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Leslie Tucker. Email: ltucker58@liberty.edu
STANDARDS DOCUMENT 2 Abstract This standards document will analysis the Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning and the Common Core State Standards for third through fifth grade. Similarities and differences will be discussed and strengths and weaknesses will be examined in order to understand essential components of an ideal curriculum.
STANDARDS DOCUMENT 3 Discussion of Two Sets of Standards “Educational standards define the knowledge and skills students should possess at critical points in their educational career” (University, n.d.). Every public school district must develop its curriculum based on the educational standards adopted by the state in which they are located. Each set of educational standards lays out specific skills that students are expected to master in kindergarten through twelfth grade and in each subject area. Virginia’s Mathematics Standards of Learning for grades three through five and the Common Core Standards for Mathematics for grades three through five will be evaluated to determine the similarities and differences between them and the strengths and weaknesses of each. The information gathered will then be used to develop an ideal curriculum that encompasses the strengths of both sets of standards. Similarities and Differences During the analysis of the Virginia Standards of Learning and the Common Core State Standards, several similarities and differences were evident. The Virginia Standards of Learning and the Common Core State Standards are available for parents to access, which helps them stay informed about their child’s education. Additionally, both sets of standards were created for teachers to guide their lessons and the instructional activities they plan for students. The structure of both sets of standards is similar, starting with broad mathematical topics or domains and then narrowing each topic down into specific standards that are clustered together with related concepts. Each set of standards has five domains or main ideas (Common Core, 2022; Virginia, 2023). Each standard in Common Core and the Virginia Standards of Learning defines a specific skill a student in that grade level is expected to master by the end of that academic year. There are several standards for each grade level that the two sets have in common. For example, both sets of standards in third grade require students to use arrays, equal groups, and measurement
STANDARDS DOCUMENT 4 quantities to solve a problem (Common Core, 2022; Virginia, 2023). Finally, the Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning and the Common Core State Standards are vertically aligned, so each year, the information students are taught increases in difficulty. For example, the Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning require third-grade students to learn place value within a six-digit number. Then, the following year, in fourth grade, they learn it within a nine- digit number (Virginia, 2023). There are also several differences between the Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning and the Common Core State Standards. The first difference between the two is the number of standards each set contains per grade level. The Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning contains twelve standards for third grade, eighteen for fourth grade, and fourteen for fifth grade, each with multiple components that must be taught to prepare students for the end-of- the-year cumulative Standards of Learning test (Virginia, 2023). The Common Core State Standards contain eleven standards for third grade, twelve for fourth grade, and eleven for fifth grade, each with multiple components as well (Common Core, 2022). For example, the Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning for third through fifth grade include probability and statistics as well as solid figures while the Common Core Standards do not (Virginia, 2023; Common Core, 2022). Moreover, The Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning are more detailed and rigorous than the Common Core State Standards. For example, the fourth-grade standard for Virginia specifically states that students must read, write, and compare numbers up to nine digits in length (Virginia, 2023, p.28). However, the Common Core Standards state that students must read, write, and compare whole numbers without specifying a specific length (Common Core, 2022, p.29).
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