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First steps in Mathematics: Space – Diagnostic tasks

A collection of diagnostic tasks designed to use with students to assess their understanding of space-related concepts in mathematics.

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Pour to decide

Use this diagnostic task to assess if students know about capacity and comparing containers based on how much they hold.

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What is the area?

Use this diagnostic task to assess what students know about area and using the area formula.

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Assessment tasks: metric units and relationship to decimals

Use the diagnostic tasks, Page sections and Decimals and measures, to assess a student’s understanding of metric units and their relationship to decimals.

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Snail trails

Refer to the diagnostic task for a guide on how to conduct a one-on-one interview where the student is asked to measure length by choosing an informal unit.

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Categorisation

Use this task to assess students’ knowledge and understanding of properties of shapes, and language they use when describing common features.

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Ice cream puddles

Use this diagnostic task to assess understanding of area and comparing the area of two shapes using a relevant approach.

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The coloured cube

Use this task to reveal if the student can see in their ‘mind’s eye’ the transformation from a 2D net to a 3D object.

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Broken ruler

This task can be used to reveal whether students can use markings on a ruler to measure in centimetres and whether they understand how the number on the scale relates to the units.

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Tiling problem

Use this diagnostic task to assess if students use an array structure when working out how many tiles fit in a rectangle.

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Leaf task

Use this diagnostic task to assess understanding of area and measuring the area of an irregular shape.

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The school delivery

Use this task to assess language the student uses to describe position, direction and pathways in familiar environments.

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Make a measuring jug

Use this diagnostic task to assess a student's understanding of capacity and the calibrated scale on a measuring jug.