Scaffolding Numeracy in the Middle Years: Assessment Materials

The assessment materials for multiplicative thinking can be used by teachers to locate and identify their students in Year 4 through to Year 8 against the Learning and Assessment Framework for Multiplicative Thinking (LAF).

Before you start

Find out what you should do before you start conducting the assessment. Access the LAF, download the booklets and read the advice for preparing your class and working through an example.

Conducting the assessment

When you are ready to conduct the assessment, follow these instructions about administering the tasks and providing support to students.

Scoring and next steps

The next steps after conducting the assessment involve scoring your students and locating them on the LAF. Find out how the scoring rubrics, student score sheets and the LAF raw score translator work.