FTCE Middle Grades Math 5-9 (025) case studies
FTCE Middle Grades Math 5-9 (025) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Middle Grades Mathematics 5–9 (025) exam is one of the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) subject-area tests. Candidates take it to demonstrate the mathematics knowledge and instructional judgment expected of a teacher of mathematics in grades 5–9. The exam is aligned to Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards; the FTCE/FELE program website announced that test information guides for Mathematics 6–12 and Middle Grades Mathematics 5–9, updated to align to the B.E.S.T. The FTCE Middle Grades Math 5-9 (025) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,373 words.
1Successive Percent Discounts: Adding Rates Taken from Different Bases
Alvarez gave his seventh graders this problem: A jacket is marked down 20%, and the sale price is then reduced by another 15%. Is the total discount 35%?
481 words, about 2 min2Interpreting Slope and Intercept in a Fundraiser Model
Chen's algebra class collected data on a car wash fundraiser. Students worked h hours and raised d dollars, modeled by d = 12h + 40.
445 words, about 2 min3Three-Sided Fencing and the Quadratic Maximum
Students are building a rectangular vegetable garden against the straight side of a barn. They have 36 feet of fencing for the other three sides.
519 words, about 3 min4Choosing Mean or Median for a Skewed Sibling Count
Rivera's class surveyed 24 students about the number of siblings they have. Results: 0 siblings, 6 students; 1 sibling, 8 students; 2 siblings, 7 students; 3 siblings, 2 students; 4 siblings, 1 student.
484 words, about 2 min5Diagnostic Value of a Fraction-Comparison Multiple-Choice Item
A seventh-grade team is reviewing a multiple-choice item used on a unit test: 'Which fraction is greater, 3/5 or 5/8? Cannot be determined.' Of 28 students, 14 chose A (correct), 9 chose B, 3 chose C, and 2 chose D.
444 words, about 2 min