MYP 5: Can do maths skills
As you move from MYP4 to MYP5, or when you are reviewing your learning for the whole of MYP 4 and 5, it is useful to check your approaches to learning (AtL) skills. This page gives you a mathematical skills self-evaluation.
Approaches to learning focus
Transfer skills > Make connections between subject groups and disciplines
For each of the skills below, take a screenshot to show that you can do it!
Evaluate your skill level using these approaches to learning descriptors:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novice | Learner | Practitioner | Expert |
Observes others performing tasks and using the skill High levels of support from teacher needed | Copies others’ performance of the skill Medium level teacher support needed | Can demonstrate the skill on demand Minimal teacher support needed | Can teach others the skill No teacher support needed |
| I can… | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novice | Learner | Practitioner | Expert | |
Round a number from my calculator to 2 decimal places | ||||
Find the mean average of 10 numbers | ||||
Write common fractions as decimals, such as \frac14,\frac12,\frac34,\frac{1}{10},\frac{1}{100}\ldots | ||||
Write any number greater than 1 in standard form n\times10^{x} | ||||
Write any number smaller than 1 in standard form n\times10^{-x} | ||||
Rearrange equations like this to find x=: a-x=3 | ||||
Rearrange equations like this to find x=: y=\frac{3}{x} | ||||
Rearrange equations like this to find x=: y^2=x^2-z^2 | ||||
| Expand brackets in equations such as E=I\left(R+r\right) | ||||
| Expand brackets in quadratic equations such as a=\left(b+c\right)^2 | ||||
Find the lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle using Pythagoras’ formula | ||||
Find the sine of an angle in a right-angled triangle | ||||
Find the tangent of an angle in a right-angled triangle | ||||
Find the cosine of an angle in a right-angled triangle | ||||
| Find the angle xwhen \sin{x}=0.5 | ||||
| What else can you do? |