Standards: Math

Math: An Overview

For a review of math within the Download College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education report

, please skim pages 44 - 50. This section offers a review of the key aspects of the math standards.

College and Career Readiness Standards

The math standards are organized differently from the ELA/Literacy standards over a range of domains that varies from the earliest level of learning through adult secondary education. Let's take a closer look.

Math: Grade Level Groups

As described on page 45 of the CCRS report, the math standards are organized by five grade level groups. The five grade level groups (A - E) represent the following K-12 grade equivalents:

  1. Grade Level A (K–1)
  2. Grade Level B (2–3)
  3. Grade Level C (4–5, +6)
  4. Grade Level D (6+, 7–8)
  5. Grade Level E (9–12): High School to Adult Secondary Education

Math: Domains

As outlined on page 47 of the CCRS report, the table below outlines the domains addressed within the math standards. Note that the K-8 mathematics standards are organized by Grade Levels A - D, with four or five domain categories included within each level. For high school, the standards are organized by a different domain conceptual categories, including Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Modeling, Geometry, and Statistics and Probability.

Math Domains for K-8

Math Domains for High School

NBT

Number and Operations in
Base Ten

N.RN

The Real Number System

NS

The Number System

N.Q

Number and Quantity

NF

Number and Operations -
Fractions

A.SSE

Algebra: Seeing Structure in Expressions

RP

Ratios and Proportional Relationships

A.APR

Algebra: Arithmetic with Polynomials
and Rational Expressions

OA

Operations and
Algebraic Thinking

A.CED

Algebra: Creating Equations

EE

Expressions and Equations

A.REI

Algebra: Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities

F

Functions

F.IF

Functions: Interpreting Functions

G

Geometry

F.BF

Functions: Building Functions

MD

Measurement and Data

F.LE

Functions: Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models

SP

Statistics and Probability

G.CO

Geometry: Congruence

G.SRT

Geometry: Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry

G.GMD

Geometry: Geometric Measurement and Dimension

G.MG

Geometry: Modeling with Geometry

S.ID

Statistics and Probability:
Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data

 

Math: Anchor Standards

As described on page 47 of the CCRS report, the standards for math have two central parts, including:

Part 1: Standards for Mathematical Practice (MP)

This part of the standard focuses on the processes and proficiencies, including:

  1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them (MP.1)
  2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively (MP.2)
  3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others (MP.3)
  4. Model with mathematics (MP.4)
  5. Use appropriate tools strategically (MP.5)
  6. Attend to precision (MP.6)
  7. Look for and make use of structure (MP.7)
  8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning (MP.8)

Part 2: Standards for Mathematical Content

This part of the standard combines the learner’s conceptual knowledge of mathematical ideas and the learner’s ability to apply and transfer procedures to different problems and context. The standards of mathematical content are organized by grade level group (i.e. Grade Level A-E) and include several domains within each level. Under each domain are standard statements followed by a cluster of related standards. For example, the figure below from page 51 of the CCRS report depicts a series of standards associated with the Numbers and Operations: Base Ten domain for learners at Grade Level A (K-1). 

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CCSS Standard Citation Cross-Reference

As in the ELA/Literacy standards, at the end of each supporting standard description you will see a combination of letters and numbers (such as 1.NBT.5, as shown above). This citation at the end of each standard identifies the cross-reference to the Common Core State Standard (CCSS) grade, domain, and standard number (or standard number and letter, where applicable). For example,

  • 1.NBT.5 stands for Grade 1, Number and Operations in Base Ten, Standard 5
  • 6.NS.6a stands for Grade 6, Number Sense domain, Standard 6a
  • 5.OA.2 stands for Grade 5, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Standard 2