Manage data C4.1 Make simple comparisons and calculations

Competency C: Understand and Use Numbers Task Group C4: Manage dataLevel: 1At this level, learners: Make simple comparisons and calculationsPerformance Descriptors The learner:Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides whole numbers and decimalsRecognizes values in number and word formatIdentifies and compares quantities of itemsUnderstands numerical orderIdentifies and performs required operationBegins to interpret integersMakes simple estimatesInterprets and represents values using whole numbers, decimals, percentages, and simple, common fractions (e.g. ½, ¼)Follows apparent steps to reach solutionsInterprets simple, common probabilities, such as the chance of precipitation from a weather forecastRecognizes simple patternsUses strategies to check accuracy (e.g. estimating, using a calculator, repeating a calculation, using the reverse operation)Task DescriptorsScope of task is limitedHas a concrete and familiar contextMay require one operation; operation is apparentMay require the same operation to be performed more than onceRequires up to a few steps to completeHas a set procedureMay involve one simple document (e.g. list, label)Has a highly explicit purposeUses whole numbers and/or simple common fractions or decimalsESKARGO:Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – C4.1