Texas Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners

Implementation Guide
Version 1.1
June 2008

Section 2

Examples of Proficient Performance
Standard: Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate for ABE/ASE

  • Understand, interpret, and work with pictures, numbers, and symbolic information.
  • Apply knowledge of mathematical concepts and procedures to figure out how to answer the question, solve a problem, make a prediction, or carry out a task that has a mathematical dimension.
  • Define and select data to be used in solving the problem.
  • Determine the degree of precision required by the situation.
  • Solve problem using appropriate quantities procedures and verify that the results are reasonable.
  • Communicate results using a variety of mathematical representations, including graphs, charts, tables, and algebraic models.

NRS Educational Functioning Level - Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate for ABE/ASE

NRS Educational Functioning Level http://www.nrsweb.org/
Adults performing at this level can accomplish a variety of goals, such as…

Level 1
Beginning ABE Literacy
  • Read a thermometer.
  • Write important dates using numerical forms.
  • Identify coins, bills or tokens needed for public transportation and vending machines.

Level 2
Beginning Basic Literacy
  • Make change using the “building” method.
  • Estimate daily/weekly wages by adding on (counting) per-hour amounts.
  • Measure ingredients for simple recipes using benchmark fractions.

Level 3
Low Intermediate Basic Education
  • Stay within a set budget while shopping for work clothes.
  • Describe a simple equation for determining weekly pay based on a consistent, predictable pattern, such as $5 per hour.
  • Measure the approximate number of feet of baseboard that will be needed for a room.

Level 4
High Intermediate Basic Education

  • Figure a tip on a restaurant bill.
  • Determine how much flooring is needed for a room by multiplying the length times the width of the room.
  • Decide which product to buy based on a comparison of nutritional information.

Level 5
Low Adult Secondary Education
  • Design and measure shelves for a closet.
  • Develop a yearly budget and illustrate it by creating a graph.
  • Record product measurements on a chart to monitor whether the process is in control.

Level 6
High Adult Secondary Education
  • Analyze effects of deductions on earnings and projecting annual income.
  • Determine a budget for a grant proposal.
  • Make a decision about how to consolidate bills and credit card payments.

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