Use a calculator to find the change due
When to use this goal
For students who can enter amounts on a calculator and pay with bills, and who now need to know what change to expect. Present levels in calculator subtraction and reading decimals decide fit.
- Baseline
- Score 10 purchase cards. Look for order errors (price minus paid gives a negative) and decimal errors; both are easy to teach once seen.
- Tips
- Teach the order with the words "what I gave, take away the price." Link to fn-fa-016 so the student compares the expected change with what the cashier gives.
- Limits
- Sales tax changes the price at the register; teach with tax-included prices or receipts. Does not measure counting the change received.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-fa-033.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 purchase cards showing a price and the bill paid, and a calculator, the student will subtract the price from the amount paid on the calculator and state the change due independently with at least 90% accuracy on change problems, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Baseline: 30% accuracy.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Percent accuracy fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Work-sample analysis gives percent accuracy data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about Functional Academics.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
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Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
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- Area of need
- Functional & Independence Skills - Functional Academics
- Baseline
- 30% accuracy.
- Annual goal358 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 10 purchase cards showing a price and the bill paid, and a calculator, the student will subtract the price from the amount paid on the calculator and state the change due independently with at least 90% accuracy on change problems, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given 10 purchase cards showing a price and the bill paid, and a calculator
- Behavior
- The student will subtract the price from the amount paid on the calculator and state the change due independently
- Criteria
- With at least 90% accuracy on change problems, across 3 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Accuracy tracker. Records number correct and number attempted.
Accuracy tracker
Percent accuracy- Student label:
- Target:
- with at least 90% accuracy on change problems
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given 10 purchase cards showing a price and the bill paid, and a calculator, the student will subtract the price from the amount paid on the calculator and state the change due independently with at least 90% accuracy on change problems, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Score only items the student attempted unless the goal defines a fixed set of items. Use the same denominator every session.
- Percent = numerator ÷ denominator × 100. Round to one decimal place.
- Record the support actually provided, even if the goal is independent performance.
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