Choose area or perimeter for a real job
When to use this goal
For students who find the area and perimeter of a rectangle when told which to find but pick the wrong one in a real problem (carpet versus fencing). Present levels in area and perimeter, not grade, decide fit.
- Baseline
- Score the choice and the answer separately at baseline to see whether the gap is choosing or computing. For the goal, count an item correct only when the choice, the answer, and the units are all right.
- Tips
- Teach covering versus going around with real objects first: tiles on a desk and string around its edge. Use problems from places the student knows, like the classroom or a garden bed.
- Limits
- Rectangles only; composite shapes need another goal. Reading load in word problems can hide the math, so read problems aloud if reading is not the target.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ma-geo-046.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 real-world rectangle word problems without diagrams (fencing a garden, carpeting a room, framing a picture, tiling a floor), the student will say or write whether the job needs area or perimeter and then find it with the correct square or linear units independently with at least 85% accuracy on real-world area and perimeter problems, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Baseline: 40% 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 Geometry & Spatial Reasoning.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
Checks structure and wording only. Whether the goal fits the student is the team's call.
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
- Math - Geometry & Spatial Reasoning
- Baseline
- 40% accuracy.
- Annual goal477 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 10 real-world rectangle word problems without diagrams (fencing a garden, carpeting a room, framing a picture, tiling a floor), the student will say or write whether the job needs area or perimeter and then find it with the correct square or linear units independently with at least 85% accuracy on real-world area and perimeter problems, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given 10 real-world rectangle word problems without diagrams (fencing a garden, carpeting a room, framing a picture, tiling a floor)
- Behavior
- The student will say or write whether the job needs area or perimeter and then find it with the correct square or linear units independently
- Criteria
- With at least 85% accuracy on real-world area and perimeter problems, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- Every two weeks
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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 85% accuracy on real-world area and perimeter problems
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given 10 real-world rectangle word problems without diagrams (fencing a garden, carpeting a room, framing a picture, tiling a floor), the student will say or write whether the job needs area or perimeter and then find it with the correct square or linear units independently with at least 85% accuracy on real-world area and perimeter problems, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
| 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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