Match geography terms to examples on a map
When to use this goal
For upper-elementary students who need social studies terms (continent, border, capital, coast, peninsula) to follow lessons and read maps. Choose terms from the current unit; present levels decide how many at once.
- Baseline
- Test terms before the unit so the team can see growth. Note terms the student confuses (state and country, coast and border), which need side-by-side teaching.
- Tips
- Pointing allows students who do not write or speak to show the meaning. Coordinate with the social studies teacher on the term list.
- Limits
- Map tasks also involve visual skills. Terms are unit-specific, so the probe changes with each unit.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-voc-028.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a map and 10 geography terms from the current social studies unit, the student will point to or label an example of each term on the map independently with at least 80% accuracy on geography terms matched to a map example, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
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 Vocabulary.
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
- Reading - Vocabulary
- Baseline
- 30% accuracy.
- Annual goal361 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a map and 10 geography terms from the current social studies unit, the student will point to or label an example of each term on the map independently with at least 80% accuracy on geography terms matched to a map example, on 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 a map and 10 geography terms from the current social studies unit
- Behavior
- The student will point to or label an example of each term on the map independently
- Criteria
- With at least 80% accuracy on geography terms matched to a map example, on 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 80% accuracy on geography terms matched to a map example
- Mastery rule:
- on 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 a map and 10 geography terms from the current social studies unit, the student will point to or label an example of each term on the map independently with at least 80% accuracy on geography terms matched to a map example, on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.