(1) An eighth-grade student at the nearing proficiency level in mathematics demonstrates partial mastery of the prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficiency. He/she gives responses that exhibit some understanding of the problem or situation presented and can make rudimentary connections between the mathematical and/or real world. The student struggles to communicate effectively and uses limited evidence of representations to show understanding. Although some basic reasoning skills are apparent, computational skills and problem solving strategies are insufficient. Frequent errors and lack of structure detract from mathematical knowledge and skills.

(a) The student demonstrates these abilities under content standard 1 in the areas of:

(i) rational number relationships;

(ii) estimation and reasonableness;

(iii) number theory;

(iv) rational number operations;

(v) metric and standard measurement; and

(vi) proportional reasoning.

(b) The student demonstrates these abilities under content standard 2 in the areas of:

(i) representing and comparing data;

(ii) evaluating data and making conjectures; and

(iii) finding probability and predicting.

(c) The student demonstrates these abilities under content standard 3 in the areas of:

(i) properties of solids and figures;

(ii) congruence and similarity;

(iii) transformations including dilations;

(iv) angles, surface area, and volume; and

(v) justifying relationships.

(d) The student demonstrates these abilities under content standard 4 in the areas of:

(i) representing and generalizing patterns;

(ii) linear functions;

(iii) multi-step equations and inequalities;

(iv) equivalent algebraic expressions; and

(v) linear modeling.