HA Level ITEMS for SEE

Higher Abilities

Test items which engage students in noble situation and use of knowledge at varied situation are categorized into higher abilities. In terms of Bloom's taxonomic these are analysis, synthesis, and evaluation (in revised terms – analyzing, evaluating, and creating). In SEE exam, HA level in mathematics must

1.      connect math from textbook to math at real life situation (context)

2.      use mathematical interpretation (mathematization)

Example 1

A conical clay of base radius 5cm and height 12 cm is reshaped into a spherical object. Find the total cost to paint on the surface of spherical clay at 20 paisa per cm².

This ITEM is labeled as HA because, student need mathematical interpretation of volume themselves.

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Example 5

A family is building a house. The first step is to drill holes and fill them with concrete. The holes are 0.4 m wide and 1 m deep, how much concrete should the family order for each hole?