Quantity Discrimination Overview
The Quantity Discrimination-Least assessment assesses a student's ability to select the smallest of four visually presented numerals between one and ten. For the 30-second administration, the examiner shows the student four numerals and asks, "Which is least?" The resulting score is "1" if the student correctly points to or says the correct numeral/number. The final score is prorated from the number of items responded to correctly in 30 seconds to the total correct in 60 seconds.
Quantity Discrimination-Least is designed for screening and progress monitoring.
This measure is available in Braille.
Test Construction
Thirty unique 4 x 1 rows of numbers were created for the Quantity Discrimination assessments, 15 are used for the “Which is most?” questions, and 15 are used for the “Which is least?” questions. There are four items shown on each page. There are four non-repeating numerals between 1 and 10 in each row. The numerals were placed randomly in each row, and the correct answer is never in the same position in the row more than one consecutive time. For example, if the correct answer to item 1 is in the first numeral in the row, item 2’s correct answer would not be placed in the same position. Prior to the start of each assessment, students are provided with two practice items and are instructed to move as quickly as they can through the items. The practice items are displayed in the same format as test items and are intended to familiarize students with the objective of the task.
Before administering the earlyMath - Quantity Discrimination Least subtest, be sure to download the student forms from the Training & Resources tab in the FastBridge system.
Select the Downloads tile under the Training & Resources tab.
Then, select Download resources under earlyMath.
Finally, click on the PDF icon under the QL column, in the Administrator row.
The student form looks like this.
To administer this assessment for the purpose of universal screening:
- Log in to the FastBridge system as a teacher.
- Go to the Screening tab.
- Select the earlyMath assessment.
- Select the QL column from the earlyMath Screening page.
To administer this assessment for purposes of progress monitoring:
- Log into the FastBridge system as a teacher or a specialist.
- Go to the Progress Monitoring tab.
- Use the filters to find the correct assessment group of students.
- Select Start for the desired student and choose a Form.
Here is what the teacher sees when administering the earlyMath - Quantity Discrimination subtest.
For more information about the earlyMath - Quantity Discrimination subtest complete the online earlyMath course found in the Training & Resources section of the FastBridge system.
To do so, navigate to the Training & Resources tab, and click on the earlyMath course tile.
Then select the Quantity Discrimination option on the vertical menu. Complete Lessons 1 through 8 in order to certify in the earlyMath Quantity Discrimination subtest.