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CONTINUOUS ASSESSEMENT LEARNING ACTIVITY

(CALA)
LEARNING AREA: Mathematics
CODE: 4003
FORM: 4
CALA: component E
TITLE: Financial mathematics
CALA TYPE: PEN AND PAPER
TOPIC: Consumer Arithmetic
YEAR: 2024

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Competence /skills:
- Identify, list, investigate, observe, record, design and critical thinking.
Background
There has been a health hazard caused by a dusty potholed classroom. Many learners had fallen ill due to the inhaled dust. The administration is
thinking of tilling the classroom. They need to know the number of tiles needed to renovate the floor so that they will purchase enough tiles. The
learners will investigate the number of tiles needed to tile the whole classroom the classroom.

FACILITATORS’ GUIDE
COMPONENT B
FACILITATOR ’S CALA GUIDE
LEARNING AREA: MATHEMATICS CALA B
LEVEL: FORM 4
DURATION: 2 WEEKS
CALA TYPE : PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
PEN AND PAPER
TOPIC : MENSURATION
COMPETENCES AND SKILLS
 Problem solving
 Critical thinking
 Recording
 Report writing
 Data presentation
 Calculating area

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DIMENSIONS / CRITERIA TO BE ASSESSED
1. Collecting data about the dimensions of tiles and classroom.
2. Measuring the dimensions of the classroom and tiles.
3. Calculating the area of the tile and classroom
4. Sketching the floor plan of the classroom
5. Calculating the number of tiles needed to tile the classroom.
6. Making recommendations of tiles to be used.

OBJECTIVES TO BE ASSESSED
 Collect data about the dimensions of the tiles and classroom
 Measure the dimensions of the classroom and tiles
 Calculate the area of the classroom and tiles
 Present and sketch the diagram of the floor plan using the calculated scale
 Calculate the number of tiles needed to tile the floor
 To recommend the number of tiles to be used.

CONTEXT
For years the school authorities, learners and teachers have faced challenges with dust in classrooms. There is need for tiling the floor. The
learners will investigate the number of tiles needed.
FACILITATOR ’S NOTES
 Prepare a CALA register of the learners
 Facilitator should allow adequate time for the collection of data prior to the learners responding to the CALA items
 Learners should prepare a table to display data collected.

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LEARNERS’ CALA GUIDE

LEARNING AREA : MATHEMATICS CALA E

LEVEL : Form 4
TOPIC : MENSURATION
CALA TYPE : PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
PEN AND PAPER
NAME : ……………………………………………………………………
CANDIDATE NUMBER…………………………………………………….
SCHOOL : …………………………………………………………………....
DATE:

BACKGROUND /CALA CONTEXT

There has been a health hazard caused by a dusty potholed classroom. Many learners had fallen ill due to the inhaled dust. The administration is
thinking of tilling the classroom. They need to know the number of tiles needed to renovate the floor so that they will purchase enough tiles. The
learners will investigate the number of tiles needed to tile the whole classroom the classroom.
LEARNERS ACTIVITIES

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Collect data about sizes of the tiles available at hardware shops. Learners will measure the dimensions of the classroom and the tiles chosen. They
will then calculate the area of the classroom and the tiles and then calculate the number of tiles needed to cover the floor of the classroom. They
will present, interpret and explain the data collected. To solve this problem learners will be tasked to calculate the actual number of tiles needed.
How you will be assessed
The teacher will assess you on:
 Measuring the dimensions of the tiles
 Calculating the area of the tile
 Measure the dimensions of the classroom
 Calculate the area of the classroom
 Calculate the number of tiles needed to cover the floor of the classroom

CALA Tips
 Follow the procedures of practical write-up
 Use the correct units for measurement
 Use correct formulae
 Make clear presentations using scaled diagrams and produce a report
 The CALA should be completed in three weeks

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 MARKING GUIDE MATHS O LEVEL CALA B

CALA DESCRIPTION MARK NOTES

ALLOCATION
Measuring the dimensions. -measuring the tile (2)

-measuring the dimensions of the classroom (4)

-Calculate the area of the tile (4)

Calculating the area. -Calculate the area of the classroom floor
(4)
Sketching diagrams -Clear diagram (2)
-Scale shown (1)
-Correct measurements shown. (2)
-dimensions shown. (1)
- correct Unit of measurement (1)
-Diagram labeled (1)
Tiles needed -correct division method shown (2)
-steps correctly shown. (2)
-Correct unit of measurement (1)
-correct answer shown (1)

Report writing

-commenting on the number of tiles needed (2)

TOTAL 30

ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS

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 LEARNING AREA : MATHEMATICS CALA B
LEVEL : FORM 4
TOPIC: MENSURATION

DIMENSION/ A: 20 -30 B: 10 - 19 C: 0 – 9
CRITERIA
Measuring the Accuracy :Exact measurement (2)
dimension of Correct use of unit of measure (1) -Incorrect use of unit of measure. (0)
tile
Measuring the Accuracy :Exact measurement (2)
dimension of -correct use of unit of measure (2) -Correct use of unit of measure (2) -Correct use of unit of measure (1)
room
Calculating -Use of correct formula. (1) -Use of correct formula (1)
the area of tile -Steps correctly shown (1) -Steps correctly shown (1) -Steps not shown (0)
-Exact answer given (1) -Answer given (1) -Answer not given (0)
-units shown (1) - units not shown (0) -Units not shown (0)
Calculating -Use of correct formula. (1) -Use of correct formula (1) -No formula. (0)
the area of -Steps correctly shown(1) -Steps correctly shown (1) -Steps not shown (0)
room -Answer given (1) -Answer given (1) -Answer not given (0)
- units shown (1) -units not shown(0 -Units not shown (0)
Sketching of -Clear diagram (2) -Clear diagrams (2) -Clear diagrams (2)
diagrams -Scale shown (1) -Scale shown (1) -Scale not shown (0)
-Correct measurements shown. (2) -Correct measurements shown.(2) -Correct measurements shown. (2)
-dimensions shown. (1) -dimensions shown.(1) -dimensions not shown.(0)
- correct Unit of measurement (1) - correct Unit of measurement (1) - correct Unit of measurement (1)
-Diagram labeled (1) -Diagram not labeled (0) -Diagram not labeled (0)
Tiles needed -correct division method shown (2) -correct division method shown (2) -incorrect division method shown (0)
-steps correctly shown. (2) -steps incorrectly shown. (0)
-Correct unit of measurement (1) -incorrect unit of measurement (0) -incorrect unit of measurements.(0)
-correct answer shown (1) -incorrect answer shown (0) - incorrect answer shown (0)
Report writing
-commenting on the number of tiles -Did not comment on the number of tiles -Did not comment on the number of tiles needed
needed (2) needed(0) (0)