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Grade 3 - Claim 4 - Target 2

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English Language Arts

Target 2

Interpret & Integrate Information

Locate information to support central ideas and key details that are provided; select information from data or print and non-print text sources for a given purpose.

Sample Item

Grade 3

Test

Claim 4

Research / Inquiry

Students can engage in research/inquiry to investigate topics, and to analyze, integrate, and present information.

Grade

Grade 3

Standards

RI-1RI-7RI-9W-8

Standards

  • RI-1

    Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

  • RI-7

    Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

  • RI-9

    Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

  • W-8

    Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

Clarifications

Target 2 will focus on choosing text and visual elements that support a research central idea, key detail, and/or given purpose as well as the integration of notes into a central idea or key...

Range Achievement Level Descriptors

Evidence Required

  • 1

    The student will locate information from a text source to support a central idea or key detail related to research.

  • 2

    The student will interpret information from a text source to support a given purpose related to research tasks.

  • 3

    The student will interpret information from a visual source to support a given purpose related to research tasks.

Item Guidelines

Depth of Knowledge

  • RE-DOK2

    Level 2 includes the engagement of some mental processing beyond recalling or reproducing a response; it requires both comprehension and subsequent processing of source materials used for research or portions of those sources. Some important concepts are covered but not...

Allowable Item Types

  • Multiple Choice, single correct response
  • Multi-Select, multiple correct response
  • Hot Text, select text
  • Matching Tables

Stimuli

  • Passages

    Claim 4 stimuli are discrete and written by the item writer. Most Claim 4 stimuli are excerpts from research sources from various academic disciplines. Examples of Claim 4 stimuli in grade 3 may include, but are not limited to,...

  • Text Complexity

    Claim 4 stimuli should follow the guidelines in the stimulus specifications document; however, the complexity should be one grade level below the assessment level. The vocabulary used in the stimulus and the item should be at least one grade level...

Accessibility

Students will be required to read brief text stimuli and use a mouse. Students will be required to view/ interpret visual sources that are supported by textual sources. Students with physical impairments may need...

Task Models

Task Model 1

  • Item Types

    Multiple Choice, single correct response

  • Depth of Knowledge

    RE-DOK2

Target Evidence Statement

  • The student will interpret information from a text source to support a given purpose related to research tasks.

Task Description

CAT Primary Standard Alignment: W-8 CAT Secondary Standard Alignment: None The test taker will be presented with a topic and a source. The item stem will pose a question asking the test taker to choose a...

Stimulus

The stimuli will follow the Claim 4 stimulus specifications. All stimuli will be informational for this model. The stimulus that is allowable for this model is listed below. Stimulus: G3.T2.A: Informational Text from a Source This...

Appropriate Stems

Lead-in: A student is writing a report about <topic> and found a source. Read the sentences from the source and answer the question that follows. Stimulus: G3.T2.A: Informational Text from a Source Stems: The parts of the...

Scoring Rules

Correct response: 1 point; Incorrect response: 0 points