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Grade 4 - Claim 4 - Target 3

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English Language Arts

Target 3

Analyze Information / Sources

Distinguish relevant/irrelevant information.

Sample Item

Grade 4

Test

Claim 4

Research / Inquiry

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

Grade

Grade 4

Standards

RI-7W-8W-9

Standards

  • RI-7

    Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text...

  • W-8

    Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

  • W-9

    Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

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 analyze digital and print sources in order to locate relevant information to support research.

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

Stimuli

  • Passages

    All 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 4 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 read/interpret graphics. These graphics may include: charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, or interactive elements on Web...

Task Models

Task Model 1

  • Item Types

    Multiple Choice, single correct response

  • Depth of Knowledge

    RE-DOK2

Target Evidence Statement

  • The student will analyze digital and print sources in order to locate relevant information to support research.

Task Description

CAT Primary Standard Alignment: W-8 CAT Secondary Standard Alignment: RI-7, W-9 The test taker will be presented with a topic for research. 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 types of stimuli that are allowable for this model are listed below. Stimulus: G4.T3.A: No Stimulus Stimulus: G4.T3.B:...

Appropriate Stems

Stimulus: G4.T3.A: No Stimulus Lead-in: no lead-in Stems: A student is writing a report about <topic>. The student found the following sources. Which source would most likely have information for the report? A student is writing a report about...

Scoring Rules

Correct response: 1 point; Incorrect response: 0 points