Grade 5 - Claim 4 - Target 4
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Target 4
Use Evidence
Sample Item
Grade 5Test
Claim 4
Research / Inquiry
Standards
RI-1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RI-6
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
RI-7
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
RI-9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
W-1b
Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
W-8
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, 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 select evidence to support opinions, ideas, or analyses based on evidence collected and analyzed.
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
Stimuli
Passages
Claim 4 stimuli are discrete and written by the item writer. Primary source material may be from public domain documents. Most Claim 4 stimuli are excerpts from research sources. Examples of Claim 4 stimuli in grade 5 may include, but...
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 responseDepth of Knowledge
RE-DOK2
Target Evidence Statement
The student will select evidence to support opinions, ideas, or analyses based on evidence collected and analyzed.
Task Description
CAT Primary Standard Alignment: W-9 CAT Secondary Standard Alignment: RI-7, RI-9, W-1b, W-8 The test taker will select a piece of information/fact/note that supports a given opinion/conjecture. The item stem will pose a question asking the test...
Stimulus
The stimuli will follow the Claim 4 stimulus specifications. The types of stimuli that are allowable for this model are listed below. Stimulus: G5.T4.A: Opinion Writing Lacking Evidence This stimulus should be a brief piece of...
Appropriate Stems
Stimulus: G5.T4.A: Opinion Writing Lacking Evidence Lead-in: A student is writing an article about <topic>. The student wrote an opinion in the article. Read the sentences from the student’s article and answer the question that...
Scoring Rules
Correct response: 1 point; Incorrect response: 0 points