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Grade 7 - Claim 4 - Target 3

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English Language Arts

Target 3

Evaluate Information / Sources

Use reasoning, evaluation, and evidence to assess the credibility and accuracy of each source in order to gather and select information to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Sample Item

Grade 7

Test

Claim 4

Research / Inquiry

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

Grade

Grade 7

Standards

W-8WHST-8

Standards

  • W-8

    Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility...

  • WHST-8

    Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility...

Clarifications

Target 2 will assess analyzing information within and among texts for research purposes as well as paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism for the purpose of integrating information. Target 3 will assess evaluating a list of...

Range Achievement Level Descriptors

Evidence Required

  • 1

    The student will use reasoning, evaluation, and evidence to assess the credibility of each source in order to select relevant information to support research.

  • 2

    The student will use reasoning, evaluation, and evidence to assess the accuracy of each source in order to select relevant information to support research.

  • 3

    The student will evaluate the relevance of information from multiple sources 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
  • Hot Text, select text
  • Matching Tables

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 from various academic disciplines. Examples of Claim 4 stimuli in grade...

  • 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 with physical impairments may need to use an adapted mouse or others a computer with eye scanning capabilities. Students who...

Task Models

Task Model 1

  • Item Types

    Multiple Choice, single correct response

  • Depth of Knowledge

    RE-DOK2

Target Evidence Statement

  • The student will use reasoning, evaluation, and evidence to assess the credibility of each source in order to select relevant information to support research.

Task Description

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

Stimulus

The stimuli will follow the Claim 4 stimulus specifications. All stimuli will be informational for this model. The type of stimulus that is allowable for this model is listed below. Stimulus G7.T3.A: No Stimulus Stimulus G7.T3.B:...

Appropriate Stems

Stimulus G7.T3.A: No Stimulus Lead-in: no lead-in Stems:  A student is writing a report about <topic>. The student must use sources that are credible, or trustworthy, and relevant for the topic. Which of these is a credible,...

Scoring Rules

Correct response: 1 point; Incorrect response: 0 points