Content Specifications for the Summative Assessment of the ...
Content Specifications for the Summative Assessment of the ...
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Summary <strong>of</strong> Overall Test Design and Reporting Categories <strong>for</strong> ELA and Literacy CCSS<br />
Major<br />
Claim<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
Area <strong>of</strong> Focus & CCSS<br />
Standards Assessed<br />
Read Analytically<br />
Read Literature: 1-7, 9, &10<br />
Read In<strong>for</strong>mational Texts: 1-10<br />
Read/ Literacy: 1-7, 9 & 10<br />
(gr 6-11)<br />
Language Use: 3, 4, 5<br />
Write Effectively<br />
Narrative Writing: 1<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mational Writing: 2<br />
Writing- Opinion or Argument:<br />
3<br />
Writing /Literacy: 1-2<br />
(gr 6-11)<br />
Writing – Plan/organize: 4<br />
Writing – Edit: 4<br />
Language –Edit: 1, 2<br />
Writing-8 (ga<strong>the</strong>r evidence) and<br />
9 (draw evidence) (gr 4-11)<br />
Language Use: 3, 4, 5<br />
Speak & Listen<br />
Purposefully<br />
Listening: 1d, 2, 3<br />
Speaking: 4, 5, 6<br />
Language Use: 1, 2, 3a, 3c, 6<br />
Conduct Research<br />
Writing - research: 6, 7, 8<br />
Writing-draw evidence: 9<br />
(gr 4-11)<br />
Reading In<strong>for</strong>mational text: 9<br />
Reading Literacy: 1-3, 5-9<br />
(gr 6-11)<br />
Writing Literacy: 7-9 (gr 6-11)<br />
Language Use: 3a, 6<br />
Writing: 2d, 3d<br />
Variety <strong>of</strong><br />
Selected<br />
Response<br />
CAT Items<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
(editing and<br />
revision<br />
tasks)<br />
Yes<br />
(Listening)<br />
Assessed<br />
On-line<br />
Item Types/Formats<br />
Short and<br />
Longer<br />
Constructed<br />
Response<br />
Yes<br />
CAT items<br />
Yes<br />
(revision<br />
tasks and<br />
shorter<br />
writing tasks)<br />
CAT items<br />
or<br />
Per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
Tasks<br />
Yes<br />
(Listening &<br />
Speaking)<br />
CAT or<br />
Per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
- -<br />
Total Composite Claim (Claims 1-4 Combined)<br />
Extended<br />
Response/<br />
Per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
Tasks<br />
Reading<br />
required <strong>for</strong><br />
per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
tasks primarily<br />
assessed as<br />
Writing - 9:<br />
draw evidence<br />
from texts<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
(Speaking &<br />
Listening scored<br />
both externally<br />
& locally)<br />
Yes<br />
(Could include<br />
a combination<br />
<strong>of</strong> CR items as<br />
well as longer<br />
extended<br />
responses)<br />
Potential Score<br />
Reporting<br />
Categories (*)<br />
Total Reading<br />
Literary Text subscore<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mational Text<br />
sub-score<br />
Total Writing<br />
Organization and<br />
Expression <strong>of</strong><br />
Ideas sub-score<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> Evidence<br />
sub-score<br />
Conventions subscore<br />
<br />
<br />
Listening<br />
Speaking (may not<br />
be assessed each<br />
year)<br />
Total Inquiry/<br />
Research Score<br />
Total ELA/<br />
Literacy Score<br />
(*) On <strong>the</strong> summative assessment, potential score reporting categories in italics will probably not be reported <strong>for</strong><br />
individual students, but can likely be provided <strong>for</strong> aggregated groups <strong>of</strong> students.<br />
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