| Steps toward developing Assessments |
Animal Adaptation Activity |
Special Education
for students with severe disabilities |
Step One
Decide which local and State Standards that you activity
encompasses. |
NJ Standard
5.1
NJ Standard
5.3
NJ Standard
5.5 |
NJ Standard
5.6
NJ Standard 5.7 |
Step Two
Decide which Cumulative Progress Indicators (CPIs) are
involved with the activity. |
Standard 5.1: NJ
ASK & GEPA
Standard 5.3: NJ
ASK & GEPA
Standard 5.5: NJ
ASK & GEPA |
NJ Standard
5.6
NJ
Standard 5.7
There are no CPIs in this category, but you may want to
assign indicators for the student(s) involved. |
Step Three
Group the Cumulative Progress Indicators to enable a "big picture" view
of them. |
Standard 5.1 & 5.5
NJ ASK
Standard 5.3 NJ ASK
Standard 5.1 & 5.5 GEPA
Standard 5.3 GEPA |
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Step Four
Target the specific CPIs involved in each standard for this activity. |
Standard 5.1 & 5.5
NJ ASK
Standard 5.3 NJ ASK
Standard 5.1 & 5.5 GEPA
Standard 5.3 GEPA |
At this stage, you may want to look at indicators from
another content area, such as health. |
Step Five
Develop questions for each of the CPIs (keeping the Standard in mind)
for the particular grade. |
Use the Step
5 Worksheet if you would like.
Word Worksheet:
with CPIs.
Word Worksheet: blank. |
The Step 5 Worksheet will need to be modified. |
Step Six
Examine the Science Test Matrix and related pages in the
Test Specifications.. Note major emphasis on Systems and Problem
Solving. |
ESPA
Matrix (p.28) and Using
the Matrix (p. 27)
Note, too, that 30% of points are on open-ended questions, and 70%
on multiple choice (ESPA
Types of Items, p.29); and (p.26) "each
test question addresses two Macro Statements simultaneously" (i.e. one macro
will be taken from 5.1 - 5.5, and the other from 5.6 - 5.12).
GEPA
Matrix (p. 5) and Content/Skill
Outlines (p. 7 ). See also Types
of Items (p. 41), (p.43) "each
test question addresses two Macro Statements
simultaneously." |
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Step Seven
Combine and/or re-word the questions developed in Step Five. Decide
on whether you would like to use open-ended and/or multiple choice questions. Use
the Step 7 Worksheet if you would like. |
ESPA
See Holistic
Scoring Guide (p. 30)
GEPA_HSPA
See Holistic
Scoring Guide (p. 42)
Word Worksheet: with CPIs.
Word Worksheet:
blank. |
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Step Eight
Examine the Test Specifications - especially the Knowledge
Statements related to the activity, and Skill
Statements, for the particular grade level. |
NJ
ASK 5.1 Test Specifications
NJ
ASK 5.3 Test Specifications
NJ
ASK 5.5 Test Specifications
GEPA
5.1 Test Specifications
GEPA
5.3 Test Specifications
GEPA
5.5 Test Specifications
Overview
of Content Skills (p.7) |
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Step Nine
Combine and/or reword the questions developed in Step Seven. Use
the Step 9 Worksheet if you would like. |
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