2.0 - Answers A high school English teacher is designing an assessment blueprint for the given
measurement topic, standard, and proficiency scale.
Measurement topic: Key Ideas and Details
Standard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2: "Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze
in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped
and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text" (Common Core State
Standards Initiative, 2021).
Proficiency Level Learning Target
4.0- The student will analyze the development of a theme in a given text and argue for the
strengths and weaknesses of the author's choices.
3.0-The student will explain the theme or main idea of a given text, provide a summary, and
show how the author uses literary or rhetorical devices to develop it.
2.0- The student will determine the theme or main idea of a given text and provide a summary.
1.0- The student will identify the main events or ideas in a text.
Which proficiency scale level corresponds with an assessment item that asks students to drag
and drop options to organize the events in a text chronologically?
A 10th-grade English language arts (ELA) teacher is reviewing the following standard for the
curriculum and making note of the measurement topics:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1: "Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive
topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence" (Common Core
Standards Initiative, 2021).
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? - Answers Persuasion
A 10th-grade world history teacher is reviewing the following standard for the curriculum and
making note of the measurement topics:
, HSS-10.2.2: "List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the
American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and
the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791)" (California Department of Education, 1998).
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? - Answers Historical documents
A fifth-grade teacher is creating a proficiency scale to assess the following standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3: "Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in
decoding words" (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2021).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3.a: "Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences,
syllabication patterns, and morphology (roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar
multisyllabic words in context and out of context" (Common Core State Standards Initiative,
2021).
Which proficiency scale statement measures developing level 2.0 proficiency for the given
standards? - Answers The student will describe phonics and decoding techniques.
A fourth-grade social studies teacher is reviewing the following standard for the curriculum and
making note of the measurement topics:
SOCIAL STUDIES.4.5.A: "Explain the impact of various events on life in Texas such as the Great
Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War II" (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social
Studies, 2018).
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? - Answers History
A grading scale reflects the following details:4
achievement levels — Advanced
3 achievement levels — Meets expectations