Questions with Accurate Answers
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? correct answer The student will describe phonics and
decoding techniques.
A high school digital media teacher has completed the assessment blueprint for
the given measurement topic and standard and is now writing the assessment.
The teacher is considering the following assessment item for the target 3.0
proficiency level:
Measurement Topic: Narrative Storytelling
Standard: M.5.2.2: "Compare and contrast the development of similar themes
across two or more media products and analyze how they emerge and are shaped
and refined by specific details" (Indiana Department of Education, 2023).
, Item for Consideration: Generate a research project that compares, contrasts, and
analyzes the theme of school choice across at least three forms of digital media.
What is problematic about including this item? correct answer It does not assess
the correct proficiency level.
A high school mathematics teacher is reviewing the following standard in order to
develop an assessment for an upcoming statistics unit:
CCSS.Math.Content.HSS.MD.A.3: "Develop a probability distribution for a random
variable defined for a sample space in which theoretical probabilities can be
calculated; find the expected value. For example, find the theoretical probability
distribution for the number of correct answers obtained by guessing on all five
questions of a multiple-choice test where each question has four choices, and find
the expected grade under various grading schemes" (Common Core State
Standards Initiative, 2021).
Which proficiency scale statement measures target level 3.0 proficiency for
procedural knowledge based on the given standard? correct answer The student
will develop a probability distribution for a random variable and then find the
expected value.
A music teacher is creating a proficiency scale for students for the measurement
topic of song composition.
Which proficiency scale statement measures procedural knowledge at advanced
level 4.0 proficiency for the given measurement topic? correct answer The
student will compose and sing a song, including two verses and a chorus.