Random choice from Random choice from Random choice from the student’s all EEs available for all EEs available for previously tested EEs 1.3 1.3 Testlet 3 Linkage level Linkage level Linkage level assigned (1.3) assigned according to assigned according to according to performance on testlet performance on testlet performance on testlet 2 2 2 Writing testlet Writing testlet Writing testlet Linkage Linkage level level assigned Linkage level Testlet 4 assigned according to according to assigned according to (2.1) performance on testlet performance on testlet performance on testlet 3 3 3 At this point, all four criteria have been covered once, and all students still need a fifth testlet. Testlets are still available only for conceptual areas 1.2 and 1.3. The table below explains how the fifth testlet is chosen for each student. Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Completed all Completed some Completed none of blueprint blueprint the blueprint Conceptual requirements during requirements during requirements during Area instructionally instructionally instructionally embedded assessment embedded assessment embedded assessment (criteria for 1.1 and 1.2) Random choice from Random choice from Random choice from 1.2 or 1.3 1.2 or 1.3 1.2 or 1.3 Random choice from Random choice from Random choice from the student’s the student’s available EEs previously tested EEs previously tested EEs Linkage assigned in that conceptual in that conceptual according to Testlet 5 area area (if 1.2) or from performance on testlet available EEs (if 1.3) Linkage level assigned 4 according to Linkage level assigned performance on testlet according to 4 performance on testlet 4
Testlet 3 (1.3) Random choice from the student’s previously tested EEs Linkage level assigned according to performance on testlet 2 Random choice from all EEs available for 1.3 Linkage level assigned according to performance on testlet 2 Random choice from all EEs available for 1.3 Linkage level assigned according to performance on testlet 2 Testlet 4 (2.1) Writing testlet Linkage level assigned according to performance on testlet 3 Writing testlet Linkage level assigned according to performance on testlet 3 Writing testlet Linkage level assigned according to performance on testlet 3 At this point, all four criteria have been covered once, and all students still need a fifth testlet. Testlets are still available only for conceptual areas 1.2 and 1.3. The table below explains how the fifth testlet is chosen for each student. Conceptual Area Student 1 Completed all blueprint requirements during instructionally embedded assessment Student 2 Completed some blueprint requirements during instructionally embedded assessment (criteria for 1.1 and 1.2) Student 3 Completed none of the blueprint requirements during instructionally embedded assessment Testlet 5 Random choice from 1.2 or 1.3 Random choice from the student’s previously tested EEs in that conceptual area Linkage level assigned according to performance on testlet 4 Random choice from 1.2 or 1.3 Random choice from the student’s previously tested EEs in that conceptual area (if 1.2) or from available EEs (if 1.3) Linkage level assigned according to performance on testlet 4 Random choice from 1.2 or 1.3 Random choice from available EEs Linkage assigned according to performance on testlet 4