information from a variety of variety of primary and secondary from a variety of primary and primary and secondary sources in sources in order to demonstrate an secondary sources in order to order to demonstrate an understanding of key social studies demonstrate an understanding of understanding of key social studies content and concepts. Students at key social studies content and content and concepts. Students at this level demonstrate a satisfactory concepts. Students at this level this level demonstrate a highly ability for their grade level to apply demonstrate a partially developed developed ability for their grade social studies content and concepts ability for their grade level to apply level to apply social studies content to real-life situations by transferring social studies content and concepts and concepts to real-life situations knowledge from the abstract to the to real-life situations by by transferring knowledge from the concrete level. transferring knowledge from the abstract to the concrete level. abstract to the concrete level. Panelist Anchor Set Assembly-Round 1 (Proficient Level) Student Samples (#) 2, 7, 9 Panelist Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Student Sample 9 9 2 Number This answers Answers are on-topic This answers are sample’s response’s Performance Level are adequate, but do but ideas are not relevant to the questions but Rationale not exceed developed thoroughly. not in a manner that can be expectations. considered above average. Deviation from Anchored 0 0 0 Performance Level Identified Issues N/A N/A N/A Panelist Anchor Set Assembly-Round 2 (Advanced Level) Student Samples (#) 3, 6, 8 Panelist Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Student Sample 6 3 8 Number This sample is mainly The answers in this The answers are student’s error-free; all parts of response display content correct and written in a Performance Level all prompts are knowledge and writing precise manner that reflects Rationale answered thoroughly skills that exceed those of deep understanding of the and correctly. a typical 7th grader. content in the passages. Deviation from Anchored 0 0 0 Performance Level Identified Issues N/A N/A N/A Panelist Anchor Set Assembly-Round 3 (Below Proficient Level) Student Samples (#) 1, 4, 5 Panelist Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Student Sample 4 4 5 Number Performance Level The test is mostly blank. Student hardly attempts to The student’s answers are answer any questions. lengthy, but are irrelevant Rationale to the questions asked on the test. Deviation from 0 0 0 Anchored Performance Level
information from a variety of primary and secondary sources in order to demonstrate an understanding of key social studies content and concepts. Students at this level demonstrate a highly developed ability for their grade level to apply social studies content and concepts to real-life situations by transferring knowledge from the abstract to the concrete level. variety of primary and secondary sources in order to demonstrate an understanding of key social studies content and concepts. Students at this level demonstrate a satisfactory ability for their grade level to apply social studies content and concepts to real-life situations by transferring knowledge from the abstract to the concrete level. from a variety of primary and secondary sources in order to demonstrate an understanding of key social studies content and concepts. Students at this level demonstrate a partially developed ability for their grade level to apply social studies content and concepts to real-life situations by transferring knowledge from the abstract to the concrete level. Panelist Anchor Set Assembly-Round 1 (Proficient Level) Student Samples (#) 2, 7, 9 Panelist Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Student Sample Number 9 9 2 Performance Level Rationale This sample’s answers are adequate, but do not exceed expectations. Answers are on-topic but ideas are not developed thoroughly. This response’s answers are relevant to the questions but not in a manner that can be considered above average. Deviation from Anchored Performance Level 0 0 0 Identified Issues N/A N/A N/A Panelist Anchor Set Assembly-Round 2 (Advanced Level) Student Samples (#) 3, 6, 8 Panelist Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Student Sample Number 6 3 8 Performance Level Rationale This sample is mainly error-free; all parts of all prompts are answered thoroughly and correctly. The answers in this response display content knowledge and writing skills that exceed those of a typical 7th grader. The student’s answers are correct and written in a precise manner that reflects deep understanding of the content in the passages. Deviation from Anchored Performance Level 0 0 0 Identified Issues N/A N/A N/A Panelist Anchor Set Assembly-Round 3 (Below Proficient Level) Student Samples (#) 1, 4, 5 Panelist Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Student Sample Number 4 4 5 Performance Level Rationale The test is mostly blank. Student hardly attempts to answer any questions. The student’s answers are lengthy, but are irrelevant to the questions asked on the test. Deviation from Anchored Performance Level 0 0 0