vocabulary and each grade level, demonstrating the expectations below are met. language skills: The Vocabulary items reflect requirements for college and career readiness, including assessments require Focusing on general academic (tier 2) words; students to Asking students to use context to determine meaning; and demonstrate Assessing words that are important to the central ideas of the text. proficiency in the use Language is assessed within writing assessments as part of the scoring rubric, or of language, including it is assessed with test items that specifically address language skills. Language vocabulary and assessments reflect requirements for college and career readiness by conventions. Mirroring real-world activities (e.g., actual editing or revision, actual writing); and Focusing on common student errors and those conventions most important for readiness. Assessments place sufficient emphasis on vocabulary and language skills (i.e., a significant percentage of the score points is devoted to these skills). 2.19 B.7 Assessing research Provide test blueprints and other specifications as well as exemplar test items for and inquiry: The each grade level, demonstrating the expectations below are met. assessments require Test items assessing research and inquiry mirror real world activities and students to require students to analyze, synthesize, organize, and use information demonstrate research from sources. and inquiry skills, demonstrated by the ability to find, process, synthesize, organize, and use information from sources. 2.20 B.8 Assessing speaking Describe how over time, and as assessment advances allow, the speaking and and listening: Over listening skills required for college and career readiness are assessed. time, and as assessment advances allow, the assessments measure
vocabulary and language skills: The assessments require students to demonstrate proficiency in the use of language, including vocabulary and conventions. each grade level, demonstrating the expectations below are met. Vocabulary items reflect requirements for college and career readiness, including Focusing on general academic (tier 2) words; Asking students to use context to determine meaning; and Assessing words that are important to the central ideas of the text. Language is assessed within writing assessments as part of the scoring rubric, or it is assessed with test items that specifically address language skills. Language assessments reflect requirements for college and career readiness by Mirroring real-world activities (e.g., actual editing or revision, actual writing); and Focusing on common student errors and those conventions most important for readiness. Assessments place sufficient emphasis on vocabulary and language skills (i.e., a significant percentage of the score points is devoted to these skills). 2.19 B.7 Assessing research and inquiry: The assessments require students to demonstrate research and inquiry skills, demonstrated by the ability to find, process, synthesize, organize, and use information from sources. Provide test blueprints and other specifications as well as exemplar test items for each grade level, demonstrating the expectations below are met. Test items assessing research and inquiry mirror real world activities and require students to analyze, synthesize, organize, and use information from sources. 2.20 B.8 Assessing speaking and listening: Over time, and as assessment advances allow, the assessments measure Describe how over time, and as assessment advances allow, the speaking and listening skills required for college and career readiness are assessed.
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