Table of Contents Introduction and Background 1 General Guidelines for Scorers 2 Content Areas Assessed by MCAS-Alt: Grades 3, 4, and 5 3 Content Areas Assessed by MCAS-Alt: Grades 6, 7, and 8 4 Content Areas Assessed by MCAS-Alt: High School 5 Required Portfolio Contents 6 Summary of Scoring Process: Scorers 7 Summary of Scoring Process: Table Leaders 9 Scoring: Complexity 10 Scoring: Completeness 12 Scoring: Demonstration of Skills & Concepts (DSC) and Independence (IND) 23 Scoring: Self-Evaluation (S-E) 24 Scoring: Generalized Performance (GP) 25 Scoring Rules in Special Cases 26 Portfolios” (3–8) and Portfolios” (9–12) 27 “Grade-Level “Competency Maintaining Validity and Reliability 30 Appendix A: Comment Key 31 Appendix B: MCAS-Alt Glossary 32 Appendix C: Sample Data Charts 33 Appendix D: MCAS-Alt Scoring and Writing Rubrics 36 Appendix E: Informational Text–Supplemental List 41 Appendix F: Literature and Informational Text Types 42
Table of Contents Introduction and Background 1 General Guidelines for Scorers 2 Content Areas Assessed by MCAS-Alt: Grades 3, 4, and 5 3 Content Areas Assessed by MCAS-Alt: Grades 6, 7, and 8 4 Content Areas Assessed by MCAS-Alt: High School 5 Required Portfolio Contents 6 Summary of Scoring Process: Scorers 7 Summary of Scoring Process: Table Leaders 9 Scoring: Complexity 10 Scoring: Completeness 12 Scoring: Demonstration of Skills & Concepts (DSC) and Independence (IND) 23 Scoring: Self-Evaluation (S-E) 24 Scoring: Generalized Performance (GP) 25 Scoring Rules in Special Cases 26 “Grade-Level Portfolios” (3–8) and “Competency Portfolios” (9–12) 27 Maintaining Validity and Reliability 30 Appendix A: Comment Key 31 Appendix B: MCAS-Alt Glossary 32 Appendix C: Sample Data Charts 33 Appendix D: MCAS-Alt Scoring and Writing Rubrics 36 Appendix E: Informational Text–Supplemental List 41 Appendix F: Literature and Informational Text Types 42
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