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DRC Item Writer Training ~Reading~. Oklahoma State Department of Education February 14, 2008. Reading Test Development Process. Passage acquisition Passage finder training State test specifications serve as guidelines Selection/approval of passages Content review of expository passages
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DRC Item Writer Training~Reading~ Oklahoma State Department of Education February 14, 2008
Reading Test Development Process Passage acquisition • Passage finder training • State test specifications serve as guidelines • Selection/approval of passages • Content review of expository passages • Permissions requests initiated • State style guide used for formatting • Passage review by committee • Approved passages ready for item writers
Reading Test Development Process(continued) Item development • Item writer general training • State-specific training • Standards and objectives • General considerations • Assign passages • Assignment map • Review/feedback
Reading Test Development Process(continued) Item editing • DRC content specialists • Alignment • Style • Formatting Item review • Item review by state teacher committee • Field test ready
Let’s practice. • PASS standards as reference • Item Review Form as reference • Read the poem and passage – Gr. 6 • Review five items together “September Storm” and “Circle of Storm” by Gloria Whelan
Objective: 4.3d DOK: 2 Focus: imagery Key: C Read line 13 from the poem. I know its fleece of chickweed flowers, The imagery in this line suggests that the flowers brighten the dark landscape. gather together like chickens. cover the ground like a blanket. are beautiful keepsakes. Item 1-
Objective: 4.3d DOK: 2 Focus: imagery Key: C Read line 13 from the poem. I know its fleece of chickweed flowers, The imagery in this line suggests that the flowers brighten the dark landscape. gather together like chickens. cover the ground like a blanket. are beautiful keepsakes. Objective:4.3a DOK: 2 Focus:metaphor Key: C Read lines 12–13 from the poem. I know that ground,/I know its fleece of chickweed flowers, The metaphor in the lines suggest that the flowers brighten the dark landscape. gather together like chickens. cover the ground like a blanket. are beautiful keepsakes. Item 1-
Objective: 1.2a DOK: 2 Focus: foreign word Key: C The word souvenir is a French word meaning “to remember.” In the passage, the souvenirs left on the beach are travelers. messages. keepsakes. surprises. Item 2-
Objective: 1.2a DOK: 2 Focus: foreign word Key: C The word souvenir is a French word meaning “to remember.” In the passage, the souvenirs left on the beach are travelers. messages. keepsakes. surprises. Objective: 1.2a DOK: 2 Focus: foreign word Key: C The word souvenir is a French word meaning “to remember.” Using this meaning, what are the souvenirs left on the beach? travelers messages keepsakes surprises Item 2-
Objective: 4.2d DOK: 3 Focus: compare/contrast ideas Key: B What is described in the passage but not in the poem? A. the gulls B. the falling fruit C. the storm’s power D. the crumbling bank Item 3-
Objective: 4.2d DOK: 3 Focus: compare/contrast ideas Key: B What is described in the passage but not in the poem? A. the gulls B. the falling fruit C. the storm’s power D. the crumbling bank Objective: 4.2d DOK: 3 Focus: compare/contrast ideas Key:C What is described in the passage but not in the poem? A. the gulls B. the birch tree C. the falling fruit D. the crumbling bank Item 3-
Objective: 4.2d DOK: 3 Focus: compare/contrast ideas Key: A Which characteristic of the storm is emphasized in both the poem and the passage? its power its suddenness its beauty its orderliness Item 4-
Objective: 4.2a DOK: 2 Focus: character Key: A Based on Grandpapa’s actions in the orchard, the narrator can tell that he is upset. pleased. curious. frightened. Item 5-
Objective: 4.2a DOK: 2 Focus: character Key: A Based on Grandpapa’s actions in the orchard, the narrator can tell that he is upset. pleased. curious. frightened. Objective: 4.2a DOK: 2 Focus: character Key: A Based on Grandpapa’s actions in the orchard, which word would the narrator use to describe him? upset pleased curious frightened Item 5-
Final Item Checklist: • Items are passage dependent. • Item is clearly aligned to one objective. • Stem is clear and concise. • Options are parallel in structure and content. • One clear, correct answer. • Grade level appropriate vocabulary used. • No evidence of bias or sensitivity. • No cluing/clanging between items. • Assignment map/DOK requirements met.