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English Language Arts Item Review Considerations Training Module. Item Review Module. Logistics of the item review committee meeting Structure and organization Expectations of members Content review considerations Stimuli Item. Item Review Committee. Quality of items, tasks, and stimuli
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English Language Arts Item Review Considerations Training Module
Item Review Module • Logistics of the item review committee meeting • Structure and organization • Expectations of members • Content review considerations • Stimuli • Item
Item Review Committee • Quality of items, tasks, and stimuli • Committee composition: • Facilitator • Small group of members
Expectation of Committee Members • Conduct the review based on the criteria discussed during training • Listen to, and collaborate with, other committee members • High expectations for quality • Provide honest and constructive feedback • Focus on issues of content • Be familiar with: • Common Core State Standards • Smarter Balanced Content Specifications • Smarter Balanced Item and Task Specifications
Stimulus Review Considerations • Stimulus specifications • Claim consideration • Grade-level appropriate content • Accurate information • Editorial consideration
Stimulus Length and Complexity Qualitative measures and judgment • Length Guidelines • Lexile Guidelines
Common Core State StandardsAppendix A Text Complexity – Pages 4–7
Item Review Considerations • Alignment with primary Claim and Assessment Target • Alignment with Depth of Knowledge level • Compliance with: • Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Content Specifications • Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Item Specifications
Reviewing Items for Content and Accuracy • Selected Response Items: • Is key accurate? • Are distractors inaccurate responses? • Are distractors plausible responses? • Constructed Response Items: • Is the scoring criteria accurate? • Do exemplars accurately reflect scoring criteria? • Stimuli and Stem: • Is all content accurate? • Is all content grade level appropriate?
Item Review Content Considerations • Measure assessment target • Non-targeted knowledge and skills • Readability of stem and response options • Editorial consideration
Summary of Key Considerations • Accuracy • Readability and text complexity • Grade level appropriate content • Alignment with assessment target • Non-targeted knowledge and skills • Depth of knowledge • Editorial considerations