6QualityCriteriaAssessmentReview

AssessmentName:Examencitodecaptulos1316Ciudaddelasbestias
SubjectArea:ReadingComprehension
Grade/Course:HeritageLanguageLearners2
TotalPossiblePoints:20Summative

QualityCriterion#1:Validity(AssessmentTarget)
1.Learninggoal(s)theassessmentisdesignedtomeasure.
Thelearninggoal(s)shouldbespecificandprecisetothisassessment.Besuretounpackthe
standardtotheappropriatelevelofdetailbasedontheassessmenttool.

Students
understand
themainthemesandplotofChapters1316inCiudaddelasBestias.
Studentscanr
ecognize
keyvocabularyfromthechaptersand
use
incontext.Studentswillbe
ableto
summarize
intheirwordskeyeventsinthechapter.

Standard1.2:Studentsunderstandandinterpretwrittenandspokenlanguageonavarietyof
topics.
Standard1.3:Studentspresentinformation,concepts,andideastoanaudienceoflistenersor
readersonavarietyoftopics.

2.Whatarethekey
verbs
fromthelearninggoal(s)listedabove?
Thekeyverbsshouldhelptodefinehowstudentsshouldbedemonstratingtheirknowledgeonthisassessment.

Understand,Recognize,Use,Summarize

3.Basedontheaboveinformation,isthisassessmentvalid?Explain.
Yes,studentswillbeansweringplotbasedquestions,matchingvocabularyintothecontextof
sentences,andwriteanessayonakeyeventinthechapters.

QualityCriterion#2:OpportunitytoLearn
1.Whereinthecurriculumwillthestudentsbegiventheopportunitytolearnthecontentforthis
assessment?
Thisshouldincludespecificreferencestothecurriculum.

Wehavejustfinishedreadingthesechapters,completingshortprojectsoverkeyeventsinthe
chapters,andusingtimetopracticeuseofvocabularythatwaspulledfromthechaptersanddefined
intargetlanguage.

2.Describeaspecificexampleofalessonstudentsparticipatedintogainunderstandingofthe
assessedlearninggoals.

Studentsreadfromachapteraloudoneday.10keyvocabwordswerereviewwithphotoson
powerpoint.Studentscreatedsentencesusingthesevocabwords.

QualityCriterion#3:FreefromBias
1.Whichitemshavepotentialbias?Describethepotentialbiasforeach.


Thewordindian.butwevealreadydiscusseditsuseinthebookscontextandindigenouspeopleof
theAmazon.

Wordsliketalismanorofferingcouldseemweirdifnotincontext.

Idontseeasmuchopportunityforbiasinthisparticularassessmentasallofthequestionsaretaken
fromreadingwevealreadycompletedanddiscussedinclass.

2.Howshouldtheitemsbechangedtoeliminatethebias?

Idontthinktheyshouldbe.

QualityCriterion#4:AppropriateLevel
1.Isthereadabilityoftheassessmentappropriateforthisgradelevel?Yes

2.Whenlookingateachitem/sectionoftheassessment,aretherecleardirectionsforthestudent?
Yes

3.Istheassessmentmeasuringwhatstudentsatthisgradelevelshouldbeabletodo?Yes

4.Isthelengthandformattingoftheassessmentappropriateforthisgradelevel?Yes,definitelynot
toolong

Ifyouanswerednotoanyoftheabovequestions,pleasedescribewhatchangesyourecommendbe
madetothisassessment.

5.CompletetheTableofSpecificationsbelow:

WebbsDepthofKnowledgeLevels
KeyLearning
Outcomes

Level1
Recalland
Reproduction

Level2
Skillsand
Concepts

Level3
Strategic
Thinking

Level4
Extended
Thinking

Total#of
Items/Points
Possible

Understand

15

15

InsertItem#(s)Here

InsertItem#(s)Here

Recognize

615

InsertItem#(s)Here

InsertItem#(s)Here

InsertItem#(s)Here

10

Use

615

InsertItem#(s)Here

InsertItem#(s)Here

InsertItem#(s)Here

10

Summarize

EssayQuestion

EssayQuestion

InsertItem#(s)Here

InsertItem#(s)Here

15pts

InsertItem#(s)Here

InsertItem#(s)Here

InsertItem#(s)Here

InsertItem#(s)Here

Total#ofItems/
PointsPossible

20

10

20pts.

Criterion#5:Reliability
Describetheproceduresusedtoadministertheassessment.
Eachstudentisgivenacopyofthetestandascrappaper(ifnecessary)fortheessayquestion.
Studentscompletetestalone,androomissilent.
Studentsraisehandstohandinwhendone.

Describethescoringprocedures.Bedetailedenoughtomakesureallteacherswillgiveeach
studentthesamegrade.

Eachnumberedquestionisworth1point.Essayquestionisworth5points,1persentence.
SentencemustclearlystatesomeeventoradescriptionofsomeeventthathappenedduringAlexs
tripto/fromunderworldbelowthemountain.Pointsarebasedoncontent,notgrammar.
Dontcountoffforspelling/grammar,butmakesmallcorrections/suggestionsasneeded.
Giveapointforeachcorrectsentences,butnomorethan5pointstotal,eveniftheresextra
sentences.

Besuretoincludetheanswerkey/scoringguide/rubricwiththeassessmentcopy.

Criterion#6:MasteryLevels

1.Writeaperformanceleveldefinitionforeachofthepossibleperformancelevels.Theperformance
levelsinthechartbelowshouldbechangedtoreflectyourspecificclassroom.

2.Markeachitemontheassessmentwithoneoftheperformancelevels.Countthenumberofitems
ateachperformancelevel.Determinethepointrangesforeachperformancelevelbasedonthis
informationandincludethepointrangeonthechartbelow.
Performance
Levels
A

PerformanceLevelDefinition
AnAstudentwillbeableto...
Students
almostalways

understand
themain

Point
Range
1820

themesandplotofChapters1316inCiudaddelasBestias.Students
almostalways
r
ecognize
keyvocabularyfromthechaptersand
use
incontext.Students
almostalways
will
beableto
summarize
intheirwordskeyeventsinthechapteralmostalways.

ABstudentwillbeableto...
Students
frequently

understand
themainthemesand 1617
plotofChapters1316inCiudaddelasBestias.Studentscan
frequently
r
ecognize
key
vocabularyfromthechaptersand
use
incontext.Students
frequently
willbeableto
summarize
intheirwordskeyeventsinthechapterusually.

ACstudentwillbeableto...
Students
onaverage

understand
themainthemes

1415

ADstudentwillbeableto...
Students
sometimes

understand
themainthemes

1213

andplotofChapters1316inCiudaddelasBestias.Students
onaverage
r
ecognize
key
vocabularyfromthechaptersand
use
incontext.Students
onaverage
willbeableto
summarize
intheirwordskeyeventsinthechapter.

andplotofChapters1316inCiudaddelasBestias.Students
sometimes
r
ecognize
key
vocabularyfromthechaptersand
use
incontext.Students
sometimes
willbeableto

summarize
intheirwordskeyeventsinthechapter.

AnFstudentwillbeableto...
Students
rarely

understand
themainthemesand

011

plotofChapters1316inCiudaddelasBestias.Students
rarely
r
ecognize
keyvocabulary
fromthechaptersand
use
incontext.Students
rarely
willbeableto
summarize
intheir
wordskeyeventsinthechapter.

Dothesepointrangesagreewiththegradingscaleyouarerequiredtouse?Ifno,whatchangesdo
yousuggestmakingtotheassessment?

Ithinkthepointsagreewiththescale.

As2
Bs4
Cs6
Ds4
Fs4