CODING GUIDE

5 CBA HEART ATTACK

QUESTION 1 (computer-scored item)

Unit name Heart Attack

Which year shows the highest number of heart attack

Item stem cases among men?

Response options
A 2011
(indicate correct
B 2013
answer(s) with
C 2014
boldface and
D 2015
underline)

Item type
(indicate selection Multiple choice
with boldface and Multiple selection
underline) Innovative

Single-Text
Scan and locate
Represent literal and gist meaning
Process Integrate and generate inferences
(indicate selection Assess quality and credibility
with boldface and Reflect on content and form
underline)
Multiple-Text
Search and Select relevant text
Integrate and generate inferences
Corroborate, identify and handle conflict

Source (if multiple

texts in unit)
QUESTION 2 ( computer-scored item)
Unit name
Item stem
Response options
(indicate correct answer(s)
with boldface and
underline)
Item type
(indicate selection with
boldface and underline)
Process
(indicate selection with
boldface and underline)
Heart Attack
How many year/s showed stagnant growth for
womens’ heart attack cases?
A 1 year
B 3 years
C 4 years
D 5 years
Multiple choice
Multiple selection
Innovative
Single-Text
Scan and locate
Represent literal and gist meaning
Integrate and generate inferences
Assess quality and credibility
Reflect on content and form
Multiple-Text
Search and Select relevant text
Integrate and generate inferences
Corroborate, identify and handle conflict
QUESTION 3 (human- scored constructed response item)

Unit name Heart Attack

Which two activities performed by men from

2011-2015 showed the highest frequency?
Show your answer by placing a tick (√ ) in the
appropriate column in the table
Item stem Complete office work
Attend meetings
Manage staff problems
Meet clients
Attend to children

Complete office work 

Response options Attend meetings
Manage staff problems
(indicate correct Meet clients 
answer(s) with boldface Attend to children
and underline)
Description of Code (2): 2 answer
Description of Code (1): 1 answer
Description of Code (0): 0 answer
-.

Item type
Multiple choice
(indicate selection with
Multiple selection
boldface and underline)
Innovative

Process
(indicate selection with
boldface and underline)
Single-Text
Scan and locate
Represent literal and gist meaning
Integrate and generate inferences
Assess quality and credibility
Reflect on content and form

Multiple-Text
Search and Select relevant text
Integrate and generate inferences
Corroborate, identify and handle conflict

Source (if multiple texts in

unit)
QUESTION 4 ( human-scored constructed response item)

Unit name Heart Attack

In your opinion, why do men have the highest

Item stem number of heart attack cases in 2014?

Full Credit
Code (1): Address any/all of the four activities
mentioned in the table that lead/s to an
unhealthy lifestyle.
 They have/lead an unhealthy lifestyle
because they performed so many
activities such as completing office
work/ attending meetings managing
staff problems and meeting clients/
because they were busy.

Coding Guide

No Credit
Code (0): Fail to show the idea of men being
busy and not having a healthy lifestyle
 Because the men were busy attending
their children(Factual error)
 Because the men had to manage staff
problems and attend meetings (Fail to
link to the idea of having/living an
unhealthy lifestyle)

Single-Text
Scan and locate
Represent literal and gist meaning
Process
Integrate and generate inferences
(indicate selection with Assess quality and credibility
boldface and Reflect on content and form
underline)
Multiple-Text
Search and Select relevant text
Integrate and generate inferences
Corroborate, identify and handle conflict

Source (if multiple

texts in unit)
QUESTION 5 (human-scored constructed response item)

Unit name Heart Attack

In your opinion, why did the number of heart

attack cases among women decrease in
Item stem
2015?

Full Credit
Code (1):Suggest the idea of women living a
healthier lifestyle or not going to work or men
helping out with attending to children.
 Because men helped women in
attending to children and women did
not work in 2015.
 Because women preferred to be
housewives in 2015 and their husbands
helped to take care of their children.
 Because women did not have to go to
work.
 Because the men helped the women in
Coding Guide
attending to children.
 The idea of men helping with chores/
sharing the burden.
 Awareness of women living a healthy
lifestyle.

No Credit
Code (0): Do not address any reasons correctly.

 Because the women did not have to do

anything.
 Because the women were lazy.

Single-Text
Scan and locate
Represent literal and gist meaning
Process
Integrate and generate inferences
(indicate selection with Assess quality and credibility
boldface and Reflect on content and form
underline)
Multiple-Text
Search and Select relevant text
Integrate and generate inferences
Corroborate, identify and handle conflict