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CREATING QUALITY ASSESSMENTS
Framing Questions
James Greene
Harlan Independent School District
July, 2012
• Identification/recognition
• Application of knowledge
• Comparison/Contrast or Analogy
• Premise-consequence; If…then; Cause-effect
• Case or scenario• Interpretation/
translation
• Common factor• Example or
illustration• Problem/solution• Conclusion from
data (e.g. trends)• Sequencing• Image-based
items• Inference
FRAMING QUESTIONSFRAMING QUESTIONS
IDENTIFICATION/RECOGNITION
Items testing recognition of specific factual details or concepts (DOK 1)
Which city is the capital of Kentucky?
a) Frankfortb) Lexingtonc) Louisvilled) Owensboro
EXPLANATION
Reading passage on reproduction of flowering plants.
Using information from the article, explain what pollination is and how it happens.
“Event.” Which of these is the best explanation for what happened? A) B) C) D)
ILLUSTRATION OR EXAMPLE
James Horn used these sources in a recent book about the English at Jamestown. Which of them is a secondary source?
A. William Strachey. The Historie of Travell into Virginia Brittania (1612; reprinted London: 1953)
B. Nicholas Canny, “The Ideology of English Colonization,” William and Mary Quarterly 30 (1973)
C. John Smith. Map of Virginia. (1624)D. Wright Haile, ed. Jamestown Narratives: Eyewitness
Accounts of the Virginia Colony, the First Decade: 1607-1617 (Champlain, Va: 1998)
ILLUSTRATION OR EXAMPLE:
Which of these is an example of a transaction cost in manufacturing and selling Choco-Bars?
A. Purchase of the chocolate and sugar used to make them
B. Wages paid to the workers at the factory
C. Amount paid for materials to package the bars
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE
An election involving four candidates for mayor has been held. Which of these is the best way to show the percentage of votes each candidate received?
a) Circle graphb) Line graphc) Scatterplotd) Box plote) Histogram (from
NAEP)
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE
Which of these units would be the best to use to measure the length of a school building?
A. MillimetersB. CentimetersC. MetersD.Kilometers
(from NAEP)
COMPARISONSWhich of these structures do plant cells have
that animal cells lack?A. Ribosomes B. MitochondriaB. Chloroplasts D. Nuclei
—KCCT alt.
Whose religious views would have differed most from those of the other three?
A. John Calvin B. John WinthropC. William Bradford D. William Penn
PREMISE—CONCLUSIONEvidence suggests that 3.5 billion years ago
Earth’s atmosphere had almost no oxygen gas. Approximately 1.8 billion years ago the oxygen concentration is thought to have increased to 15%. Today it is 20%. What most likely happened between 3.5 and 1.8 billion years ago to increase the amount of oxygen?A)The number of photosynthetic plant species
increased.B)The number of animal species increased.C)The amount of water on Earth increased.D)The amount of solar radiation reaching Earth
increased. KCCT alt.
IF…THENSarah has been looking at green algae using
the low-power objective lens on her microscope. If she switches the lens to high power, what will she see in the field of view?A)A lot more cells but in lesser detail.B)The same number of cells but in lesser detail.C)The same number of cells but in greater detail.D)Fewer cells but in greater detail.
NAEP alt.
SCENARIO
A local hamburger stand offers the following choices:
ketchup mayonnaise cheese onionslettuce mustard pickles tomatoes
How many different hamburger combinations can be selected by selecting one, two, all, or none of these items?
A)16 B) 38 C) 66 D) 88KCCT
IDENTIFYING THE COMMON FACTOR
Which issue did the Quasi-War, the Barbary Wars, and the War of 1812 have in common?
A. Suppressing international terrorismB. Repeated violations of treaty
obligationsC. Establishing freedom of the seasD. Attempts to force the U.S. to pay
bribes
EVALUATION
Short biographical sketch of Lisa McGowan who is running for President (one paragraph)
Based on the information contained in the passage, one of Lisa’s primary opponents has charged that she does not meet the Constitutional requirements to be President. Using your knowledge of the Constitution, evaluate the accuracy of this claim.
INTERPRETATIONUsing details from the essay "Twins," explain
what E. B. White means when he says, "We encountered better luck than we had bargained for."
This graph depicts temperature of:A.Water heated on a stove and allowed to coolB.Harlan on a day in mid-JulyC.Person with a coldD.Oven while a cake is baking
—NAEP
EVALUATION
Reading passage “----”
Do you think the statements by Abigail Adams in the first paragraph are an effective way to begin the article? Explain why or why not using information from the article.
—NAEP
EVALUATION
Professor McCall has written an article on the Puritans in which he makes these assertions:
1. They welcomed people of diverse beliefs.2. They viewed marriage as a contract with
economic advantages.3. They believed God was calling them to
create a model society.4. They respected Indians as children of God
like themselves.continues on next slide
EVALUATION ITEM CONTINUED
As we know, historians must be able to back their assertions with evidence from reliable sources.
Based on this standard and your knowledge of the Puritans, what kind of job has Prof. McCall done?
A. Great. All his assertions can be defended.B. Okay. Three of four assertions can be defended.C. Questionable. The majority of assertions cannot be
defended.D. Poor. None of his assertions can be defended.
SEQUENCINGWhat is the correct order for the levels of
organization in living systems from the simplest to the most complex? (Note that not all levels of organization are included.)A. Elements molecules cells tissues
organsB. Molecules tissues cells organs
organismsC. Molecules elements tissues
organs organismsD. Cells organs tissues organisms
moleculesNAEP
INFERENCE
Based on what happens in the story, which of these represents the most likely cause of the reader saying “figs” instead of “pigs”?
A. The reader needs glasses.B. The reader is teasing his brother.C. The reader doesn’t know how to decode
words very well.D.The reader is secretly wishing he had some
figs to eat.
(Based on students’ having read “Ant and the Three Little Figs” by Betsy Byars)
SOURCES OF EXAMPLES
KCCT. Taken from released items from the Kentucky Core Content Test. http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Curriculum+Documents+and+Resources/Released+Test+Items/
NAEP. Taken from the National Assessment of Educational Progress databank. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrlsx/landing.aspx
Other items original to presenter