Sample Skill Assessment Items and Scoring Procedures
| Skill Assessed | Item | Scoring | Sample Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formulating questions | Your teacher asks you to use the Internet for a research project about the presidents of the United States. Please write one question about what you’d like to discover about the presidents. | 0-2, based on precision and relevancy | 0-How old are you? 1-Why do we have politics? 2-Who was the first president of the United States? |
| Searching | What is one word or phrase that you would type into a search engine to answer the question above? | 0-2, based on precision | 0-Google 1-Criminal records 2-List + U.S. Presidents |
| Reading and evaluating | What are some different ways you could check if the information on this webpage (above) is correct? You are writing a report about ancient Egypt. You are looking for information that is useful and reliable. Which site (above) would you go to first? Why did you pick this answer? | 0-2, based on sophistication and clarity 0-2, based on logical reasoning and clarity | 0-Read and see if it sounds truthful 1- Read it and ask a teacher 0-I usually go to the first ad because that usually has the most information 2-Because it has a “.edu” url, and “.edu” stands for education, meaning they want you to learn something |
| Communicating | Your teacher wants you to send your report as an attachment in an email. Make a list of the steps you would use to attach and send it. | 0-2, based on precision and clarity | 0-Call my parents to do the work for me. |
| Skill Assessed | Item | Scoring | Sample Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formulating questions | Your teacher asks you to use the Internet for a research project about the presidents of the United States. Please write one question about what you’d like to discover about the presidents. | 0-2, based on precision and relevancy | 0-How old are you? 1-Why do we have politics? 2-Who was the first president of the United States? |
| Searching | What is one word or phrase that you would type into a search engine to answer the question above? | 0-2, based on precision | 0-Google 1-Criminal records 2-List + U.S. Presidents |
| Reading and evaluating | What are some different ways you could check if the information on this webpage (above) is correct? You are writing a report about ancient Egypt. You are looking for information that is useful and reliable. Which site (above) would you go to first? Why did you pick this answer? | 0-2, based on sophistication and clarity 0-2, based on logical reasoning and clarity | 0-Read and see if it sounds truthful 1- Read it and ask a teacher 0-I usually go to the first ad because that usually has the most information 2-Because it has a “.edu” url, and “.edu” stands for education, meaning they want you to learn something |
| Communicating | Your teacher wants you to send your report as an attachment in an email. Make a list of the steps you would use to attach and send it. | 0-2, based on precision and clarity | 0-Call my parents to do the work for me. |