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Assessed with LA.5.6.2.2 The student will read and record
information systematically, evaluating the validity and reliability of
information in text by examining several sources of information.
- Clarification :
The student will use a variety of techniques and strategies to analyze and evaluate information within or across texts.The student will identify the validity (i.e., correctness or soundness) and reliability (i.e., dependability) of information in texts by identifying supporting facts and analyzing the development of argument(s) within or across texts. In addition, the student may be asked to apply information from texts in a valid and/or reliable way.
The student will identify the relationships between two or more ideas or among other textual elements found within or across texts (i.e., synthesize information).
- Content Limits :
Texts should be grade-level appropriate and present information in order to
- aid the student’s determination of validity and reliability of information;
- express a relationship among two or more ideas;
- express a relationship among ideas and certain text features; and
- reflect ideas that can be analyzed and evaluated.
This type of information should come from informational texts that may be either primary or secondary sources.
Synthesis should be assessed by identifying the relationships among two or more ideas. - Content Focus :
Synthesize Information (within/across texts)
Analyze and Evaluate Information (within/across texts)
Determine the Validity and Reliability of Information (within/across texts) - Text Attributes :
Texts should be informational and may include either primary or secondary sources.
Primary sources may include, but are not limited to, eyewitness accounts of events, such as letters, journals, diaries, and historical documents.
Secondary sources may include, but are not limited to, encyclopedias, books, newspapers, and magazine articles.
Other stimuli may include, but are not limited to, illustrations with captions, graphics, and charts.
Evidence presented in the text should be logical, internally consistent, and clearly developed by the author to assess validity/reliability. - Distractor Attributes :
Distractors may include, but are not limited to
- incorrect analysis of validity and/or reliability;
- facts or details drawn from text but unrelated to the assessed question;
- incorrect interpretations of the accuracy of information found in the text;
- incorrect synthesis of information; and
- plausible but incorrect distractors based on the text.
Note: For differentiating between Benchmark LA.6.1.7.7 and Benchmark LA.6.6.2.2, items that require students to compare or contrast specific details within the text should be aligned with Benchmark LA.6.1.7.7. Items that require students to synthesize similarities or differences and to draw conclusions from those similarities or differences within or across text(s) should be aligned with Benchmark LA.6.6.2.2.
- Test Item #: Sample Item 1
- Question: The sample item below is based on “Ben’s Harmonica” on page H–2.
Based on information in the article, which is the most accurate statement regarding the glass harmonica? - Difficulty: N/A
- Type: MC: Multiple Choice
- Test Item #: Sample Item 2
- Question: The sample item below is based on “Ben’s Harmonica” on page H–2.
The information in the article would be most useful for a presentation on - Difficulty: N/A
- Type: MC: Multiple Choice
