. "6 Opportunities for Better Assessment." State Assessment Systems: Exploring Best Practices and Innovations: Summary of Two Workshops. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.
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State Assessment Systems: Exploring Best Practices and Innovations - Summary of Two Workshops
TABLE 6-2 Numbers of Items of Each Type in Typical Assessment by Design Assessment Type
Subject
Multiple-Choice Items
Short Constructed-Response Items
Extended Constructed-Response Items
Performance Event
Performance Tasks
Mathematics
50
0
2
0
0
Reading
50
0
2
0
0
Writing
10
0
1
0
0
Mathematics—Interim
40
0
0
0
0
English/Language Arts—Interim
40
0
0
0
0
SOURCE: Reprinted from a 2010 paper, “The Cost of New High-Quality Assessments: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Potential Costs for Future State Assessments,” with permission by authors Dr. Barry Topol, Dr. John Olson, and Dr. Ed Roeber.
TABLE 6-3 Numbers of Items of Each Type in High-Quality Assessment by Design Assessment Type
Subject
Multiple-Choice Items
Short Constructed-Response Items
Extended Constructed-Response Items
Performance Event
Performance Task
Mathematics
25
2
(1 in grade 3)
2
(0 in grade 3, 1 in grade 4)
2
2
(0 in grade 3, 1 in grade 4)
Reading
25
2
(1 in grades 3 and 4)
2
(1 in grades 3 and 4)
2
1
Writing
10
2
(1 in grades 3 and 4)
2
(1 in grades 3 and 4)
2
0
Mathematics—Interim
25
2
1
(0 in grade 3)
1
1
(0 in grade 3)
English/Language Arts—Interim
25
2
1
1
1
SOURCE: Reprinted from a 2010 paper, “The Cost of New High-Quality Assessments: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Potential Costs for Future State Assessments,” with permission by authors Dr. Barry Topol, Dr. John Olson, and Dr. Ed Roeber.
