Understanding Test Blueprints and Their Impact on Student ...

[Pages:53]Understanding Test Blueprints and

Their Impact on Student Growth

Holly Lavender and Cathryn Shaw

Learning Targets

1. Understand the definition and purpose of test blueprints

2. Know how to build a test blueprint

3. Understand how assessment blueprints connect to other initiatives

The Purpose of Test Blueprints

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The Purpose of Test Blueprints

? Define the parameters of an assessment before you begin the creation process.

? Review a locally- or vendor-developed assessment for alignment to learning expectations, instruction, and cognitive complexity.

? Confirm in advance the information and knowledge you are planning to assess, which can guide instructional activities.

? Share blueprints with students to help make learning targets clear.

A Blueprint is a TOOL to ensure:

alignment of assessment to standards - content - depth of knowledge

alignment of assessment to instruction

adequate "stretch" in assessment

Building a Test Blueprint

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Where to Begin?

Th e En d

Design the blueprint

Create the assessment

Plan for Instruc7on

Sample Test Blueprint

IDENTIFIED STANDARDS LEARNING PRIORITIES ASSESSMENT

Learning Priori5es

DOK Method DOK 1: DOK 2:

Level SR, CR, P Recall Basic

1--4

or

Applica5on

Produce

DOK 3:

Strategic Thinking

DOK 4: Total Weight

Extended Points

Thinking

1

2

3

4

5

Total Points

Weight

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