Test and item specifications - Oklahoma State Department of Education
OKLAHOMA SCHOOL TESTING PROGRAM
OKLAHOMA CORE CURRICULUM TESTS
TEST AND ITEM SPECIFICATIONS
Reading Grade 7
Oklahoma State Department of Education Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Revised September 2014
Grade 7 Reading Test and Item Specifications Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT)
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OKLAHOMA CORE CURRICULUM TESTS TEST AND ITEM SPECIFICATIONS
Table of Contents Purpose............................................................................................................................................ 1 Test Structure, Format, and Scoring ............................................................................................. 2 Test Alignment with Oklahoma Academic Standards...................................................................2 Test Blueprint ................................................................................................................................. 3 Depth of Knowledge Assessed by Test Items ................................................................................. 4 Universal Test Design Considerations ........................................................................................... 5 Testing Schedules............................................................................................................................6 Multiple-Choice Item Guidelines...................................................................................................6 Stimulus Materials..........................................................................................................................7 General Considerations..................................................................................................................7 Considerations for Reading ........................................................................................................... 9 Readability .................................................................................................................................... 10 Vocabulary .................................................................................................................................... 10 Overview of Item Specifications ................................................................................................... 11 Reading Passages............................................................................................................................... 17 Sample Test Items by Standard....................................................................................................... 31
Grade 7 Reading Test and Item Specifications Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT)
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Purpose
The purpose of the Grade 7 Reading Test is to measure Oklahoma students' level of proficiency. On this test, students are required to respond to a variety of items linked to the standards of the seventhgrade reading content skills identified in the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS). Each Reading Test form assesses each identified content standard and objective listed below. The following standards and objectives are intended to summarize the knowledge as identified in the Oklahoma Academic Standards.
Oklahoma Academic Standards Content Standards and Objectives Vocabulary ? Words in Context (1.1) ? Word Origins (1.2) ? Idioms and Comparisons (1.3) Comprehension/Critical Literacy ? Literal Understanding (3.1) ? Inference and Interpretation (3.2) ? Summary and Generalization (3.3) ? Analysis and Evaluation (3.4) Literature ? Literary Genres (4.1) ? Literary Elements (4.2) ? Figurative Language and Sound Devices (4.3) Research and Information ? Accessing Information (5.1) ? Interpreting Information (5.2)
Note: All references to Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) indicate the content standards and objectives previously known as Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS).
Grade 7 Reading Test and Item Specifications Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT)
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Test Structure, Format, and Scoring
The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests consist of multiple-choice items. Each multiple-choice item is scored as correct or incorrect. The student's raw score is converted to a scaled score using the number correct method. Of the total items, 10 items are field-test items and do not contribute to the student's scaled score.
Content Assessment
Mathematics Reading
Geography
Total Items
60 60 60
Total Operational
Items
50
50
50
Total Field Test
Items
10
10
10
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Test Alignment with Oklahoma Academic Standards
Criteria for Aligning the Test with the Oklahoma Academic Standards Content Standards and Objectives
1. Categorical Concurrence The test is constructed so that there are at least six items measuring each of the OAS standards. The number of items is based on estimating the number of items that could produce a reasonably reliable estimate of a student's mastery of the content measured.
2. Depth of Knowledge Consistency The test is constructed using items from a variety of Depth of Knowledge levels that are consistent with the processes students need in order to demonstrate proficiency for each OAS objective.
3. Range of Knowledge Correspondence The test is constructed so that at least 75% of the objectives for each OAS standard have at least one corresponding assessment item.
4. Balance of Representation The test is constructed according to the Test Blueprint, which reflects the degree of representation given on the test to each OAS standard and/or OAS objective in terms of the percent of total test items measuring each standard and the number of test items measuring each standard and/or objective. The test construction shall yield a balance of representation with an index of 0.7 or higher of assessed objectives related to a standard.
5. Source of Challenge Each test item is constructed in such a way that the major cognitive demand comes directly from the targeted OAS objective or OAS concept being assessed, not from specialized knowledge or cultural background of the test taker.
Oklahoma School Testing Program
Grade 7 Reading ? Test Blueprint School Years 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017
The blueprint describes the content and structure of an assessment and defines the ideal number of test items by standard and objective of the Priority Academic Student Skiils/ Oklahoma Academic Standards (PASS/OAS).
Standards and Objectives
Ideal Number of Items
Ideal Percentage
of Items
1.0 Vocabulary
1.1 Words in Context 1.2 Word Origins 1.3 Idioms and Comparisons
3.0 Comprehension/Critical Literacy
3.1 Literal Understanding 3.2 Inferences and Interpretation 3.3 Summary and Generalization 3.4 Analysis and Evaluation
4.0 Literature
4.1 Literary Genres 4.2 Literary Elements 4.3 Figurative Language/Sound Devices
5.0 Research and Information
5.1 Accessing Information 5.2 Interpreting Information
Total Test
10
20%
3 - 4 3 - 4 3 - 4
20
40%
4 - 5 4 - 6 4 - 6 4 - 6
12
24%
4 4 4
8
16%
4 4
50
100%
(Please note this blueprint does not include items that may be field-tested.)
A minimum of 6 items is required to report a standard, and a minimum of 4 items is required to report results for an objective.
Oklahoma State Department of Education Office of Assessments
Updated July 2014
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