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OKLAHOMA SCHOOL TESTING PROGRAM

OKLAHOMA CORE CURRICULUM TESTS

TEST AND ITEM SPECIFICATIONS

Reading Grade 3

Oklahoma State Department of Education Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Revised September 2014

Grade 3 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 .......................................................................................................................... 16 Sample Test Items by Standard....................................................................................................26

Grade 3 Reading Test and Item Specifications

Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT)

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Purpose

The purpose of the Grade 3 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 third-grade reading content standards 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 (2.1) ? Affixes (2.2) ? Synonyms, Antonyms, and

Homonyms/Homophones (2.3) ? Using Resource Materials (2.4)

Comprehension/Critical Literacy ? Literal Understanding (4.1) ? Inferences and Interpretation (4.2) ? Summary and Generalization (4.3) ? Analysis and Evaluation (4.4)

Literature ? Literary Elements (5.2) ? Figurative Language and Sound Devices (5.3)

Research and Information ? Accessing Information (6.1)

Note: All references to Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) indicate the content standards and objectives previously known as Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS).

Grade 3 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

Total Items

60 60

Total Operational

Items

50

50

Total Field Test

Items

10 10

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 OAS standard. 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 that the test-taker may bring to the testing situation.

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Oklahoma School Testing Program

Grade 3 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 Skills/ Oklahoma Academic Standards (PASS/OAS).

Standards and Objectives

Ideal Number of Items

Ideal Percentage

of Items

2.0 Vocabulary

2.1 Words in Context 2.2 Affixes, Roots, and Stems 2.3 Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms 2.4 Using Resource Materials

4.0 Comprehension/Critical Literacy

4.1 Literal Understanding 4.2 Inferences and Interpretation 4.3 Summary and Generalization 4.4 Analysis and Evaluation

5.0 Literature

5.2 Literary Elements 5.3 Figurative Language/Sound Devices

6.0 Research and Information

6.1 Accessing Information

Total Test

12

24%

2 - 4 2 - 4 2 - 4 2 - 4

24

48%

5 7 6 6

8

16%

3 - 4 4 - 5

6

12%

6

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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