Source Provenance: https://ged.com/wp-content/uploads/assessment_guide_for_educators_rla.pdf Authority Tier:
TIER_1_OFFICIAL| License:PROPRIETARY_SPEC| SHA-256:9269394931e90a1a...
Assessment_Guide_For_Educators_Rla (Page 53)
53 Assessment Guide for Educators: RLA Appendix A
- Creating Arguments and Using Evidence (Trait 1)
- Clarity and Command of Standard English Conventions (Trait 3) Trait 1 is designed to help scorers focus on not just the presentation of the test-takers’ ideas, but also the content of what they say in their essays. In particular, we are interested in how well test-takers can develop an argument in which they use evidence directly from the passages they are given in order to support their assertions. Trait 3, on the other hand, which was incorporated into the 2002 Series Holistic rubric, specifically delineates a clear and limited number of key conventions and usage skills (outlined in the Language specifications above). The reason for separating these skills into a distinct trait on this rubric is that it is essential for test- takers to demonstrate their command of these skills in writing of their own, in addition to being able to apply them to the writing of another, as the editing tasks described above require. For more information about Traits 1, 2, and 3, see the RLA Extended Response Scoring Rubric in Chapter 3.