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Assessment_Guide_For_Educators_Science (Page 2)

2 Assessment Guide for Educators: Science Table of Contents Note on the March 2016 & October 2020 Edition ����������������3 Chapter 1: Assessment Targets Assessment Targets for Science ������������������������������������������4 Content Specifications for the GED® Science Test � � � � � � � � 4 GED® Science Test Content Topics � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8 Focusing Themes � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9 Chapter 2: Item Types & Layouts Item Types in Science ������������������������������������������������������������13 Multiple choice (MC) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 14 Fill-in-the-blank (FIB) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 14 Drag-and-drop � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 14 Drop-down � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 14 Hot spot � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15 Short answer (SA) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15 Item Layouts in Science ��������������������������������������������������������16 Multiple Choice Item and a Passage � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 16 Fill-in-the-blank � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 17 Drag-and-drop Item � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 18 Drop-down Item � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 19 Hot Spot Item � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 20 Short Answer Box � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 21 Chapter 3: The Development Cycle of a Short Answer Item The Development Cycle of a Short Answer Item ��������������22 Measuring Complex Content Through Short Answer Items 22 Developing Short Answer Scoring Guides � � � � � � � � � � � � � 23 Chapter 4: Performance Level Descriptors Performance Level Descriptors �������������������������������������������25 Performance Level 1: Below Passing Level � � � � � � � � � � � � � 26 Performance Level 2 - Pass/High School Equivalence � � � � 28 Performance Level 3 - GED® College Ready � � � � � � � � � � � � 30 Performance Level 4 - GED® College Ready + Credit � � � � � 32 Appendix A The GED® Test - Science: A Content Comparison Between 2002 and the Current Test �������������������������������33 Appendix B Science Reporting Categories ���������������������������������������������37 Appendix C Reference Codes for Science Practices in the Assessment Targets ����������������������������������������������������������39 Appendix D Glossary of Key Terms for the Science Test ����������������������41

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