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28 Assessment Guide for Educators: Social Studies Chapter 3: Performance Level Descriptors Pass/High School Equivalency Level Test-takers who score at this level typically have a satisfactory proficiency in demonstrating skills in the following categories: analyzing and creating text features in a social studies context, applying social studies concepts to the analysis and construction of arguments, and reasoning quantitatively and interpreting data in social studies contexts. Test-takers are generally able to demonstrate knowledge of and ability with the skills identified in the Below Passing level at a satisfactory level, as well as the following skills: Analyzing and Creating T ext Features in a Social Studies Context • Identify aspects of a historical document that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose at a satisfactory level • Compare treatments of the same social studies topic in various primary and secondary sources, noting discrepancies between and among the sources at a satisfactory level Applying Social Studies Concepts to the Analysis and Construction of Arguments • Identify the chronological structure of a historical narrative and sequence steps in a process at a satisfactory level • At a satisfactory level, compare differing sets of ideas related to political, historical, economic, geographic, or societal contexts; evaluate the assumptions and implications inherent in differing positions • Identify instances of bias or propagandizing at a satisfactory level • Analyze how a historical context shapes an author’s point of view at a satisfactory level