Release of Spring 2018 Test
Items
A partial release of items
from the spring 2018 Ohio’s State Tests in Science now are available in
the Ohio’s
State Test portal. These items give educators insight into the kinds of
questions students experienced, and they are a useful tool to inform classroom
instruction. Both teachers and parents may use this resource to help students
know what to expect on the state tests.
Included with each item in
this release are the associated learning standard(s) and scoring rubrics.
Examples of student responses also are available to illustrate actual work and
the corresponding points earned on the student examples.
Online
Practice Tests Provide Immediate Scoring
The half-length practice
tests feature real-time item scoring to allow a student immediate feedback on
each item. The item score shows how many points the student earned for the
response; how many points are possible for the item; and information about why
the student’s response was correct or incorrect. The practice tests do not
provide test scores (no scale score, no performance level) or item scoring
information for test administrators.
To obtain scores on
half-length practice test items, users need to select the End Test icon on
the top row of the screen. This icon only appears on screen when the user
reaches the last question in the practice test session. Constructed
response items are not eligible for scoring by computer. A scoring rubric is
available in the Item Release Scoring Guide for each set of these practice
items. For released constructed response items, educators can use the scoring
rubrics as tools for providing feedback on students’ written responses.
New
Item Types Available for Online Tests
A pair of new item types,
Inline Choice and Gap Match, now are available for the online Ohio’s State
Tests. These new item types appeared as field test items during the 2017-2018
school year. Field test items do not count for or against a student’s overall
score. To help teachers and students become familiar with these new item types,
the practice test for each grade level or high school course features an
example of each new item type.
A video tutorial
demonstrating the functionality of each new item type is available in the test
portal. Students can access tutorial videos for each of the
various item types, including the newly added Inline Choice and Gap Match item
types, through the test portal any time before or after testing. During
testing, students can access the tutorial videos through the testing platform.
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