In this task, you will create a proficiency scale. Using that proficiency scale, you will design an assessment blueprint and create sample items for that assessment.
Part I: Create a Proficiency Scale
A. Complete the “Proficiency Scale Template” section of the attached “Proficiency Scale and Assessment Blueprint Template” by doing the following:
Note: The work you completed for Task 1 could be incorporated into this task. While this is recommended, it is not required.
1. Identify the subject, grade level, and standard that will be used for the proficiency scale.
Note: Remember to cite the source of each identified standard.
2. Write a focus statement and measurement topic related to the standard identified in part A1.
3. Create a proficiency scale for one specific measurement topic (e.g., organisms, samples, reading strategies, the sun and earth, body control, federal taxes, landscape patterns, personal health goals).
4. Identify whether the proficiency scale was designed to measure declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge, or both.
Part II: Design an Assessment
B. Create an assessment blueprint using the “Assessment Blueprint Template” section of the attached “Proficiency Scale and Assessment Blueprint Template” for the proficiency scale from part A by doing the following:
1. Identify the taxonomy level of the specific skills or content knowledge for each level of the proficiency scale.
2. Identify which types of items (e.g., matching, multiple choice, short written response, essay) are logical for each level considering the complexity of the specific skills or content knowledge for that level of the scale.
3. Identify the number of items for each level of the selected proficiency scale to prompt the best evidence of student knowledge.
4. Write one sample assessment item for each level of the selected proficiency scale.
Please Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
