GROUP+3+-+WEEK+2

​Group 3 members:
 * Kapp, Kayla
 * Kennedy, Marilyn
 * Kulikowski, Barbara
 * Kushner, Jason
 * Martinez, Nancy

__**1. Use the DISCUSSION tab above to find your discussion questions and/or tasks.**__


 * //2.// // POST the selected response items created collaboratively with your discussion group here (as a group decide who will take the lead and post each item): //**
 * · ** ** 1 binary-choice assessment item **

**A schema is a long list of separate items and attributes used to describe a type of person.**

 * · ** ** 1 multiple binary-choice assessment item **

Six football players weighed in at the following weights (pounds): 175, 180, 195, 200, 260, 350

1. The heaviest player is twice as heavy as the lightest player (TRUE)

2. The average weight for all six players is over 250. (FALSE)

3. The combined weight of players 1 and 4 is equal to the combined weight of players 2 and 3. (TRUE)

4. The range of students' weigth is greater than 180. (FALSE)


 * · ** ** 1 multiple-choice assessment item **

A feeling of detachment from ones own body and experiencing the self as a stranger is a dissociative experience called

a. derealization b. depersonalization c. amnesia d. identity confusion

· ** 1 matching item **

On the line to the left of each number listed in Column A, write the letter of the correct brain function listed in Column B. Functions in Column B can only be used once.


 * Column A || Column B ||
 * _1. Parietal Lobe || A. Sight ||
 * _2. Frontal Lobe || B. Hearing ||
 * _3. Cerebellum || C. 5 Senses ||
 * _4. Occipital Lobe || D. Motor Control ||
 * _5. Temporal Lobe || E. Reasoning ||

3__**. POST YOUR GROUP CONSENSUS HERE (The group leader for these 4 Short Answer activities will be the member whose middle name comes earliest in alphabetical order.):**__

Short Answer Item # 1 - flaw(s)? Writing Guidelines - it is best to use only one or two blanks when writing incomplete statements

Evidence: This statement has to many blanks. It is best to use only one or two blanks for incomplete statements, otherwise, you will end up with a "swiss cheese" assessment item.

Short Answer Item # 2 - flaw(s)? Writing Guidelines - it is generally better to use direct questions vs. incomplete statements

Evidence: Placing blanks at the end of incomplete statements helps by lining up student responses nicely for scoring purposes. This statement could have also been written as a direct question since the teacher knows exactly what she/he is looking for, and it would be easier for the students to answer.

Short Answer Item # 3 - flaw(s)? Writing Guidelines direct question vs. incomplete statements and Commandment #4.

Evidence: According to the Item Writing Guidelines, it is generally better to use direct questions vs. incomplete statements (particularly for younger students). Direct questions are less confusing. According to Commandment #4, one should not employ complex syntax in assessment items. This example has a complicated sentence construction. Finally, the Item Writing Guidelines recommends placing blanks at the end of incomplete statements because it helps to line up student responses nicely for scoring purposes.

Short Answer Item # 4 - flaw(s)? Writing guidelines all blanks should be created equally, supplying unintended clues, and sentence structure.

Evidence: According to the Item Writing Guidelines, all blanks should be treated equally. If you vary the length of the blanks according to the length of the correct responses, you are supplying unintended clues to your students. This assessment item does not provide blanks spaces that are sufficient for students' responses. The sentence structure could have been constructed better. Instead of repeating "document" it could have been written: An important American document that let to the founding of our nation was ___. This is more concise.__


 * 4. POST YOUR GROUP CONSENSUS HERE (The group leader for these 4 Essay activities will be the member whose birthday is closest to Independence Day, July 4th.):**

Essay Item # 1 - flaw(s)? 1. In this assessment item, the students are basically choosing from 3 options. 2. This question does not follow the 2nd commandment. Using the statement "most powerful" is not clear enough.

Evidence: 1. According to the Item Writing Guidelines, it is best NOT to offer optional items on essay exams. When students select from different items, they are essentially taking different exams. This make is impossible for the teacher to judge/compare exam performance on a common scale.

2. What does "most powerful" mean? Is a group more powerful because it has more members, money, and/or decision-making ability? If this decision is left up to each student, there will be a variety of responses and grading equally will be difficult. The teacher needs to mentally examine his/her own response to this question. By doing this the teacher can re-word the question in a way that would produce a response similar to the one anticipated.

Essay Item # 2 - flaw(s)? 1. In this assessment item, the students are basically choosing from 3 options.

2. This assessment item includes complex syntax.

Evidence: 1. According to the Item Writing Guidelines, it is best NOT to offer optional items on essay exams. When students select from different items, they are essentially taking different exams. This makes it impossible for the teacher to judge/compare exam performance on a common scale.

2. This essay question is confusing and goes against Commandment #4 (Thou shall not employ complex syntax in assessment items.) This statement can be rewritten for easier understanding.

Essy Item # 3 - flaw(s)? 1. This assessment item includes vocabulary too complicated for 12th graders.

2. The sentence structure of this assessment item is also complicated.

Evidence: 1. According to Commandment #5, thou shall not use vocabulary that is more advanced than your audience. The group does not believe twelfth-graders would know what words like "quandary" and "enervated" mean.

2. This assessment item breaks Commandment #4 (Thou shall not employ complex syntax in assessment items.) The structure of the sentences is very wordy which makes it difficult to understand. Simpler words and better sentence structure would help the reader understand the statement better. Essay Item # 4 - flaw(s)? 1. The directions for this question are very unclear.

2. In this assessment item, the students are basically choosing 1 out of 5 options.

Evidence: 1. Does the question ask for an evaluation as a whole and then choose which they found to be least important? Or was the evaluation on the least important after looking at all the options? Our group was very confused as to what the directions were and a student in tenth grade would be as well. The sentence structure is somewhat complicated, and can be rephrased for easier understanding.

2. According to the Item Writing Guidelines, it is best NOT to offer optional items on essay exams. When students select from different items, they are essentially taking different exams. This make is impossible for the teacher to judge/compare exam performance on a common scale.

__** Your own design - KAYLA **__
 * 5. POST YOUR INDIVIDUAL DESIGNS HERE:**
 * =__** 1 short-answer assessment item - **__=
 * = __According the Multiaxial Assessment, Personality and Mental Disorders are found under Axis__ _. =
 * =__** 1 essay assessment item- **__=
 * =__** Under the psychoanalytic theory, Freud believes there are three types of anxiety. Name each type and describe what causes each type of anxiety. This question is worth 15 points. Do not spend more than 15 minutes on this question .**__=


 * Your own design - MARILYN **
 * ** 1 short-answer assessment item **

The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution are also called __.__
===__Explain how food passes through the digestive system. Begin with the mouth and end with the large bowel. Name each organ in the order the food passes and explain the job of each organ. Do not spend more than 15 minutes on this question. This answer is worth 10 points.__===
 * __** 1 essay assessment item **__

__** Your own design - BARBARA **__ __The study of speech sounds and the way those sounds are made is called _.__ __The human brain consists of fours lobes. Name each lobe, and describe the function of each lobe. The answer is worth 10 points. Do not spend more that 10 minutes on this question.
 * __** 1 short-answer assessment item **__
 * __** 1 essay assessment item **__

Your own design - JASON__
 * __1 short-answer assessment item__
 * __The last two states to be admitted to the United States are__ _ __and__ ___


 * ** 1 essay assessment item **
 * ** In chapter 10, you learned how voting in the United States works. The election is won by have the most votes from the Electoral College. Describe the following: How are the numbers of votes given to each state determined? How many votes are needed to win the election? How does it differ from the popular vote? Each question is worth 10pts. Do not spend more than 15 minutes on this question. **


 * Your own design - NANCY **
 * ** 1 short-answer assessment item **

**According to the Basic Reading Inventory, what are the five types of comprehension questions? **

 * ** 1 essay assessment item **

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">Explain the process by which Supreme Court justices are selected. Which factors are considered by Presidents? ** =====

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">This question is worth 10 points. Do not spend more than 10 minutes on this question. ** =====