TRIG Course- Alma College Winter 2015

The Next Generation Assessment system includes a variety of item types. Developers are exploring different response options for mathematics problems, including innovative uses of tablet technology. The response formats included in the sample items will be updated based on findings from cognitive labs and small scale trials being conducted this fall, as well as additional information gathered during pilot testing in early 2013.

• Selected-response items
  prompt students to select one or more responses for a set of options.
• Technology-enhanced items 
  take advantage of com**r-based administration to assess a deeper understanding of content and skills than would otherwise be possible with traditional item types. Technology-enhanced items capitalize on technology to collect evidence through a non-traditional response type, such as editing text or drawing an object. Selected-response and technology-enhanced items can be scored automatically.
• Constructed-response items 
  prompt students to produce a text or numerical response in order to collect evidence about their knowledge or understanding of a given assessment target.
• Performance tasks
  measure a student’s ability to integrate knowledge and skills across multiple standards—a key component of college and career readiness. Performance tasks will be used to better measure capacities such as depth of understanding, research skills, and complex analysis, which cannot be adequately assessed with selected- or constructed-response items. Some constructed-response items and performance tasks can be scored automatically; many will be hand-scored by professionally trained readers.These tasks will be delivered as part of the interim and summative components of the assessment system.