CLUSTER 4

 

 

 

Benchmark

 

 

LA.2.4.7

The student analyzes the validity and reliability of primary source information and uses the information appropriately.

 

    

Benchmark Focus

 

 

·        The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts.

 

 

Benchmark Clarification

 

The student identifies the validity (i.e., correctness or soundness) and reliability (i.e., dependability) of information in a text.  The student may also be asked to apply information from a text in a valid and/or reliable way.

 

Item Types

 

 

Multiple Choice (MC);     Short Response (SR);     Extended Response (ER)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question Stems

 

 

 

Questions for this benchmark would look like:

 

·        What did both ___ and ____ do?

·        Use the article below and the article “___” to answer questions ___.

·        How does the article ensure the accuracy and reliability of information contained in this passage? 

·        How does the author use statistics to support the position…?

·        According to the evidence in the article which (personal abilities) contributed most to her success?

·        What does the author use to support the point he makes about ___?

 

 

 

 

 

Distractors

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect answers that would "distract" students from identifying the correct answer would include, but would not be limited to, the following:

 

·        Incorrect analysis of the validity and/or reliability of the passage

·        Facts or details that are drawn from the passage(s) but are not related to the stimulus

·        Plausible but incorrect responses based on the text.

SOURCES:

1.        FCAT Reading Test Item and Performance Task Specifications, Florida DOE, January 2001

2.        FCAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

BENCHMARK

LA.2.4.7

 

 

 

 

 

Types of Text

 

 

 

·        Information Text

Reference material entries should look like those in the textbooks or library reference materials appropriate for most students at the tested grade level.

 

 

Top Three Strategies

 

 

 

·        Two-Column Notes

·        Author’s Purpose 

SOURCES:

3.       FCAT Reading Test Item and Performance Task Specifications, Florida DOE, January 2001

4.       FCAT