ECOMP 6102: Create Selected Response Questions

Please write ONE test item for each cell in your Table of Specifications (9 q's total) and Identify the learning Target for each question.

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Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-14)
5. Evaluate digital resources to determine the credibility of the author and publisher and the timeliness and accuracy of the content. (3)

Content	Knowledge & Understanding	Deductive Reasoning	Evaluative Reasoning	Total
Credibility	10	15	15	40
Timeliness	10	20	20	50
Accuracy	15	20	20	55
Total	35	55	55	145_

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1. Does the author provide his/her name and email address? (LT: identify the source of the information for citation purposes)

Yes

No

2. Does the website show the date when it was last updated? (LT: determine if information is being checked and modified on a regular basis)

Yes

No

3. Do the links going to other sites lead you to where they said they would? (LT: determine if information is being supported by other sources)

Yes

No

4. A website ending in the domain .net is always credible. (LT: know the difference between different types of website domains)

True

False

5. Are you more likely to think that a website is credible if it is updated every: (LT: websites that are updated on a regular basis are more likely to have relevant information)

A. year

B. month
C. week

6. Websites that contain several “dead links” should be considered questionable. (LT: the persistence of dead links point to a site that is not being updated regularly)

True

False

7. Which site could you trust to give you credible resources for researching project topics? (LT: verify the credibility of a site by checking its claims against another source you know to be trustworthy)

A. Follet Destiny

B. Google

C. Wikipedia 

8. A website is more credible if the date it was last updated is changes between pages. (LT: sites that time stamp when each “page” was updated give us a better idea of what content is being updated)

True

False

9. If a photo looks like it might have been changed you should: (LT: images and pictures that have been modified or “photoshop’d” should be considered suspicious)

A. trust the photo

B. ignore the photo
C. check some of the other photos

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ECOMP 6102: Create a Table of Specifications

Standard referenced from the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE).

Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-14)  
5. Evaluate digital resources to determine the credibility of the author and publisher and the timeliness and accuracy of the content. (3)

Content	Knowledge & Understanding	Deductive Reasoning	Evaluative Reasoning	Total
Credibility	10	15	15	40
Timeliness	10	20	20	50
Accuracy	15	20	20	55
Total	35	55	55	145_

ECOMP 6102: Break the Standard Apart

Standard referenced from the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE).

Grades 6–8 (Ages 11–14)
6. Employ data-collection technology such as probes, handheld devices, and geographic mapping systems to gather, view, analyze, and report results for content-related problems. (3,4,6)

1. What do the students need to Know & Understand to meet this standard?

• Equipment vocabulary

2. Patterns of Reasoning must students be able to apply?

• Determine which data-collection tool to use for a piece of data
• How to use the tools mentioned to solve the content-related problems.

3. What Performance Skills do students need?

• How to gather the data

• How to use the equipment highlighted
• How to use the systems mentioned

4. What Products should they be able to create?

• A report showing the results of their analysis

5. What Dispositions will students need to develop to meet this standard?

• Safe use of the data-collection technology

ECOMP 6102: Make a List of Standards

Standards referenced from the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE). The National Education Technology Standards (NETS) for students can be accessed here.

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Knowledge Standards - Copy Three (3) standards that are FOCUSED on Knowledge - they mostly require that students learn critical content knowledge. Highlight the critical content Knowledge in each of the standards you chose.

1. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
2. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
3. understand and use technology systems.

Reasoning Standards - Copy three (3) standards that are FOCUSED on Reasoning - these standards could require any type of reasoning from students including: comparative reasoning, classification, analysis, application (using knowledge to solve problems), synthesis, and/or evaluative reasoning). Highlight the reasoning skills required in each of the standards you chose.

1. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
2. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
3. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Performance Standards - Copy three (3) standards that require some kind of performance from students. The standard should require that students do some kind of task or performance. Highlight the performance skills required in each of the standards you chose.

1. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
2. process data and report results.
3. select and use applications effectively and productively.

Product Standards - Copy three (3) standards that specify a product the student must be able to create. Highlight the product required in each of the standards you chose.

1. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
2. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
3. plan strategies to guide inquiry.