The pink and yellow colored areas, on the left and the right, show the unique skills measured for science and for reading on a test for the hypothetical, “typically-performing” student. The area of overlap in the middle (with the question mark) represents the area these two characteristics share in this assessment. In this figure, the area of overlap is relatively small, accounting for about of one-third of the total content area. We know that reading ability influences content area performance, so this comes as no surprise.
Return to Figure 1.1, Assessments article
In this figure, the two characteristics (reading on the left and science on the right) overlap almost completely. This represents the performance of a hypothetical student with significant reading problems.
Return to Figure 1.2, Assessments article
Text from assessment task Baseball Fever
Task is from level 5–8 Mathematics and is titled Baseball Fever (dated 5/04)
Task type is Structured Response measuring Maine Learning Results Content
Standards A3 & A4: Numbers and Number Sense
This task also measures K2 Mathematical Communication
The source of the task is the Local Assessment Development
The author of this task is the Maine Department of Education and the Maine
Mathematics & Science Alliance
Title of task: BASEBALL FEVER
Begin text of assignment: Below are the fees at Fenway Park from box seats to bleachers, for the ’98, ’99, ’00, ‘01 seasons. This information was published in the Boston Globe newspaper. The name of the article was “On The Up and Up.”
ON THE UP AND UP
For the fifth year in a row, the Red Sox have raised ticket prices at Fenway Park. Field box seats cost $15 more in 2001 then in 2000. Loge and infield roof box seats have gone up $20; regular grandstand seats have gone up $16; outfield grandstand seats have gone up $5; bleachers (upper and lower) a $4 increase; and right field boxes and roof boxes a $5 increase.
Description of picture: the illustration shows a baseball stadium (Fenway Park in Boston specifically) In this illustration each section of the baseball stadium is lettered according to its position. These numbers are sequential series of letters and numbers to indicate the section and row of the seats.