PALS - Examples of Student Work

6th-8th Grade Performance Task
Contributed by: The RAND Institute (RAND)
1993-94

Example 2 from 1993 (6th Grade) Format:

Example 2A: Group labels missing, but all 4 box labels form a valid cross-classification.

Example 2A: SCORING

There is evidence of an internal cross-classification based on the box labels and the materials in the boxes.

1) Column groups Missing	0 points
2) Column property	0 points
3) Row groups Missing	0 points
4) Row property	0 points
5) Box labels Do not correspond to outside row and column labels	0 points
6) Materials Does the material fit the box? Based on this student's internal cross-classification, we may award points for all 8 materials.	8 points

Example 2B: No group labels, and one box label missing, wrong, or incomplete.

If a box label is missing, incorrect, or incomplete, student receives no points for materials in that row or column. This student receives 3 points for materials (sea star, bone, & shell).

Example 2 from 1993 (6th Grade) Format:

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