Contributed by: New York State Alternative Assessment in Science
Project (NYSED)
This task was produced by the staff of the New York
State Alternative Assessment project (NSF Grant ESI 9154506) and hundreds
of New York State Teachers who wrote, trial tested, and revised the
task in 1996.
Development Process:
Content Review
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Content Experts and Science Teachers
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How were tasks reviewed?
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Project Advisory Board composed of specialists in
science teaching and assessment
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Administration Information:
Demographics of Students Tested
Gender
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Ethnicity
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Socio-economic status
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Disability
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Limited-English proficient
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Represented
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Number of Students Tested
For each task, approximately 500-1000 students per grade level were tested.
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