NYSESLAT Item Review Checklist – 2015 Item Development
June 26, 2014
CONTENT REVIEWER CHECKLIST FOR NYSESLAT MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS
Item ID:
Passage ID:
Item Reviewer:
Date:
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Target of Measurement (ToM) and PLD:
Check
One
Explain or Describe
1. Accept
2. Accept with Edits
Describe Edits:
3. Reject
Rationale:
Overarching Comments
Yes/
No
If “No”, Explain or Describe
Yes/
No
If “No”, Explain or Describe
1. The item is aligned to the relevant ToM.
2. The item is fair.
3. The item has one, unambiguous correct
key.
4. The distracters are all plausible, and text
based when appropriate.
5. There is a rationale for each of the
distracters.
If no, explain.
6. The graphic(s) is/are clear and easy to
understand .
Fairness/Bias
1. The item including the graphic(s), is free of
content that might offend or typecast a
group of students. (By ethnicity, gender,
country of origin, race, religion,
geographical location, physical ability, SES
level, first language, etc.)
2. The item is free of content that might
unfairly advantage or disadvantage groups
of students (ethnicity, gender, country of
origin, race, religion, geographic location,
physical ability, SES level, first language,
etc.).
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3. Item does not rely on assumed shared
experience that is class- or Native English
speaking-oriented.
Analysis of Graphics (if present)
Yes/No
Comments
1. The item is dependent on the information
conveyed by the supportive graphic
2. Graphic(s) in item stem is/are appropriate?
3. Graphic(s) in answer choice(s) is/are
appropriate?
4. Is/are the graphic(s) accurate?
5. Is/are the graphic(s) necessary to the item?
6. Is the graphic appropriate for the grade
level?
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