Module XI
Sample Entries
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Sample Entries
The following sample entries meet
• all of the Universal Scoring Rules and are
therefore eligible for scoring AND
• all of the individual dimension rules, so
there are no zero scores.
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Sample Entry
Melissa
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2014-2015 New Jersey APA
September 2, 2014 and November 14, 2014
December 8, 2014 and February 13, 2015
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Evidence 1
9-11-14
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Evidence 2
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Science Evidence Index
4th Grade Science Entry
Entry 3
Standard 5.8
Strand B
CPI 5.8.4B2
Near Link: Label the steps of the water cycle (precipitation, surface runoff, evaporation,
condensation)
Rubric Dimension
Score
Evidence
Complexity
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 Evidence reflects the skill(s) of the chosen link
 Label steps
 Two distinct activities show evidence of instruction
 Different pictures of cycle; SMARTboard with word
bank vs. cut & paste
Performance
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 The score of the initial evidence was 0% (which is below 39%)
 Each item is clearly marked on both pieces of evidence
 The final evidence does not have a more intrusive prompt than
initial evidence
 The score of the final evidence was 100%
Independence
4
 Each item is clearly marked on both pieces of evidence
 The score on the final evidence is 100%.
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Natalie
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Evidence 1
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Evidence 2
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Science Evidence Index
8th Grade Science Entry
Entry 4
Standard 5.9
Strand B
CPI 5.9.8B1
Near Link: Classify planets and other objects in our solar system as terrestrial (rocky) or gaseous*
Rubric Dimension
Score
Evidence
Complexity
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 Evidence reflects the skill(s) of the chosen link
 Classify planets and other objects as terrestrial or
gaseous (both planets and other objects are included)
 Two distinct activities show evidence of instruction
 Paste pictures into a graphic organizer; circle gaseous or
terrestrial
Performance
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 The score of the initial evidence was 8% (which is below 39%)
 Each item is clearly marked on both pieces of evidence
 The final evidence does not have a more intrusive prompt than
initial evidence
 The score of the final evidence was 83%
Independence
4
 Each item is clearly marked on both pieces of evidence
 The score of the final evidence was 100%
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High School Science
Sample Entry
Uri
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Evidence 1
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Evidence 2
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High School Science Entry
Entry 4
Standard 5.10
Strand B
CPI 5.10.12B2
Far Link: Classify positive and negative ways humans affect the environment*
Rubric Dimension
Score
Evidence
Complexity
2
 Evidence reflects the skill(s) of the chosen link
 Classify ways humans affect the environment as positive
or negative (some positive and some negative are
included across the five items)
 Two distinct activities show evidence of instruction
 Fill in the circle; sort into boxes
Performance
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 The score of the initial evidence was 20% (which is below
39%)
 Each item is clearly marked on both pieces of evidence
 The final evidence does not have a more intrusive prompt than
initial evidence
 The score of the final evidence was 100%
Independence
4
 Each item is clearly marked on both pieces of evidence
 The score of the final evidence was 100%
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Sample Entry
The following sample entry contains an error
that affects its scoring for a particular
dimension.
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Remember that entries containing either of the two Major
Flaws as outlined in Module VIII will score a 1 in
Complexity.
Remember that there are a variety of errors that can cause
an entry to score a 0 in Performance and/or Independence,
as outlined in Modules IX and X.
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Colleen
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Evidence 1
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Evidence 2
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8th Grade Science Entry
Entry 2
Standard 5.6
Strand B
CPI 5.6.8B1
Near Link: Identify examples of chemical reactions as synthesis and decomposition
Rubric Dimension
Score
Evidence
Complexity
3
 Evidence reflects the skill(s) of the chosen link
 Identifying examples of chemical reactions as either
synthesis or decomposition (some synthesis and some
decomposition are represented across the items)
 Two distinct activities show evidence of instruction
 Classifying using a graphic organizer via cut and paste vs.
Boardmaker multiple choice activity
Performance
0
X
Some items on the initial piece of evidence are missing
markings for accuracy
Independence
0
X
Some items on the initial piece of evidence are missing
markings for independence
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Sample Entries
The following entry is considered
unscorable because it does not meet all
of the Universal Scoring Rules.
Therefore, the entry receives a zero for
all three dimensions.
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High School Science
Sample Entry
Cade
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Initial Evidence
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Final Evidence
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High School Science Entry
Entry 3
Standard 5.5
Strand A
CPI 5.5.12A2
Far Link: Identify the structure and function of plant cells*
This entry is unscorable and receives an LA-D The CPI Link includes multiple skills, but each piece of
evidence assessed a different skill from the link. USR 8
The link contains two parts: identify the structure AND the function of plant cells.
The first piece of evidence assesses identifying the structure only because each structure’s name is
placed in the diagram from the answer bank.
The second piece of evidence assesses identifying only the function by matching the organelle to its
function.
Since the first piece of evidence assesses part of the link and the final piece of evidence assesses a
different part of link, this entry is unscorable and receives the LA-D code.
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