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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 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module XI

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NJ APA Teacher Training – Module XI 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 DimensionScoreEvidence Complexity3 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 Performance4 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% Independence4 Each item is clearly marked on both pieces of evidence The score on the final evidence is 100%. 7

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NJ APA Teacher Training – Module XI Science Evidence Index 8 th 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 DimensionScoreEvidence Complexity3 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 Performance4 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% Independence4 Each item is clearly marked on both pieces of evidence The score of the final evidence was 100%

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NJ APA Teacher Training – Module XI Science Evidence Index High School Science Entry Entry 4 Standard 5.10 Strand B CPI B2 Far Link: Classify positive and negative ways humans affect the environment* Rubric DimensionScoreEvidence Complexity2 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 Performance4 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% Independence4 Each item is clearly marked on both pieces of evidence The score of the final evidence was 100%

Sample Entry The following sample entry contains an error that affects its scoring for a particular dimension. 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 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module XI

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NJ APA Teacher Training – Module XI Science Evidence Index 8 th 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 DimensionScoreEvidence Complexity3 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 Performance0 X Some items on the initial piece of evidence are missing markings for accuracy Independence0 X Some items on the initial piece of evidence are missing markings for independence

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 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module XI

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NJ APA Teacher Training – Module XI Science Evidence Index High School Science Entry Entry 3 Standard 5.5 Strand A CPI A2 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.