Research+Process+Scale


 * ** Marzano’s Generic Scale ** ||
 * SCORE 5.0 || More complex content ||
 * SCORE 4.0 || Target learning Goal ||
 * SCORE 3.0 || Simpler content ||
 * SCORE 2.0 || With help, partial success of score 2.0, or basic or elemental content ||
 * SCORE 10 || Even with help, no success ||

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* The distinction here is that a __conclusion__ may be __valid__ even though it may be drawn from information that is __inaccurate__ or incomplete. Validity, in this case refers to the logic of the conclusion based on the given information. .This is different from whether or not the __information__ is valid and reliable.
 * = **Informational Text – Synthesize/Evaluate Validity and Reliability ** ||
 * ==SCORE 5.0 == || ==The student can analyze and evaluate the validity and reliability of information from multiple sources (primary and secondary). == ||
 * ==SCORE 4.0 == || ==The student can synthesize information from multiple sources (including primary and secondary sources) to draw valid* conclusions about the information citing relevant textual evidence. == ||
 * ==SCORE 3.0 == || ==The student can infer connections between information in two different texts. == ||
 * ==SCORE 2.0 == || ==Given a particular topic, the student can identify and relate information in a text to the topic. == ||
 * ==SCORE 1.0 == || ==The student has no success in identifying relevant information. == ||

Texts should be grade-level appropriate and present information in order to This type of information may come from both primary and/or secondary sources. Synthesis should be assessed by identifying the relationships among two or more ideas.
 * LA.910.6.2.2 The student will organize, synthesize, analyze, and evaluate the validity and reliability of information from multiple sources (including primary and secondary sources) to draw conclusions using a variety of techniques, and correctly use standardized citations. **
 * aid the student’s determination of validity and reliability of information;
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">express a relationship among two or more ideas;
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">express a relationship among ideas and certain text features; and

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Which sentence from the article best explains why big-band music appeals to several generations?
★ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> **A.** “The infectious, up-tempo beat and rich orchestration were—and still are— tailor-made for dancing.” **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">B. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">“The music provided a real-life soundtrack for two of America’s most trying eras—the Depression and World War II.” **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">C. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">“President Franklin Roosevelt even declared that the music could ‘inspire a fervor for the spiritual values in our way of life and strengthen democracy.’ ” **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">D. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">“Though swing music came of age in the 1930s, its roots go back much earlier to the blending of African and Euro-American musical traditions that flourished in New <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Orleans in the early 20th century.”

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin-bottom: 0pt;">The homepage of the National Park Service website would be useful for all of the following purposes EXCEPT **
**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">A. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">planning a family vacation. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">B. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">locating information about a summer job. ★  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">C. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">comparing mountain ranges around the world. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">D. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">writing a research report about weather conditions.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Sample Item Analyze and Evaluate Information **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Which aspects of the “National Park Service Homepage” would be most helpful in writing a research report about America's national parks? Use details and information from the website to support your response.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Sample Item Synthesize Information **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Based on the passage, how does the author support the idea that the family members have a kind and loving relationship? Give details and examples from the passage to support your answer.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sample Item Determine the Validity and Reliability of Information **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">What is the strongest evidence in support of the glacial erosion theory? ★ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">A. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The tallest mountains are those closest to the equator. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">B. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The faults are forty miles long and several miles deep. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">C. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Angles of mountain slopes increase below the snow line. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">D. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rocks of similar ages appear at different heights and locations.