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1 CENTRAL FLORIDA ASSESSMENT COLLABORATIVE Individual Test Item Specifications P a g e
2 Table of Contents I. Guide to the Individual Specifications... 1 Classification System... 1 Definitions of Specifications... 3 II. Individual Specifications P a g e
3 I. Guide to the Individual Specifications Content specific guidelines are given in the Individual Specifications for each course. The Specifications contains specific information about the alignment of items with the NGSSS and CCSS. It identifies the manner in which each benchmark is assessed, provides content limits and stimulus attributes for each benchmark, and gives specific information about content, item types, and response attributes. Classification System Each NGSSS benchmark is labeled with a system of letters and numbers. The two letters in the first position of the code identify the Subject Area (e.g., SS for Social Studies). The numbers in the second position represent the Grade Levels to which the benchmark belongs (e.g., 912 represents high school). The letter in the third position represents the Strand to which the benchmark belongs (e.g., A represents American History, G represents Geography, E represents Economics, W represents World History, C represents Civics & Government, and H represents Humanities). The number in the fourth position represents the. The number in the last position of the code identifies the specific under the. 1 P a g e
4 Each CCSS benchmark is labeled with a system of letters and numbers. The four letters in the first position of the label identify the Subject. The number(s) in the second position represents the Grade Level. The letter(s) in the third position represents the Category. The number in the fourth position shows the Domain. The number in the fifth position identifies the Cluster. The number in the last position identifies the specific. 2 P a g e
5 Definitions of Specifications The Individual Specifications provides standard-specific guidance for assessment item development for CFAC item banks. For each benchmark assessed, the following information is provided: Reporting Category Clarifications Stimulus Attributes Content Focus s is a grouping of related benchmarks that can be used to summarize and report achievement. refers to the standard statement presented in the NGSSS or domain in the CCSS. refers to the benchmark statement presented in the NGSSS or standard statement in the CCSS. In some cases, two or more related benchmarks are grouped together because the assessment of one benchmark addresses another benchmark. Such groupings are indicated in the statement. are used to assess the benchmark or group of benchmark. explain how achievement of the benchmark will be demonstrated by students. In other words, the clarification statements explain what the student will do when responding to questions. define the range of content knowledge and that should be assessed in the items for the benchmark. define the types of stimulus materials that should be used in the items, including the appropriate use of graphic materials and item context or content. define the types content measured by each test item. Content focus addresses the broad content and skills associated with the examples found in the standards, benchmarks, or benchmark clarifications. are provided for each type of question assessed. The correct answer for all sample items is provided. 3 P a g e
6 II. Individual Specifications Reporting Category Number Clarifications Foundations of as a Social Science/Identify methods and strategies of research and examine the contributions of to the understanding of social issues. SS.912.S.1.2 Identify early leading theorists within social science. Selected Response Students will identify early leading theorists within social science. Content should be limited to theorists listed in content focus section. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: Auguste Comte, Emile Durkheim, Herbert Spencer, Max Weber, Harriet Martineau, W.E.B. DuBois, Karl Marx, and B.F. Skinner. Which early leading theorist is considered a founder of and wrote Suicide (1897), a study of suicide rates in Catholic and Protestant populations, which served to distinguish social science? A. Emile Durkheim B. B. F. Skinner C. Auguste Comte D. Karl Marx Answer: A 4 P a g e
7 Number Clarifications Foundations of as a Social Science/Identify methods and strategies of research and examine the contributions of to the understanding of social issues. SS.912.S.1.5 Evaluate various types of sociologic research methods. Selected Response or Short Answer Students will evaluate various types of sociologic research methods. Images, pictures, text/passages benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: Participation, Unobtrusive Measures, Controlled Experiment, Field Experiment, Survey, hypothesis, variable, independent variable, dependent variable, operational definitions, validity, reliability, content analysis, replication, population, sample, random sample, stratified respondents, questionnaires, interview, rapport, participant observation, generalizability, secondary analysis, and causation. A student is conducting research on the importance of teenagers taking driver's education. Before you begin collecting data, you write down the following: "Teenagers who have taken driver's education will have fewer accidents in their first three years of driving than teenagers who have not taken driver's education." Which of the following best describes this statement? A. It is a spurious correlation B. It is impossible to test C. It is a hypothesis D. It states an analysis of the results of the research Answer: C 5 P a g e
8 Number Clarifications Foundations of as a Social Science/Identify methods and strategies of research and examine the contributions of to the understanding of social issues. SS.912.S.1.7 Determine the difference between correlation and cause and effect and assess the extent to which sociology can identify cause and effect relationships. Selected Response or Short Answer Students will determine the difference between correlation and cause and effect. / Students will assess the extent to which sociology can identify cause and effect relationship. charts, graphs, images, pictures In July 2012, there were several forest fires in Milltown. During this time, there was a severe drought and seven consecutive days where the temperature reached over 100 degrees. At each forest fire in Milltown a red fire truck was present. How can the relationship between the fire and the red fire truck be described? A. causal B. effect C. correlation D. variable Answer: C 6 P a g e
9 Number Clarifications Culture/Examine the influence of the individual and on the way cultural transmission is accomplished. SS.912.S.2.1 Define the key components of a culture, such as knowledge, language and communication, customs, values, norms, and physical objects. Selected Response or Short Answer Students will define the key components of a culture focusing on knowledge, language and communication, customs, values, norms, and physical objects. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: culture, subculture, counterculture, material culture, nonmaterial culture, culture shock, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, symbolic culture, symbol, gestures, culture contact, pluralistic society, knowledge, language and communication, customs, values, norms and physical objects. Which of the following is NOT a component of the Navajo culture? A. Baby s First Laugh Ceremony B. Southern Athabaskan Language C. Squash Blossom Necklace D. Sierra-Nevada Mountain Range Answer: D 7 P a g e
10 Number Clarifications Culture/Examine the influence of the individual and on the way cultural transmission is accomplished. SS.912.S.2.2 Explain the differences between a culture, a society and a nation. Selected Response or Short Answer Students will identify the differences between a culture, a society and a nation benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: Culture, material culture, nonmaterial culture, culture shock, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, symbolic culture, culture contact, subculture, counterculture, pluralistic society. The Berlin Conference of allowed the European powers to super-impose a political division of 50 irregularly shaped nations on top of over one thousand indigenous cultures and regions of Africa. Compare the political map of Africa with the language distribution map of Africa. Which nation could be considered a society with its own distinct culture? A. Nambia B. Madagascar C. Niger D. Kenya Answer: B 8 P a g e
11 Number Clarifications Culture/Examine the influence of the individual and on the way cultural transmission is accomplished. SS.912.S.2.3 Recognize the influences of genetic inheritance and culture on human behavior. Short Answer or Selected Response Students will recognize the influences of genetic inheritance on human behavior. / Students will recognize the influence of culture on human behavior. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: Cultural universal, sociobiology, animal culture, social environment, feral children, isolated children, institutionalized children, Id, Ego, Superego, nature vs. nurture. Analyze the tabula rasa ( blank slate ) theory of John Locke and determine where it fell in the nature vs. nurture debate. Where did John Lock believe that humans acquire all or almost all of their behavioral traits? A. From environmental traits. B. From genetic influences. C. From both environmental traits and genetic influences D. From neither environmental traits nor genetic influences Answer: A 9 P a g e
12 Number Clarifications Culture/Examine the influence of the individual and on the way cultural transmission is accomplished. SS.912.S.2.4 Give examples of subcultures and describe what makes them distinctive. SS.912.S.2.5 Short Answer or Selected Response Students will identify subcultures. / Students will describe what makes subcultures distinctive. / Students will compare social norms among various subcultures. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: values, norms, taboo, counterculture, folkways, mores, and assimilation. Rock and Roll music was part of the teenage subculture of the 50's and 60's. Now Rock and Roll has assimilated into the mainstream. Rap music is part of the teenage subculture of today. What characteristics could NOT distinguish them from the main stream? A. Use of Language B. Distinctive Dress C. Family Values D. Style of Music Answer: C 10 P a g e
13 Number Clarifications Culture/Examine the influence of the individual and on the way cultural transmission is accomplished. SS.912.S.2.5 Compare social norms among various subcultures. Short Answer or Selected Response Students will compare social norms among various subcultures. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: values, norms, taboo, counterculture, folkways, and mores. What values of a traditional Chinese American would conflict with mainstream American Society? A. Chinese Americans value education. B. Chinese Americans value family members. C. Chinese Americans value hard work. D. Chinese Americans value interdependence. Answer: D 11 P a g e
14 Number Clarifications Culture/Examine the influence of the individual and on the way cultural transmission is accomplished. SS.912.S.2.6 Identify the factors that promote cultural diversity within the United States. SS912.S.2.7 Short Answer Students will identify factors that promote cultural diversity within the United States. Items may include images, pictures, charts, graphs, and passages. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: immigration, religion, social class, and political orientation. What is an example of a social institution that would promote cultural diversity within the U.S.? A. A fundamentalist Christian Church B. An Orthodox Jewish Bar Mitzvah C. The John F. Kennedy High School D. The Chinese New Year Parade Answer: C 12 P a g e
15 Number Clarifications Culture/Examine the influence of the individual and on the way cultural transmission is accomplished. SS.912.S.2.8 Compare and contrast different types of societies, such as hunting and gathering, agrarian, industrial, and post-industrial. Selected Response Students will compare and contrast different types of societies Content should be limited to the types of societies listed in content focus section Images, Pictures, Charts, Graphs benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: hunting and gathering societies, pastoral and horticultural societies, agricultural societies, industrial societies, and postindustrial societies. The earliest type of society was the hunting and gathering society. This type of society eventually branched in one of two directions. How did the pastoral and horticultural societies differ from an agricultural society? A. An agricultural society was based on large-scale agriculture, which depends on plows drawn by animals. B. An agricultural society was based on the invention of several new inventions, whereas the pastoral and horticultural society was only based on one invention. C. A horticultural society still required it s settlers to gather vegetation, while agricultural societies finally allowed settlers to build permanent settlements. D. A pastoral society settled in one place, raising animals to eat, while a agricultural society was based on the production of crops. Answer: A 13 P a g e
16 Number Clarifications Culture/Examine the influence of the individual and on the way cultural transmission is accomplished. SS.912.S.2.10 Identify both rights and responsibilities the individual has to the group. Selected Response or Short Answer Students will identify both rights and responsibilities the individual has to a group. Items may include charts and graphs. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: Primary groups, Secondary groups, In-Groups, Out-Groups, Reference Groups, Clique, Social Network, Dyad, Triad, leader, instrumental leader, expressive leader, authoritarian leader, democratic leader, laissez-faire leader. How does a laissez-faire leadership style affect the way groups perform? A. These leaders can be ineffective because they demand strict compliance from group members. B. These leaders are most effective when group members are knowledgeable and motivated. C. These leaders are the most effective because they offer guidance and include members in decision-making. D. These leaders require members to keep them informed of every detail of the group s activity. Answer: B 14 P a g e
17 Number Clarifications Social Status/Identify how social status influences individual and group behaviors and how that status relates to the position a person occupies within a social group. SS.912.S.3.2 Explain how roles and role expectations can lead to role conflict and role strain. SS.912.S.5.12 Selected Response or Short Answer Students will explain how roles and role expectations can lead to role conflict and role strain. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: work and family, gender roles, behavior linked to age, role conflict, role strain, ascribed status, achieved status, and master status. How do gender roles create conflict and strain in individuals? A. They set expectations about appropriate behaviors, careers, and interests that restrict individual preferences. B. They deny individuals basic personal liberties. C. They eliminate the stress of making decisions about short and long term goals. D. They are always passively accepted by children and adolescents. Answer: A 15 P a g e
18 Number Clarifications Social Groups/Explore the impact of social groups on individual and group behavior. SS.912.S.4.3 Examine the ways that groups function, such as roles, interactions and leadership. Selected Response Students will examine the ways that groups function. / Students will examine the different roles people have within groups. / Students will examine the interactions between people within groups. / Students will examine the different types of leadership skills and qualities within groups. Items may include Thinking Maps, Graphs, and Images. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: Primary groups, Secondary groups, In-Groups, Out-Groups, Reference Groups, Group Conformity, Clique, Social Network, Dyad, Triad, leader, instrumental leader, expressive leader, authoritarian leader, democratic leader, laissez-faire leader, aggregate, networking, coalition. People watching a football game on television typically act rowdy and yell louder when they are with a group of rowdy friends than if they are alone. Which of the following best describes this behavior? A. group conformity B. social statics C. social dynamics D. positivism Answer: A 16 P a g e
19 Number Clarifications Social Groups/Explore the impact of social groups on individual and group behavior. SS.912.S.4.6 Identify the various types of norms (folkways, mores, laws, and taboos) and explain why these rules of behavior are considered important to society. Selected Response or Short Answer Students will identify the various types of norms, focusing on folkways, mores, laws, and taboos. / Students will explain why these rules of behavior are considered important to society Content limited to information presented in content focus section. Items may include images, pictures, graphs, and charts. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: values, norms, sanction, positive sanction, negative sanction, folkways, mores, laws, taboo, subculture, and counter-culture. In the United States, most people believe that every child is entitled to an education. What is this an example of? A. a norm B. a taboo C. a law D. a value Answer: D 17 P a g e
20 Number Clarifications Social Groups/Explore the impact of social groups on individual and group behavior. SS.912.S.4.7 Discuss the concept of deviance and how society both encourages and discourages deviant behavior using social control. Selected Response or Short Answer Students will identify the concept of deviance and how society both encourages and discourages deviant behavior using social control. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: types of groups, group dynamics, peer groups, boundaries, initiation rites, primary groups, secondary groups, leaders, social processes, conflict, cooperation, competition, deviance. In the United States, deviance refers to all violations of social rules. What is an example of a behavior that is NOT considered deviant? A. taking hallucinogenic drugs B. public drunkenness C. using medical marijuana D. underage alcohol use Answer: C 18 P a g e
21 Number Clarifications Social Groups/Explore the impact of social groups on individual and group behavior. SS.912.S.4.12 Determine the cultural patterns of behavior within such social groups as rural/urban or rich/poor. Selected Response Students will determine the cultural patterns of behavior within social groups. Items may include graphs, data, and passages. None specified Which of the following would NOT cause differences in patterns of behavior in different social groups? A. economic status B. race C. eye color D. geographic location Answer: C 19 P a g e
22 Number Clarifications Social Institutions/Identify the effects of social institutions on human behavior. SS.912.S.5.1 Identify basic social institutions and explain their impact on individuals, groups and organizations within society and how they transmit the values of society. Selected Response or Short Answer Students will identify basic social institutions. / Students will explain the impact of the basic social institutions on individuals, groups and organizations within society. Items may include images and pictures. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: familial, religious, educational, economic, and political institutions. A child learns how to behave within her family by watching how her parents judge her behavior and then judging herself accordingly. What did Charles Horton Cooley called this process? A. desocialization B. resocialization C. the play stage D. the looking-glass self Answer: D 20 P a g e
23 Number Clarifications Social Institutions/Identify the effects of social institutions on human behavior. SS.912.S.5.6 Identify the factors that influence change in social norms over time. Selected Response Students will identify the factors that influence change in social norms over time. Images, Pictures, Data, Text/Passage Norms are rules of behavior for a society. Which statement identifies a norm that has changed over time? A. Students required to take standardized tests to show progress and growth. B. Smoking changing from a glamorous activity to a deviant activity. C. States implementing a minimum age for obtaining a drivers license. D. A government stressing the importance of an education for children. The correct answer is B. 21 P a g e
24 Number Clarifications Social Institutions/Identify the effects of social institutions on human behavior. SS.912.S.5.7 Use various resources to interpret information about cultural life in the United States and other world cultures, both in the past and today. Selected Response Students will interpret information using various resources about cultural life in the United States and other world cultures, both in the past and today. Images, Pictures, Data, Graphs, Text/Passage What type of building will a person that lives in Iraq enter in order to attend religious services? Author: Shiraz Chakera A. Temple B. Mosque C. Church D. Cathedral The correct answer is B. 22 P a g e
25 Number Clarifications Social Institutions/Identify the effects of social institutions on human behavior. SS.912.S.5.5 Define ethnocentrism and cultural relativism and explain how they can be beneficial or destructive to a culture. Selected Response, Short Answer Students will define ethnocentrism. / Students will define cultural relativism. / Students will explain how ethnocentrism and cultural relativism can be beneficial or destructive to a culture. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. Which of the following scenarios best describes the concept of cultural relativism? A. a European tourist visits the United States and takes his family to visit Disney World B. an American appreciates the cultural importance of bullfighting while visiting Spain C. a college student takes a course on cultural diversity D. an Egyptian artist protest, demanding the removal of culture minister Answer: B 23 P a g e
26 Number Clarifications Social Institutions/Identify the effects of social institutions on human behavior. SS.912.S.5.10 Identify both rights and responsibilities the individual has to primary and secondary groups. Selected Response Students will identify both rights and responsibilities the individual has to primary and secondary groups. benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: family, education, economy, religion and government. Many of the residents of a small town have joined together to create a neighborhood park. What does this collection of people represent an example of? A. Social Aggregate B. Social Category C. Primary Group D. Secondary Group Answer: D 24 P a g e
27 Number Clarifications Social Change/Examine the changing nature of society. SS.912.S.6.2 Examine various social influences that can lead to immediate and longterm changes. Selected Response Students will examine various social influences that can lead to immediate and long-term changes. None specified Images, Pictures, Graphs, Charts, Text/Passage benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: natural and man-made disasters, spatial movement of people, technology, urbanization, industrialization, immigration, war, challenge to authority, laws, diffusion of cultural traits, discrimination, discoveries and inventions, and scientific exploration. Which of the following IS NOT likely to bring about significant social change? A. The development of cell phone technology. B. The Gay Rights Movement. C. Climate change. D. A new brand of computer. Answer: D 25 P a g e
28 Number Clarifications Social Change/Examine the changing nature of society. SS.912.S.6.7 Distinguish major differences between social movements and collective behavior with examples from history and the contemporary world. Selected Response Students will distinguish major differences between social movements and collective behavior with examples from history and the contemporary world. Images, Pictures, Charts, Graphs, Text/Passage These examples are given in addition to those found in the standards, benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Items may include, but are not limited to, the following: the March on Washington (1963) vs. 1960s race riots. The image above was circulated in 1934 by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). What was the purpose of the document? A. to promote collective action. B. to support a social movement. C. to accuse African Americans of crimes. D. to raise money for the NAACP. Answer: B 26 P a g e
29 Number Clarifications Social Change/Examine the changing nature of society. SS.912.S.6.6 Describe how the role of the mass media has changed over time and project what changes might occur in the future. Selected Response Students will describe how the role of mass media has changed over time. / Students will project what changes might occur in the future. Images, Pictures, Text/Passage These examples are given in addition to those found in the standards, benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Items may include, but are not limited to, the following: media influence on political elections, norms of language in television, and applications of technology in the future. Examine the chart above. What impact has the internet had on social stratification? A. It has created equality since everyone has access to the internet. B. It has provided more advantages to those in low socioeconomic social levels. C. It has reinforced social stratification because access in not evenly distributed across socioeconomic levels. D. It has made all people more knowledgeable about social problems. Answer: C 27 P a g e
30 Number Clarifications Social Problems/Analyze a range of social problems in today s world. SS.912.S.7.1 Identify characteristics of a social problem, as opposed to an individual problem. Selected Response Students will identify characteristics of a "social" problem, as opposed to an "individual" problem. Images, Pictures, Charts, Graphs, Text/Passage None specified John Smith has been unemployed for 6 months. Which of the following is a social problem that may be contributing to his condition? A. John has not used his social media network. B. John lives in a town with no immediate family. C. John has not used his connections from college. D. John lives in a town with a high unemployment rate. Answer: D 28 P a g e
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