Item Analysis

Item AnalysisEXPLORE YOUR DATA

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7 Two-step word problem w/ fractions,

11 Place value and rounding

14 Two-step word problem w/ volume

9 Complement of probability

18 One-step word problem w/multiplication

3 Two-step word problem w/ algebraic expression

21 Two-step word problem, solving an equation

12 Reading a ruler

22 Two-step word problem w/area

From this morning

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2) What is when a = 3 and b = 2?

6) When n > 1, = ?

13) What is the product of and

Short problems

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Back to Question 19The Midtown High School (MHS) Spanish Club sponsored a dance to raise money for the club’s trip to Spain. The price of a dance ticket for an MHS student was $5 and the price of a dance ticket for a guest was $7. The Spanish Club sold exactly twice as many MJS student tickets as guest tickets and received $1,292 from ticket sales. At the end of the dance, 16 prize winners won the 25 prizes given away by the Spanish Club. The table below shows the type of prize and the number of prize winners.

Of the prize winners, 3 people won all 3 types of prizes; 2 won a movie pass and a restaurant gift certificate, but not an amusement park pass; 1 won a restaurant gift certificate and an amusement park pass but not a movie pass; and the rest of the people won only 1 type of prize. How many people won a movie pass only?

Type of prizeMovie passRestaurant gift certificateAmusement park pass

Number of Winners1285

12) Jonah is using a ruler, marked in inches, to measure the length of a rectangular piece of wood. He has lined up the end of the ruler with the end of the piece of wood, as shown in the figure below. How many inches long is the piece of wood?

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Which wrong answer?

2 14

2 38

2 716

2 12

2 610

Illustration from http://wholesalesafetypins.com/

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F. 3/8 of $1 millionG. 1/3 of $1 millionH. 0.30 of $1

millionJ. 35% if $1 millionK. $333,000.00

16) Diego is a contestant on a television show called “You Choose the Deal.” He must choose his prize from among the following dollar amounts. Which choice will give Diego the greatest dollar amount.

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Which wrong answer?

1 Categorizing data

2 Evaluating exponential expressions

4 Formulas for infinite sequences

5 Measurement

6 Algebraic exponents

11) While bamboo has long been used in building construction in Asia Africa

and South and Central America, ….A. NO CHANGEB. in: Asia, Africa,C. in Asia, Africa, D. In, Asia Africa 74

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9) The light spring rain touches my face as we walk toward the old tree...

A. NO CHANGEB. light, spring, rain C. light spring rain, D. light spring, rain 46

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28) Catherine Speck Adkins Wicks may actually have been the inventor of

the chip, as her 1917 Washington Post obituary claimed.

F. NO CHANGEG. 1917, Washington Post obituary,H. 1917, Washington Post obituaryJ. 1917 Washington Post obituary,

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It’s sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It’s about a mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.

Adam Savage

So what next?

the test?Look at the problems students have

omitted.Test Taking Skills

Reading SkillsOrganization Skills

Consider:

Are they finishing

curriculum gaps?Look for significant differences from the reference

data.Common Core alignment

Curriculum maps

Consider:

Are there

reappear? Look for questions in clusters.

Curriculum mapsSpiral Instruction

Consider:

Do topics

important?Look at the location of questions.

Test taking SkillsOrganization Skills

Reading Skills

Consider:

Is placement

enough?Test AlignmentCommon Core

Consider:

Do your students learn the material soon

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opportunities to improve curriculum and instruction.

Provides technical expertise, program and financial support for innovation and professional development.

Will increase the number of students meeting college and career readiness benchmarks in Science, Math, Reading and English.