Since the test is administered to students in grade spans, should the scorer consider the grade level of the student when scoring the Writing section?
No. The student’s grade level will be taken into account when you convert the raw score to the scaled score. The performance level is based on the scaled score ranges set for each grade. Q: Regarding the Writing segment of the K‑1 Test, Item #5, if the letters are transposed, I do not believe the word meaning is changed by the “invented” spelling. Since the response demonstrates sophisticated phonemic and phonetic knowledge, I question whether a rating of 1 is appropriate for this response and think it is fair to assign a score of 2. (5/22/07) A: This anchor paper was selected and the annotations written by New York State teachers. It was determined be a score of 1.
